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Tuesday May 14, 2024
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Innovations in Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT): A Hands-On Skills Lab
Moderator/Speaker
Elizabeth Faust
MSN, CRNP
Speaker
Devinder Singh
MD
Kara Couch
MS, CRNP, CWCN-AP, FAAWC
Michael Desvigne
MD, FACS, CWS, FACCWS
8:00 AM – 8:15 AM
WHS Welcome and Introduction
Moderator
Rivkah (Roslyn) Isseroff
MD
Timothy Koh
PhD
Traci Wilgus
PhD
8:15 AM – 9:15 AM
WHS SESSION A: Thomas K. Hunt Honorary Lecture
Moderator
Sundeep Keswani
MD, FACS, FAAP
Traci Wilgus
PhD
Speaker
Michael Longaker
MD, MBA, DSc (hon) FACS
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM
WHS SESSION B: Fibroblast Heterogeneity and ECM
Moderator
Mateusz Wietecha
DMD, PhD
Timothy King
MD, PhD, MSBE, FAAP, FACS
Speaker
Brett Shook
PhD
Raul Ramos
PhD
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
WHS SESSION C: Tissue Regeneration
Moderator
Min Zhao
MD, PhD
Subhadip Ghatak
PhD
Speaker
Jeff Biernaskie
PhD
Sundeep Keswani
MD, FACS, FAAP
11:45 AM – 12:45 PM
WHS SESSION D: Wacky Wounds
Moderator
Carlos Zgheib
PhD, MS
Rivka Stone
MD, PhD
Speaker
Benjamin Levi
MD
Hadar Lev-Tov
MD, MAS
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Innovation Theater Lunch (non-CME): Learn How to Help Your ABSSSI Patients Avoid Hospitalization
Speaker
Mark Pierce
MD
12:45 PM – 2:00 PM
WoundShark Innovation Competition Lunch (non-accredited, members only)
Moderator
Mitchell Sanders
PhD
Rivkah (Roslyn) Isseroff
MD
Timothy Koh
PhD
Vickie Driver
DPM, MS, FACFAS
1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Debridement, Total Contact Casting and Advanced Therapies Hands-On Skills Lab
Moderator/Speaker
John Lantis
MD
Speaker
Andrew Applewhite
MD, CWSP, FUHM
Paul Kim
DPM, MS, FACFAS
Peter Arnold
MD, PhD, FACS
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
WHS SESSION E: Infection and Microbiome
Moderator
Irena Pastar
PhD
Lindsay Kalan
PhD
Speaker
Paul Bollyky
MD, PhD
Sasha Shafikhani
PhD
3:15 PM – 4:15 PM
WHS SESSION F: Wound Inflammation
Moderator
Jordan Yaron
PhD
Luisa DiPietro
DDS, PhD
Speaker
Boris Hinz
PhD
Kara Spiller
PhD
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
WHS SESSION G: International Session - Global Challenges in Wound Education
Moderator
Ira Herman
PhD
Lisa Gould
MD, PhD, FACS
Susan Volk
VMD, PhD, Dipl ACVS
Speaker
Gary Sibbald
BSc, MD, FRCPC (med, Derm), MACP, FAAD, Med, FAPWCA, D.Sc (Hons)
Kirsi Isoherranen
MD
5:15 PM – 6:45 PM
Innovation Theater Dinner (non-CME): Comparative Effectiveness and Economics of Advanced Skin Substitutes Using Big Data
Speaker
Bill Padula
PhD
6:30 PM – 9:30 PM
WHS SOCIAL EVENT (WHS Members Only)
Wednesday May 15, 2024
7:00 AM – 9:00 AM
WHS Committee Meetings
7:30 AM – 9:00 AM
Innovation Theater Breakfast (non-CME): Investing in Clinical Outcomes with Pure HOCl (pHA), Aligning evidence-based practice with value-based purchasing
Speaker
Abigail Chaffin
MD, FACS, CWSP, MAPWCA
Dot Weir
RN, CWON, CWS
Kara Couch
MS, CRNP, CWCN-AP, FAAWC
Peter Mallow
PhD
7:30 AM – 9:00 AM
Industry-Supported Symposium Breakfast: A Case-Based Approach to Initiating Advanced Therapies: Leveraging Prognostic Modelling to Drive Wound Healing
Moderator/Speaker
Daniel Davis
DPM
Speaker
Paula Pons
MD, CWSP
7:30 AM – 9:00 AM
