Alison Reid is a Registered Nurse and Practice Specialist – Wound Management & Prevention who has specialised in wound care since 2019 across clinical practice, education, and clinical governance roles. She has led large-scale pressure injury prevention and wound management initiatives across NSW and the ACT, developing evidence-based frameworks aligned with Australian standards, quality indicators, and regulatory requirements.
Her research focuses on Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (hypermobility type) and delayed wound healing, informed by both clinical expertise and lived experience. Alison’s personal experiences of prolonged healing times, wound dehiscence, anaesthetic failure, abnormal scarring, and perioperative complications due to EDS-influenced tissue fragility, autonomic instability, and exaggerated inflammatory responses have driven her commitment to strengthening perioperative planning, risk identification, clinician awareness and the development of EDS-suitable wound care management protocols.
Her work aims to translate complex pathophysiology into practical, defensible wound care strategies that improve safety and healing outcomes for individuals with fragile connective tissue disorders like her.