The Education Module Framework (Fig 2) comprises a Core Module, which provides information on general wound healing, assessment and management principles and options. Initially, it was determined that specialty wound modules such as pressure ulcers, burns, skin tears, acute surgical wounds, traumatic wounds, plastics (skin grafts and flaps), leg ulcers, foot ulcers and malignant wounds were the modules most likely to be required. However, the 2007 WoundsWest Prevalence Survey identified a large number of wounds (61%) amongst obstetric patients [10] and it was deemed prudent to add a specific obstetric wound module, which would meet the specific needs of midwives and obstetricians.

Fig 2:  WoundsWest Education Program

The module framework will also include a wellbeing and independence module, which will be developed to provide clinicians with expanded information, and health consumers with relevant information on nutrition, mobility, activity, pressure off-loading interventions and equipment (all modules are available online at no cost to the user (Figs 3 and 4) and can be accessed at: www.health.wa.gov.au/woundswest/education) 

Fig 3: WoundsWest Pressure Ulcer Module

Fig 4: WoundsWest Pressure Ulcer Module: Support Surfaces