SAWC truly elevates the nursing voice in wound care and reinforces the value of interdisciplinary practice. It gives us greater confidence in how we care for our patients and empowers us to advocate for what they need. For young nurses especially, SAWC builds both confidence and clinical decision-making skills. As a wound care ambassador, my passion lies in helping to raise the next generation of wound care providers.
Apr 8-12, 2026
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Symposium on Advanced Wound Care (SAWC) Spring
Symposium on Advanced Wound Care (SAWC) Spring
The Leading Wound Care Conference
Join global wound care leaders for evidence-based education, innovation, and collaboration to improve outcomes.
- Expert-led sessions from top wound care specialists
- Latest evidence-based practices and innovations
- Practical strategies to improve patient care
- Strong focus on interdisciplinary collaboration
Co-Chairs
Dot
Weir
RN, CWON, CWS
Robert
Kirsner
MD, PhD, FAAD
April 8-12, 2026
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Advance Care This Spring
Join wound care leaders from around the world for the 2026 Symposium on Advanced Wound Care (SAWC) Spring in collaboration with the Wound Healing Society (WHS), taking place April 8–12, 2026, in Charlotte, North Carolina. SAWC Spring | WHS is the largest and most influential wound care conference providing clinicians with comprehensive education on the prevention, management, and treatment of acute and chronic wounds.
Why Attend?
The SAWC Spring | WHS 2026 meeting delivers an unmatched wound care learning experience:
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Expert-led sessions by world-renowned wound care specialists and thought leaders
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The latest evidence-based practices and clinical wound care innovations
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Practical education you can apply immediately to improve patient outcomes
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A focus on interdisciplinary collaboration and integrated wound management strategies
An Immersive Educational Event Aimed at Improving Patient Outcomes
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5Days
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25+Credits
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80+High-Impact Sessions
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200+World-Renowned Faculty
Explore the 2026 Program
Focused Content & Learning Formats
Education Designed to Improve Patient Outcomes
The SAWC 2026 agenda is built to deliver practical, applicable wound care education—helping clinicians translate evidence, innovation, and real-world insights directly into better patient care.
From clinical guidelines and surgical techniques to reimbursement strategy and diagnostic innovation, SAWC offers focused content and engaging learning formats that reflect the evolving challenges facing today’s wound care professionals.
Co-located with SAWC Spring, the Wound Healing Society (WHS) presents a robust scientific program featuring the latest research, data, and translational advances from the leading society in wound healing.
SAWC also highlights focused learning experiences such as the Wound Care Business Navigator, providing essential education on documentation, audits, billing, policy updates, and reimbursement strategies—supporting clinicians and leaders in building sustainable, compliant practices.
Across panels, rapid-fire sessions, hands-on workshops, innovation theaters, and accredited symposia, SAWC delivers education designed to meet clinicians where they are—advancing practice, collaboration, and patient outcomes across the full continuum of care.
WCCC Summit at SAWC Spring: From Policy to Practice to Action
The co-located WCCC Summit delivers a focused, high-level program designed to drive measurable progress in wound care. Sessions move strategically from FDA and CMS perspectives to real-world implementation and industry initiatives — concluding with structured audience collaboration and concrete deliverables.
Guided by a distinguished Steering Committee led by Vickie R. Driver, DPM, MS, participation is limited. Clinicians and stakeholders interested in attending must request an invitation.
About the Symposium on Advanced Wound Care
Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently-Asked-Questions
- What is the Symposium on Advanced Wound Care (SAWC)?
SAWC® (Symposium on Advanced Wound Care) is the world’s leading interdisciplinary wound care conference, focused on advancing the science, clinical practice, and outcomes of wound prevention and treatment.
SAWC Spring brings together physicians, nurses, advanced practice providers, podiatrists, researchers, and healthcare leaders for evidence-based education, clinical innovation, and collaboration across the full wound care continuum and is held in conjunction with the Wound Healing Society's annual meeting. - Who organizes SAWC Spring?
SAWC Spring is produced by HMP Global, the leading healthcare education and events company, in official collaboration with the Wound Healing Society (WHS), the premier scientific organization dedicated to advancing wound healing research and clinical excellence.
This partnership ensures SAWC Spring delivers rigorous, peer-informed education that bridges cutting-edge research with real-world clinical practice.
- Who should attend SAWC Spring and why is it the gold standard in wound care education?
SAWC Spring is designed for clinicians and healthcare professionals across the wound care continuum, including physicians with a focus or interest in wound care (dermatology, podiatry, vascular surgery and medicine, plastic surgery, internal and family medicine, and gerontology), along with nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses, physical therapists, researchers and scientists, policymakers, nutrition and dietetics professionals, and industry partners advancing innovation.
It is widely regarded as the gold standard in wound care education because of its:
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Evidence-based, clinically relevant programming
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Interdisciplinary faculty and audience
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Strong integration of science, practice, and innovation
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Longstanding partnership with the Wound Healing Society
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- How long has SAWC been around?
The Symposium on Advanced Wound Care has been educating the global wound care community for more than three decades, making it one of the longest-running and most respected wound care meetings in the world.
Over the years, SAWC has continuously evolved to reflect advances in wound science, technology, interdisciplinary care models, and patient-centered outcomes.
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Dot WeirRN, CWON, CWS -
SAWC has been a fantastic venue for new and established clinicians to join forces and advance wound care. This event has done a really great job of making sure difference makers are connected and elevated—and that their voice is valued. Whether it’s your first or 20th SAWC, you’ll always learn something new and meet new people.
Maria GoddardMD, CWS, MAPWCA -
SAWC is very unique because it brings all essential professionals together—from researchers to clinicians, from the nurse to the administrator. So we get everybody here. Industry is here, academicians, the bedside nurses are here… everybody comes together because SAWC is a global leader in wound care.
Jayesh ShahMD, UHM(ABPM), CWSP, FAPWCA, FCCWS, FUHM, FACP, FACHM
Access Content from the Official Journal of SAWC
Wounds, indexed in MEDLINE/PubMED, is the official journal for the Symposium on Advanced Wound Care (SAWC) and the most widely read, peer-reviewed journal dedicated to wound care and wound research. Our journal features essential research on tissue repair and regeneration, the biology and biochemistry of wound healing, and the clinical management of various wound etiologies.
As the exclusive publisher of new research from SAWC abstracts, Wounds plays a vital role in disseminating valuable insights and findings to our readers. We also provide comprehensive coverage of the SAWC events through the SAWC Newsroom.
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