Synopsis
By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
- Apply a structured approach to wound and nutrition assessment (e.g. using a clinical mnemonic such as HEIDI or similar frameworks).
- Recognise when nutrition is impacting wound healing and identify key risk factors early.
- Understand when L-arginine may be appropriate, including patient selection and timing.
- Integrate L-arginine within a broader, evidence-based wound and nutrition plan.
- Work through real-world case scenarios to differentiate when L-arginine is effective, insufficient, or misapplied.
- Translate learning into practice by identifying key nutrition decision points across aged care, community, and hospital settings.
Agenda
| Time | Details |
| 1330-1340 | Welcome, introductions and workshop objectives. Brief overview of the relationship between nutrition and wound healing |
| 1340-1400 | Wound and nutrition assessment framework. Introduction to HEIDI (or equivalent assessment tool) and identification of nutritional risk factors impacting healing |
| 1400-1420 | The science behind L-arginine and wound healing. Review of evidence, indications, contraindications, patient selection and timing of intervention |
| 1420-1450 | Interactive case studies. Participants work through real-world scenarios to determine when nutritional intervention with L arginine may be appropriate and when alternative approaches should be considered |
| 1450-1510 | Translating evidence into practice. Decision-making across aged care, community and acute care settings, including identification of clinical scenarios where L arginine supplementation may be appropriate. Discussion of common barriers (e.g. adherence, tolerance, nutritional adequacy, and feasibility in practice) and potential solutions |
| 1510-1530 | Questions, group discussion, key take-home messages and workshop evaluation |
