BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:Events Booking BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a090891800d7 SUMMARY:Wound Awareness Week\, Q&A DESCRIPTION:Wound Awareness Week Thursday 23rd July 2026 Q&\;A Wou nd hygiene—simple in theory\, yet so often overlooked in practice. Wheth er it’s time pressure\, patient discomfort\, fear\, or gaps in knowledge \, poor wound hygiene remains one of the most persistent challenges in cli nical care. That’s exactly why it has been chosen as the powerful\, prac tice-changing theme for this year’s WAW.While the topic is gaining momen tum globally\, it’s not new to us. Society alumni Mandy Pagen and Rebecc a Aburn have been championing wound hygiene for years\, pushing for better standards and better outcomes. Their leadership has helped shape this yea r’s programme.We’re thrilled to feature Rebecca Aburn\, bringing over 30 years of nursing expertise. She will guide attendees from the essential foundations of wound hygiene right through to advanced clinical applicati on—making this session invaluable for every level of practice.We are als o honoured to welcome Professor Kylie Sandy Hodgetts\, a standout speaker from the last NZWCS Conference and the Founder and inaugural President of the International Surgical Wound Complications Advisory Panel. Her interna tionally recognised research into early identification\, prediction\, and prevention of surgical wound complications—including the critical role o f wound hygiene—promises to deliver cutting-edge insights you won’t wa nt to miss.Rounding out this exceptional lineup is Sharryn Cook\, \;Cl inical Nurse Specialist for Wound and Stomal Therapy\, who works for Te Wh atu Ora Nelson Marlborough. Her qualifications include: RN. PGCert. in Hea lth Science. PGDip in Health Science\, Masters in Health Science. \;&n bsp\;Sharryn is an Area Coordinator and National Committee member for the Nelson Marlborough region and has been a member of the Pressure Injury Adv isory Group since August 2018. She is passionate about education to preven t and manage pressure injuries. The link to register will be posted here towards the end of May  \; LOCATION:Online DTSTART:20260723T070000Z DTEND:20260723T080000Z DTSTAMP:20260507T065739Z ORGANIZER;CN=NZ Wound Care Society:MAILTO:administrator@nzwcs.org.nz END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR