Schedule (DRAFT)

Friday, Oct. 25, 2024

7 – 8:15 a.m.                    Registration, Breakfast (provided), Visit with Exhibitors

(7:15 – 7:45 a.m.)            Industry Talk (non-CME) – Three Rivers Room

8:15– 8:30 a.m.                Welcome, Opening Remarks

Gayle M. Gordillo, MD, FACS & Chandan K. Sen, PhD, FNAI

Session I:                          Infection

 8:30 – 9:00 a.m.             Osteomyelitis: Diagnosis and Treatment                            

Neel B. Shah, MD, FIDSA

9:00 – 9:30 a.m.              When do Patients with Wounds Need Antibiotics?

Ricardo Arbulu, MD

9:30 – 9:50 a.m.               J. Paul Rogers, MD, FAPWCA

9:50 – 10:20 a.m.            Break; Visit with Exhibitors

Session II:                         Military Contributions to Civilian Wound Care

10:20 – 10:40 a.m.         Robert J. O'Connell, MD

10:40 – 11:00 a.m.          Robert J. Cybulski Jr, PhD, D(ABMM)

11:00 – 11:20 a.m.          

Session III:                        Novel Therapeutic Approaches

11:20 – 11:40 a.m.          Electroceutical Dressings

                                           Sashwati Roy, PhD

11:40 – 12:00 p.m.          Introduction to AI in Healthcare

                                           Deeptankar DeMazumder, MD, PhD

12:00 – 1:00 p.m.            Lunch (provided), Visit with Exhibitors

Review Clinical Poster Sessions (on your own)

Presenters by their posters from 12:30 – 1 p.m.

1:00 – 1:20 p.m.              Therapeutic Phages in Wound Care

                                           Vaughn S. Cooper, PhD

1:20 – 1:40p.m.                Topical Oxygen Therapy

                                            Gayle M. Gordillo, MD, FACS

Session IV:                        Pressure Injuries 

1:40 – 2:10 p.m.              Assistive Technology for Pressure Injury Prevention and Management

                                           Brad E. Dicianno, MD

2:10 – 2:30 p.m.              Incontinence Management as an Adjunct to Pressure Injury Care

                                           Amy Folk, MSN, RN, CWON   

2:30 – 2:50 p.m.              Flap Reconstruction and Perioperative Management for Pressure Injuries

                                           Brodie Parent, MD, MS                                        

2:50 – 3:00 p.m.              Closing Remarks for Main Ball Room Session

Gayle M. Gordillo, MD, FACS & Chandan K. Sen, PhD, FNAI

3:00 – 3:30 p.m.              Break; Visit with Exhibitors

(3:15 – 3:30 p.m.)            Poster Merit Awards Announced (Day 1)

Session V:                         Hands-On and Didactic Workshops (choose 1 from any 3 options)

3:30 – 5:30 p.m.             *WORKSHOPS WILL ONLY BE OFFERED IN PERSON (NO VIRTUAL VIEWING)*

Difficult Applications - Fistula & NPWT Workshops for Complex Wounds

(3:30 – 4:30pm) Fistula Workshop: Amy Folk and (TBD)

 (4:30 – 5:30pm) VAC Workshop: Joshua Lee and Kelly Fleming   

  Dressing Selection & Coverage

Jodi Boory, BSN, RN, CRRN, ACHRN, CWCA, OMS 

Reimbursement Workshop: Real-Life Scenarios for Professionals and Provider-Based Departments

Kathleen D. Schaum

5:30 p.m.                            Adjournment

5:30 – 7:30 p.m.              WELCOME RECEPTION!

6:00 – 6:30 p.m.              Industry Sponsored Reception w/ Presentation (non-CME) – Three Rivers Room

Networking, Hors d’oeuvres, Beverages

Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024

7 – 8:15 a.m.                    Registration, Breakfast (provided), Visit with Exhibitors

7:15 – 7:45 am                 Industry Talk (non-CME) – Three Rivers Room

Session VI:                        The Role of Multidisciplinary Care & Management of the Threatened Limb

8:15 – 8:25 a.m.              Intro to Multidisciplinary Care

                                           Gayle Gordillo, MD, FACS

8:25 – 9:05 a.m.              Keynote

                                           Diabetic Foot Ulcer Management: The Journey Ahead

David G. Armstrong, DPM, MD, PhD

9:05 – 9:45 a.m.              Keynote (VIRTUAL TALK)

                                           The Importance of a Multidisciplinary Team for Functional Limb Salvage

Christopher E. Attinger, MD

9:45 – 10:05 a.m.            The “Gold Standard” for Healing Diabetic Foot Ulcers is Not Working:  Time for “The Reverse Gold Standard”

                                           Harry Penny, DPM, DABM, FAPWHc, FACPM

10:05 – 10:25 a.m.          MAC Scores in Predicting Wound Healing and Limb Preservation

                                           Georges Al-Khoury, MD

10:25 – 10:40 a.m.          Moderated Panel Discussion

Gayle M. Gordillo, MD, FACS & J. Peter Rubin, MD, MBA, FACS

10:40 – 11:10 a.m.          Break, Visit with Exhibitors

Session VII:                      Vulnerable Populations

11:10 – 11:50 a.m.          Keynote

Social Determinants of Health 

David J. Margolis, MD, PhD

1:50 – 12:20 p.m.          An Epidemic on the Streets – Care Coordination of Xylazine Associated Wounds

James Withers, MD; Janice Kochick, BSN, MSN, CRNP-FNP; Danielle Schnauber, MSN, APRN, FNP-C

12:20 – 12:40 p.m.          Food Insecurity in the Elderly

Courtney G. Riedel, MS, RDN, LDN, NWCC                                                     

12:40 – 1:00 p.m.            Culturally Competent Diverse Patient Care

Felicia Derosa

1:00 – 2:00 p.m.              Lunch (provided); Visit with Exhibitors

Session VIII:                     Pain Management

2:00 – 2:40 p.m.              Keynote

Pain Management Tips for the Wound Care Provider                                                       
               Vesna Jevtovic-Todorovic, MD, PhD, MBA, FASA®

2:40 – 3:10 p.m.              Complex Regional Pain Syndrome

3:10 – 3:30 p.m.               How to Manage Painful Wound in Today’s Environment: Alternatives to Opioid Use

Todd Harvey, MSN, RN, CARN

3:30 – 3:45                       Closing Remarks

Gayle M. Gordillo, MD, FACS & Chandan K. Sen, PhD, FNAI

3:45 p.m.                          Adjournment