Ahead of the announcement of a large-scale, international event visiting Adelaide in 2026, we have decided to move the Wounds Australia 2026 Conference from October to 23-26 August.

CEO Jeff Antcliff said the decision was strategic, giving delegates and speakers greater certainty in planning their attendance and minimising the potential disruption of a change closer to the Conference. 

"Our Conference is the must-attend event of the year for wound care professionals, expert presenters and our valued industry partners, and it is crucial that we lock in dates as soon as possible," Mr Antcliff said. "Due to an unavoidable clash resulting from Adelaide looking set to host a major global event, we made the decision to pull our Conference forward to a date that still allows us to plan an event of excellence."

Programming begins

The 2026 Conference Scientific Committee has held its first meeting and discussions around keynote speakers are well underway. The Committee is co-chaired by Professor Allison Cowin of the University of South Australia and Dr Peta Tehan of Monash University, Wounds Australia Life Members with a long history of volunteering their time and expertise to the organisation. The members of that Committee are:

Dr Peta Tehan	Senior lecturer, Monash University and Senior podiatrist, Hunter New England health service high risk foot clinic	Conference Co-chair
Prof Allison Cowin	Research Director SMART CRC, Future Industries Institute, University of South Australia	Conference Co-chair
Justin Bradley	Senior Podiatrist, High Risk Foot Service and Bolte Reception at St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne
Saskia Schwarzer	Podiatrist, Liverpool Hospital, South Western Sydney Local Health District
Prof Suzanne Kapp	Professor of Nursing, La Trobe University School of Nursing and Midwifery and Alfred Health
Cathy Kindness	Clinical Nurse, Logan Hospital, Queensland Health

Wounds Australia Conference 2026

The biennial Wounds Conference is taking place in Adelaide from 23-26 August 2026. The highlight of the national wound care calendar, the last conference in Gold Coast saw almost a thousand wound care professionals gather to share their knowledge and passion. 

In Adelaide, we'll be programming a series of fascinating workshops and presentations exploring this exciting theme – Strengthening Networks: Navigating new frontiers for better healing. Sign up for updates on our Wounds Conference website. 

If you're a healthcare professional passionate about wounds, why not join us as a member? Membership to Australia's only national peak body for wounds includes benefits such as discounted fees for events like our Wounds Conference.