Surgical Wound Care

Free online Zoom by NZWCS for Wound Awareness Week 2025

Surgical wounds and compression best practice, or are we too scared??  by Rebecca Aburn

Her professional interests include innovation in patient care, lymphedema, pyoderma gangrenosum, surgical site infection prevention, and the management of complex vascular patients. Rebecca has contributed to the field through presentations at national and international conferences and has published in reputable journals such as Wounds UK. She was instrumental in establishing NZWCS's first conservative sharp wound debridement course in New Zealand.

Post op surgical care from hospital to home by PROFESSOR KYLIE SANDY-HODGETTS

Experienced Senior Research Scientist and clinical trialist, with a demonstrated history of working in the hospital & health care industry with a research specialty in surgical wound care.

 The Zoom link will be included in your reminder and posted on the website here a dew days before.

To create a Zoom account for free go to: https://zoom.us/signup#/signup

NZWCS Study Session hosted by Mobile Health

DR LEA WHITTINGTON
Clinical Lead - High Risk Foot Service, MidCentral Region

Join us for an evening webinar with Dr Lea Whittington, Clinical Lead for the High-Risk Foot Service in the MidCentral Region and an experienced educator and clinician with over 25 years in international practice. With a PhD in Complex Wound Healing and a Master’s in Microbiology and Parasitology, Lea brings deep expertise in managing high-risk foot conditions. A qualified podiatry prescriber and surgical registrar, she has contributed to international guidelines on pressure injuries and held leadership roles in professional networks.  Lea’s session will introduce peripheral neuropathy—its causes, diagnosis, treatment, risks, and management—offering practical insights and resources to support the practice of clinicians in primary and community care. Don’t
miss this opportunity to learn from a globally connected expert dedicated to
best practice and patient-centred care.

Register with Mobile Health here: https://tinyurl.com/WoundcarePN

For Advanced Clinicians

Essity and Medi-Rent are thrilled to partner together to bring you a day of comprehensive learning, focusing on Venous and Lymphoedema conditions.  We will discuss complex cases, showcasing JOBST® Compression range options and Medi-Rent pneumatic compression devices to enhance your treatment and management solutions in the Venous and Lymphoedema compression space.

VENUE: St John’s meeting room, North Shore Hospital, 124 Shakespeare Road, Takapuna, Auckland

Lunch provided

To register, CLICK HERE

To download the PDF poster, CLICK HERE

Organised by NZWCS Area Coordinators, Glenda Dagger and Sasha Drennan.