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Dr Fiona Wood's innovative skin treatment for burns
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Dr Fiona Wood's innovative skin treatment for burns
NFSA ID
716434
Courtesy
Network Ten
Excerpt from a Network Ten presentation about the Australian of the Year nominees for 2005.
This clip highlights the work of Perth-based plastic surgeon and head of the Burns Units at Royal Perth Hospital, Dr Fiona Wood, who invented a 'spray-on skin' for the treatment of burns.
She describes the 'lightbulb moment' that led to her delivering skin cells as an aerosol to the surface, a technique that was critical in the aftermath of the 2002 Bali bombings:
She was named Australian of the Year in 2005.
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