Healthy skin is the first line of defence against wounds. Protecting and maintaining skin integrity is essential to reducing the risk of skin breakdown, pressure injuries, moisture-associated skin damage (MASD) and other complications that can significantly impact patient outcomes and quality of life.

As a proud sponsor of Wound Awareness Week 2026, Solventum is supporting this year's theme, 'SOS – Save Our Skin', highlighting the critical role skin plays in preventing wounds before they occur. Prevention is often the most effective intervention, making skin protection a priority across acute, community and aged care settings.

For over 30 years, Solventum has been at the forefront of skin protection innovation, helping clinicians prevent and manage skin damage across a wide range of care settings. From continence care and MASD prevention to managing fragile skin, reducing medical adhesive-related skin injury (MARSI) and supporting wound care, Solventum's solutions are designed to help protect skin at every stage of care.

Skin damage can result from excessive moisture, friction, adhesives, incontinence and underlying health conditions. Early assessment, proactive skin care and evidence-informed prevention strategies can help minimise complications and improve patient outcomes.

This Wound Awareness Week, Solventum encourages healthcare professionals to take a proactive approach to skin protection. By identifying risks early and implementing preventative measures, clinicians can help protect vulnerable skin and reduce the incidence of avoidable wounds.

To learn more about Solventum's Cavilon™ Skin Care Solutions, including resources to support evidence-based skin protection and wound prevention, visit our website. At Solventum, we believe everyone deserves healthy skin. By protecting skin today, we can help prevent wounds tomorrow.

Proudly supported by Solventum

Wound Awareness Week is the national awareness-raising initiative of Wounds Australia and we are delighted to partner with Solventum to bring you today's story, resources for clinicians and other activities for Friday 2 October. Explore Solventum's partner page and register for their Lunch Bytes session on protecting periwound skin with Ann Marie Dunk CNC.

Get involved in Wound Awareness Week

It's our annual awareness-raising initiative and a chance to show your support for 450,000 Australians living with chronic wounds. And it's simple to get involved: 

• Share us on social
• Display a poster in your workplace
• Share our factsheets and videos for consumers with your patients
• Attend a free daily Lunch Bytes webinar.

This article was brought to you by Solventum, sponsor of Wound Awareness Week 2026.