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10th Annual Comprehensive Wound Care Symposium: Multidisciplinary Perspectives & New Innovations
*This meeting will be held in person as well as an option for virtual attendance.
This conference is designed to provide state-of-the-art information and best practice guidelines in the treatment of acute and chronic wounds. Both medical and surgical management strategies to optimize wound healing will be addressed.
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
We will be accepting poster abstracts from April 10th through September 15th on research and case studies as they relate to wound care. If selected, you will have the opportunity to present your poster. It will be displayed throughout the designated viewing areas during the conference, and abstracts will be published in the conference program. Prizes and certificates will be awarded to the highest-rated poster in each category.
For more information on submitting an abstract for consideration, please visit: https://pr-ca.upmc.com/events/092222-wound-care-symposium-call-for-abstracts
Additional question, please contact:
• Cecilia Zamarripa - zamarripaca@upmc.edu or Constance Greco - grecocm2@upmc.edu.
Target Audience
This course is intended for physicians, nurses, physical therapists, podiatrists, dieticians, advanced practice providers, and all clinicians involved in wound healing or wound care issues. Course material will benefit both novice and experienced clinicians.
Learning Objectives
The goal of this symposium is to provide a comprehensive overview on the treatment of wound care-related issues and innovations in the field. Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:
• Understand strategies to manage A1C and optimize wound healing
• Increase knowledge of alternative managements for lower extremity edema
• Examine the care of the wound patient with chronic renal disease
• Increase awareness of pressure injury prevention across care continuums
• Recognize crucial elements of care management
• Gain knowledge about wound care and innovations in the home
• Review information presented on clinical posters
• Understand current management of the Diabetic Foot Ulcer
• Evaluate offloading strategies for foot wounds
• Grasp knowledge of how reflux plays a role in the management of venous ulcers
• Discover the interventions to increase blood flow for treatment in arterial ulcers
• Discuss the obstacles for treatment of lymphedema
• Understand the unique physiology and comprehensive care need of a geriatric patient
with wounds
• Realize the process of clinicopathologic correlation of the leg ulcers from the
dermatologist perspective
• Define the proper assessment and management of burns that present to the wound clinic
• Conceptualize the outlook of wound care science
• Analyze current smart technologies and their role in chronic wound care
• Review surgical options for limb salvage
• Examine the management of a colonized wound
• Correlate diagnosis and treatment of wound infections
• Investigate what is antimicrobial stewardship and why all wound care professionals
should care
• Assess principles of good antibiotic prescription
• Review of wound biofilms
• Determine the effects of nutrition on wound healing
• Heighten awareness and management of peristomal skin complications
• List 10 benefits of hyperbaric oxygen therapy
Additional Information
| Attachment | Size |
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 UPP533277_2023WoundSymp_Handout_FNL.pdf | 3.14 MB |
Schedule
Friday, Oct. 13, 2023
7 – 8 a.m. Registration, Breakfast (provided), Visit with the Exhibitors
8 – 8:15 a.m. Welcome, Opening Remarks
J. Peter Rubin, MD, MBA, FACS
Libby Shumaker, MSN, RN
Session I: Multidisciplinary Care - Making the Connection
8:15 – 8:45 a.m. Managing HgA1C to Optimize Wound Healing
Esra Karslioglu French, MD, MBA
8:45 – 9:15 a.m. Wounds In the Setting of the Lower Extremity Edema Due to Volume Overload – They Need More Than Just Compression!
John Hornick, MD
9:15 – 9:45 a.m. The Wound Patient with Chronic Renal Disease
Nirav Shah, MD
9:45– 10:15 a.m. Break, Visit with the Exhibitors
Session II: Transition of Care
10:15 – 11:00 a.m. Keynote
Pressure Injury Prevention Across the Care Spectrum
Gayle Gordillo, MD
11 – 11:30 a.m. Care Management – Ensuring That Nothing Gets Missed
Jennifer Orth, MSN, BSN, RN, Jennifer Shuey, MSN, BSN, RN, Cayleigh Minter, DNP, CRNP, CWCN-AP
11:30 – 12:00 p.m Wound Care in The Home – “Family Friendly” Wound Care & Innovations in Remote Monitoring/Telemedicine
Karli Richards, DPM, FACFAS, CWSP
12:00 – 1:00 p.m Lunch (provided), Visit with the Exhibitors
Review Clinical Poster Sessions (on your own)
Presenters by their posters from 12:30 – 1:00 p.m.
