Wound Management (Sheffield)

This practical one-day workshop is designed to enhance your confidence and competence in managing both acute and chronic wounds in small animal patients. Wounds are a frequent challenge in clinical practice, and effective management requires a clear understanding of healing physiology, wound assessment tools and up‑to-date therapeutic options.

Combining concise input sessions with hands‑on practise using simulated wounds, you’ll develop structured skills in preparing the wound bed, selecting appropriate dressings and bandaging methods, and adapting strategies as wounds evolve. You will also explore options for closure and learn how to build coherent treatment plans from presentation through long‑term management.

By the end of the course, you should be more confident applying evidence-based wound management principles to improve healing outcomes in everyday practice. 

Topics to be covered include:

• Phases of wound healing and factors influencing progression
  
• Systematic wound assessment and evolution tracking
  
• Wound bed preparation and protection
  
• Principles of dressing selection and bandage application
  
• Options for wound closure: primary, delayed and secondary intention
  
• Structuring wound management plans from initial presentation to follow‑up
  
• Recognising barriers to healing and adapting treatment strategies