# Wound Center for professionals Keywords: - [wound care](< /en/search?q=wound care >) - [care instructions](< /en/search?q=care instructions >) - [haavakeskus](< /en/search?q=haavakeskus >) - ... Show all keywords - [professional competence](< /en/search?q=professional competence >) - [Park Hospital](< /en/search?q=Park Hospital >) - [ihosairaudet](< /en/search?q=ihosairaudet >) - [plastic surgery](< /en/search?q=plastic surgery >) - [vascular surgery](< /en/search?q=vascular surgery >) Wound Center (Haavakeskus) is a collaborative organization formed by the plastic surgery, vascular surgery, and dermatology clinics. We treat patients in the wound clinics in these specialties, as well as in separate multidisciplinary outpatient clinics and wound rounds. In our activities, we focus on wound prevention, unifying the treatment of wound patients, developing a functional system for outpatient care, and setting up a network of contact persons of professionals in wound care. We organize wound care training, participate in research work, and have also joined international networks. The Wound Center provides advice to health care professionals in the Uusimaa region on general matters associated with the treatment of wound patients: - treatment products - prevention of swelling - prevention and treatment of pressure ulcers - treatment chains - instructions on referrals **Multidisciplinary weekly wound rounds** - In Skin and Allergy Hospital - In Espoo Hospital - In Laakso Hospital **Multidisciplinary outpatient clinics on alternate weeks** - In Skin and Allergy Hospital - In Meilahti vascular surgery unit ## Instructions for professionals [ Preventing pressure ulcers(pdf 183.07 KB)  (opens in new window, links to another website) ](https://www-staging.hus.fi/sites/default/files/2020-11/Preventing%20pressure%20ulcers.pdf) [ Prevent pressure injury (A3, updated 2022)(pdf 609.47 KB)  (opens in new window, links to another website) ](https://www-staging.hus.fi/sites/default/files/2022-09/Prevent%20pressure%20injury%20%28A3%2C%20updated%202022%29_0.pdf) [ Prevent pressure injury in ambulance service (A4, draft)(pdf 356.83 KB)  (opens in new window, links to another website) ](https://www-staging.hus.fi/sites/default/files/2022-09/Prevent%20pressure%20injury%20in%20ambulance%20service%20%28A4%2C%20draft%29_0.pdf) [ Prevent pressure injury in the ER (A4, draft)(pdf 474.32 KB)  (opens in new window, links to another website) ](https://www-staging.hus.fi/sites/default/files/2022-09/Prevent%20pressure%20injury%20in%20the%20ER%20%28A4%2C%20draft%29_0.pdf) ## [ Wound Hub (opens in new window, links to another website) ](https://www.terveyskyla.fi/haavatalo) Terveyskylä.fi The Wound Hub provides information on various types of wounds and their care. Go to the Wound Hub front page  ## Units related to the service ### [ Vascular Surgery Outpatient Clinic, Meilahti Tower Hospital ](/en/patient/hospitals-and-other-units/meilahti-tower-hospital/vascular-surgery-outpatient-clinic) At the Vascular Surgery Outpatient Clinic, we examine, treat and monitor diseases related to blood vessels outside the skull and chest cavity. Updated: 21.01.2025 Print this page