From April 10-11, 2025, Wound and Ostomy Specialty Nursing Team of the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, led by Head Nurse Qiao Lina and Deputy Head Nurse Jin Xianzhen, were invited to participate and speak at the 16th Wound Care Conference in 2025 held in Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates.

The conference was jointly organized by the International Inter-Professional Wound Care Group (IIWCG) and Sheikh Khalifa Medical City (SKMC), and was held at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Center (ADNEC). With the theme "Patient-Centered Customized Evidence-Based Care", the conference attracted over 800 interdisciplinary experts from more than 50 countries globally. The conference covered cutting-edge wound care technologies, evidence-based practices, multidisciplinary collaboration, and innovative research, including hot topics such as diabetic foot management, psychological intervention for cancer wounds, artificial intelligence (AI) applications, and development of new wound dressings. The Chinese delegation consisted of 19 participants.

Qiao Lina presented a case study entitled The Patient with Jejunostomy and Full-Thickness Abdominal Wound Dehiscence and Jin Xianzhen presented the paper entitled The Incidence of Pressure Injuries at a Hospital in China from 2010 to 2022: An Epidemiological Study in separate conference sessions. Our hospital was the only institution with two articles presented, which enhanced the academic influence of our wound and ostomy specialty nursing work and strengthened opportunities for international academic exchange.