Wounds Australia Fellowship Awards - Nominations are now open!

The Wounds Australia Fellow is a prestigious award of Wounds Australia, established to recognise significant service to the organisation or those who have made a significant contribution to wound management in Australia. Fellow status is a distinction conferred by Wounds Australia on full members in recognition of outstanding contributions to the advancement of the science and practice of wound management. Among the considerations for this distinction are academic, professional, clinical, legislative, or other meritorious accomplishments.

Fellows are Wounds Australia members who have delivered outstanding leadership across at least one of the following categories:

• Outstanding contribution to Wounds Australia Board, Portfolio, Working Group, Committee or Sub-committee activities
• Educational leadership
• Research leadership
• Clinical leadership.

Wounds Australia members are encouraged to consider nominating full members who have made a significant contribution to wound management in Australia or internationally, or to Wounds Australia (including the Australian Wound Management state and territory associations).

Nominations can be accepted from both colleagues and self-nomination.
Nominations must be made by a full financial member of Wounds Australia. The nomination must be accompanied by a completed consent form from the candidate.

Successful nominee/s will be invited by the Wounds Australia Chair to be present at the Wounds Australia biennial conference.

Nomination process

• Nominations may be made by a financial member of Wounds Australia.
• Nominations to be:

1. No more than 2 x A4 pages including a covering letter addressing how the candidate meets the Fellow Award Categories;
2. A copy of the candidate’s full Curriculum Vitae;
3. Include the signed consent of the candidate to be nominated.

Closing date: Nominations must be submitted by 7 August 2020 by emailing admin@woundsaustralia.com.au

Please click here for Fellowship Suitability Criteria

Please click here for the Fellowship Consent Form

Our Fellows 

Wounds Australia Clinical Excellence Awards - Submissions are now open!

The Wounds Australia Clinical Excellence Award was introduced in 2012 in recognition of a Wounds Australia member’s excellence in clinical services that contribute to the delivery of quality patient care.

Clinical Excellence Award winners are Wounds Australia financial members who have delivered excellence in clinical services in Australia, with commitment to:

• Enhanced clinical effectiveness.
• Clinical leadership and management, or policy development.
• Teaching and training in a clinical setting.

Nominations must be made by a full financial member of Wounds Australia. The nomination must be accompanied by a completed consent form from the candidate.
Nomination process
Nominations must include:
     A statement addressing award criteria (maximum of 250 words for each criterion);
    Up to date Curriculum Vitae.
    Two letters of recommendation.
    Signed consent form.

Closing date: Applications must be submitted by 7 August 2020 by emailing admin@woundsaustralia.com.au

Please click here for Wounds Australia Clinical Excellence Award Guidelines

Please click here for the Clinical Excellence Award Consent Form

Our Clinical Excellence Awardees

Wounds Australia Life Membership

Our Life Membership is awarded to an individual in recognition of services rendered to Wounds Australia and/or for outstanding development and/or achievement in wound management. Life members are exempt from any membership fees and are eligible for all the privileges of full Wounds Australia membership.

Our Life Members