Wound Management Innovation CRC

About the CRC

The Wound Management Innovation CRC (WMI CRC) was formed on July 1, 2020 with 23 participants and $108 million dollars of cash and in-kind contributions. This includes the Commonwealth Government’s cash contribution of $27.93 million over 8 years. The joint venture has brought together the best of industry, academia and End-User organisations to:

• Alleviate the suffering of people with chronic wounds
• Improve wound prevention
• Deliver clinical resources of national importance
• Develop next generation wound management products
• Address near-term high-impact research questions
• Educate researchers and healthcare providers
• Reduce the cost of healthcare to people with wounds
• Implement evidence-based best practice
• Build an Internationally-recognised consortium of wound researchers
• Create a new generation of wound researchers, educators and trainers

Vision

Transforming Wound Outcomes.

Mission

The WMI CRC will improve wound healing and quality of life for people with wounds and implement cost-effective wound care that lessens the burden on the Australian Health System.

Wound Management Innovation CRC website

Visit the newsletter page on the WMI-CRC page

AWMA and the CRC

As a participant in the WMI-CRC AWMA is working collaboratively to develop initiatives that will meet the goals of both groups.

Current AWMA / CRC projects

Wound Healing and Management Evidence

Project Leader: Professor Keryln Carville

Participants: Curtin University, Australian Wound Management Association

Valid and reliable evidence is a fundamental requirement for the development of clinical practice guidelines and wound healing and management education strategies. The objective of this project is to provide clinicians with access to evidence summaries and recommended practices which are current, valid, reliable and easy to translate into practice.