Working Group Update | Skin Health, Wound Care & Rehabilitation Working Group

The Working Group is pleased to share a new publication and a free online training course aimed at strengthening the knowledge and skills of primary healthcare workers in wound care, rehabilitation, and lymphoedema management.

1. New publication: Overview of Rehabilitation Interventions in Wound and Ulcer Care. This article by Linda Lehman et al. highlights rehabilitation interventions in wound and ulcer care. Community Skin Health Journal 2026;22(1):11–13. Read the publication. https://www.ilds.org/what-we-do/our-foundation/csh-journal/community-skin-health-journal-vol-22-1/

2. Free online course: Lymphoedema Management in Resource-Limited Settings Developed by the WHO Skin NTD Working Group on Skin Health, Wound Care and Rehabilitation, together with WHO technical staff, this course provides training on lymphoedema management in resource-limited settings. The course is freely available through the ILDS Skin Health Training Hub. Access the course: https://traininghub.ilds.org/courses/lymphoedema-management-in-resource-limited-settings-en