The Croatian Wound Association was established on January 24,
2007 as an independent, non-profit civil organization, based on
long-term work in modern wound treatment as well as on
education and promotion of up to date knowledge in this area.

The reasons and aims of the founding of the association were the
increasing problems of patients with chronic wounds and a growing
awareness of the value of a multidisciplinary approach to the
solution of the problem called "the wound" – involving teamwork
from physicians of different specialities, nurses and other
participants involved in the therapeutic process.

The second important issue is that of education – by means of
professional meetings, printed material and in loco practice. The key
message of all these activities is "basic knowledge for all",
along with a standardization of basic procedures in clinical practice
from prevention and diagnostics to treatment.

The web site makes the WITA computer programme of tissue
typization – an essential tool for the standardization and
comparison of the wound tissue - available to all members of the
association, as well as all other interested parties. In November
2008 we organized a Symposium with international participation
called "Pressure ulcers". The Proceedings of the Symposium were
printed as a supplement of the indexed journal Acta Medica
Croatica.

We commenced cooperation with other associations including:
Croatian Society for Bulous Epidermolysis (DEBRA)
Croatian Association of Paraplegics and Tetraplegics (HUPT)
Croatian Gerontological Association and The Slovenian wound association (DORS).