Laurent O Chabal is a registered Nurse since 1995 in Swizerland, and is working as Specialised Wound Ostomy and Continence (ET) Nurse since 2003.
Since 2009 he work half part time as clinician following patients in a hospital structure (Ensemble Hospitalier de la CĂ´te, Morges) gathering acute, rehabilitation, palliative and long stay care ; an outclinic service and is also able to do home care. Another part of his time job is teaching at the Health School of Sciences in Geneva in the fields of his expertise at the under and post graduate level.
He is involved in the World Council of Enterostomal Therapists® as volunteer since 2004, been the Swiss International Delegate for 4 year, part of the Education Committee since 2010, and been past Publications & Communications Committee chair, and now is the current President until April 28, 2026. He is the past Vice President of the Swiss Association for Wound Care, Romande (French speaking) section.
Beside his ETNEP (ET Nurse Education Programme) Certificate, he has a Degree in Cellular Biology and Physiology, a Certificate on Oncology and Palliative care, a University Diploma in Wound Healing and had followed the European Academy of Wound Technology. He do peer reviews for the Advance in Skin and Wound care Journal since 2019 and wrote different articles in French or English in different professional journals, or chapter book. He is the Swiss University Conference Model (UCM) coordinator since and is international faculty lecturer at Rijeka University, Croatia.
3 July 2025 - Pre Conference Workshop
4 July 2025 - Day 1