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Forward12th Annual UPMC Symposium PittMcGowan Wound Care Consortium: Improving Clinical Care Through Cutting-Edge Science (Virtual)
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*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 Poster Abstracts
We will be accepting poster abstracts from May 15th through Sept. 15th, 2025 regarding research, innovation, 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. The highest rated poster in each category will receive a certificate.
For more information, follow the link: Poster Abstracts | 12th Annual UPMC Symposium: PittMcGowan Wound Care | UPMC Physician Resources
Contact: Amy Folk [email protected] or Cecilia Zamarripa [email protected] if you have additional questions.
Target Audience
This course is intended for physicians, nurses, physical therapists, podiatrists, dietitians, advanced practice providers, researchers, 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:
- Define the outcomes of the NIH Diabetic Foot Consortium
- Describe the use of the PRO Tool and reporting patient outcomes
- Demonstrate understanding of the impact of electroceutical dressings on biofilm
- Give examples of the methods to measure biofilm in wounds and the relationship
- Translate the impact of culture and receiving care
- Analyze the method that AI is being utilized in the medical field
- Examine the future of wound care in battlefield management
- Recognize the impact of wound care in the war in Ukraine
- Describe the methods to ensure the wounded patient is at optimal nutritional status
- Demonstrate the impact and care of a person with a wound as the result of xylazine
- Review the surgical options to treat a venous insufficiency
- Demonstrate the purpose and impact of an alliance
- Consider the knowledge about how personal trauma can affect the patient’s acceptance of care
- Identify techniques to manage complex appliance applications
- Examine barriers to providers that lead to amputation rates
- Summarize the impact of Charcot foot upon healing wounds
- Realize the significance of spatial multi-omics in wound care
- List the lower extremity vascular assessments
- Interpret the role of the nurse in wound care
- Review the 2025 NPIAP updates
- Summarize the method to develop a dashboard to prevent pressure injuries
- Explain the steps in developing a power plan
- Choose the proper dressing selection with wound type
- Analyze considerations for the cancer patient
- Demonstrate the understanding of the patients that would benefit from the use of topical Capsaicin 8%
- Explain methods to expand wound care in the rural area
- Summarize the process to transition the care of a wound / ostomy patient
Additional Information
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 Wound Symposium Flyer | 501.08 KB |
| Wound Symposium Brochure | 1.32 MB |
| Wound Symposium Handout | 672 KB |
Schedule
Friday, October 24th, 2025
6:45 – 8:00am Registration, Breakfast, Visit with Exhibitors
(7:15 – 7:30) Gold Level Industry Sponsor (Non-CME) Speaker
8:00 – 8:10am Opening Remarks - Gayle M. Gordillo, MD, FACS; Chandan K. Sen, PhD, FNAI
SESSION I: At the Forefront of Wound Care
8:10 – 8:40am KEYNOTE: NIH Diabetic Foot Consortium Report: What We Have Learned - Teresa L. Z. Jones, MD; Chandan K. Sen, PhD, FNAI
8:40 – 9:30am KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: Patient Reported Outcomes: Wound Q - FDA Approved PRO Tool - Andrea Pusic, MD, MHS, FACS, FRCSC
