Now there are even more opportunities to upskill at the Wounds Australia 2026 Conference in Adelaide this August, thanks to our generous Conference Partners. A wide-ranging program of sponsored sessions with leading clinicians, researchers and industry experts has just been announced. 

Sponsored pre-conference workshops, breakfast seminars and World of Wounds Theatrette sessions will explore a huge variety of topics, such as the newly launched Incontinence Associated Dermatitis guidelines, DFU management, wound imaging, nutrition and wound healing, biofilm, wound hygiene, NPWT, antimicrobial stewardship, skin tears, compression therapy, chronic oedema, wound reconstruction, pressure injury prevention, and more. 

All sponsored sessions are completely free as part of your Conference registration. Thank you to the generous Conference Partners bringing you this fascinating program.

Practical skills you can use immediately: Sunday 23 August

The sponsored pre-conference workshop program from 1.30pm is free with Conference registration. Bookings are essential. 

1.30-3.30pm: 

• Workshop 1: Implementing the new IAD Guidelines with Prof. Michelle Barakat-Johnson, Prof. Dr Dimitri Beeckman and Anne-Marie Dunk (presented by Solventum) 
• Workshop 2: Managing diabetes-related foot ulcers with Prof. Dr José Luiz Lázaro-Martinez and Ann Fowler (B. Braun) 
• Workshop 3: Bacterial-fluorescence imaging with Moleculight with Dr Alison Vallejo (Team Medical) 
• Workshop 4: Nutrition in wound care with Hayley Ryan CNC (Nestlé) 

4-6pm: 

• Workshop 5: Managing chronic wounds and dressing selection with Melinda Brooks (Sentry Medical) 
• Workshop 6: Diabetic foot risk assessment with Dr Lee C. Rogers and Georgia Kriehbiel (ALPS) 
• Workshop 7: Implementing wound hygiene across care (Convatec) 

Workshop places are strictly limited and fill fast – book today.

Learn while you dine

These incredible breakfast sessions augment the main program, giving you even more opportunities to learn. 

Tuesday 25 August, 7.30-8.45am: 

• Seminar 1: Barriers to balance in lower limb and foot wound healing with Joanne Casey (Sentry Medical) 
• Seminar 2: Bridging knowledge and practice in best practice skin tear treatment with Prof. Dr Dimitri Beeckman (Platinum Partner Mölnlycke) 
• Seminar 3: Innovations in wound reconstruction with V.A.C.® peel and place with Dr Justine O'Hara (Solventum) 
• Seminar 4: A case-based perspective on wound care (Essity) 
• Seminar 5: Tackling oedema in high-risk patients with compression pump therapy with Dr Gabrielle McMullin (Medi-Rent) 

Wednesday 26 August, 7.30-8.45am: 

• Seminar 7: Clinical decision-making in action: a patient case using 5-layer silicone foam with Prof. Michelle Barakat-Johnson and Melissa Freeman CNS (Smith+Nephew) 
• Seminar 8: The role of the continuous integral debridement in supporting healing (URGO Medical) 
• Seminar 9: Nitric oxide technology in hard-to-heal wounds Dr Chris Manu (Convatec) 
• Seminar 10: Avoidable harm in compression therapy with Stacey Bradshaw, Tamryn Rieman and Shari Smith (Haddenham Healthcare)

Live in the World of Wounds Theatrette

Between sessions in the main program, meet our amazing Conference Partners in the Exhibition Hall and explore the packed program of Theatrette sessions they are presenting. There is something for everyone in this line-up – dive in! Bookings are essential. 

Monday 24 August: 

• 11.40am-12.10pm: Optimising wound outcomes with suNPWT with Sharryn Cook (Mölnlycke) 
• 12.20-12.50pm: Pathways to healing complex wounds with advanced technologies (Solventum) 
• 2.20-3.10pm: Exploring new international AMS Guidelines with Louise Canonico (Essity) 
• 3.20-3.50pm: Rethinking wound care in an era of decision fatigue and patient autonomy with Sarah Sage (Coloplast) 

Tuesday 25 August: 

• 11.40am-12.10pm: A practical framework for PI treatment from assessment to action with Prof. Michelle Barakat-Johnson (Mölnlycke) 
• 12.20-12.50pm: Wound Balance in action: from global consensus to daily care with Prof. Zena Moore (HARTMANN) 
• 2.20-3.10pm: Practical sNPWT strategies for moving chronic wounds from stalled to healing with Tom Leong (Smith+Nephew) 
• 3.20-3.50pm: Challenges to achieving optimal PI prevention in a modern hospital ecosystem with Sarah Sage (LINET) 

Wednesday 26 August: 

• 11.40am-12.10pm: Exploring the journey from stoma patient to advocate with author Nicole Trimboli and Lymph Advocate Monique Bareham (Wounds Australia) 
• 12.20-12.50pm: Delivering place-based, nurse-led health and social care on the streets of Australia with Adj. A/Prof. Sonia Martin (OneBridge, Wounds Australia)

Four days that will forever change your practice

Not yet registered for the wound care event of the year? Explore the Wounds Australia 2026 Conference today and join hundreds of passionate professionals in levelling up your wound practice.