Wound Management CNC in the Gippsland Region
Marianne Cullen is the Wound Management Clinical Nurse Consultant for the Gippsland region.
Gippsland Region:
Contact: Marianne Cullen
Contact Details: Office Phone: 51711410, Fax: 51711470, Mobile: 0488 602 558, Email:
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Available: Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
Location: Latrobe Community Health Service, Traralgon
Health Services respnsible for: HACC and PSRAC services at KooWeeRup Regional Health Service, Bass Coast Community Health Service, Bass Coast Regional Helath, Gippsland Southern Health Service, South Gippsland Hospital, West Gippsland Healthcare Group, Latrobe Community Health Service, Latrobe Regional Hospital, Central Gippsland Health Service, Yarram and District Health Service, Bairnsdale Regional Health Service, Gippsland Lakes Community Health, Omeo District Health, Orbost Regional Health, Mallacoota and District Health and Support Service Buchan Bush Nursing Association, Cann Valley Bush Nursing Centre, Dargo Bush Nursing Centre, Gelantipy Bush Nursing Centre, Swifts Creek Bush Nursing Centre and Ensay Bush Nursing Centre
Gippsland Regional CNC Referral Information
Gippsland Regional Training and Education
There are several training days planned for 2012 to date. The 2 topics presented are;
Nursing Management of Diabetes related Foot Disease Study
The is a full day program aimed at nurses who care for clients/residents with diabetes. The day cover the basic foot anatomy and physiology, assessment of Sensory Peripheral Neuropathy and Peripheral Arterial Disease, the Identifcation and assessment of foot deformity and the role of pressure off-loading. It has a practical session for pressure offloading and discusses the management strategies for clients/residents with high risk foot disease.
Conservative Sharp Wound Debridement (CSWD)Workshops
These are a half day workshop that has a competency based written and clinical components. The day will cover the contraindications and indications for conservative sharp wound debridement and a practical session on how to safely perform CSWD. On successful completion each particpant will be award a competency certificate. The training dates and locations are listed below.
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24 February 2012 - Nursing Management of Diabetes Related Foot Disease
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6 March 2012 - CSWD competency workshop
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16 April 2012 - CSWD competency workshop
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20 April 2012 - Nursing Management of Diabetes Related Foot Disease
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14 May 2012 - CSWD competency workshop
Training is advertised 6 weeks prior to commencement. Please provide all details included in the flyer. For enquires please contact -
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Whats new in Education??
There is one free registration to the Australian Wound Management Association National Conference held on 18 - 21 March 2012 in Sydney for each organisation/dept in the Gippland Regional Wound Project. Ask your Director of Nursing or Unit Manager for more details.
Gippsland Region Resources/Tools
Click here to access Gippsland Practice working documents and tools developed in this and other Victorian regions.
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Updated 16 December 2011
