From free Lunch Byte professional learning and factsheets for consumers to workplace posters and social media resources, there are plenty of ways to get involved in Wound Awareness Week, 28 September–4 October. 

And with almost half a million Australians living with chronic wounds each year, everyone has a role to play in spreading wound awareness. 

Putting chronic wounds under the spotlight

This year's theme, SOS: Save Our Skin, puts urgency behind a simple message: protect skin, recognise wounds early and don't wait to get the right care. 

Research shows that many chronic wounds could have been prevented completely or healed more quickly through good skin protection, appropriate acute wound care, timely diagnosis, and the right treatment from the right health professional. 

Throughout Wound Awareness Week, Wounds Australia will explore these messages from different angles – and there are plenty of ways you can get involved. 

Help us save YOUR skin!

Clinicians: join our Lunch Bytes webinars completely free.

Register for our free lunchtime webinar series, featuring wound care experts sharing practical information and insights across a different topic each day.

Start conversations in your workplace.

Download and display Wound Awareness Week posters in clinics, hospitals, pharmacies, community health settings, aged care facilities, workplaces and other community spaces.

Share reliable information.

Download our consumer factsheets and help people understand how to protect their skin, recognise the warning signs of a wound that isn't healing and know when to seek professional help.

Show your support in social media.

Use our ready-to-share social media tiles to help raise awareness in your networks. Add your organisation's voice, share your team's activities and encourage others to get involved.

Whether you attend a webinar, put up a poster, share a fact or simply talk to someone about looking after their skin, you can help make chronic wounds more visible. This Wound Awareness Week, help us send an SOS for Australia's skin.