Innovation Theater Breakfast (non-CME): Overcoming the Impact of Biofilm to Defeat Hard-to-Heal Wounds: Views from the Lab and Clinical Practice
Speaker
Daniel Metcalf
PhD
Rafael Rafols
MD, CWSP, FACCWS
9:10 AM – 9:30 AM
Opening Ceremony
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM
Keynote Address: Ancient and Modern: A Transformative Approach to Health and Healing
Speaker
Anna Hunt
BA Hons (Cantab), MA (Cantab)
10:45 AM – 11:45 AM
WHS SESSION H: Health Disparities in Wound Healing
Moderator
Dorothy Supp
PhD
E. Foy White-Chu
MD, CWSP, AGSF
Speaker
Maya Fayfman
MD
Samantha Minc
MD, MPH
10:45 AM – 11:45 AM
Infection: Probiotics , Antibiotics, and the Microbiome
Moderator/Speaker
Irena Pastar
PhD
Speaker
Hadar Lev-Tov
MD, MAS
10:45 AM – 11:45 AM
Assessing the Patient and the Wound: What Every Wound Care Clinician Should Be Doing
Moderator/Speaker
Susie Seaman
NP, MSN, CWCN, CWS
Speaker
Dot Weir
RN, CWON, CWS
10:45 AM – 11:45 AM
Innovations in Offloading Modalities for Diabetic Foot Ulcerations: Practical Approaches for Exceptional Wound Care
Moderator/Speaker
Anthony Tickner
DPM FRCPS, FACCWS,FAPWH
10:45 AM – 11:45 AM
Breaking Down the Barriers for the Development of new Therapeutics and Diagnostics
Moderator/Speaker
Vickie Driver
DPM, MS, FACFAS
Speaker
Haofan (Eric) Peng
PhD
Jodie Giordano
PhD
Maureen O’Brien
DVM, MS, DACVP
Scott Herting
PhD
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
WHS Committee Meetings
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Innovation Theater Lunch (non-CME): Regenerative Wound Solutions that Give Healing Every Advantage: A Panel Discussion and Case Review
Speaker
Brian Lepow
DPM
Dot Weir
RN, CWON, CWS
Loan Lam
DPM FAWPHc FAPWCA CWSP CHWS CLWT
Robert Klein
DPM, FACFAS, CWS
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Industry-Supported Symposium Lunch: Head to Toe Approach to Managing Complex Wounds: Optimizing Human Allografts
Joseph larsen
DPM, DABFAS,CDOC
Speaker
Eric Chang
MD
Michael Desvigne
MD, FACS, CWS, FACCWS
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Innovation Theater Lunch (non-CME): Serving Our Patients Better: Applying an Algorithmic Approach to Lower Extremity Ulcers
Speaker
Alisha Oropallo
MD FACS, FSVS, FAPWCA, FABWMS
Naz Wahab
MD, FAAFP, FAPWCA
Nicolas Mouawad
MD, MPH, MBA, DFSVS, FRCS, FACS, RPVI
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Innovation Theater Lunch (non-CME): Balancing Patient Needs and Practice Realities: Advanced Skin Substitutes in Wound Care Management
Speaker
Carrie Frame
DPM, FACFAS, ABPM, CWSP
Eric Harmelin
DPM
Michael Bain
MD, MMS
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Innovation Theater Lunch (non-CME): Don’t Get Stuck in the Inflammatory Phase: A Combination Protocol for Wound Healing
Speaker
Alison Garten
DPM, DAPS, CWSP, CPED
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Innovation Spotlight Theater (non-CME): Shining a Light on New Ideas in Wound Care
Moderator
Pamela Scarborough
PT, DPT, CWS, FAAWC
Speaker
Alberto Passi
MD, PhD
Allison Siler
BSN, RN, CWS
Chrystalbelle Rogers
MSN, RN, CWCN, CENP
Gerald Critz
RN, CNOR
Michael Duehrssen
MD, CWS
1:45 PM – 4:00 PM
WHS SESSION I: Young Investigators Symposium
Moderator
Piul Rabbani
PhD
Traci Wilgus
PhD
Willeke Daamen
PhD
1:45 PM – 2:45 PM
Why are all My Chronic Wound Patients so SICK?
