Objectives

Establish a sustainable, inclusive, and multidisciplinary network of clinicians, researchers, and families dedicated to improving skin integrity and skin care practices for extremely preterm infants.

Identify and prioritise key areas for research and quality improvement, based on shared clinical challenges and emerging evidence.

Discuss practice challenges related to skin integrity in extremely preterm infants and co-develop practical, context-sensitive solutions across the network.

Improve the consistency and quality of skin integrity assessment and outcomes through collaborative research and standardised clinical evaluation strategies - identify research/clinical priorities in extreme preterm infants in the first 28 days of life.

Co-develop research protocols, clinical tools, and educational resources that integrate the collective experience and expertise of participating sites.

Facilitate the sharing of de-identified data, clinical practices, and outcomes, enabling benchmarking, transparency, and continuous learning.

Co-generate and disseminate evidence-based tools and implementation strategies, adaptable to diverse healthcare settings and aligned with local capacities.

Foster active engagement with families, clinicians, and researchers, promoting co-design, advocacy, and meaningful knowledge translation centered on the needs of infants and their caregivers.

Value and acknowledge contributions of consumers with a lived experience to partner in the above objectives.