Wound Innovations
Leading Diabetes Organisations Join Forces to End Avoidable Amputations in a Generation
Diabetic foot disease (DFD) is globally recognised as the leading cause of all lower-limb amputations, and in Australia alone, it results in 4,400 amputations, 27,600 hospitalisations and nearly 1,700 deaths each year. The Wound Management Innovation Cooperative Research Centre (Wound CRC), Wound Innovations and the Australian Diabetes Society (ADS), today announced that Diabetic Foot Australia…
Read MoreFirst education event of 2018: One day workshop on the 16th February
A practical skills workshop utilising interactive learning techniques. Following our in-demand workshops in 2017, our February event is a complete one-day workshop held on the 16th February. Located at our state of the art learning facilities at Spring Hill, this event utilises a practical skills development approach to learning about evidenced based wound management. Date:…
Read MoreClinic Newsletter – Jan/Feb 2018
Our very first Clinic Newsletter has been published! http://fliphtml5.com/scsm/iyad
Read MoreIntroducing Wound Innovations staff: Dr John Bingley – Vascular Surgeon and Clinical Director of Wound Innovations
Dr John Bingley – Vascular Surgeon and Clinical Director of Wound Innovations Tell us a little bit about your professional background? Queensland trained doctor, with time as a junior doctor in country hospital; Diploma of Obstetrics; research Masters and PhD in arterial injury; Vascular Surgery training completed 2003; worked in Brisbane since then; Director of Surgery at…
Read MoreStaying out of trouble below the knee: diagnosis, excision and ulcer management
Wound Innovations and Australian Skin Cancer Academy are happy to announce a new event specifically designed for General Practitioners “Staying out of trouble below the knee: diagnosis, excision and ulcer management”. Diagnosis and management of skin lesions and ulcers below the knee can be difficult. Choosing which lesion to excise, how to excise it to maximize healing, and how…
Read MoreSpecial Wound Awareness Week offer from WHIA: Three modules for $100
Our friends at Wound Healing Institute Australia (WHIA) are celebrating Wound Awareness Week 16th – 20th October 2017 with a special offer on ALL online education modules. Enrol into CPD in evidence based wound management through the suite of accredited and endorsed interactive modules. Details of this special offer: For 5 days (16th – 20th), purchase any 3 modules for…
Read MoreIntroducing Wound Innovations staff: Sharon Whalley
Introducing Wound Innovations staff: Sharon Whalley – Nurse Practicioner Candidate. Tell us a little bit about your professional background? I am currently doing my Masters of Nursing (Nurse Practitioner) course through the University of Newcastle, which I will complete in December 2018. I did my undergraduate degree in nursing at the University of Western Sydney many years ago.…
Read MoreAn evening with Dr Kevin Woo – LIVE webinar & seminar
4th October 2017 – 5:30pm – 7:30pm Seminar / 6:00pm – 7:00pm AEST Webinar DOWNLOAD POSTER Wound Innovations invites you to this exclusive event with internationally renowned wound expert, Dr Kevin Woo (Canada). The seminar will cover highlights from Dr Woo’s research and practice interests including Wound bed preparation, Biofilm disruption and Mechanical debridement. Dr Kevin…
Read MoreIntroducing Wound Innovations staff: Annabelle Bingley and Sarah Hylton
Introducing Wound Innovations staff: Annabelle Bingley and Sarah Hylton – Registered Nurses Tell us a little bit about your professional background? Sarah and Annie met on the first day of their first clinical practice as undergraduate nurses at Queensland University of Technology (QUT) and have been friends and co-workers ever since. They both had the good fortune of…
Read More5 more myths people believe about wounds
#woundmyths Continuing on our wound myths series, we are happy to present 5 more myths.. There are many beliefs people still hold about treating wounds. Do some of these myths sound familiar? Or do some of them surprise you? Our wonderful clinicians at Wound Innovations have put together this list of what they have heard from…
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