Dr Kylie Sandy-Hodgetts, BSc, Hons, MBA Ph.D. MAICD Chair, Board Wounds Australia Adjunct Research Fellow, School of Anatomy, Physiology and Human Biology, UWA. Senior Research Associate, St John of God Hospital, Midland, Western Australia Kylie is a Research Scientist based at St John of God Hospital, Midland and Adjunct Research Fellow, UWA School of Human Sciences. Her research experience includes clinical trials design and implementation, ethics and governance, key stakeholder relationship management, methodology, data management, analysis and dissemination of findings. She is currently Principal Investigator on several trials in the wound care arena. She was recognised for her research in March 2018 by receiving the Journal of Wound Care Best Clinical Research Award for her doctoral work. She also received third place in Innovation in Surgical Site Infection 2018. Her primary teaching and research interests are translation research, prevention of surgical wound complications, skin integrity and health services outcomes. Kylie is currently Chairman of the Board for Wounds Australia, member of the Finance & Audit Subcommittee, Council Member, European Wound Management Association (EWMA), Board Member of the International Cooperating Organisations Group (EWMA), Treasurer of the Research Association of UWA, and International Board Member for the World Union of Wound Healing Societies (WUWHS). Kylie is a editorial board member for Journal of Wound Care and is a regular reviewer for a number of high impact factor journals. Kylie recently co-chaired the WUWHS International Consensus Document on Surgical Wound Dehiscence, a direct result of her doctoral work. Kylie is co-editor of the EWMA International Consensus Document on SSI improved healing outcomes and was a member of the Journal of Wound Care Consensus Document: Identifying and treating foot ulcers in patients with diabetes: saving feet, legs and lives.