Addressing Skin Tone Bias in Wound Care: A Practical Guide for Clinicians

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This webinar will be recorded live on May 20th, 2026 at 12:00PM CT. A recording of the webinar will be available within 24 hours of the live event.

This webinar will explore the critical issue of skin tone bias in wound care and its impact on accurate assessment, timely diagnosis, and patient outcomes. Participants will learn why traditional reliance on visuals, particularly redness—can result in missed or delayed identification of skin damage, infection, and inflammation in individuals with darker skin tones. The session will review real-world examples and evidence highlighting disparities in outcomes and patient experiences. Attendees will be introduced to best-practice guidance for inclusive skin assessment, including practical strategies that emphasize touch, temperature, texture, pain, and patient-reported symptoms. The webinar will also demonstrate how validated tools support consistent, objective language and improve clinician confidence. By the end of the session, participants will be equipped with actionable approaches and resources to deliver more equitable, safe, and person-centered wound care across all skin tones.

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Describe the concept of skin tone bias in wound care and its impact on clinical assessment.
Identify key signs of skin damage, infection, and inflammation in individuals with darker skin tones.
Explain why reliance on visual cues such as redness can lead to delayed diagnosis in darker skin.
Discuss the principles and recommendations from best-practice guidance on inclusive skin assessment.
Recognize the role of tools in supporting accurate and consistent assessment.

Luxmi Dhoonmoon RGN, BSc, MSc

Nurse Consultant

Tissue Viability, London UK

Luxmi Dhoonmoon is a Nurse Consultant Tissue Viability working for London North West University Healthcare (LNWH) NHS trust. Luxmi completed her BSc (Tissue Viability Pathway) in 2010 and MSc Advanced Practice in 2013 at St Georges University of London and is currently enrolled on a PhD in Nursing studies. She is also a Professional Nurse Advocate and Queen’s Nurse. Passionate about wound care and with a passion for addressing inequity across all types of wounds she introduced the Skin tone tool across LNWH NHS trust to reduce harm across all skin tones and increase inclusivity in all wound assessments thus delivering equitable wound and PU care. She also leads a team of Tissue Viability Nurses. Luxmi won the Journal of Wound Care award for Best Clinical research in 2015 for making a difference in patients with chronic wounds while using topical oxygen therapy. She contributed to several case studies, best practice statements and research to enhance clinical evidence forming the future of practice. Luxmi has published several clinical evaluations on patient care and improvement and recently authored an article in Independent Nurse on Long Covid and self-care. She recently co-authored a best practice document with Wounds UK to reflect assessment of dark skin tone in practice. Luxmi's aim is to develop her clinical research further to improve public health and addressing inequity in wound care. She recently won an award at the Health Equity Summit 2025 for North West London ICB for addressing skin tone and improving pressure ulcers care in dark skin tone and also won the HSJ award 2025 for Nursing-Led patient safety initiative for addressing skin tone bias.