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Aim : To describe needs and expectations from healthcare professionals while setting up a multidisciplinary wound clinic. Methods : An online survey was conducted in a 190-bed hospital in Western Switzerland from the 2nd to 15th of June 2020. Descriptive statistics were used to analyse the data. Results : A total of 166 healthcare professionals (118 nurses, 48 physicians) participated in the survey. Half of the participants (48%) saw the importance of setting up a wound clinic as 47% were taking care of wounds daily. Almost all participants (83 %) disclosed having no educational wound care background and half of them (54%) indicated having no skills and knowledge in wound management. The main aetiologies treated in a specialist center should be diabetic foot, leg and pressure ulcers, then malignant wounds. It is expected a specialist clinic cares for complex or non-healing wounds. Furthermore, 48% of participants wished a multidisciplinary expert approach with a common protocol to guarantee a continuity of care. The wound center should also have an educational role, essential in maintaining up-to-date practice. Conclusions and implications for clinical practice : In conclusion, a wound clinic should have a multidisciplinary specialist approach while ensuring evidence-based and uniform practices to provide a person-centered care. Furthermore, further-education must be offered.

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