Fiona Wood Foundation
The Fiona Wood Foundation is Fire Protection Association
Australia's Official Charity Partner. The Foundation is an
independent not-for-profit organisation which exists to reduce the
devastation caused by the physical, psychological and social
impacts of burn injury.
Spearheaded by plastic and reconstructive surgeon and burns
specialist Professor Fiona Wood AM, the Foundation facilitates the
translation of knowledge from ground breaking scientific and
clinical research into pioneering new treatments for healing burns
and minimising scarring. New insights into burn management and
recovery, advances in technology, new wound care and management
techniques and programs to educate and prevent burns are all part
of the remit of the Foundation.
By continually growing the body of knowledge in the field, the
Foundation's work will save lives and make a significant difference
to the recovery of people who have sustained burn injuries, both
locally and around the world.
FPA Australia is proud to support the Foundation's cutting-edge
work, which aligns with the Association's vision of minimising the
impact of fire for a safer community. FPA Australia raises funds
for the Fiona Wood Foundation at a range of charity events
throughout the year, most notably the Fire Australia Charity Dinner.
Professor Fiona Wood AM
Professor Fiona Wood AM is an FPA Australian Ambassador. She is
an internationally-acclaimed burns researcher and surgeon, known
for achievements such as the development of 'spray on skin' and
leadership of a Perth-based team which treated 28 survivors of the
Bali bombings in 2002.
She leads the Fiona Wood Foundation, FPA Australia's Official
Charity Partner, and is the Director of the Burns Service of
Western Australia and a Consultant Plastic Surgeon at Fiona Stanley
Hospital and Princess Margaret Hospital for Children.=
Professor Wood was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in
2003. In 2005 she won the Western Australian Citizen of the Year
award for her contribution to medicine in the field of burns
research, and in the same year was also named Australian of the
Year. She was named an Australian Living Treasure by the National
Trust, and was voted the most-trusted Australian in a Reader's
Digest poll for six successive years from 2005 to 2010.
To help support the Foundation's life-saving work, visit them
at www.fionawoodfoundation.com.