Publications

Having access to evidence-based clinical research ensures that our members can deliver quality wound care to the Australian community. It’s for this reason that we have made our standards and guidelines free to download on our website to all our users. Our publications cover a variety of different wounds and are reviewed on a regular basis to ensure the information you are receiving is always up-to-date. We’ve also made hard copies of our publications available to purchase at the Online Store (our members receive a heavily discounted rate).

If this sounds like something you would benefit from then you can find out more about each of our publications below. If you would like permission to reproduce information in the Wounds Australia publications then please fill out our form Here .

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Managing Wounds as a Team (2014)

(7/31/2019)

Accessing the variety of health care services required by people living with a wound can be a complex and often confusing experience. Similar challenges are frequently faced by health care personnel as they seek to navigate the many referral processe

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eHealth in Wound Care

(10/18/2018)

This document aims to provide wound care clinicians with a rapid and structured overview of the key issues related to use of eHealth applications (telemedicine and telehealth) within wound care.

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Australian and New Zealand Clinical Practice Guideline for Prevention and Management of Venous Leg U

(10/4/2018)

This guideline was developed by the Australian Wound Management Association and the New Zealand Wound Care Society. It presents a comprehensive review of the assessment, diagnosis, management and prevention of venous leg ulcers within the Australian.

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Pan Pacific Clinical Practice Guideline for the Prevention and Management of Pressure Injury (2012)

(10/4/2018)

This guideline has been developed by Wounds Australia and the Australian Pressure Injury Advisory Panel in partnership with independent, multidisciplinary experts throughout Australia and the New Zealand Wound Care Society, the Nursing Service, Minis

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Standards for Wound Prevention and Management (Third Edition) (2016)

(9/1/2018)

This evidence-based document provides a framework for promoting best practice in wound prevention and management. The Standards are a valuable tool for guiding clinical practice and the development of policies, procedures and education programs. The

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Prevention and Treatment of Pressure Ulcers: Clinical Practice Guideline (2014)

(1/1/2014)

This guideline is the result of a collaborative effort among the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP), European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (EPUAP) and Pan Pacific Pressure Injury Alliance (PPPIA).

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Other publications

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Atypical Wounds - Best Clinical Practices and Challenges

(10/11/2019)

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Wound Infection in Clinical Practice: Principles of Best Practice' (2016)

(7/31/2019)

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Use of Oxygen Therapies in Wound Healing

(7/31/2019)

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