9:30 –10:00am Electroceutical Dressing for Biofilms: A Non-Pharmaceutical Approach to Wound Healing - Sashwati Roy, PhD
10:00 –10:30am Break, Visit with Exhibitors
10:35 – 10:55am Quantitative Measurements in Biofilm - Sashwati Roy, PhD
10:55 – 11:05am Impact of Research Culture on Care Delivery - Gayle M. Gordillo, MD, FACS
11:05 - 11:35am Research Challenges & Opportunities to Collaborate - David M. Brienza, PhD; Cecilia Zamarripa, PhD, MSN, RN, CWON
11:35 – 12:05pm AI in Medicine - Deeptankar DeMazumder, MD, PhD
12:05 – 1:20pm Lunch, Visit with Exhibitors
(12:35 – 12:50) Gold Level Industry Sponsor (Non-CME) Speaker
(12:50 – 1:20) Review Clinical Poster Sessions (on your own) Presenters by their posters
SESSION II: Military Medicine in Wound Care
1:20 – 2:00pm Ukraine: What Are We Learning from the Battlefield? - Travis Polk, MD, FACS
2:00 – 2:40pm The Future of Battlefield Management - Ian Valerio, MD, MS, MBA, FACS
SESSION III: Hot topics in Wound Care
2:40 – 3:00pm Nutrition: Best Practices for Monitoring the Wounded Patient - Sara Kimes, MS, RD, LDN
3:00 – 3:30pm Break, Visit with Exhibitors
3:35 – 3:55pm Xylazine Wounds - Raagini Jawa MD, MPH, FASAM
3:55 – 4:15pm Surgical Options for Venous Insufficiency - Natalie Sridharan, MD, MS
Session IV: Wound Care Allies
4:15 – 4:40pm The Benefit of a Wound Care Alliance - Marcia Nusgart, RPh
4:40 – 5:00pm Trauma Informed Care - Drew Krantz, PsyD, LPC, NCC, CATP
5:00 – 5:20pm Ostomy and Fistula Conundrums: Complex Ostomy and Enteric Fistula Care - Case Study - Amy Folk, MSN, RN, CWON; Cecilia Zamarripa, PhD, MSN, RN, CWON
Saturday, October 25th, 2025
6:45 – 8:00am Registration, Breakfast, Visit with Exhibitors
(7:15 – 7:30) Gold Level Industry Sponsor (Non-CME) Speaker
8:00 – 8:05am Opening Remarks - Peter Rubin, MD, MBA, FACS
SESSION V: Lower Extremity Focus
8:05 – 8:55am KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: Lowering Amputation Rates - Foluso Fakorede, MD
8:55 – 9:25am Charcot Foot - Crystal Holmes, DPM, CWSP
9:25 – 9:50am Precision Wound Care: How Spatial Multi-Omics can be a Game Changer - Chandan Sen, PhD, FNAI
9:50 – 10:20am Break, Visit with Exhibitors
10:25 –10:50 Updates in Assessment & Treatments of Lower Extremity Wounds: LEAD, LEVD, LEND - David Bickers, CRNP, CWOCN-AP
SESSION VI: Pressure Injury Mitigation
10:50 – 11:40am KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: The Roles of the Nurse in Pressure Injury Prevention, Skin Assessment, Accuracy, and Determining Plan of Care -Dea Kent, DNP, RN, NP-C, CWOCN
11:40 – 12:00pm NPIAP 2025 Treatment Guidelines - Dave Brienza, PhD
Noon – 12:15pm Developing a HAPI Quality Dashboard: Action Planning to Prevent and Mitigate Pressure Injuries - Amy Folk, MSN, RN, CWON; Cecilia Zamarripa, PhD, MSN, RN, CWON
12:15 – 1:30pm Lunch, Visit with Exhibitors
(12:45 – 1:00) Gold Level Industry Sponsor (Non-CME) Speaker
SESSION VII: Considerations in Care Delivery
1:30 – 1:50pm Development of an NSTI Power Plan - Graciela Bauzá, MD, FACS
1:50 – 2:10pm Not Your Typical Wound: Dressing Selection - Gina Mangel MSN, RN, CWOCN
2:10 – 2:30pm Capsaicin 8% Topical System for Treatment of DPN - Jagdeesh Ullal, MD, MS, FACE, FACP, ECNU
2:30 – 2:50 Expanding Access in Rural Health Care - Julie Bielec, MD, FACS
2:50 – 3:10pm Transitions in Care for the Ostomy and Wound Care Patient - Jaylynn Fisher, BSN, RN, CWOCN
3:10 – 3:15pm Adjournment - Gayle M. Gordillo, MD, FACS; Chandan K. Sen, PhD, FNAI
Course Directors
Gayle M. Gordillo, MD, FACS
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
Chandan K. Sen, PhD, FNAI
