Wound care education for healthcare professionals
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Develop your wound care knowledge with Professional Accredited Training for Healthcare Professionals (PATH) from Essity. PATH provides free, flexible, accredited wound care education for nurses and other healthcare professionals, accessible whenever and wherever it suits you. Created by experienced clinical experts, PATH gives learners confidence in the quality of the education they receive.
Whether you want to refresh existing knowledge or explore new topics, PATH offers flexible education in areas such as surgical site infection prevention, wound assessment, wound healing, wound infection management, and antimicrobial stewardship in wound care.
Explore wound management education
The PATH offers education across a range of wound management topics. Courses help healthcare professionals stay up to date with current practice and build confidence in delivering high-quality patient care. Wound care topics available through PATH include:
- Surgical Site Infection (SSI) prevention
- Wound infection prevention and management
- Antimicrobial stewardship
- Addressing skin tone bias in wound care
Sign up to PATH to access these topics and begin learning today!
Build your knowledge of SSI prevention
Looking to strengthen your understanding of SSI prevention and management? PATH provides access to seven courses under our SSI learning plan developed by healthcare professionals in partnership with the University of Huddersfield. The course covers key topics, including
- Prevention strategies
- Recognising and diagnosing SSIs
- Treatment considerations
- Current evidence-based best practice
Register for PATH to start the SSI eLearning course.
Learning that fits around your schedule
PATH offers a range of wound care education courses in one place. Courses can be started and paused at any time, with flexible learning formats designed to fit around your schedule. These include:
- eLearning: self-directed learning that can be completed at your own pace
- Bitesize learning: short educational expert-led online courses
- Webcasts: on-demand learning covering key topics from clinical experts
- Masterclasses and events: face-to-face learning opportunities designed around your learning needs
Support your team's development
If you're responsible for supporting the development of a team, PATH's Team Leader Functionality makes it easier to oversee learning and encourage ongoing professional growth. Team leaders can invite colleagues to join a learning group, monitor course activity and track progress from a central dashboard. This provides greater visibility into training uptake, helping managers identify development opportunities, supporting CPD goals, and encouraging consistent learning across their team.
Whether you're onboarding new staff, supporting experienced clinicians or managing organisation-wide training initiatives, Team Leader Functionality helps ensure your team remains engaged with wound care education and continues to build knowledge over time.
Support your continuing professional development
PATH learning plans are accredited, giving healthcare professionals confidence in the quality of the education provided. The learning plans offer wound care certification opportunities to support career development and lifelong learning. You can track your progress and receive a CPD certification upon completion, helping you record and evidence your ongoing professional development.
Access free, accredited wound care education, flexible learning formats and specialist training through PATH. Registration is quick and free.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why is wound care education important in nursing practice?
Wound care education helps nurses and other healthcare professionals keep their knowledge up to date in a changing healthcare environment. Access to accredited learning can support professional development while building confidence in areas such as wound management, and SSI prevention and management.
Where can I access Surgical Site Infection training?
You can access free Surgical Site Infection (SSI) training through PATH from Essity. The SSI learning plan has seven courses, developed by healthcare professionals in partnership with the University of Huddersfield. The learning plan cover prevention strategies, recognising and diagnosing SSIs, treatment considerations, and current evidence and best practice. Register for PATH to start the SSI e-learning at a pace that suits you.
Where can healthcare professionals access wound care education resources?
Healthcare professionals can access free accredited wound care education from Essity through PATH. PATH provides free access to accredited learning, allowing users to explore wound management topics through flexible formats including e-learning, webcasts and more.
How can technology and eLearning platforms enhance wound care education?
eLearning platforms make it easier for healthcare professionals to access education when and where it suits them. Through PATH, users can complete learning at their own pace, track their progress, and access learning resources that fit around busy clinical schedules.