Approximately 150 nurses, aged care workers, doctors, Aboriginal health workers and podiatrists from across the central west attended a sold out wounds management course at Dubbo earlier this month.
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The workshop, delivered by the Western NSW Primary Health Network, was aimed to develop the skills of local practitioners in the assessment, treatment and management of complicated wounds.
Wounds impact on many of our most vulnerable people including the elderly, people with diabetes, and those who have had surgery and other procedures such as skin cancer removal.
WNSW PHN CEO Andrew Harvey said the organisation was thrilled with the strong response, which “reflects the health needs of our region.”
“We had 150 people attend and approximately another 50 people indicate their interest in attending.. but we just couldn’t accommodate (those numbers),” he said.
“But it just proves the interest in wounds management.. and we were very pleased.”
This was the first workshop of its kind and Mr Harvey said the City of Dubo was chosen because it had all the appropriate features.
“For our large footprint, Dubbo was central as we could get… and it has good transport access and good accommodation,” he said.
Wounds Australia CEO Anne Buck said they were pleased to partner with WNSW PHN to bring some of the state’s top wound specialists to Dubbo and share best-practice for wound prevention and management.
The workshop was led by Peta Tehan, Chair of Wounds Australia (NSW) branch. Some of the presenters included Clinical Nurse Specialist in Wound Management Nicole Flannery, as well as Senior Podiatrist Annie Walsh and Nurse Practitioner Hayley Puckeridge.
If you would like to find out more please visit www.wnswphn.org.au