Aiwei Foster

Aiwei Foster is an endorsed Nurse Practitioner specialising in wound and lymphoedema management, with over 20 years of expertise in complex wound care. Her work spans private practice and her role as Wound Clinical Nurse Consultant at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, where she leads the Wound Resource Nurse (WReN) Program - a leadership network that strengthens wound care capability, education, and best practice consistency across the organisation. Aiwei’s clinical and academic practice focuses on advancing wound management through research, care optimisation, and knowledge translation. She has co-authored RCTs on prophylactic dressings for pressure injury prevention, published in the International Wound Journal, contributing to the evidence base supporting preventative wound care. Her work highlights interprofessional collaboration, implementation science, and patient partnership as essential drivers of improved outcomes. Aiwei is an active national and international speaker with a presence across Singapore and the Asia Pacific region. She represented Australia at the APAC and Türkiye Wound Hygiene Advisory Board meetings in 2025, contributing to co-authored publications in Wounds International outlining approaches to wound hygiene and prevention. She also collaborates with the National University of Singapore as a co-developer and lecturer for wound care modules and masterclasses, supporting capability building across the region. Aiwei is a faculty member of the Australian Wound & Skin Alliance, contributing to the 2024 and 2025 Summer Schools. She also serves as a Chief Examiner for AHPRA OSCEs, is a member of the Australian College of Nurse Practitioners, and a former Education Officer on the Wounds Australia state committee.