Moderator/Speaker
Caroline Fife
MD
Speaker
Marissa Carter
PhD MA
1:45 PM – 2:45 PM
VLU: Take Your Care to the Next Level
Moderator/Speaker
Karen Bauer
DNP, CWS, FAAWC
Speaker
John Lantis
MD
Nicolas Mouawad
MD, MPH, MBA, DFSVS, FRCS, FACS, RPVI
1:45 PM – 2:45 PM
DFU: Best Care Standard Care
Moderator/Speaker
Lauren Smith
DPM
1:45 PM – 5:15 PM
Wound Infection Day – A Deep Dive into Current and Emerging Management Techniques
Moderator/Speaker
M. Melin
MD, FACS, RPVI, FACCWS
Speaker
Abigail Chaffin
MD, FACS, CWSP, MAPWCA
Dot Weir
RN, CWON, CWS
Natalie Nierenberg
MD, MPH
Richard Simman
MD, FACS, FACCWS
1:45 PM – 2:45 PM
Pressure Injury Prevention and Detection in Patients With Darker Skin Tones (NPIAP)
Moderator/Speaker
Lee Ruotsi
MD, ABWMS, CWS-P, UHM
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Ostomy: From Start to Finish
Moderator/Speaker
Erin Testerman Mitra
RN-MSN, CWOCN
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Bandaging Brilliance: Top tips for Compression Application
Moderator/Speaker
Catherine Milne
MSN, APRN, CWOCN, BC-ANP
Speaker
Brandy McKeown
OTR/L, CLT-LANA, CLWT
Stephanie Woelfel
PT, DPT, CWS
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
A Multifaceted Examination of Midfoot Ulcers in Charcot Foot: Exploring the Challenges and Advances in Wound Healing
Moderator/Speaker
Paul Kim
DPM, MS, FACFAS
Speaker
Caitlin Zarick
DPM
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Expert Panel Discussion on Wound Technology: What is Fiction or Future and What Will Influence Care
Moderator
David Armstrong
DPM, MD, PhD
Speaker
Alisha Oropallo
MD FACS, FSVS, FAPWCA, FABWMS
Bijan Najafi
PhD, MSc
Geoffrey Gurtner
MD, FACS
Robert Kirsner
MD, PhD, FAAD
Wei Gao
PhD
4:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Fistula fun for all!
Moderator/Speaker
Mary Anne Obst
RN, BSN, CCRN, CWON, CWS
Speaker
Adam Ziebol
BAN
4:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Surgical Intervention for the Foot Ulcer: I can fix That, but Should I?
Moderator/Speaker
Alton Johnson Jr.
DPM, CWSP
Speaker
Shahzad Ghori
DPM
Thomas Owolabi
DPM
4:15 PM – 5:15 PM
WHS SESSION J: AI Approaches in Wound Healing
Moderator
Alan Wells
MD, DMSc
Kyle Quinn
PhD
Speaker
Amit Gefen
PhD
Marcella Gomez
PhD
4:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Business of Wound Care: Starting Something New – Focus on Outpatient and Mobile Programs
Moderator/Speaker
Beatriz Coccaro-Word
DNP, APRN, ANP-BC, CWS
Speaker
Martha Kelso
RN, CHWS, HBOT
4:15 PM – 5:15 PM
You Advocated for It: Tips to Implement It!
