Workshop One: Pharmacists and wound care - expanding skills and scope
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| Sunday, August 3, 2025 |
| 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM |
| C2.2 + C2.3 |
| Sponsored By: |
Details
Wound care is an evolving area of pharmacy practice, expanding beyond acute cuts and grazes to include chronic wounds, infection management, and pharmacist prescribing opportunities. This hands-on workshop will cover best-practice approaches to assessing, managing, and treating wounds, including the latest advances in dressings, infection prevention, and skin healing. Participants will also explore the emerging role of pharmacist prescribing in wound care, gaining insight into the new skills and clinical decision-making pharmacists need to support patients effectively. Through interactive case discussions and practical demonstrations, this session will equip pharmacists with the confidence and expertise to manage wounds of all types and expand their professional scope.
Learning objectives
- Identify key considerations in the assessment and management of both acute and chronic wounds.
- Discuss best-practice strategies for wound care, including dressing selection and infection management.
- Recognise the evolving role of pharmacists in wound care, including opportunities in pharmacist prescribing trials.
- Discuss practical skills in wound assessment and management.
Competency standards (2016): 1.4, 1.6, 3.3
Speakers
Tal Ellis
Country Health SA Local Health Network
Workshop | Pharmacists and wound care - expanding skills and scope
Biography
Tal Ellis has accumulated over 40 years’ of experience as a registered nurse, wound clinician, educator, academic, researcher, practice manager, clinical services manager and CEO. He is currently the Wound Management Clinical Practice Consultant at Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network. Tal is a Fellow of Wounds Australia as well as a Life Member and recent Board Director of Wounds Australia.
