Catherine Milne

Dr. Karen Bauer is a Wound Certified and Vascular Surgery Nurse Practitioner. She graduated with a B.A. in Sociology from the University of Toledo, an M.S. from The Ohio State University and a Doctorate of Nursing Practice from The University of Toledo. She has been practicing as a wound practitioner for over 19 years and in vascular surgery for over 8 years. She currently practices at George Washington university Hospital. Karen has extensive leadership experience, most recently at Emory University in the Division of Vascular Surgery as the Limb Preservation Coordinator. She was previously the Director of Wound and Vascular Services and Lead APP at the University of Toledo Medical Center in the Division of Vascular Surgery and concurrently as the Program Director at a rural wound center in Wauseon, Ohio, where she practiced for over 13 years.

She is the immediate past-President of the Society for Vascular Nursing and a long-time Board Member and Fellow of the AAWC. She is a Board Member of the Save a Leg Save a Life Foundation and the Alliance of Wound Care Stakeholders. Karen participates on the American Heart Association’s Peripheral Artery Disease National Action Plan Steering Committee and is an editorial reviewer for many scientific journals. She serves on numerous national committees and lectures regionally, nationally, and internationally. She is also a published writer.

Cathy is an Advanced Practice WOC nurse who delivers care across the continuum, including acute care, long-term care, home health, and outpatient settings. As a clinician with Connecticut Clinical Nursing Associates, she also consults with organizations to improve wound outcomes, conducts clinical research, and lectures both nationally and internationally. She has published numerous articles, authored several book chapters and is the Co-Editor of the texts Wound, Ostomy, Continence Secrets and the Wound Care Certification Study Guide, Third Edition. Cathy is a former Nurse Board Member of the Association for the Advancement of Wound Care (AAWC) and currently serves as a Board Member of the Post-Acute Wound and Skin Care Integrity Council (PAWSIC). She is also a member of the AAWC Educational Planning Committee and serves as Chair of the Coalition for At-Risk Skin (CARS). In addition, she holds an appointment as Adjunct Clinical Professor at the Yale School of Nursing. Cathy is the recipient of the John A. Boswick Award.

Dot has been practicing in the specialty of wound and ostomy care for over 4 decades. She has practiced in acute care, home care and long-term care, spent 7 years in industry, and has practiced in outpatient care since 2001. She has been Board Certified by the Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Certification Board since 1985 and The American Board of Wound Management since 2004. She has authored and co-authored numerous papers and consensus documents, and 14 book chapters. She is the Co-Chair of the Symposium on Advanced Wound Care, was part of the founding faculty for the Wound Certification Prep Course, is a committe member of the International Wound Infection Institute, and works as a Consultant and Educator and lives in Holland, Michigan. She works part time at the Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine Clinic at Holland Hospital.

Cathy is an Advanced Practice WOC nurse who delivers care across the continuum, including acute care, long-term care, home health, and outpatient settings. As a clinician with Connecticut Clinical Nursing Associates, she also consults with organizations to improve wound outcomes, conducts clinical research, and lectures both nationally and internationally. She has published numerous articles, authored several book chapters and is the Co-Editor of the texts Wound, Ostomy, Continence Secrets and the Wound Care Certification Study Guide, Third Edition. Cathy is a former Nurse Board Member of the Association for the Advancement of Wound Care (AAWC) and currently serves as a Board Member of the Post-Acute Wound and Skin Care Integrity Council (PAWSIC). She is also a member of the AAWC Educational Planning Committee and serves as Chair of the Coalition for At-Risk Skin (CARS). In addition, she holds an appointment as Adjunct Clinical Professor at the Yale School of Nursing. Cathy is the recipient of the John A. Boswick Award.