Moderator/Speaker
Marcia Nusgart
RPh
Speaker
Kathleen Schaum
MS
5:15 PM – 7:30 PM
Grand Opening of Exhibit Hall and Cocktail Reception
Thursday May 16, 2024
7:00 AM – 9:00 AM
WHS Committee Meetings
7:30 AM – 9:00 AM
Innovation Theater Breakfast (non-CME): Elevating Wound Care in the Acute Care Setting
Speaker
Emily Greenstein
ARPN, CNP, CWON-AP, FACCWS
7:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Poster Viewing
7:30 AM – 9:00 AM
Innovation Theater Breakfast (non-CME): A Unique Three-Dimensional Wound Matrix Solution for Deep, Tunneling, and Irregular Wounds
Speaker
Ali Saberi
MD
John Kirby
MD
Raymond Abdo
DPM, CWS
Walaya Methodius-Rayford
MD, MBA, CWSP, RPVI
7:30 AM – 9:00 AM
Innovation Theater Breakfast (non-CME): Beyond Basic Debridement: Elevate Your Options With A New Dressing Technology
Speaker
Amanda Murray
MSN, WCC
Kara Couch
MS, CRNP, CWCN-AP, FAAWC
Micah Siegel
MD
7:30 AM – 9:00 AM
Innovation Theater Breakfast (non-CME): It Does Not Take Magic to Manage Your Complex Wounds—MicroMatrix® Flex and the Integra Portfolio May Do the Trick
Speaker
Craig Frey
DPM
David Tran
DPM, FACFAS
Harrison Cotler
DO
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9:15 AM – 10:15 AM
WHS Session K: Concurrent Oral Abstracts I (non-accredited)
9:15 AM – 10:15 AM
K3: Acute Wounds/Angiogenesis
9:15 AM – 10:15 AM
K1: Infections/Biofilms 1
9:15 AM – 10:15 AM
K4: Bioengineering/Biomaterials
9:15 AM – 10:15 AM
K2: Fibrosis/Scarring 1
9:15 AM – 10:15 AM
HS: Medical and Surgical Treatment Approaches
Moderator/Speaker
Hadar Lev-Tov
MD, MAS
Speaker
Irena Pastar
PhD
Sara Danker
MD
9:15 AM – 10:15 AM
Drugs You Need to Know as a Wound Care Provider
Moderator/Speaker
Lee Ruotsi
MD, ABWMS, CWS-P, UHM
9:15 AM – 10:15 AM
Healing Wounds in Neonates and Kids
Moderator/Speaker
Sundeep Keswani
MD, FACS, FAAP
Speaker
Raegan Hunt
MD, PhD, FAAD, FAAP
9:15 AM – 10:15 AM
Burns: For the non-Burn Clinician
Moderator/Speaker
Susan Smith
PhD, APRN-BC, WCC, CBRN, RNFA, FAANP
9:15 AM – 10:15 AM
Business of Wound Care: No Such Thing as an “Office Visit”: Evaluation and Management Coding and Documentation
Moderator/Speaker
Jeffrey Lehrman
DPM, FASPS, MAPWCA, CPC, CPMA
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Industry-Supported Symposium: Optimizing the Use of Wound Antiseptics in Practice: An International Perspective
Moderator
Michael Desvigne
MD, FACS, CWS, FACCWS
Speaker
Abigail Chaffin
MD, FACS, CWSP, MAPWCA
Alisha Oropallo
MD FACS, FSVS, FAPWCA, FABWMS
Kara Couch
MS, CRNP, CWCN-AP, FAAWC
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10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
WHS Session L: Concurrent Oral Abstracts II (non-accredited)
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
L3: Biological Dressings and Matrices
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
L1: Chronic Wounds 1
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
L4: Clinical Indicators
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
L2: Novel Therapies
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Industry-Supported Symposium: Diving into the Diverse Applications of Fish Skin Grafts: From Head to Toe
Moderator/Speaker
John Lantis
MD
Speaker
John Nguyen
MD
Richard Simman
MD, FACS, FACCWS
