Building a wound army: the importance of grass roots advocacy in driving systemic change

Hayley Ryan and Helen Jentz

 

Wounds Australia celebrated its 28th anniversary this year. Like many peak national organisations, over the course of our history, Wounds Australia has had to evolve and adapt to the ever-changing health and social landscapes in which we operate. Central to our ongoing success as a peak body is the commitment of our members, the health professionals who have chosen to dedicate themselves to the highly specialised and complex area of wound prevention, diagnosis, treatment, care, healing and research … As an organisation that is focussed on effective, real and sustainable systemic change that will result in significant improvements in the lives of Australians living with wounds, we are also dedicated to broadening the ways in which we, as the peak national body for wound prevention, treatment and healing, can support and assist those living with wounds and the families who love and care for them … read more