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Vision & Mission
Vision
To be a primary resource to foster research, education and advice to all health care professionals, funders and industry, who share mission of advancing wound management and serving the greater community.
Mission
To advance the science and the practice of wound healing and the care of people suffering from wounds.
Goals and Objectives
- To improve the quality of care to patients through clinical practice, education and research initiatives.
- To provide forums for the exchange of knowledge pertaining to the practice and management of wounds.
- To support professional and/or Accredited wound care programs such as those registered with the South
African Nursing Council (SANC) and The South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA)
- To promote increased awareness in other of the role and contribution of WHASA in wound management
- To establish guidelines relevant to wound healing, wound care and wound management
The WHASA exco also identified strategic Education and Training Objectives that represents the core competencies
of wound care practice
- Patient assessment – the bigger picture
- Documentation
- Cleansing of wounds
- Wound assessment
- Debridement
- Moist wound healing techniques
- Vascular assessment
- Diabetic foot assessment
- Burns management
- Challenging wounds
- Off-Loading
- Compression bandaging
- Odour control
- Infection control and management
- Research and publication
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