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Industry-Supported Symposium: Epidermolysis bullosa: Advances in Research and Treatment
Speaker
Fernanda Schmidt
MD
Mercedes Gonzalez
MD
11:30 AM – 2:00 PM
Lunch With Exhibitors
12:15 PM – 2:00 PM
WHS Meet the Mentors (non-accredited): Taking a Research Idea from the Bench to the Clinic
Moderator
Rivkah (Roslyn) Isseroff
MD
Speaker
Gautam Ghatnekar
Geoffrey Gurtner
MD, FACS
2:15 PM – 3:15 PM
WHS SESSION M: Tissue Engineering and Biomaterials
Moderator
Daria Narmoneva
PhD
Heather Powell
PhD
Speaker
Jamal Lewis
PhD
Willeke Daamen
PhD
2:15 PM – 3:15 PM
Advanced Clinical Practice and Emerging Research (SAWC Oral Abstracts)
Moderator
Oscar Alvarez
PhD, CCT, FAPWCA
2:15 PM – 3:15 PM
The Mind and Emotion: Depression and the Wound Care Patient
Moderator/Speaker
Katlein Franca
MD, PhD
Speaker
Rivkah (Roslyn) Isseroff
MD
2:15 PM – 3:15 PM
Treatment of Soft Tissue and Bone Infections
Moderator/Speaker
Brian Myer
MD, FACS
Speaker
Ronald Beaulieu
MD
2:15 PM – 3:15 PM
Biofilms and Wound Healing: The Great Debate on Mitigation
Moderator
Robert Kirsner
MD, PhD, FAAD
Speaker
Kendra Rumbaugh
PhD
Paul Kim
DPM, MS, FACFAS
2:15 PM – 3:15 PM
Business of Wound Care: CTPs/Skin Substitutes: Reimbursement Facts, and Nothing but the Facts!
Moderator/Speaker
Kathleen Schaum
MS
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
Bench Research in Wound Healing: A Primer on how This Affects Clinical Care of Patients
Moderator/Speaker
Rivkah (Roslyn) Isseroff
MD
Speaker
Marjana Tomic-Canic
PhD
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
What’s Hiding Beneath: The Relationship Between Autoimmune Conditions and Chronic Wounds
Moderator/Speaker
Andrea Maderal
MD
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
WHS SESSION N: Awardee Spotlight
Moderator
Rivkah (Roslyn) Isseroff
MD
Timothy Koh
PhD
Traci Wilgus
PhD
Speaker
Georgios Theocharidis
PhD
Helena Zomer
DVM, PhD
Lisa Gould
MD, PhD, FACS
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
Rapid Fire: Poster Talks
Moderator
Anthony Tickner
DPM FRCPS, FACCWS,FAPWH
Emily Greenstein
ARPN, CNP, CWON-AP, FACCWS
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
CTPs: Current Available Data and When to use
Moderator/Speaker
Alisha Oropallo
MD FACS, FSVS, FAPWCA, FABWMS
Speaker
John Lantis
MD
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
The Hostile Wound Environment: How to Assess and Change
Moderator
Dot Weir
RN, CWON, CWS
Speaker
Ira Herman
PhD
4:45 PM – 5:45 PM
WHS General Session: Talking About Wounds: Communication Pathways Within A Complex Process
Moderator
Swathi Balaji
PhD
Timothy Koh
PhD
Speaker
Luisa DiPietro
DDS, PhD
6:00 PM – 7:15 PM
Innovation Theater Dinner (non-CME): Ready. Set. Clean! Modern Perspectives About “Hydromechanical” Wound Cleansing & Healing with Instillation Therapy
Speaker
Elizabeth Faust
MSN, CRNP
Paul Kim
DPM, MS, FACFAS
Yesenia Banks
6:00 PM – 6:30 PM
WHS SESSION O: Rapid Fire Poster Presentations (non-accredited)
Moderator
Rivka Stone
MD, PhD
Subhadip Ghatak
PhD
6:30 PM – 7:00 PM
WHS Business Meeting
7:00 PM – 7:15 PM
WHS Awards (non-accredited)
7:15 PM – 7:30 PM
SAWC Founders and Abstract Award Ceremony
7:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Poster Reception
