Wounds Australia Conference — keynote speakers announced
Wednesday, 27 July, 2022
After a temporary move online in 2020 due to COVID-related restrictions,听Wounds Australia鈥檚 biannual wounds conference is returning to Sydney this September.
To be held at the ICC Sydney from 14鈥17 September, the conference will bring together leading experts and clinicians to share their insights and experience in working with wounds.
The 2022 conference program will feature keynote addresses from:
- Professor James Charles, Griffith University (Aus)
- Professor Allison Cowin, University of South Australia (Aus)
- Professor Jon Golledge, James Cook University & Townsville University 黑料吃瓜群网 (Aus)
- Professor Harikrishna Nair, the ASEAN Wound Council (Malaysia)
- Professor Bijan Najafi, Baylor College of Medicine (USA)
- Professor Neil Piller, Flinders Centre for Innovation in Cancer (Aus)
- Lesley Salem, Nurse Practitioner (Aus)
- Dr Thomas Serena, the Serena Group (USA)
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Presentations in the program will explore this year鈥檚 theme: 鈥楾ime to unite, time to heal, time to innovate鈥, with a special focus on Indigenous health care, in recognition of the need to close the gap between the quality of wound care provision in Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities. Keynote addresses by James Charles and Lesley Salem will discuss Indigenous healthcare initiatives.
Wounds Australia Chair Hayley Ryan said, 鈥淎s the peak body for wound prevention, diagnosis, treatment and healing in Australia, we are committed to ensuring that Australians receive the best possible wound care.
鈥淥ur national conference is one part of that commitment, helping our hardworking healthcare professionals stay up to date with technological advances and scientific innovations in the area.鈥
Wounds Australia CEO Helen Jentz said the 2022 program will feature a range of practical 鈥榟ands-on鈥 workshops and presentations on the latest evidence from research.
鈥淭his is a hugely valuable opportunity for healthcare professionals to advance their professional skills and knowledge, to assist them in the delivery of the best possible health outcomes for patients.鈥
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