The idea of ET4Care

With “E-Training for Care” we want to reach medical specialists and train them in wound management with qualified specialists and then accompany them in practical application. And in Gotse Delchev we are starting it as a pilot project.

If the pilot project runs successfully and “works”, we want to offer it for other places and countries in other languages. Because in principle it no longer matters where the training is “accessed”, in which language, with which cultural background and not what topic it is about.

Because we are convinced that in a networked world, everyone should not only have the right to the best possible medical care, but also the opportunity to make use of it.

The topics

wound care

  • Anatomy and physiology of the skin
  • Formation of wounds, types of wounds
  • Pain generation and perception
  • decubitus
  • Ulcus cruris venosum, PAD, Ulcus cruris arteriosum, lymphoedema, body image disorders, compression therapy
  • DFS – Diabetic Foot Syndrome
  • hygiene
  • infection management
  • case management
  • Education – Communication
  • nutrition
  • Wound cleaning / wound irrigation
  • expert standards
  • Contemporary wound care and material
  • Wound assessment and wound documentation

See a short preview in Bulgarian language:

In December 2022, we initially launched a pilot project in Gotse Delchev, Bulgaria. This was followed at the beginning of January by another pilot project in Pazardschik, Bulgaria. Both projects are currently still running with a total of over 60 participants. Further projects are planned – as soon as the pilot phase is completed and evaluated. If you are interested in running this course in your institution, please contact us:

    Please inform me about the possibilities of being an organizer of this course “ET4Care Woundmanagement”:


    Be enthusiastic about it

    This project is supported by the voluntary commitment and donations of many. If you would like to contribute by making a donation, you will find the necessary information here. Of course we can issue you a donation receipt for the donation – and thank you in advance for your support.

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    We thank for the kind support of

    The project team

    The following organisations, companies and people support the conception, planning and realization of the project:

    Project management and coordination
    dr medical Rita Wietfeld, neurologist, Rotary Club Witten-Hohenstein

    Conception and production of the digital learning materials
    Prof. Dr. re. doctor Gregor Hohenberg, Head of the staff unit for digitization and knowledge management at the Hamm-Lippstadt University of Applied Sciences

    Implementation of the pilot project at the “Signs of Hope” clinic in Gotse Delchev/Bulgaria

    Jost Stahlschmidt, head of foreign and disaster relief in the Association of Free Evangelical Churches in Germany, supporting company of the clinic “Signs of Hope”

    dr medical Hadjiev, Vascular Surgeon at Signs of Hope Clinic

    conceptual design of the nursing learning content wound management

    Carola Widdershoven,
    Wound Manager TÜVCert

    medical supervision of the learning content wound management

    private lecturer dr medical Heiko Sorg,
    Specialist in plastic and aesthetic surgery in the Westphalia Clinic, Dortmund and the University of Witten/Herdecke

    scientific support of the project

    Prof. Dr. medical vet Jan Ehlers,
    Chair for Didactics and Educational Research in Health Care, University of Witten/Herdecke
    and Passport Club 1900

    Prof. Dr. re. pole. Dirk Sauerland,
    Chair of Institutional Economics and Health Policy, University of Witten/Herdecke
    and Rotary Club Witten-Hohenstein