Spray-On Skin and Beyond: Rethinking What’s Possible in Burn Care with Professor Fiona Wood
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In this episode of Wound Care UnWRapped, Hayley Ryan sits down with world-renowned burns surgeon, researcher and innovator Professor Fiona Wood to explore a career built around one question: can we do better? Professor Wood reflects on the patients who shaped her career, the preparation and teamwork behind Australia’s response to the 2002 Bali bombings, and the remarkable journey that took spray-on skin from an idea in a laboratory to a point-of-care technology. The conversation also looks be...
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