Foundations Curriculum

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The Foundations Curriculum provides structured clinical education across the scar management timeline. It is designed to support clinicians in making informed decisions about scar prevention, early intervention, monitoring, and long-term management.

Each module focuses on a specific stage of healing or clinical challenge and includes practical guides, quick-reference tools, and patient-facing handouts suitable for real-world use.

Overview

Scar management is rarely linear. Clinical decisions are influenced by wound type, healing phase, patient factors, adherence, and biological variability. The Foundations series is structured to reflect this reality.

 

Rather than presenting isolated articles, the curriculum follows a logical progression across the scar timeline — from early healing through to recognition of abnormal scar patterns.

 

The emphasis throughout is practical application, not theory alone.

How the Curriculum Is Structured

Each module within Foundations includes:
 
• A Clinical Guide — detailed, structured clinical content
• A Quick Reference — concise summary tables or frameworks
• A Patient Handout — plain-language education suitable for consultation
• Downloadable PDF versions of all materials
 
Modules can be accessed individually. Sequential progression is encouraged but not required.

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Modules

Month 1 — Silicone Fundamentals

Focus:

Timing, indications, and realistic expectations for silicone use in scar care.

Summary:

This module outlines when silicone is introduced following wound closure, the differences between gel and sheet formulations, duration of use, and how to communicate expected outcomes to patients. It provides a structured time-based framework aligned with biological healing phases.

Resources in this module:

• Silicone Scar Care Timeline — Clinical Guide
• Silicone Scar Care — Quick Reference
• Using Silicone for Scar Care — Patient Handout
 
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Month 2 — Scar Biology & Healing

Focus:

Understanding scar formation and the healing cascade.

Summary:

This module provides a practical overview of inflammatory, proliferative, and remodelling phases of wound healing. It links biological processes to observable scar characteristics and highlights the implications for timing of intervention.

Resources in this module:

• Scar Healing Phases — Clinical Guide
• Scar Healing Phases — Quick Reference
• Understanding Scar Healing — Patient Handout
 
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Month 3 — Raised & Abnormal Scars

Focus:

Recognition and differentiation of hypertrophic and keloid scars.

Summary:

This module supports clinicians in distinguishing between hypertrophic and keloid presentations, identifying risk factors, and understanding escalation considerations. Emphasis is placed on early recognition and appropriate referral when required.

Resources in this module:

• Hypertrophic vs Keloid Scars — Clinical Guide
• Hypertrophic vs Keloid — Quick Reference
• Raised or Thickened Scars — Patient Handout
 
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How to Use the Foundations Curriculum

The Foundations series is designed for flexible clinical use.

Clinicians may:
 
• Read modules sequentially as structured education
• Access specific modules relevant to patient presentation
• Download PDF resources for in-clinic reference
• Share patient handouts during consultation
 
All materials are openly accessible and designed to support everyday scar management.