Welcome to the Tissue Viability Society’s website.

Stop Press: Scroll down to the noticeboard below for how to access our Achieving Consensus in Pressure Ulcer Reporting document.

The Tissue Viability Society (TVS) aims to provide expertise in wound management to all healthcare professionals. Formed 30 years ago, our mission has always been to 'disseminate information, promote research and increase awareness of all aspects of good clinical practice in wound prevention and management.' We also aim to advance multidisciplinary partnership to achieve excellent patient outcomes.

The Tissue Viability Society is a registered charity and is regulated by the Charities Commission. It is run by a board of Trustees who are from a variety of disciplines and are all knowledgeable in the field of tissue viability.

The TVS’s website aims to provide a forum where healthcare professionals have access to, and can share knowledge of, best practice in wound care. We also aim to keep members informed of any educational opportunities available to them.

If you are not already a member, please consider joining the TVS today. We welcome all practitioners and members of industry who wish to see the advancement of wound management practice. Members receive:

- a yearly subscription to the Journal of Tissue Viability;
- reduced entry fees to the Annual Conference;
- access to the members only areas of this website;

TVS members are also automatically signed up for our newsletters.
Click on Join Now to find out more about the benefits of being a member.

Our Annual Conference will take place in Kettering on 18/19th April 2012. Click here to register, submit an abstract or find out further information.

We are delighted to announce that you can now 'Like' us on Facebook or 'Follow' us on Twitter. We have joined the social media conversation and would welcome your feedback and comments.

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Study Days arranged by the Tissue Viability Society are held all around the UK. Sessions comprise informative lectures supported by a small company exhibition.

To arrange a Regional Study Day or to find out more click here.

 

The Journal of Tissue Viability is the official publication of the Tissue Viability Society and has been published by Elsevier Ltd since January 2008.
Click here to find out more

Wednesday 18th - Thursday 19th April 2012.

For more information and for submission of abstracts, click here.

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RELEASED 19/4/12 - Achieving Consensus in Pressure Ulcer Reporting

The eagerly awaited final version of the Pressure Ulcer Consensus document is now available to download. Click on the Publications tab at the top of the Home page to access the Pressure Ulcer Reporting folder (right hand side under Download Journals) and download the Consensus Document to see the full details. The Executive Summary of the document has also been published on the News page of this website. Please let us know your views on the Consensus document by either Contacting Us direct or by posting a comment of our Facebook page or sending us a Tweet.