Dr Alison Vallejo

Alison is a Registered Nurse with over 25-years of experience in community nursing. For the last 15 years, she has dedicated herself to wound specific care, focusing on chronic complex wounds and wound biofilm management. Alison has a post-graduate diploma in wound management, certificates in wound debridement techniques and she is a credentialed wound clinician as of 2019. She completed her Doctor of Philosophy in community nursing and wound care at the University of the Sunshine Coast in 2021. Her research in wound biofilms and the use of novel therapies, such as ultrasonic debridement and topical antiseptics have been presented at academic and practice-focused conferences nationally and internationally. Her work has been published in peer-reviewed publications. She lives on the Sunshine Coast and runs a private practice as part of a transdisciplinary team. Helping those with wounds or those caring for wounds in her community is her mission in life.