The podcast, "Beyond the Surface", created in collaboration with Wounds International, is designed for nurses and healthcare professionals committed to advancing wound care.
Through insightful discussions, expert perspectives, and real-world case studies, this podcast explores the everyday challenges and innovations in wound management.
Each episode offers practical knowledge, fresh ideas, and strategies to improve patient outcomes and support you in your vital role.
Clinical outcomes of silicone super absorbent dressings
Recorded live at EWMA 2026, this Wounds International and Wound Care Insights podcast, hosted by Karen Ousey, brings together global experts Prof Sebastian Probst and Dr Agnieszka Lipinska to discuss the clinical outcomes of silicone super absorbent dressings. The conversation explores the latest evidence, clinical experience and practical considerations surrounding their use in wound care, including their potential role in supporting effective exudate management and improving patient outcomes.
13 Jul 2026
Intervention Précoce dans le Traitement des Plaies - Conseils Pratiques d'Experts Français
Enregistré en direct lors du Link Congress à Berlin, ce podcast de Wounds International et Wound Care Insights réunit Pascal Labrousse et le duo de cliniciens Florian Dumas et Magali Marques pour explorer les réalités des soins modernes des plaies. La discussion met en avant une approche véritablement centrée sur le patient et holistique, où l'expertise clinique, la collaboration multidisciplinaire et des réseaux communautaires solides se conjuguent pour améliorer les résultats de la cicatrisation. Qu'il s'agisse de lutter contre les déserts médicaux et les retards d'orientation vers des spécialistes ou de tirer parti de la télé-expertise et de la formation, la conversation souligne l'importance d'une intervention précoce, de protocoles cohérents et de l'autonomisation tant des patients que des professionnels de santé. Des études de cas concrets donnent vie au sujet, montrant à quel point la compréhension de l'environnement et du mode de vie d'un patient est tout aussi cruciale que le choix du traitement approprié.
29 Jun 2026
How Wound Balance Aligns Teams, Tools and Patients for Better Clinical Outcomes
Recorded live at the Link Congress in Berlin, this Wounds International and Wound Care Insights podcast, hosted by Karen Ousey, brings together global experts including Laura Swoboda, Alton Johnson and Trent Brookshier to explore the concept of “wound balance.” The discussion emphasises a shift from treating wounds in isolation to addressing the full picture: the wound environment, the patient’s overall health and the wider healthcare system. With insights into tools like Biomes for early assessment, alongside real-world challenges such as healthcare access, cost, and social determinants, the conversation highlights the need for early intervention, education and multidisciplinary collaboration. Ultimately, it reinforces that successful healing depends not just on clinical decisions, but on empowering patients and understanding their lived reality.
15 Jun 2026
Wound Balance: Why Managing the Wound is Only One Third of the Story (PART 2)
In this Wounds International and Wound Care Insights podcast recorded at the LINK conference, Karen Ousey speaks with Harikrishna KR Nair about the concept of wound balance and its growing importance in modern care. The discussion explores how wound management must move beyond a narrow clinical focus to a more holistic model that considers the patient’s physical, psychological and social needs alongside clinical treatment. They highlight the role of multidisciplinary collaboration, patient empowerment and real-world factors such as lifestyle and environment in improving outcomes. The conversation also emphasises the need for education and global adoption to ensure wound balance becomes embedded in everyday practice.
8 Jun 2026
Wound Balance: Why Managing the Wound is Only One Third of the Story (PART 1)
In this Wounds International and Wound Care Insights podcast recorded at the LINK conference, Karen Ousey speaks with Harikrishna KR Nair about the evolving concept of wound balance. Drawing on decades of global clinical experience, Nair explains how wound care must move beyond treating the wound alone to a holistic, patient-centred model that integrates clinical care, patient wellbeing, environment and multidisciplinary collaboration. The discussion highlights the importance of psychological support, patient empowerment and real-world considerations such as lifestyle and socioeconomic factors. Together, they emphasise that improving outcomes requires education, shared responsibility and embedding wound balance into everyday practice worldwide.