Session III: Lower Extremity Wounds
1:00 – 1:30 p.m. Diabetic Foot Ulcers: Current Concepts
Jarrett D. Cain, DPM, MSc
1:30 – 2:00 p.m. Offloading Strategies for Foot Wounds
Jeffrey M. Manway, DPM
2:00 – 2:30 p.m. Venous & Arterial Ulcers: Essential Workup and Management Strategies
Eric Hager, MD, FACS
2:30 – 3:00 p.m. Break, Visit with the Exhibitors, (2:45 – 3:00 p.m. poster merit awards announced)
Session IV: Challenging Wounds, Thoughtful Solutions
3:00 – 3:30 p.m. Chronic Lymphedema – Obstacles in Treatment
Carolyn De La Cruz, MD
3:30 – 4:00 p.m. Understanding The Unique Physiology and Comprehensive Care Need of a Geriatric Patient with Wounds
Matthew Steinhauser, MD
4:00 – 4:30 p.m. Leg ulcers: Clinicopathologic Correlation of Leg Ulcers from the Dermatologist Perspective
Joseph C. English III, MD
4:30 – 5:00 p.m. Burns That Present to The Wound Clinic – Proper Assessment and Management
Francesco M. Egro MD, MSc, MRCS
5:00 p.m. Adjournment
6:00 – 8:00 p.m. WELCOME RECEPTION!
Networking, Hors d oeuvres, Beverages
Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023
7 – 8 a.m. Registration, Breakfast (provided), Visit with the Exhibitors
Session V: What’s New in Wound Dressings and Wound Technology
8 – 8:45 a.m. Keynote: The Tissue Nanotransfection Technology Platform
Chandan K. Sen, PhD, FNAI
8:45 – 9:15 a.m. Smart Technology in Wound Care
Barbara Bates-Jensen, PhD, RN, FAAN
9:15 – 9:45 a.m. Surgical Options for Limb Salvage
Brodie Parent, MD, MS
9:45 – 10:15 a.m. Break, Visit with the Exhibitors
Session VI: Infection Control
10:15 – 10:45 a.m. Managing Colonized Wounds Without Signs of Infection
Mohamed Yassin, MD, PhD, MBA
10:45 – 11:15 a.m. Complexities of Wound Infection and Cellulitis: Diagnosis and Treatment
David Weber, MD
11:15 – 11:45 a.m. Antimicrobial Stewardship for the Wound Care Professional - Beyond the Patient in Front of You
Ricardo Arbulu, MD
11:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Wound Biofilm Infection
Sashwati Roy, PhD
12:15 – 1 p.m. Lunch (provided), Visit with Exhibitors
Session VII: Healing from the Inside Out
1 – 1:30 p.m. Nutrition & Wound Healing: What’s the Connection?
David Binion, MD, AGAF, FACG
1:30 – 2 p.m. Identification and Management of Peristomal Skin Complications
Amy Folk, BSN, RN, CWON
2 – 2:30 p.m. 10 Benefits of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
Marc Joseph Mancinelli, DO, UHM, CWS, FACCWS
2:30 – 2:45 p.m. Closing Remarks
J. Peter Rubin, MD, MBA, FACS
2:45 p.m. Adjournment
Meeting Location
The University Club
123 University Place
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
412-648-8213
Travel
Lodging
The Oaklander Hotel
5130 Bigelow Boulevard
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
412-578-8500
***Discounted Room Block Rate of $239 Plus Taxes Available Until 9.13.23***
• Attendees should contact the Oaklander (Marriott) reservations line at 877-829-2429 or 412-578-8500, or online via the available Reservation Link: Book your group rate for 10th Annual Wound Symposium , no later than 9.13.23. Guests making such reservations must identify themselves as members of Group to receive the discounted rate.
