Foundations

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Evidence-informed scar care, structured for clinical practice.

Foundations is a structured clinical education pathway developed by the Scintera Scar Care Institute. It provides practical, evidence-informed guidance on scar care across the healing timeline, with resources designed for real clinical use.
 

Foundations is a structured clinical education pathway developed by the Scintera Scar Care Institute. It provides practical, evidence-informed guidance on scar care across the healing timeline, with resources designed for real clinical use.
 

What is Foundations? 

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Foundations is not a blog and not a collection of articles. It is a structured series of clinical modules designed to build confidence through timing, biology, and recognition.
 

Each module focuses on a specific stage or challenge in scar care and includes clinician-facing resources and patient-facing handouts that can be used immediately in practice.
 

How the programme is structured
 

Each month focuses on a specific stage or challenge in scar care.

Each module contains clinical guides, quick references, and patient handouts.

Resources are available online and as printable PDFs.
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Foundations modules 

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Month 1

Silicone Fundamentals

A practical, time-based framework for when silicone is used in scar care, from early healing through long-term maturation, with realistic expectations for clinicians and patients.
 

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Month 2

Scar Biology & Healing

A practical, time-based framework for when silicone is used in scar care, from early healing through long-term maturation, with realistic expectations for clinicians and patients.
 

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Month 3

Raised & Abnormal Scars

A practical, time-based framework for when silicone is used in scar care, from early healing through long-term maturation, with realistic expectations for clinicians and patients.
 

A practical, time-based framework for when silicone is used in scar care, from early healing through long-term maturation, with realistic expectations for clinicians and patients.
 

View module → 

Who Foundations is for 

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Physiotherapists

Occupational Therapists

Nurses involved in wound and scar management

Medical practitioners

Allied health professionals involved in scar care

How to use these resources

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Read online during clinical review

Download PDFs for printing or sharing

Use patient handouts to support patient understanding

Medical practitioners

Share links freely with colleagues
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