Developed specifically for veterinary professionals to access, develop and share techniques for animal wound management.

The 'Veterinary Wound Library’ is an independent initiative designed to support clinicians and collect cases to illustrate techniques and outcomes in animal wound management. The library is primarily designed to give access to a range of modern technologies on a trial basis in return for completed case reports which illustrate their practical application.

The library has developed since it's launch in April 2008. In March 2009 a clinical advisory panel will become fundamental to the development of the library being a point of support members needing specialist advice for surgical and general wound management issues in small, large and exotic species.

Who will benefit from becoming a member of the Veterinary Wound Library?

Veterinary professionals, across the animal species, wishing to explore established and advanced methods of wound management in the animal patient as well as clinicians facing challenging wounds who need one-to-one support for their management. 

• Veterinary Surgeons
• Veterinary Nurses
• Research professionals with associated interests

Membership includes:       

• Access to trial dressings for use in practice 
• A growing database of case reports of small, large and exotic animals generated from dressing trials 
• Access to the clinical advisory panel for help with challenging cases    
• Dedicated dressing selection tool to help with dressing choice 

Using the library in practice

Membership of the library is valuable for clinicians when faced with a challenging wound or for those who wish to try modern products or techniques with a bit of extra support.

By using the products within the library a report is generated so that sharing of the outcome of treatment is made possible. There is no charge for dressings as long as a basic case report is submitted with supporting photograph. This is simply done through the reporting software within the site.   

Real time support is available to all library members and includes advice on dressing selection, clinical management, and case reporting through the library database for those with technology phobias! (its really not that bad!).

A clinical advisory panel has now been introduced to support members with specific clinical challenges and one-to-one support to include surgical proceedure and or just a friendly ear for a bit of support with more challenging wounds. The panel includes specialists in small, large and exotic species and will be able to help all manner of presenting wounds.