Terry Swanson Australia

Terry Swanson
Terry Swanson completed her undergraduate work in the USA before immigrating to Australia. She was endorsed by NBV in 2003 and Victorian Government in 2004 as one of the first Nurse Practitioners in her state and specialty of wound management. Terry was admitted as a Fellow of the Australian Wound Management Association in 2010 for her significant contribution to wound management at a state, national and international level. She is the current Vice Chair of the International Wound Infection Institute (IWII) and chaired the development and publication of the 2016 IWII Consensus Document Update on Wound Infection and was Co- chair of the 2022 publication. Terry is the current acting Chair of IWII. Terry has published and presented on chronic wounds and wound infection nationally and internationally. She was the co-author and co- editor for the book Wound Management for the Advanced Practitioner. Terry was the Scientific Chair of the 2018 Wounds Australia National Conference and Co-chair for the 2022 conference. In 2023 Terry and her colleagues formed the Australian Wound and Skin Alliance and hosted their first Summer School in February 2024. She is the inaugural Chair. She has held positions of responsibility of various nursing and wound related boards locally, nationally, and internationally. Frequently, Terry is an invited speaker nationally and internationally and loves to share her knowledge and passion of helping to heal and provide best practice. When not thinking about or working with wounds Terry is passionate about family time and travel, SCUBA diving, the environment, friendships, and walking.

Day 1 - 18th October 2024

Time Session
09:00
09:30
Wound Cleansing Continuum
Terry Swanson Speaker Australia
Pyramid 2
14:30
15:30
Launch of the Wound Cleansing Document
Terry Swanson Moderator Australia
Pyramid 3

Day 2 - 19th October 2024

Time Session
09:00
10:00
Keryln Carville Moderator Australia
Pyramid 3
10:30
11:30
More Than Cleansing When Doing a Wound Dressing Procedure
Donna Larsen Moderator
  • Debridement: Options For Everyone
    Donna Larsen Speaker
  • Latest in Wound Technologies
    Paulo Alves Speaker Portugal
  • Open but Unused Product: What Do We Do With It?
    Terry Swanson Speaker Australia
Pyramid 3
14:30
15:30
Assessment of Tissue And Management of Abnormal Tissue
Terry Swanson Moderator Australia
Pyramid 3