Ep6 - Wound education, from novice to who is the expert?

Wound education, the subject everyone wants, from novice to expert, but where so many barriers exist to getting it just right. In this episode we burrow down into a recent Australian publication discussing recommendations for undergraduate wound education. This is another prickly concept our listeners will have dealt with and have opinions on, no matter what your discipline, experience level or clinical setting. So let's know what your thoughts are because we will talk more in future episodes about the status of wound education.Timestamps:00:00 Intro00:34 Wound education for novice clinicians01:34 Novices desperate for education03:35 The needs of wound management education for medical staff05:15 The assumption that everyone in the healthcare workforce has basic wound care knowledge06:45 Critiquing research on wound education09:32 How is the term wound expert defined10:36 Academic wound education models versus clinical realities and the needs of clinicians11:10 Irony of clinicians requesting advanced wound education when the basics are not understood12:08 Fragmented, illogical, or misrepresented content14:02 Polysemy in healthcare14:32 What is a simple wound?14:44 What is a wound?15:34 Challenges of developing clinically realistic educational wound frameworks15:47 A tiny wound17:15 Sterile versus clean technique. Really really?17:39 Coveting and naval gazing19:35 Translating academic wound educational models into clinical practice20:42 When “new” evidence is based on superseded guidelines21:59 Clinically relevant undergraduate education22:26 What about foundational content for consistent safe practice23:04 What’s on the wall of your treatment room that can guide you23:31 When foundational content is advanced in clinical reality24:44 Recommended foundational content26:54 Need for real-world research28:10 Opportunities for nurse coaching/mentorship29:10 Are wound management standards and expectations too high?30:35 When non wound “experts” talk on expert wound topics31:31 Profiling what wound management experts do33:06 Read the antibiofilm and International Wound Infection documents for clinical pearlsResources mentioned:The Australian Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of Infection in Healthcare 2019 are published on the MAGICapp allowing for ‘point of care’ use where the guidelines can be viewed on any tablet, phone or computer (updated multiple times a year).Haesler E. and Carville K. (2023). Australian Standards for Wound Prevention and Management. Australian Health Research Alliance, Wounds Australia and WA Health Translation Network.Murphy C, Atkin L, Vega de Ceniga M, Weir D, Swanson T. International consensus document. Embedding Wound Hygiene into a proactive wound healing strategy. JWound Care 2022;31:S1–S24International Wound Infection Institute (IWII) Wound Infection in Clinical Practice. Wounds International. 2022.Clegg H, Fetherston C & Wei R. Required wound care content for nursing curricula in Australia: a Delphi study. Wound Practice and Research 2023; 31(4):190-196.If you enjoyed this episode please like, subscribe, leave a comment or share with your colleagues.Connect with us at:Email [email protected] https://www.tiktok.com/@twoechidnaeConnect with Donna's resources and sign up for the Woundy Wisdom's newsletter at https://goodwoundcare.carrd.co/Disclaimer:The views expressed in this podcast are our own. This podcast is intended specifically for healthcare professionals. Always follow your organisation's policies and procedures. Please consult your own healthcare provider for individual wound advice.