To provide a greater understanding of the complexities faced with acute and chronic wounds in relation to current guidance and best practice enabling timely correct management with evidenced based strategies. .

During this session we will:

•    Update on current national guidance relating to wound health economics 
•    Refresher covering physiological stages of wound healing 
•    Acute vs Chronic wound types 
•    Assessment of tissue/wound types  
•    Recognising infection 
•    Treatment goals clinical decision making 
•    Noticing the atypical wound and when to refer on