26 May 2026
The Future of Wound Care Training – Virtual Reality in Medical Education
In this episode, Professor Karen Ousey and Astrid Probst M.Sc. Head of APN, NPL and PE Nursing Directorate discuss the transformation of virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) in medical education, with a special focus on wound care training. The discussion highlights how these technologies accurately simulate real-world scenarios, offering immersive, hands-on experience that surpass traditional teaching methods. From reducing errors and boosting practitioner confidence to standardising best practices, VR and AR are reshaping the landscape of healthcare training. Astrid shares insights on how VR has empowered self-care, leading to improved health outcomes and patient engagement.
21 Oct 2025
Vieillissement de la population : comment Wound Balance peut optimiser les résultats.
Professor Karen Ousey and Dr. Emma Candas discuss preserving skin integrity in older adults and how Wound Balance optimizes outcomes in this interview episode.
21 Oct 2025
The ageing population: How Wound Balance can optimise outcomes
Professor Karen Ousey and Dr. Emma Candas discuss maintaining skin integrity for the aging population and how wound balance optimizes patient outcomes in this interview.
10 Jun 2025
Inspirational wound healing
Laura Swoboda shares her experiences in wound and ostomy care, highlighting the science of wound healing and collaborative patient strategies, while considering social determinants of health.
10 Jun 2025
Pallative wound care
Professors Karen Ousey and Sebastian Probst examine palliative wound care, highlighting the difficulties faced by patients, families, and healthcare providers when managing skin changes at the end of life in this interview.
17 Mar 2025
A Virtual Wound Care Formulary – Does it work?
In this podcast, Professor Karen Ousey and Hollie Robinson, the service lead for tissue viability, discuss the implementation of a virtual wound care formulary. Hollie delves into the challenges they faced during its implementation and how they successfully overcame them. The initiative has led to positive outcomes, including a streamlined formulary for all areas, a reduction in waste, and significant cost savings.
17 Mar 2025
My vascular journey – from student to nurse consultant
In this podcast, Professor Karen Ousey and Dr Leanne Atkin, Vascular Nurse Consultant, explore the inspiring journey of Leanne’s career. Leanne explores her professional and personal experiences that shaped her path from student nurse to an internationally recognised highly skilled nurse consultant. She offers valuable advice on following your heart to achieve your career goals and emphasizes the importance of finding a good mentor who can support you, listen to your ideas, and provide constructive criticism along the way.
17 Mar 2025
Are we compassionate to ourselves?
In this podcast, Professor Karen Ousey and Dr. Gillian Rayner explore the importance of self-compassion in the high-stress area of healthcare. Often, healthcare professionals focus so intently on patient care that they neglect their own well-being. Gill discusses the concept of self-compassion and the challenges that healthcare professionals face in cultivating it. She provides practical strategies for incorporating self-compassion into daily routines and examines the role that organizations can play in supporting this essential aspect of healthcare.
17 Mar 2025
Malignancy: The Wound Chronicles
In this podcast, Professor Karen Ousey and Susy Pramod, a tissue viability matron, delve into the management of malignant wounds. Susy shares insights from her daily work with these intricate wounds, emphasizing the critical importance of addressing both psychological and physical needs of patients and their families with compassion. She illustrates the significance of dedicating time to patients and families through examples from her own practice, as these wounds are often extensive and complicated.
17 Mar 2025
When the specialist becomes a patient
In this podcast, Karen Ousey and Joy Tickle, a tissue viability nurse consultant, explore Joy's remarkable career, from her early days as a student nurse to becoming a nurse consultant and her recent experiences as a patient. Joy talks passionately about her dedication to wound care and her 27-year journey as a tissue viability lead. She candidly reflects on her recent time as a patient, sharing her feelings of identity loss, guilt, and paranoia. Joy emphasizes the importance of appreciating the patient's perspective and the necessity of providing clear, easily comprehensible information to patients.
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