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Name
Melissa Rochon
Title
Trust Lead for SSI Surveillance, Research and Innovation, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London
Bio
Melissa Rochon is the Trust Lead for SSI Surveillance, Research and Innovation for Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust. She has been on a number of national and international committees for SSI prevention, surgical wound healing, and the use digital images in wound care.
A nurse by background, Melissa has focused on prioritising the safety and experience of patients and carers across the surgical wound pathway. She has created a series of videos for patients and carers on surgical wound healing and wound infection prevention (endorsed by NICE, 2019), invented a patented surgical bra to aid healing following cardiac surgery, and developed an award-winning approach for improved information between acute and community care (‘Photo at Discharge’). Her current project includes a national research project examining the barriers and enablers for SSI surveillance (Target SSI study), and a multi-centre project introducing a proactive surgical wound surveillance programme using a progressive web app (Isla). Melissa is an (unpaid) clinical advisor for Isla.
A nurse by background, Melissa has focused on prioritising the safety and experience of patients and carers across the surgical wound pathway. She has created a series of videos for patients and carers on surgical wound healing and wound infection prevention (endorsed by NICE, 2019), invented a patented surgical bra to aid healing following cardiac surgery, and developed an award-winning approach for improved information between acute and community care (‘Photo at Discharge’). Her current project includes a national research project examining the barriers and enablers for SSI surveillance (Target SSI study), and a multi-centre project introducing a proactive surgical wound surveillance programme using a progressive web app (Isla). Melissa is an (unpaid) clinical advisor for Isla.