• *Note, there is also a Ramada/Wyndham hotel very near the meeting venue as well. Call (855) 680-3239 to make a reservation. There in NOT a room block at this hotel, ONLY at the Oaklander.
Parking
Daily valet parking at the Oaklander Hotel is available to overnight guests for $38 per night.
Please note that valet can park only standard size vehicles, no oversize vehicles can be accommodated.
Self-Day parking is available for non-hotel guests at Soldiers & Sailors Parking Garage
4390 Bigelow Blvd
Pittsburgh PA 15213:
• 0-1 hours: $4.00
• 1-2 hours: $5.00
• 2-4 hours: $7.00
• 4-6 hours: $8.00
• 6-8 hours $10.00
• 8-10 hours $12.00
• 10 Hours to 12:00 am $14.00
Faculty and Staff
Ricardo Arbulu, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine,
Division of Infectious Diseases
Director, Antimicrobial Stewardship Program,
UPMC Mercy
Director of Education, Infectious Diseases, UPMC Mercy
Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency Program, UPMC Mercy
Barbara Bates-Jenson, PhD, RN, FAAN
Chair, Student Affairs Committee
Professor of Nursing and Medicine
UCLA School of Nursing and David Geffen
School of Medicine
President, Association for the Advancement of
Wound Care
David G. Binion, MD, AGAF, FACG
Co-Director, IBD Center
Director, Translational IBD Research
Director, Nutrition Support Service
Medical Director, Intestinal Rehabilitation and
Transplant Center
Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
UPMC Presbyterian
Professor of Medicine, Clinical and Translational Science
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Jarrett D. Cain, DPM, MSc
Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
University of Pittsburgh
Carolyn De La Cruz, MD
Assistant Professor of Plastic Surgery
UPMC Department of Plastic Surgery
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Francesco M. Egro, MD, MSc, MRCS
Associate Professor, UPMC Department of Plastic Surgery
and UPMC Department of Surgery
Associate Director, UPMC Mercy Burn Center
Director of Burn Reconstruction
Director of Medical Student Education
Associate Program Director, Integrated &
Independent Residency
Joseph C. English III, MD
Professor of Dermatology
UPMC Department of Dermatology
Medical Director of Teledermatology and
UPMC North Hills Dermatology
Amy Folk, BSN, RN, CWON
Senior Wound Care Specialist II
Shadyside WOC Nursing Department
UPMC Shadyside
Esra Karslioglu French, MD, MBA
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism
University of Pittsburgh
Gayle Gordillo, MD
Professor of Plastic Surgery
UPMC Department of Plastic Surgery
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Senior Medical Director, UPMC Wound Healing Services
Senior Medical Director for Pressure Injury Prevention
and Outcomes, UPMC
Eric Hager, MD, FACS
Associate Professor of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh
School of Medicine
Advisory Dean, University of Pittsburgh
School of Medicine
Jack Hornick, MD
Cardiology, Vascular Medicine
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute
Marc Joseph Mancinelli, DO, UHM, CWS, FACCWS
Medical Director, UPMC Hamot Wound and
Hyperbaric Center
Wound and Hyperbaric Medicine Clerkship Director,
UPMC Hamot
Wound and Hyperbaric Medicine Rotation Director,
UPMC Hamot Emergency Medicine Residency
Jeffrey M. Manway, DPM
UPMC Department of Orthopaedic Surgery,
Foot and Ankle Division
Clinical Instructor, University of Pittsburgh
School of Medicine
Program Director, UPMC Mercy Podiatric Medicine
and Surgery Residency
Podiatry Section Chief, UPMC Mercy
Cayleigh Minter, DNP, CRNP, CWCN-AP
UPMC Community General Osteopathic
UPMC West Shore
UPMC Carlisle
Associate Professor for Nursing Education,
Millersville University
Jennifer Orth, MSN, BSN, RN
Senior Manager, Authorization & Appeals
UPMC Community General Osteopathic