Dr. Jayesh B. Shah is the President of TIMEO2 Healing Concepts, LLC, which provides consulting and education services in wound care and hyperbaric medicine;Past Medical Director of NE & Mission Trail Baptist, Soutwest General Hospital and UMH wound clinics. Past President of South Texas Wound Associates, where he provided clinical wound care services in San Antonio for the past 28 years; Past President of American College of Hyperbaric Medicine; Immediate Past President of Texas Medical Association. He is current Co- Chair of WoundCON. He is also CMO of PACT 2,Northwest Health Center, Audie Murphy Veteran Hospital in San Antonio, Texas. He is also CMO of MR3 Health, San Antonio, Texas

He has published “Wound Care Certification Study Guide” in 2011,2016,2021; Textbook of Chronic Wound Care: An Evidence-Based Approach to Diagnosis and Treatment in 2018, and created “WoundDoctor” Free App.He has authored over 40 chapters on wound topics in 4 books and 30+ scientific articles in wound care and hyperbaric medicine. He is past Assistant Editor of Journal of ACCWS and present editorial board member of Today's Wound Clinic.

To his credit, Dr. Shah is the recipient of the Gold Award for Wound Hygiene Implementation issued by JWC WUWHS Awards (2022), Lifetime Achievement Award (2020) Diabetes Research Award (2019) Paul James Sheffield Education Award for Lifetime Dedication to Education in the field of Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine (2014); Jefferson C. Davis Memorial Award for Excellence in Clinical Hyperbaric Medicine (2007 and 2011); Carolyn Sue Award (2009); Young Scientist/Medical Doctor Award (2008).

Cathy is an Advanced Practice WOC nurse who delivers care across the continuum, including acute care, long-term care, home health, and outpatient settings. As a clinician with Connecticut Clinical Nursing Associates, she also consults with organizations to improve wound outcomes, conducts clinical research, and lectures both nationally and internationally. She has published numerous articles, authored several book chapters and is the Co-Editor of the texts Wound, Ostomy, Continence Secrets and the Wound Care Certification Study Guide, Third Edition. Cathy is a former Nurse Board Member of the Association for the Advancement of Wound Care (AAWC) and currently serves as a Board Member of the Post-Acute Wound and Skin Care Integrity Council (PAWSIC). She is also a member of the AAWC Educational Planning Committee and serves as Chair of the Coalition for At-Risk Skin (CARS). In addition, she holds an appointment as Adjunct Clinical Professor at the Yale School of Nursing. Cathy is the recipient of the John A. Boswick Award.

Dr. Jayesh B. Shah is the President of TIMEO2 Healing Concepts, LLC, which provides consulting and education services in wound care and hyperbaric medicine;Past Medical Director of NE & Mission Trail Baptist, Soutwest General Hospital and UMH wound clinics. Past President of South Texas Wound Associates, where he provided clinical wound care services in San Antonio for the past 28 years; Past President of American College of Hyperbaric Medicine; Immediate Past President of Texas Medical Association. He is current Co- Chair of WoundCON. He is also CMO of PACT 2,Northwest Health Center, Audie Murphy Veteran Hospital in San Antonio, Texas. He is also CMO of MR3 Health, San Antonio, Texas

He has published “Wound Care Certification Study Guide” in 2011,2016,2021; Textbook of Chronic Wound Care: An Evidence-Based Approach to Diagnosis and Treatment in 2018, and created “WoundDoctor” Free App.He has authored over 40 chapters on wound topics in 4 books and 30+ scientific articles in wound care and hyperbaric medicine. He is past Assistant Editor of Journal of ACCWS and present editorial board member of Today's Wound Clinic.

To his credit, Dr. Shah is the recipient of the Gold Award for Wound Hygiene Implementation issued by JWC WUWHS Awards (2022), Lifetime Achievement Award (2020) Diabetes Research Award (2019) Paul James Sheffield Education Award for Lifetime Dedication to Education in the field of Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine (2014); Jefferson C. Davis Memorial Award for Excellence in Clinical Hyperbaric Medicine (2007 and 2011); Carolyn Sue Award (2009); Young Scientist/Medical Doctor Award (2008).

