Welcome to the November 2025 IWII newsletter! We have several updates/reminders:
Updates
Annual General Meeting (AGM)
We encourage you to attend our virtual AGM on 4 December 2025 at 12:00 PM GMT. You can access the link to this here. For those unable to attend the meeting live, it will be recorded and will be on our website for viewing after the meeting.
We will have a short business meeting in which 2025 activities will be reviewed, followed by three scientific/clinical presentations:
Wound Microbiota – Daniel Gibson, PhD
Cleansing Solutions – Prof. Geoff Sussman, OAM
Cleansing Techniques – Susie Seaman, NP
A reminder that 2024 AGM presentation is available to watch on our website.
We have permanently moved our Wound Infection Awareness Day from October to the 3rd Thursday of each May. The next Wound Infection Awareness Day will be 21 May 2026.
Reminders:
Please download the 2025IWII Therapeutic wound and skin cleansing: Clinical evidence and recommendations. This document reviews:
Introduction to wound cleansing in practice
Recommendations on cleansing of the wound bed, wound edge, periwound skin and surrounding skin
The wound dressing change procedure
Selection of wound and skin cleansing solutions and wound cleansing techniques
Pain management during wound cleansing
Antimicrobial stewardship related to wound cleansing
And much more…
A useful glossary of terms is also included as is a review of our methodology when developing the guideline.
A reminder that the third edition of IWII WOUND INFECTION IN CLINICAL PRACTICE: Principles of best practice (2022) is still available to access and download.
Look out for the release of the 4th edition of this document in September 2026!