Endowed University Chair and Director, McGowan Inst. for Regenerative Medicine
Associate Vice Chancellor, Life Sciences Innovation and Commercialization
Chief Scientific Officer (Wound Care), Univ of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Planning Committee
Jodi Boory, BSN, RN, CRRN, ACHRN, CWCA, OMS*
Brian Connor, BA, MA*
Amy Folk, MSN, RN, CWON+
Constance Greco, PhD, MS, BSN, RN, WCC, DWC*
Lori O’Shea, BSN, RN, WCC*
Shawna Souder, MSN, RN, CWOCN, CFCN^
Stephanie Shields, BA, MSAS, MAL*
Brent Toto, MHA>
Cecilia Zamarripa, PhD, MSN, RN, CWON+
Faculty & Staff
Graciela Bauzá, MD, FACS
Assistant Professor of Surgery and Surgical
Critical Care
Associate Director, Emergency General Surgery
UPMC
David Bickers, CRNP, CWOCN-AP
Wound, Ostomy, and Hyperbaric Medicine
UPMC Altoona and UPMC Bedford
Julie Bielec, MD, FACS
Medical Director, Wound and Hyperbaric Center
UPMC Western Maryland
David Brienza, PhD
Professor, University of Pittsburgh
Department of Rehabilitation Science and Technology
Deeptankar DeMazumder, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, UPMC Department of Surgery
Associate Professor, McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine
Associate Professor, Division of Cardiology
Department of Internal Medicine
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and UPMC
Attending Physician, Cardiac Electrophysiology,
Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Health System
Co-Director, GENIUS, PittMcGowan and Carnegie
Mellon University
Foluso Fakorede, MD, CEO
CEO, Cardiovascular Solutions of Central Mississippi
CEO, Fusion Vascular Center
Chair, Association of Black Cardiologists and PAD Initiative
District 1 Representative, Mississippi State Medical
Association Council on Legislation
Jaylynn Fisher, BSN, RN, CWOCN
Manager of Wound Care
Clinical Manager of Fayette Branch
UPMC Home Healthcare
Amy Folk, MSN, RN, CWON
Manager, Wound Care
Shadyside WOC Nursing Department
Gayle M. Gordillo, MD, FACS
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
Crystal Holmes, DPM, CWSP
Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine
Medical Director, Podiatry Program
University of Michigan Medical School
Ann Arbor, Mich.
Raagini Jawa, MD, MPH, FASAM
Assistant Professor of Medicine (tenure track)
Division of General Internal Medicine
Center for Research on Healthcare
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Dea J. Kent, DNP, RN, NP-C,
FNP-BC, CWOCN
Assistant Professor
Director, Nurse Practitioner Program
Indiana University Kokomo
Kokomo, Ind.
Drew Krantz, PsyD, LPC, NCC, CATP
Behavioral Health Supervisor
Restoring Hope Trauma Therapy Services and Mental Health Program
UPMC Child Advocacy Center of Central PA
Sara Kimes, MS, RD, LDN
Clinical Nutrition Coordinator, Food and Nutrition Services
UPMC Shadyside
Gina Mangel, MSN, RN, CWOCN
Registered Nurse, Enterostomal Therapy
UPMC Presbyterian, UPMC Montefiore
Marcia Nusgart, RPh
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Alliance of Wound Care Stakeholders
Travis Polk, MD, FACS
Center for Military Medicine Research
University of Pittsburgh
Andrea Pusic, MD, MHS, FACS, FRCSC
Chief, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Mass General Brigham
Joseph E. Murray Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Medical Director, Mass General Brigham Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) Program Director, Patient-Reported Outcome, Value & Experience (PROVE) Center
Director, Surgeons in Humanitarian Alliance for Reconstruction Research and Education (SHARE) Program
Boston, Mass.
