SOWC - The Skin Ostomy and Wound Care Competence Center

La HEdS-Genève dispose d'un centre de compétences spécialisé en soins des plaies et cicatrisation appelé le SOWC (Skin-Ostomy-Wound Care Research & Implementation Group).

The Skin Ostomy and Wound Care (SOWC) Competence Center of the School of Health Sciences, HES-SO is the leading competence center in the field of tissue viability, ostomy and wound care including department of nursing, physical therapy, midwifery, and nutrition and dietetics. The SOWC competence center embraces a vision of person-centered, multidisciplinary and evidence-based care.

The aim of the SOWC competence center is to generate and transfer evidence to enhance patient and family outcomes as well as the clinical decision-making process for healthcare professionals.

Objectives
Projects (Ra&D and teaching)
Funding
Research and teaching institutions
Publications

dentify priority research areas and formulate relevant research questions that can have a genuine impact on clinical practice in the care of individuals living with wounds, ostomies, and/or continence disorders;
Design, conduct, analyze, and publish high-quality research on people's experiences, as well as on the effectiveness (goal attainment) and efficiency (optimization and quality) of healthcare interventions in our areas of expertise;
Create and deliver advanced training programs and curricula on these specific aspects of care;
Develop strategies to disseminate and implement specific evidence-based care in health science education;
Develop strategies to disseminate and implement specific evidence-based care in clinical practice;
Foster national and international collaborations in both research, teaching and service provision.

Research projects

Voir le site SOWC
See SOWC website

Teaching and service provision in relation to the competence center

CAS HES-SO en Prise en charge interdisciplinaire des plaies et cicatrisation
DAS HES-SO en Expertise en soins de plaies
Bachelor (nursing, diet, physio, midwife) (soins infirmiers, nutrition et diététique, physiothérapie, sages-femmes)
Master Santé

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Nous remercions les institutions suivantes pour le soutien apporté à notre recherche :