The Global Wound Care Conference Advancing Healing, Mobility, and Patient Outcomes

The Symposium on Advanced Wound Care (SAWC) Spring | Wound Healing Society (WHS) Annual Meeting is the leading global conference advancing wound science and clinical practice.

For Physical Therapists, SAWC Spring connects rehabilitation strategies directly to wound healing outcomes, bringing together clinicians, researchers, and innovators to improve how wounds heal and how patients move, recover, and return to function.

Physical Therapists attend SAWC Spring to gain evidence-based strategies they can apply immediately to improve healing, restore mobility, and reduce recurrence in patients with acute and chronic wounds.

Physical Therapists play a critical role in wound healing, improving circulation, reducing pressure, supporting tissue recovery, and restoring functional mobility. SAWC Spring brings rehabilitation professionals together with physicians, nurses, surgeons, researchers, and industry leaders to address wound care the way it happens in real clinical practice.

At SAWC Spring, PTs gain a deeper understanding of how rehabilitation decisions influence healing across the full continuum of care.

Physical Therapists attend SAWC Spring to:

• Strengthen clinical decision-making in wound management
• Improve outcomes through compression, offloading, and mobility strategies
• Understand surgical and medical considerations impacting rehabilitation
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary wound care teams
• Apply new evidence-based strategies immediately in practice

In this short video, SAWC Spring | WHS Planning Committee Member, Stephanie Woelfel shares how SAWC Spring connects rehabilitation practice with wound science and interdisciplinary collaboration, helping Physical Therapists improve both healing and functional outcomes. 

Education at SAWC Spring focuses on real-world application, including:

• Compression therapy and edema management
• Offloading and pressure redistribution
• Mobility considerations in wound healing
• Prevention of chronic wounds and recurrence
• Case-based clinical decision-making