Friday May 17, 2024
7:30 AM – 9:00 AM
Innovation Theater Breakfast (non-CME): EscharEx, an Innovative Multimodal Enzymatic Debridement Agent for the Treatment of Chronic Wounds
Speaker
Cyaandi Dove
DPM
John Lantis
MD
Robert J. Snyder
DPM, MSc, MBA, CWSP, FFPM RCP
Vickie Driver
DPM, MS, FACFAS
7:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Poster Viewing
7:30 AM – 9:00 AM
Innovation Theater Breakfast (non-CME): Innovative Approaches to Complex Wound Healing: Expert Panel Insights
Speaker
Dot Weir
RN, CWON, CWS
Emily Greenstein
ARPN, CNP, CWON-AP, FACCWS
Robert Klein
DPM, FACFAS, CWS
7:30 AM – 9:00 AM
Innovation Theater Breakfast (non-CME): The Next Generation in Chronic Wound Healing—The Latest Clinical Data on the Autologous, Multi-layered, Platelet-Rich Fibrin Patch
Speaker
Kara Couch
MS, CRNP, CWCN-AP, FAAWC
9:15 AM – 10:15 AM
WHS General Session: Inflammation in Tissue Repair and Regeneration
Moderator
Marjana Tomic-Canic
PhD
Rivkah (Roslyn) Isseroff
MD
Speaker
Paul Martin
BSc, PhD
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10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
WHS Session P: Concurrent Oral Abstracts III (non-accredited)
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
P3: Inflammation
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
P1: Chronic Wounds 2
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
P4: Burn and Acute Wounds
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
P2: Fibrosis/Scarring 2
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Innovation Theater Workshop (non-CME): Be Our Guest at the TCC-EZ Casting Workshop
Speaker
Andrew Applewhite
MD, CWSP, FUHM
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Innovation Theater Workshop (non-CME): Introducing Hyalo4® Care, A Novel Hyaluronic Acid Hydrogel for Acute and Chronic Wounds
Speaker
Alberto Passi
MD, PhD
Daniel Kapp
MD
Eric Lullove
DPM CWSP DABLES FAPWH(c) FFPM RCPS(Glasg)
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Innovation Theater Workshop (non-CME): Compression Therapy for the Venous and Mixed Arterial Patient: A Fundamentals Review
Speaker
Kara Couch
MS, CRNP, CWCN-AP, FAAWC
Karen Bauer
DNP, CWS, FAAWC
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Innovation Theater Workshop (non-CME): Empowering Patient Care Through Science and Evidence: Advanced Wound Care Portfolio to Support a Broad Range of Patient Needs
Speaker
Anthony Lalama
DPM
11:30 AM – 2:00 PM
Lunch With Exhibitors
2:15 PM – 2:40 PM
RAPID FIRE: Atypical Wounds: Pyoderma Gangrenosum
Moderator/Speaker
Tracey Vlahovic
DPM, FFPM RCPS (Glasg)
2:15 PM – 2:40 PM
RAPID FIRE: Bringing Clinical Research to Your Practice
Moderator/Speaker
Hadar Lev-Tov
MD, MAS
2:15 PM – 2:40 PM
RAPID FIRE: Why You Should Be Documenting and Coding Social Determinants of Health
Moderator/Speaker
Denise Nemeth
MPAS, PA-C, CWS
Speaker
Monique Abner
MD
2:15 PM – 4:25 PM
Advanced Wound Care Therapy for the Lower Extremity: Hands-On Skills Lab
Moderator
Pamela Scarborough
PT, DPT, CWS, FAAWC
2:15 PM – 2:40 PM
RAPID FIRE: Get Smart! SmartTRAK Advanced Wound Care Market Insights
Moderator/Speaker
Susan Paquette
MS, MBA
2:50 PM – 3:15 PM
RAPID FIRE: Atypical Wounds: Cancer
Moderator/Speaker
Andrea Maderal