Cathy is an Advanced Practice WOC nurse who delivers care across the continuum, including acute care, long-term care, home health, and outpatient settings. As a clinician with Connecticut Clinical Nursing Associates, she also consults with organizations to improve wound outcomes, conducts clinical research, and lectures both nationally and internationally. She has published numerous articles, authored several book chapters and is the Co-Editor of the texts Wound, Ostomy, Continence Secrets and the Wound Care Certification Study Guide, Third Edition. Cathy is a former Nurse Board Member of the Association for the Advancement of Wound Care (AAWC) and currently serves as a Board Member of the Post-Acute Wound and Skin Care Integrity Council (PAWSIC). She is also a member of the AAWC Educational Planning Committee and serves as Chair of the Coalition for At-Risk Skin (CARS). In addition, she holds an appointment as Adjunct Clinical Professor at the Yale School of Nursing. Cathy is the recipient of the John A. Boswick Award.

Dr. Michael N. Desvigne is a true plastic and reconstructive surgeon who has chosen to dedicate his expertise to reconstructive surgery, specifically wound reconstruction. Dr, Desvigne believes performing reconstructive surgery has made him a better wound healing clinician and managing complex wounds has made him a better reconstructive surgeon. Dr. Desvigne brings a wealth of experience from a variety of disciplines. He is board certified in plastic surgery, general surgery, wound care and hyperbaric medicine. With this quadruple certification he approaches each wound problem with a staircase approach including surgical and nonsurgical solutions.

Dr. Desvigne is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons (ACS). He is a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgery (ASPS), the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) and the Arizona Society of Plastic Surgeons. He is also a member of the American Academy of Wound Specialists, Wound Healing Society and the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society. He is a world-renowned lecturer and consultant in wound healing technologies. He has created multiple programs for inpatient and outpatient centers of excellence in wound care, with a focus on the continuum of care.

Emily Greenstein, APRN, CNP, CWON-AP, FACCWS is a Certified Wound and Ostomy Nurse Practitioner at Essentia Health in Fargo, ND. She is certified as an Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner through the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. She has been involved with other wound organizations and . is currently elected to the Board of Directors for the American College of Clinical Wound Specialists, past president of the North Central chapter for the wound, ostomy and contience society. Emily has served as an expert reviewer for the WOCN Society and the Journal for WOCN. She is a blogger for Wound Source. Her main career focus is on the advancement of wound care through evidence-based research.

Cathy is an Advanced Practice WOC nurse who delivers care across the continuum, including acute care, long-term care, home health, and outpatient settings. As a clinician with Connecticut Clinical Nursing Associates, she also consults with organizations to improve wound outcomes, conducts clinical research, and lectures both nationally and internationally. She has published numerous articles, authored several book chapters and is the Co-Editor of the texts Wound, Ostomy, Continence Secrets and the Wound Care Certification Study Guide, Third Edition. Cathy is a former Nurse Board Member of the Association for the Advancement of Wound Care (AAWC) and currently serves as a Board Member of the Post-Acute Wound and Skin Care Integrity Council (PAWSIC). She is also a member of the AAWC Educational Planning Committee and serves as Chair of the Coalition for At-Risk Skin (CARS). In addition, she holds an appointment as Adjunct Clinical Professor at the Yale School of Nursing. Cathy is the recipient of the John A. Boswick Award.

Cathy is an Advanced Practice WOC nurse who delivers care across the continuum, including acute care, long-term care, home health, and outpatient settings. As a clinician with Connecticut Clinical Nursing Associates, she also consults with organizations to improve wound outcomes, conducts clinical research, and lectures both nationally and internationally. She has published numerous articles, authored several book chapters and is the Co-Editor of the texts Wound, Ostomy, Continence Secrets and the Wound Care Certification Study Guide, Third Edition. Cathy is a former Nurse Board Member of the Association for the Advancement of Wound Care (AAWC) and currently serves as a Board Member of the Post-Acute Wound and Skin Care Integrity Council (PAWSIC). She is also a member of the AAWC Educational Planning Committee and serves as Chair of the Coalition for At-Risk Skin (CARS). In addition, she holds an appointment as Adjunct Clinical Professor at the Yale School of Nursing. Cathy is the recipient of the John A. Boswick Award.