Dear   

Welcome to the first edition of The Gauzette for 2025! This week:

  • Priceline Pharmacy partnership announced 
  • Pressure injury guideline launches February
  • ANZBA affiliation finalised
  • Wounds Australia Credentialing Committee EOIs close soon
  • Brand new Wounds Australia events... and more!

Kind regards,
The Wounds Australia Team

Exciting new partnerships

This week in the Wounds Australia News Centre, read more about partnerships with Priceline Pharmacy and the Australian & New Zealand Burn Association. 


Welcome to our newest corporate member, Priceline Pharmacy. Read more.

Wounds Australia is excited to announce the finalisation of an MoU with ANZBA. Read more.

Pressure injury guideline launch

Wounds Australia and partner Forward Ability Support | BrightSky Australia are proud to host the global launch of the 4th edition (2025) of the Prevention and Treatment of Pressure Ulcers/Injuries: Clinical Practice Guideline. 


The guideline will be launched at a media event in Sydney on 28 February, followed by a full-day pressure injury seminar, led by some of the world's most renowned pressure injury experts, on 1 March.


Wounds Australia is a proud member of the PPPIA, one of three international bodies collaborating on this outstanding publication. Find out more about the 4th edition at the international guideline website, or explore our professional learning day in the events section below.


Guideline stakeholder survey
Feedback on updates to the pressure injury guideline is currently being sought. Contribute to a stakeholder survey before it closes on 31 January. Find out more.


Credentialing Committee EOIs
We're seeking expressions of interest in joining the Wounds Australia Credentialing Committee, working with newly appointed Chair Cindy Williams. EOIs close 30 January, details in the News Centre.

Reminder: December WPR
Looking for some fascinating reading over summer? Look no further! The new edition of Wound Practice and Research - the official Wounds Australia journal - is online NOW!

Hard copies - an exclusive benefit for members - have been posted and should be with you shortly. Happy reading!

Vic: Unveiling the Dark Side of Wound Care (Monash) 

Part of the Monash University Wound Care Series

Presenter: Prof. Dr Sebastian Probst
When: 9am-12pm, 18 February 2025
Where: Monash University Clayton
Tickets: $20.93

Wounds Australia is proud to partner with Monash University on this event.

NSW: International Launch: Pressure Injury Guideline 

Join us in Sydney for an exclusive full-day seminar on pressure injury prevention and management to mark the global launch of the Prevention and Treatment of Pressure Ulcers/Injuries: Clinical Practice Guideline (4th edition, 2025). You'll hear from renowned pressure injury experts Prof. Keryln Carville and Prof. Xena Moore, plus Dr Dinesh Palipana OAM - doctor, lawyer and Chief Clinical Advisor for our event partner Forward Ability Support, along with BrightSky Australia. Plus, more incredible speakers to be confirmed!



When: 9am-4pm, 1 March 2025
Where: Rydges Sydney Central, Sydney
Members: $149
Non-members: $199

Thanks to our generous sponsors Mölnlycke and Solventum, and partner Forward Ability Support | BrightSky Australia.

Around Australia: Beyond the Wound - An Education Evening on Chronic Oedema

Throughout March, our State and Territory Committees will host education evenings around the country on chronic oedema in celebration of Lymphoedema Awareness Week (3-7 March 2025).

Can't join us in person? Don't miss our national livestream - in conjunction with our partner, the Australian Lymphology Association (ALA), on 5 March. It's free for members of Wounds Australia and the ALA!

WA: Wounds Australia Big Quiz

Presenters: Prof. Fiona Wood AO and Dr Ed Raby
When: 6-8.30pm, 12 March 2025
Where: Night Owl, Morley WA
Members: $29
Non-members: $59
Students: $10 

Thanks to sponsors Smith+Nephew and Lohmann & Rauscher.

Other professional learning

NPIAP 2025 Annual Conference | 26-28 Feb, Dallas, USA| Explore.

EWMA 2025 Conference | 26-28 March, Barcelona, Spain | Explore.

ALA Symposium 2025 | 16-18 May, Fremantle, WA | Explore.

Australian Podiatry Conference | 26-28 June, Gold Coast, Qld | Explore.

ANZBA Annual Scientific Meeting | 14-17 October, Adelaide, SA | Explore.