Research Overview

Preventing wound occurrence and improving the health outcomes of people with wounds are primary aims of AWMA. In doing so AWMA supports best practice in wound management that is guided by current available evidence.
Evidence is gained through commitment to research that examines not only the intricate mechanisms of wounding, wound repair and regeneration, but the effect of wounds on society in general.
AWMA has demonstrated its commitment to wound research in Australia by:

• Establishing the Australian Wound Management Research Foundation in September 2004. The aims of the Foundation are to foster further research on wounds within Australia and to provide modest funding to support such research through a Research Grant. To apply for an AWMA Research Grant complete the application form located in the ‘Research Grant’ section under Research within this website.
• Establishing the AWMA Trust. This is a charitable fund created to encourage tax-deductible donations to AWMA to support wound management research and practice. Donations can be directed to a particular area of activity, or left to the discretion of the trustees. A donation form is located in the ‘AWMA Trust’ section under Research within this website.
• Supporting the Wound Management Innovation Co-operative Research Centre (WMI CRC). The WMI CRC was formed on 1 July 2020 with 23 participants and $108 million in cash and in-kind contributions (including $27.93 million from the Commonwealth government over 8 years). The WMI CRC brings together Industry, academia and clinicians. It aims to transform wound outcomes by improving wound healing and quality of life for people with wounds and implement cost effective wound management that lessens the burden on the health system. Further information is available in the ‘WMI CRC’ section under Research within this website.

AWMA also has several publications based on research that promote evidence based practice. These include (but are not limited to) the

• Standards for Wound Management,
• Pan Pacific Clinical Practice Guideline for the Prevention and Management of Pressure Injury and the
• Australian and New Zealand Clinical Practice Guideline for the Prevention and Management of Venous Leg Ulcers.

All AWMA publications are available for download or can be ordered from the link under Publications within this website