Sashwati Roy, PhD
Professor of Surgery
University of Pittsburgh
J. Peter Rubin, MD, MBA, FACS
Chair, UPMC Department of Plastic Surgery
UPMC Endowed Professor of Plastic Surgery
Medical Director, UPMC Wound Healing Services
Professor of Bioengineering and Business Administration
University of Pittsburgh
Chandan K. Sen, PhD, FNAI
Endowed University Chair and Director,
McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine
Associate Vice Chancellor, Life Sciences Innovation and Commercialization
Chief Scientific Officer (Wound Care), UPMC
Natalie Sridharan, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Associate Program Director, Vascular Surgery Residency and Fellowship
UPMC Division of Vascular Surgery
Teresa L. Z. Jones, MD
Program Director for Diabetes Complications
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
National Institute of Health
Jagdeesh Ullal, MD, MS, FACE, FACP, ECNU
Associate Professor of Medicine
Clinic Lead for Inpatient and Subspecialty Diabetes
UPMC Center for Diabetes and Endocrinology
Ian Valerio, MD, MS, MBA, FACS
Professor, Harvard Medical School
Massachusetts General Hospital and Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Commanding Officer, Expeditionary Medical Facility – Camp Pendleton
Captain, U.S. Navy
Cecilia Zamarripa, PhD, MSN, RN, CWON
Manager, Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nursing Department
UPMC Presbyterian
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.
* UPMC Wound Healing Services
>Pitt McGowan Wound Research Consortium
+ UPMC Presbyterian/Shadyside Wound, Ostomy, Continence Nursing Departments
^UPMC Central PA Wound, Ostomy, Continence Nursing Departments
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:
Gayle Gordillo, MD LLC Stock options (not converted) with Med Compliance, LLC
Chandan K. Sen, PhD, FNAI Consultant: Sanara MedTech, SouthWest Technologies Stock options (not converted) with Vomaris Innovations start up company equity with Ubility
Andrea Pusic MD, MHS, FACS, FRCSC, MGB Co-developer of WOUND Q.
David Brienza, PhD Speaker bureau: Molnlycke, Baxter, Consultant: Stryker, Grant/Research: NIH
Ian Valerio, MD, MS, MBA, FACS Consultant: Axogen Inc., Checkpoint Surgical Inc., Intergra Lifesciences Inc.
Sara Kimes, MS, RD, LDN Speaker bureau: Alcresta Therapeutics
Joseph P. Rubin, MD, MBA, FACS Consultant Advisor: Sofregen Medical Inc; Advisor: Regen Med LLC Book Royalties : Elsevier
Leopoldo Cancio, MD,FACS, FCCM Co-inventor of Burn Navigator software, Arcos Medical, Inc. Intellectual property (no royalties)
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, this activity has been planned and implemented by the University of Pittsburgh, UPMC Wound Healing Services, UPMC Mercy, and the Pitt McGowan Wound Research Consortium. 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 12.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit[s]™. 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 12.25 contact hours.
Other Health Care Professionals
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
- 12.25 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.
- 12.25 ANCCUPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
- 12.25 Attendance
We would like to thank the following for their generous support of this conference.
Educational Grants:
CHC Solutions, Inc.
Coloplast Corp.
Organogenesis
Urgo Medical
Thank you to our exhibitors:
MolecuLight Corp
Paratek Pharmaceuticals
Integra LifeSciences
Averitas Pharma
Smith+Nephew
ConvaTec
Essity
Reprise Biomedical
ASP Global
Solventum
Organogenesis Inc.
Venture Medical, LLC
Global Health Products
AVITA Medical
PolyNovo
Baxter
Biocomposites
Urgo Medical
LifeNet Health
Coloplast
CHC Solutions, Inc.
MTF Biologics-Centurion Therapeutics
O&M Halyard
Abbott Nutrition
medi USA
Altrazeal Life Sciences
Southwest Technologies, Inc.
