Integrating a One Health Approach into Antimicrobial Stewardship and Shared Care in Wound Management
A special issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine (ISSN 2077-0383). This special issue belongs to the section "Dermatology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2026 | Viewed by 22
Special Issue Editor
Interests: shared wound care; antimicrobial stewardship; antimicrobial resistance; self-management of long-term conditions; healthcare professional education; patient experience; shared care; wound care; wound care management; chronic wound care; acute wound care; digital health; interdisciplinary working
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) remains one of the most significant challenges to global health. In wound care, this demands renewed strategies for prevention, treatment and management. Poor sanitation, limited access to clean water, and inadequate education are significant social and environmental factors that affect wound healing and the judicious use of antimicrobials. The 'One Health' approach, combining human, animal, and environmental health, has demonstrated that effective antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) strategies for wound care management extend beyond the clinical setting and involve interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary teams working together with patients and their caregivers for the provision of holistic, evidence-based care and the optimisation of antimicrobials.
Recent research emphasises a collaborative approach to AMS, which can encompass patients and their families. Indeed, patients who understand AMR principles and engage in self-care demonstrate improved confidence, treatment adherence, and overall health outcomes.
This Special Issue welcomes authors to submit papers that explore holistic and cross-sectoral approaches to wound management, antimicrobial use, and AMS interventions in wound care. Research investigating how innovations in diagnostics, digital health, interdisciplinary collaborations and patient-centred care models support evidence-based wound assessment and antimicrobial optimisation in wound management is particularly encouraged.
Dr. Joanna F. Blackburn
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- antimicrobial stewardship
- antimicrobial resistance
- one health
- shared care
- wound care
- wound care management
- chronic wound care
- acute wound care
- digital health
- wound diagnostics
- antimicrobials
- antibiotics
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