MD
2:50 PM – 3:15 PM
RAPID FIRE: Revolutionizing Wound Care: Harnessing AI Wearables and Sensors
Moderator/Speaker
David Armstrong
DPM, MD, PhD
2:50 PM – 3:15 PM
RAPID FIRE: Mattresses and Support Surfaces 101
Moderator/Speaker
Jeanine Maguire
PhD, MS, MPT, FAAC, CWS
2:50 PM – 3:15 PM
RAPID FIRE: Disparities in Care in Chronic Wound Patients
Moderator/Speaker
Maria Goddard
MD, CWS, MAPWCA
3:25 PM – 3:50 PM
RAPID FIRE: Obesity and Wound Healing
Moderator/Speaker
Adrian Barbul
MD
3:25 PM – 3:50 PM
RAPID FIRE: Ten Critical Pain Management Pearls
Moderator/Speaker
Jill Eysaman-Walker
DO, CWSP, ABWMS
3:25 PM – 3:50 PM
RAPID FIRE: Surgical Intervention for Pressure Injury
Moderator/Speaker
Christie Bialowas
MD
3:25 PM – 3:50 PM
RAPID FIRE: Debridement: What the Future Holds
Moderator/Speaker
Stephen Davis
Speaker
Marjana Tomic-Canic
PhD
4:00 PM – 4:25 PM
RAPID FIRE: Top Clinical Articles of 23-24
Moderator/Speaker
Robert Kirsner
MD, PhD, FAAD
4:00 PM – 4:25 PM
RAPID FIRE: Shifting From Compliance to Adherence: Smoking Cessation as a Model
Moderator/Speaker
Oscar Alvarez
PhD, CCT, FAPWCA
4:00 PM – 4:25 PM
RAPID FIRE: Implementing Wound Care in the VA Setting
Moderator/Speaker
Aimee Garcia
MD
4:00 PM – 4:25 PM
RAPID FIRE: Arthritis: Impact on Healing
Moderator/Speaker
Nezam Altorok
MD
4:35 PM – 5:35 PM
John A. Boswick Award and Lectureship
Moderator/Speaker
Robert Kirsner
MD, PhD, FAAD
Speaker
Mark Granick
MD
Oscar Alvarez
PhD, CCT, FAPWCA
Randy Schwartz
Saturday May 18, 2024
9:15 AM – 10:15 AM
HBO: What’s new in HBO
Moderator/Speaker
Jayesh Shah
MD, UHM(ABPM), CWSP, FAPWCA, FCCWS, FUHM, FACP, FACHM
Speaker
Helen Gelly
MD, FUHM, FACCWS, UHM/ABPM
9:15 AM – 10:15 AM
Wound Wheel of Fortune
Moderator
Eric Lullove
DPM CWSP DABLES FAPWH(c) FFPM RCPS(Glasg)
9:15 AM – 10:15 AM
Wound Management: Palliation and Patient Centered Care: Success Isn’t Always a Healed Wound: A Case-Based Panel
Patricia Stevenson
DNP
Moderator
Denise Nemeth
MPAS, PA-C, CWS
Speaker
Daniel Tamez
Sc.D., MPAS, PA-C, CWS, FACHE
Karen Bauer
DNP, CWS, FAAWC
9:15 AM – 10:15 AM
Optimal Nutrition for the Wounded Patient
Moderator/Speaker
Samuel Nwafor
MD, FACP, FAPWCA
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Unlocking the Hidden Impact: Exploring Lymphatic Impairment Beyond the Swollen Leg
Moderator/Speaker
Suzie Ehmann
DPT, PhD, CWS, CLWT, CLT-LANA
Speaker
M. Melin
MD, FACS, RPVI, FACCWS
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Late-Breaking Abstracts: Bringing New Evidence to Light
Moderator
Oscar Alvarez
PhD, CCT, FAPWCA
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Great Debates and Updates: NPWT: Does the Device Matter
Moderator
Michael Desvigne
MD, FACS, CWS, FACCWS
Speaker
Elizabeth Faust
MSN, CRNP
Krista Bauer
RN, WCC, OMS
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Scars and Fibrosis: A Practical Approach
Moderator/Speaker
Jeffrey Davidson
MS, PhD
Speaker
Hasan Abaci
PhD
11:45 AM – 12:45 PM
SAWC Plenary Session: Difference Makers
Moderator
Susie Seaman
NP, MSN, CWCN, CWS
Moderator/Speaker
Kathleen Gorkiewicz
Traci Wilgus
PhD
Speaker
Brittany Kalapach
DPM, CWSP, DABPM
Craig Tipton
PhD
Sik Namgoong
MD, PhD
V. Logan Edwards Kark
PT, DPT
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