Wound Management: Practical Skills for the Busy Nurse & Midwife

Wound Management: Practical Skills for the Busy Nurse & Midwife is organized by Education at Sea, Nurses for Nurses Network (NFNN) and will be held from Jun 20 - 24, 2026 at Carnival Splendor, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Outline:
Conference Synopsis:
This conference is all about a practical approach to wound management exploring skills you’ll actually use in clinical practice. It will look at different wound types & how to manage them. There is a strong focus on dressing products, the how, when, where, and why’s of product application. Additionally, your will take part in a range of hands-on workshops from debriding, to applying dressings, to tips and tricks to enhance your practice.

Learning Outcomes:
At this Conference, participants will:

• Gain a practical understanding of wound assessment
• Investigate different dressing products for stocking your wound cupboard
• Explore and participate in hands-on workshops for managing different wound types
• Participate in practical sessions including wound cleansing, debriding & dressing application

You Will Also Learn:

• Why wound management has become overcomplicated wound care challenges
• Overview of the fundamentals of wound healing
• What causes some wounds to stall or become chronic
• Bust a few myths & legends we encounter in wound management
• Wound assessment doesn’t need to be overcomplicated
• How to assess the most common wound types you’re likely to encounter
• How to assess the peri-wound skin properly
• Wound measurement and photography
• Practical wound bed preparation
• Therapeutic wound cleansing strategies
• The new therapeutic wound cleansing guidelines
• About oedema – how to recognise it, understand its impact on wound healing, and learn a practical approach to managing it safely.
• Get crystal-clear insight into the main dressing categories
• The different dressing categories available in Australia
• Simple rules for product selection that make sense
• Wound tissue and the dressing products available to manage a particular tissue type
• How to select the right dressing for the job
• Two of the most significant barriers to wound healing are infection and inflammation
• Explore the key differences between infection and inflammation
• Managing both inflammation and infection based on the current clinical guidelines
• Practical aspects of managing non-viable tissue
• The key products used for debridement
• The management of wet wounds
• Products available to assist in managing a wet wound

The Program:
The program content is provided by expert Nurse Educators with extensive clinical and education experience. The education content provided in this program meets the same exacting standards as anything offered in an Australian land-based program. No matter what conference you attend you always need accommodation. A cruise ship provides a great all-inclusive* accommodation option to enhance your Conference experience. Education at Sea and The Nurses for Nurses Network combine great education with fabulous travel adventures. We have taken a holistic approach to Nursing Continuing Professional Development (CPD) to ensure you get the most out of your education-travel experience.