Wounds Australia
Stop Pressure Injury Day: evidence-based best practice in a series of events
Thursday, 29 October 2026

Keeping people at the centre of care and putting evidence into practice are the focus of Wounds Australia events marking Stop Pressure Injury Day on Thursday 19 November 2026. 

Our November program brings together expert knowledge, lived experience and practical learning to help healthcare professionals strengthen pressure injury prevention and management. 

Join us online or connect with colleagues at events in the ACT, South Australia and New South Wales. By upskilling in best practice care, you'll be supporting an international campaign that turns the spotlight on a widespread, costly and painful wound type.

Start with the latest guidance

Our program begins on Monday 9 November, 12.30–1pm (AEDT), with an exclusive members-only webinar, What's New in Pressure Injury Prevention and Treatment: Understanding the Updated International Guideline. 

Renowned pressure injury expert and Wounds Australia Life Member Professor Keryln Carville will explore key changes since the 2019 guideline, including new evidence, updated recommendations and their implications for everyday clinical practice. This lunchtime session facilitated by Professor Michelle Barakat-Johnson offers a practical introduction to navigating the updated guidance. 

Combining lived experience with professional practice

On Stop Pressure Injury Day itself, Dr Dinesh Palipana OAM will present our national webinar, Human Centred Care, from 12.30–1.30pm (AEDT). 

Drawing on his experience as both a doctor and a person living with a spinal cord injury, Dr Palipana will explore why understanding each patient's needs and experiences is essential to pressure injury prevention and management. An interactive Q&A will follow. 

The webinar is free for Wounds Australia members and $90 for non-members, with live attendance equivalent to one hour of CPD. Thank you to our Gold Partner LINET for supporting this event. 

Practical in-person learning

Three evening events around Stop Pressure Injury Day offer opportunities to explore practical approaches and learn across disciplines.

Canberra, Tuesday 17 November, 5.30–8.30pm

An Introduction to Interdisciplinary Pressure Injury Prevention and Management at the Hellenic Club of Canberra, Woden. Tissue Viability CNC Lachlan McDiarmid and a panel of healthcare professionals. You will explore how collaboration can strengthen assessment, prevention and management.

Adelaide, Wednesday 18 November, 5.30–9pm

My Wound as a Stage – Pressure Injuries at the Marion Hotel, Mitchell Park. Topics include staging and classification, repositioning, pressure offloading and nutrition, with speakers including Associate Professor Sharon Latimer.

Sydney, Thursday 19 November, 6–9pm

From Guidelines to Action: Implementing International Pressure Injury Prevention Best Practice at Dooley's Function Centre, Regents Park. Speakers will explore pressure injury care for people with spinal cord injury and complex rehabilitation needs, including equipment, positioning and multidisciplinary collaboration.

Each in-person event offers three hours of CPD, light supper and refreshments. Tickets are $29 for members, $59 for non-members and $19 for students. All times are AEDT.

Register now to build your knowledge, share experiences and help minimise the harm caused by pressure injuries. Registrations for all three local events close on 11 November at 5pm, unless sold out earlier.