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European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (EPUAP) and National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP)

• Pressure Ulcers: Avoidable or Unavoidable? Results of the NPUAP Consensus Conference (2011)
• NPUAP Pressure Ulcer Root Cause Analysis Template, 2014
• Sibbald, RG., Krasner, D., Lutz, JB. et al. The SCALE expert panel: Skin Changes At Life's End, Final Consensus Document, Oct 2009

Combined EPUAP / NPUAP / PPPIA

The International Prevention and Treatment of Pressure Ulcers: Clinical Practice Guideline 2014, can be ordered from the International Presure Ulcer CPG webpage, or via AWMA here. A free downloadable abridged Quick Reference Guide will also be made available.

European Wound Management Association

• European Wound Management AssociationEWMA Document: Debridement. Strohal, R., Apelqvist, J., Dissemond, J. et al. 2013. J Wound Care. 22 (Suppl. 1): S1-S52
• Identifying Criteria for Wound Infection (2005) - position document
• Lymphoedema Bandaging in Practice (2005) - focus document
• Management of patients with venous leg ulcers: Challenges and current best practice. (2016). Franks, P., Barker, J., Collier, M. et al. Management of patients with venous leg ulcer: challenges and current best practice, J Wound Care, 25; 6, Suppl, 1–67
• Management of Wound Infection (2006) - position document
• Pain at wound dressing changes (2002) - position document
• Topical Negative Pressure in Wound Management (2007)- position document
• Understanding Compression Therapy (2003) - position document
• Wound Bed Preparation in Practice (2004) - position document
• Hard to heal wounds: a holistic approach (2008) - position document

Infectious Disease Society of America

• 2012 Infectious Diseases Society of America, Clinical Practice Guideline for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Diabetic Foot Infections
• Practice Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Skin and Soft-Tissue Infections: 2014 Update

International Consensus

• A Practical Approach to the Prevention and Management of Intertrigo, or Moisture-associated Skin Damage, due to Perspiration: Expert Consensus on Best Practice, Wound Care Canada, 2013.
• International Consensus: Appropriate use of silver dressings in wounds. An expert working group consensus. London: Wounds International, 2012
• International Consensus: Best practice guidelines for skin and wound care in epidermolysis bullosa: DEBRA, 2012
• International Consensus: Making the case for cost effective wound management. London: Wounds International, 2013
• International Consensus: Optimising Wellbeing in People Living with a Wound, An expert working group review, Wounds International 2012
• International Lymphoedema Framework - Best Practice for the Management of Lymphoedema 2nd edition, Compression Therapy: a position document on compression bandaging, 2012
•  International Lymphoedema Framework - Publications A downloadable, in depth suite of international, best practice, position and template documents on a range of Lymphoedema topics 
• International Review: Pressure Ulcer Prevention: pressure, shear, friction and microclimate in context. A consensus document. London: Wounds International 2010
• International Working Group on the Diabetic Foot: Guidance Documents (2015). Click here to access the IWGDF website. The Guidance documents can be accessed by following the links to areas concerning: Prevention, Footwear and Offloading, PAD, Infection, Wound Healing. You can also access Summary Guidance for Daily Practice. Hover over the "Guidance" tab for further useful resources.
• International Wound Infection Institute (IWII) Wound Infection in clinical practice. Wounds International 2016
• International Consensus, Best Practice Management of Lymphoedema (2006)

National Health and Medical Research Council

• Australian Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of Infection in Healthcare. (2010) Commonwealth of Australia
• National Evidenced-Based Guideline on Prevention, Identification and Management of Foot Complications in Diabetes (Part of the Guidelines on Management of Type 2 Diabetes) (2011). Melbourne Australia         

Wound Healing Society: Wound Repair & Regeneration

• Click here to access the following guidelines on chronic wound management:
  Guidelines for the treatment of pressure ulcers (2006) 14:6663-679 
  Guidelines for the treatment of arterial insufficiency ulcers (2006) 14:6 693-710
  Guidelines for the treatment of venous ulcers (2006) 14:6 649-662
  Guidelines for the treatment of diabetic ulcers (2006) 14:6 680-692
  
  
• Click here to access the following guidelines on prevention:
  Guidelines for the prevention of pressure ulcers (2008) 16:2 151-168
  Guidelines for the prevention of lower extremity arterial ulcers (2008) 16:2 175-188
  Guidelines for the prevention of venous ulcers (2008) 16:2 147-150
  Guidelines for the prevention of diabetic ulcers (2008) 16:2 169-174

Wounds International

• Best Practice Principles: Incontinence-associated dermatitis: moving prevention forward, 2015
• Consensus Recommendations: Simplifying Venous Leg Ulcer Management. Wounds International, 2015
• Ten Top Tips: Compliance, Concordance and Adherence, Irene Anderson, 2013
• Ten Top Tips: Understanding and managing wound biofilm, 2014
• International Best Practice Guidelines: Wound Management in Diabetic Foot Ulcers. Wounds International, 2013
• International Review. Pressure Ulcer prevention: pressure, shear, friction and microclimate in context, 2010
• Principles of compression in venous disease: a practitioner's guide to treatment and prevention of venous leg ulcers. Wounds International, 2013.

World Union of Wound Healing Societies 

• Compression in venous leg ulceration - A consensus document (2008)

• Diagnostics and wounds - A consensus document (2008)

• Minimising pain at wound dressing related procedures - A consensus document (2004)

• Wound infection in clinical practice - A consensus document (2008)

• Wound exudate and the role of dressings - A consensus document (2007)

• Vacuum assisted closure: recommendations for use - A consensus document (2008)