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Would you like to become a wound expert through a sound training course and are you still looking for suitable courses in your area? On Ausbildung-Weiterbildung.ch you can quickly and easily find various nursing courses - including in the field of wound care. Simply click on the orange "Free information on the topic..." button at the school of your choice and receive non-binding and free information directly from the schools:

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Anyone who completes the in-depth modules of the Swiss Society for Wound Treatment SafW can call themselves a wound expert after completing the training. In the continuing education, further training, which is aimed at qualified nursing professionals at continuing education and training / tertiary level, participants learn sound wound management and are enabled to support and advise clients in their independence and their state of health.

The following topics form the most important content of the practice-oriented wound expert training:

Physiology and pathophysiology of wound healing
Diagnostics
Wound care
Influences on wound healing
Chronic diseases and patient orientation

It is important that participants in the wound expert training course already regularly carry out wound care in their day-to-day work with patients and can demonstrate at least two years' experience in wound treatment. The course has a modular design and consists of four parts. In total, the continuing education, further training can be completed within one year or spread over up to ten years. This allows for flexible scheduling and intensity for the students. Graduates receive a certificate of competence for each individual module. As the training also includes a considerable amount of self-study, a certain level of self-competence and self-organization is required. Some schools also offer voluntary preparatory modules in advance on topics relating to learning techniques, time management, literature and writing.

Questions and answers

Was braucht man, um Wundexperte zu werden?

Als Grundlage wird ein Abschluss im Pflegebereich auf Tertiärstufe vorausgesetzt. Danach kann in vier Modulen die Ausbildung Wundexpertin bzw. Wundexperte absolviert werden, welche von der Schweizerischen Gesellschaft für Wundbehandlung entwickelt wurde. Die Schulen geben genau Auskunft über die Zulassungskriterien.

Was ist die Voraussetzung für die Ausbildung zur Wundexpertin?

Folgende Fachpersonen sind zur Ausbildung als Wundexpertin zugelassen:

Dipl. Pflegefachleute auf Tertiärstufe (HF, DN II, FH, AKP, PsyKP, KWS)
Dipl. Podologe/-innen HF
Fachpersonen der Langzeitpflege und der Langzeitbetreuung und in psychiatrischer Pflege und Betreuung mit eidg. Fachausweis
Medizinische Praxiskoordinator/innen klinischer Richtung mit eidg. Fachausweis

Weitere Kriterien:

Min. 2 Jahre Erfahrung in Wundbehandlung
Min. 40%-Anstellung in Wundbehandlung
Gute Deutschkenntnisse

Eine Aufnahme "Sur-Dossier" ist möglich. Fragen diesbezüglich beantworten die Schulen direkt.

Was machen Experten für Wundpflege?

Wundexperten übernehmen die professionelle Wundversorgung, unterstützen, fördern und beraten die Patienten in ihrer Selbstorganisation und -verantwortung und beraten sie bezüglich des Gesundheitszustands.

Was kostet die Ausbildung Wundexpertin?

Die Kosten für die Ausbildung in Wundheilung und Wundpflge, welche mit dem Diplom des SafW "Wundexpertin/Wundexperte" abschliesst belaufen sind inkl. Anmeldegebühr auf knapp 8'000.- Franken. Je nach dem können die Kosten jedoch auch leicht abweichen, deshalb ist es wichtig, dies vorgängig mit der Schule zu klären.

Wie lange dauert die Ausbildung Wundexpertin?

Die Ausbildung Wundexpertin ist modular aufgebaut und kann innert einem oder bis zu zehn Jahren absolviert werden. Zeitlich müssen Absolvierende mit 20 Tagen Präsenzunterricht rechnen sowie 200 zusätzlichen Stunden für das Selbststudium. Hinzu kommt noch ein halber Tag Tutoriat und 12 Stunden Hospitation. Die Zeiten können je nach Anbieter auch variieren - am besten fragst du direkt bei den Schulen nach, um genaue Auskünfte zu bekommen.

Overview of providers for Wound expert training

Editorial management:

Stefan Schmidlin

Stefan Schmidlin, Educational Counseling, Content-Team Modula AG

Sources

Website of theSwiss Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation SERI, Websitewww.berufsberatung.ch(official Swiss information portal for study, vocational and career guidance) as well as websites and other information from professional associations and education providers.

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Careum Continuing Education is the pioneering institution for continuing education, further training in the health and social care sector in German-speaking Switzerland. We offer a comprehensive range of courses for specialists and managers. With our courses, you can further your education in every area of a healthcare organization. Be it in nursing and care, leadership and management, consulting and communication, ageing and society, care catering and housekeeping or medicine and pharmacy.

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Aarau

9/12/2025

Start:	9/12/2025
Duration:	20 days
Mode:	Präsenz
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