Wound Awareness Week (2-8 Sept) is next week! How will you celebrate?

  • Hosting a morning tea? Use the #woundaware hashtag and tag us on Facebook, LinkedIn, X and Insta so we can give you a shout-out!
  • Lunch Bytes webinars: join us daily from Tuesday 3 September for bite-sized professional learning - live at midday AEST. Explore.
  • Watch Professor Wood's National Press Club address: join us in Canberra (discounted tickets for members!) or tune in live at 12.30pm AEST on Tuesday on ABC TV for the launch of the NEW Wounds Australia 5 Point Plan to Solve Australia's Chronic Wound Epidemic
  • Spread the word: share the wound warning signs in your workplace or on social media to help more Australians BE WOUND AWARE!

Thanks to our generous Wound Awareness Week Partners Smith+Nephew, Mölnlycke and Solventum, who are all continuing their sponsorship from previous years and sharing a range of resources on their partner days. Read more below!

 WOUND AWARENESS WEEK: 2-8 September 

 National Press Club address: 3 September

It's not too late to join us at Professor Fiona Wood's National Press Club address on Tuesday 3 September, 11.30am-1.30pm. You'll be joining Australia's brightest and best minds in health and aged care, medtech, wound research, industry and government to support Fiona in outlining the case for urgent wound care reform and launching our new 5 Point Plan to Solve Australia's Chronic Wound Epidemic.

Special offer: Wounds Australia is subsidising member tickets by 50%! Book via the Wounds Australia site to receive the discount.

 Wounds Australia 5 Point Plan 

A foundation for change
In her Press Club address, Professor Wood will describe a vision for good quality, cost effective wound care that puts people at the heart of our health and aged care systems. This vision is laid out in a new document, the Wounds Australia 5 Point Plan for Solving Australia's Chronic Wound Epidemic, being launched at the National Press Club and published online on our homepage and via the member's area at 1pm on Tuesday 3 October.

Join us live each day, 12-12.30pm AEST, to hear from some of wound care's best clinicians and medical professionals in our FREE Lunch Bytes webinar series.

Tues 3 Sept: Chronic wound case study: A small cut with big consequences with Melissa Freeman CNS. Register.

Weds 4 Sept: How to provide wound care that can save time and empower patients with Hayley Ryan, Wound CNC. Sponsored by Smith+Nephew. Register.

Thurs 5 Sept: Pressure injuries from beginning to treatment with Catherine Leahy CNC. Sponsored by Mölnlycke. Register.

Fri 6 Sept: Preparing the wound bed for success by Dr Sally Ng, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon. Sponsored by Solventum. Register.

 Meet our Wednesday Partner 

Thanks to Smith+Nephew for sharing links to high-quality professional learning through the Smith+Nephew Online Academy, a Lunch Bytes session with expert wound CNC Hayley Ryan on Wednesday 4 September, and more!

 Meet our Thursday Partner 

Thanks to Mölnlycke for sharing more information on M.O.I.S.T., links to webinars, podcasts, e-learning modules and more, and a Lunch Bytes session with Catherine Leahy CNC on Thursday 5 September! 

 Meet our Friday Partner 

Thanks to Solventum for their shares of an on-demand webinar with surgeon Alisha Orapallo, an interview with leading clinicians on the importance of Wound Awareness Week, patient stories and a Lunch Bytes session with Dr Sally Ng on Friday 6 September.

MORE WOUNDS AUSTRALIA NEWS

Board Director nominations open

Wounds Australia (WA) is seeking nominations from members who would like to join the WA board of directors on a voluntary basis. Nominations open at 9am AEST on Friday 30 August 2024 and close at 9am on Friday 13 September 2024. Find out more here or via the Member's Area of our website (requires login).

Melissa Freeman RN appointed CEAP Chair

We are happy to announce that Wounds Australia member Melissa Freeman RN has been appointed as Chair of the Clinical Expert Advisory Panel (CEAP), which will be advising and informing our national wound awareness campaign. Melissa brings a wealth of experience to the Panel, including postings at Port Macquarie Base and Kalgoorlie Hospitals, work as a nursing academic at the University of New England, and completion of a Master of Wound Care. 

Consumer Advisory Group EOIs still open
Thanks to all who submitted expressions of interest for the CEAP. EOIs for the consumer advisory group are still being invited, and Wounds Australia members are encouraged to nominate potential group members to the campaign project officer. 
Vic: Diabetic Foot Ulcers 
Explore a multidisciplinary approach to DFUs with these incredible speakers from the Austin Hospital: Dr Sharmila Balanathan, Samantha Hanna, Dr Satwik Motaganahalli and Dr Aye Nyein Tint. 
  • Thurs 5 Sept, 5.30-8.30pm  
  • Austin Hospital, Heidelberg Vic
  • Members: $29  
  • Non-members: $59  
  • Students: $10 (conditions apply)

EVENTS OPENING SOON...

LIVESTREAM: Stop PI Day
Join Curtin University Professor and wound expert Keryln Carville for an exclusive presentation on pressure injuries to mark Worldwide Stop PI Day on Thursday 21 November. This event will be FREE for Wounds Australia members.

External events

WOUNDS AUSTRALIA 2024 Conference Champions of Change: Wounds Australia - 30 Years of Action | 14-16 October, Gold Coast, Qld | Explore

AWTRS/MBSANZ 2024 Conference | 28-31 October, Fremantle, WA | Explore

Survey participation request

Researchers at Sweden's Örebro University - including Prof. Dr Dimitri Beeckman, keynote presenter at the Wounds Australia 2024 Conference - invite you to participate in an international survey about the use and removal of medical adhesives, such as dressings, electrodes and tapes, in healthcare settings. Your input will help them understand current practices and challenges, contributing to improved guidelines and patient safety. The survey takes about 15 minutes, closes on 30 September, and responses are confidential.