Brodie Parent, MD, MS
Assistant Professor, Department of Plastic Surgery
Adjunct Professor, School of Public Health,
Department of Health Policy and Management
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Karli Richards, DPM
UPMC-Richards Orthopaedic Center & Sports Medicine
UPMC Wound and Hyperbaric Centers in Central PA
USA Ambassador, Spirit of Football
Sashwati Roy, PhD
Professor of Surgery
University of Pittsburgh
J. Peter Rubin, MD, MBA, FACS
Director, UPMC Wound Healing Services
UPMC Endowed Professor and Chair of Plastic Surgery
Chandan K. Sen, PhD, FNAI
Professor of Surgery
Professor of Plastic Surgery
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Associate Vice Chancellor, Life Sciences Innovation
and Commercialization
Co-Director, McGowan Institute for
Regenerative Medicine
Chief Scientific Officer, UPMC Wound Healing Services
Nirav Shah, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of
Renal-Electrolyte
University of Pittsburgh
Jennifer Shuey, MSN, BSN, RN
Manager, Care Management
UPMC Community General Osteopathic
Elizabeth Shumaker, MSN, RN
Senior Director of Operations, UPMC Wound
Healing Services
Matthew Steinhauser, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
UPMC Division of Cardiology
Aging Institute of UPMC
Director, Center for Integrative Physiology
David R. Weber, MD
Weber Infectious Disease PC
Clinical Professor of Medicine
University of Pittsburgh
Mohamed Yassin, MD, PhD, MBA
Associate Professor of Medicine, Infectious Diseases
and Microbiology
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and
Public Health
Medical Director, Infection Prevention and Healthcare
Epidemiology, UPMC Mercy
Chief of Infectious Diseases, UPMC Mercy
Chair, Quality Committee, UPMC Mercy
Faculty members are affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and/or UPMC and reside in the Pittsburgh, PA area unless otherwise identified.
Faculty Disclosure
All individuals in a position to control the content of this education activity have disclosed all financial relationships with any companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
All of the relevant financial relationships for the individuals listed below have been mitigated:
1. Esra Karslioglu French, MD, MBA
Grant/Research Support: Pfizer, Abbott
2. Gayle Gordillo, MD
Consultant: Bio composites, Med Compliance, LLC
Stockholder (privately held): Med Compliance, LLC
3. Jarrett D. Cain, DPM, MSc
Grant /Research Support: AOFAS, ACFAS Tristate, Penn State CORTS
Consultant: Curvebeam, Restor3D/Kinos Medical
Stockholder (privately held): Curvebeam, Restor3D/Kinos Medical
4. Chandan K. Sen, PhD, FNAI
Consultant: Sanara MedTech, Flen Health, SouthWest Technologies
Stockholder (privately held): Vomaris Innovations
5. Barbara Bates-Jensen, PhD, RN, FAAN
Grant/Research Support: Molnlycke Health Care
Royalty from UCLA for co-inventing the SEM Scanner 10
6. Mohamed Yassin, MD, PhD, MBA
Grant/Research Support: UPMC Mercy MEC
7. David G. Binion, MD, AGAF, FACG
Grant/Research Support: Merck, Takeda, AbbVie
8. Patsy Simon, BS, RN, CCRC, CCRA, ACRP-PM
Consultant: Urulu, Inc.
9. Gary Rothenberg, DPM, CDCES, CWS
Consultant: Podimetrics
10. Stephen Heisler, DPM
Consultant: Reddress
11. Nicolas Mouawad, MD, MPH, MBA, FSVS, FRCS, FACS, RPVI
Consultant: Inari Medical, Shockwave Medical, Boston Scientific
12. Kamran Shayesteh, DO
CE Speakers’ Bureau: Kerecis
13. Rodney Samaan, MD
CE Speakers’ Bureau: Merck
No other members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships with any companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Physician (CME)
The University of Pittsburgh designates this live activity for a maximum of 13 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nursing (CNE)
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 13 contact hours.
Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the standards and requirements for approval of providers of continuing education in podiatric medicine through a joint provider agreement between UPMC Mercy and UPMC Wound Healing Services. UPMC Mercy is approved by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education as a provider of continuing education in podiatric medicine. UPMC Mercy has approved this activity for a maximum of 12.0 continuing education contact hours.
Application for physical therapy credits has been submitted and is pending approval.
Application for dietician credits has been submitted and is pending approval.
Available Credit
- 13.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
- 13.00 ANCCUPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
- 13.00 Attendance
Acknowledgement of Commercial Support
We would like to thank the following for their generous support of this conference.
Educational Grants:
CHC Solutions, Inc.
Coloplast Corp.
ēlizur
KCI USA Inc. dba 3M Medical Solutions
Mölnlycke Health Care
Organogenesis
Exhibitors:
3M+KCI
Abbott Nutrition
AbbVie
AdaptHealth Patient Care Solutions
Altrazeal
Aroa Biosurgery
Averitas Pharma
CHC Solutions, Inc.
Coloplast
Convatec
Cumberland Pharmaceuticals
EHOB, Inc
Frontier Therapeutics
Global Health Products, Inc.
Hartmann USA
Hydrofera
Inari Medical
LifeNet Health
medi USA
Milliken Healthcare
MolecuLight
Molnlycke
Organogenesis Inc
Podimetrics
PolyMedics Innovations Inc.
PolyNovo North America
RedDress
Smith + Nephew
Union Orthotics & Prosthetics
Urgo Medical
Price
Registration Information
Pre-Register
Pre-Registrations are due by October 12th, 2023.
Live Registration is limited to the first 200 registrants. Registering online is the quickest and easiest way to reserve your space.
To Register,
- If you already have an account w/ CCEHS, click ‘Log In’ and enter your username and password. You must create an account if new to CCEHS, choose ‘Register’ and enter all requested information.
- After successfully registering, an electronic confirmation will be sent to the email address you provided when you registered.
A confirmation letter will be faxed, mailed, or emailed. If registration is completed by the deadline, a confirmation will be sent via the method you registered. Please note: Registration is not complete until you receive your confirmation. If you do not receive confirmation within seven days of registration, please contact us at 724-720-5959
You must bring your confirmation with you to the conference.
On-Site Registration
After October 12th, all registrations for this conference are accepted as on-site registrations, provided space is still available. The preferred method is to pre-register. If done on-site, you will need to step out of line and complete the online registration outlined in the pre-registration section or complete a paper form accompanied by credit card where you will be enrolled after the conclusion of the event.
Virtual Registration
This conference will also have a Virtual Online Meeting Option managed by. Virtual registration is limited to the first 500 registrants. The registration link will be provided after successful registration is completed via CCEHS and will be active for viewing the day of the conference.
Cancellation
All cancellations must be in writing and sent to us via U.S. mail, email or fax (see contact information below). Tuition for cancellations postmarked or date stamped before September 15thwill be refunded in full. After September 15th, a $25 administrative fee will be assessed, the remaining amount refunded, and no refunds will be made after October 6th.
Cancellation requests can be made to:
Jodi Boory, BSN, RN, CRRN, ACHRN, CWCA, OMS
Manager, Wound Care
UPMC Wound Healing Services at UPMC Passavant
2030 Mackenzie Way, Ste 400
Cranberry Twp., PA 16066
Phone: 724-720-5959
Fax: 724-772-8276
Email: booryjl@upmc.edu
Registration Fees
Registration Levels
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Registration includes:
- Continuing education credit
- Registration and course material
- Breakfast, refreshments, and lunch
For additional information regarding the symposium, please contact:
Brian Connor (412-216-8864, connorbt2@upmc.edu)
or
Jodi Boory (724-720-5959, booryjl@upmc.edu).