BD-Becton, Dickinson and Company
Beeken Biomedical - NuStat Hemostatic Dressings
Medline Industries, LLC.
Price
Registration Information
Pre-Register
Pre-Registrations are due by Oct. 23, 2025.
Live registration is limited to the first 250 registrants. Registering online is the quickest and easiest way to reserve your space.
• Visit our online registration page at: https://cce.upmc.com/12th-annual-comprehensive-wound-care-symposium
• Click the “Register/Take Course” tab and select In Person or Virtual Registration option. Please either Log In if you have an existing CCEHS account or choose Register if you need to create one, then complete all requested information and check out.
• After 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, confirmation will be sent via the method you registered. Please note: Registration is not complete until you receive the 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 Oct. 23, all registrations for this conference are accepted as on-site registrations, provided space is still available. The preferred method is to pre-register. If you register 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 a credit card, where you will be enrolled after the event.
Virtual Registration
This conference will also have a virtual meeting option managed by Chorus Call. Virtual registration is limited to the first 500 on-line registrants. The registration link will be provided by CCEHS in your confirmation email after you successfully register for the course and will be active for viewing the day(s) of the conference. Do not share this link with anyone else, and it is recommended that you create an event on your calendar w/ the link for access on day(s) you will be viewing.
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 Sept. 24 will be refunded in full. After Sept. 24, a $25 administrative fee will be assessed, the remaining amount refunded, and no refunds will be made after Oct. 11th.
Cancellation requests can be made to:
Jodi Boory
Manager, Wound Care
UPMC Wound Healing Services at UPMC Passavant
2030 Mackenzie Way, Suite 400
Cranberry Twp., PA 16066
Phone: 724-720-5959
Fax: 724-772-8276
Email: [email protected]
The Americans with Disabilities Act information:
Participation by all individuals is encouraged. Advance notification of any special needs will help us provide better service. Please notify us of your needs at least two weeks in advance of the program by calling 724-720-5959.
Visit the UPMC Center for Continuing Education on the Health Sciences Website https://cce.upmc.com/
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Additional Information
For additional information regarding the symposium, please contact Brian Connor (412-216-8864, [email protected]) or Jodi Boory (724-720-5959, [email protected]).
REGISTRATION FEES
Registration Levels / Registration Rates Early Bird (by Sept 1st) / Registration Rates (After Sept 1st)
PHYSICIAN
NON-UPMC/PITT
Full Conference LIVE $349 $399
1-Day Registration (Friday) LIVE $219 $229
1-Day Registration (Saturday) LIVE $219 $229
Full Conference VIRTUAL $299 $349
UPMC/PITT
Full Conference LIVE $319 $369
1-Day Registration (Friday) LIVE $199 $209
1-Day Registration (Saturday) LIVE $199 $209
Full Conference VIRTUAL $269 $319
NON-PHYSICIAN
NON-UPMC/PITT
Full Conference LIVE $299 $349
1-Day Registration (Friday) LIVE $179 $209
1-Day Registration (Saturday) LIVE $179 $209
Full Conference VIRTUAL $249 $299
UPMC/PITT
Full Conference LIVE $269 $319
1-Day Registration (Friday) LIVE $169 $179
1-Day Registration (Saturday) LIVE $169 $179
Full Conference VIRTUAL $219 $269
STUDENTS/RESIDENTS
Full Conference LIVE $129 $129
1-Day Registration (Friday) LIVE $79 $79
1-Day Registration (Saturday) LIVE $79 $79
Full Conference VIRTUAL $99 $99
UPMC WOUND HEALING SERVICE LINE
Physician – Full Conference LIVE $219 $269
Physician – Full Conference VIRTUAL $199 $249
Non-Physician – Full Conference LIVE $179 $229
Non-Physician – Full Conference VIRTUAL $159 $209
Registration includes:
• Continuing education credit
• Registration and course material
• Breakfast, refreshments, and lunch