Basic Seminar Wound Expert ICW®

Basic Seminar Wound Expert ICW ^®

Chronic wounds such as decubitus ulcers, leg ulcers or diabetic foot syndrome now affect over 800,000 people in Germany. Given demographic developments and the growing proportion of older people, an increasing need for wound care for people with chronic wounds is to be expected.

To meet these challenges, participants acquire comprehensive knowledge of the basics of wound care as well as knowledge of the causes, forms and specific treatment methods of chronic wounds.

After completing the basic seminar “Wound Expert ICW®”, participants are qualified to provide competent care to people with chronic wounds and to successfully implement preventive and local therapeutic measures.

Next courses:

Berlin-Buch location:

November 23-27, 2026, November 30-December 1, 2026 (2026-W-114)
December 7, 2026 written examination

Eberswalde location:

June 22-26, 2026, June 29-30, 2026 (2026-W-116)
July 6, 2026 written examination

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Target group / requirements

Nursing professionals (nurses, health and nursing staff, health and paediatric nurses,
geriatric nurse (m/f/d)
Special education nurse (m/f/d)
Medical Assistant (m/f/d)
Surgical technical assistants (m/f/d)
Doctors (Human Medicine) (m/f/d)
Apotheker (m/w/d)
Alternative practitioner (m/f/d)
Podologen (m/w/d)
Physiotherapist (m/f/d) with additional qualification as lymph therapist

Only these professional groups can obtain the ICW/TÜV PersCert certification as “Wound Expert ICW®”.

Content

Skin and skin care
Wound types and wound healing
Pain
Hygiene in Wound Care
Wound assessment and wound documentation
Expert standard
Ulcus cruris – prophylaxis and therapy, compression therapy
Decubitus ulcers – prevention and therapy
Diabetic Foot Syndrome – Prevention and Therapy
Material customer
Infection management
Financing
Legal aspects
Nutrition
Education

Structure of the seminar

56 teaching units (45 minutes each)
Written exam (90min)
16 hours of internship in a facility focusing on chronic wound care (60 minutes each)
Internship report (term paper – 5 DIN A4 pages)

Only participants who have completed at least 80% of the teaching units are allowed to take the exam.
After successfully completing both parts of the exam, participants receive the title “Wound Expert ICW®”.

A notice:
The “Wound Expert ICW®” certificate remains valid for five years. After this period, annual recertifications must be submitted to extend the certificate for a further five years.