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Forward11th Annual Comprehensive Wound Symposium: From Novel Approaches to Vulnerable Populations_October 25-26, 2024
*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 until Sept. 15 regarding 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. The highest rated poster in each category will receive an award.
For more information, visit the link below.
11th Annual Comprehensive Wound Care Symposium | UPMC Physician Resources
Or contact: Cecilia Zamarripa zamarripaca@upmc.edu; Constance Greco grecocm2@upmc.edu
Target Audience
This course is intended for physicians, nurses, physical therapists, podiatrists, dieticians, advanced practice providers, researchers, students, 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:
- Identify requirements for the workup of the osteomyelitic patient
- Gain knowledge of antibiotic stewardship
- Identify the effects of hyperbaric oxygen therapy on infection
- Discern military contributions to civilian wound care
- Weigh the advantages of electroceutical dressings
- Understand the impacts of AI in healthcare
- Scrutinize the utilization of viral phages to combat biofilm
- Identify indicators for use of topical oxygen therapy
- Investigate adaptive technologies for management of pressure injuries
- Explore ways to navigate incontinence that aids in wound healing
- Discover surgical approaches to pressure injuries
- Demonstrate difficult applications of negative pressure wound therapy
- Review cost effective dressing selections
- Gain knowledge of best practices for billing in the wound care setting
- Perceive the benefits of implementing multidisciplinary care
- Gain insight to the future wound management for the diabetic foot
- Investigate the importance of a multidisciplinary approach for limb salvage
- Assessing the approach to diabetic foot ulcers
- Incorporating MAC scores into the plan of care
- Examine the relationship that social determinants of health have on wound care
- Discuss methods of care coordination for Xylazine associated wounds
- Evaluate food insecurity in the elderly
- Recognize how care delivery can affect the diverse population
- Discover methods to manage pain for the wounded patient
- Analyze approaches to treat complex regional pain syndrome
- List alternatives to opioid use
Additional Information
| Attachment | Size |
|---|---|
 Wound Care Brochure | 2.54 MB |
| Wound Care Handout | 913.85 KB |
Schedule
Friday, Oct. 25, 2024
7 – 8:15 a.m. Registration, Breakfast (provided), Visit with Exhibitors
(7:15 – 7:45 a.m.) Silver Level - Industry Presentation (non-CME)
8:15– 8:30 a.m. Welcome, Opening Remarks
Gayle M. Gordillo, MD, FACS & Chandan K. Sen, PhD, FNAI
Session I: Infection
8:30 – 8:50 a.m. Osteomyelitis: Diagnosis and Treatment
Neel B. Shah, MD, FIDSA
8:50 – 9:10 a.m. When do Patients with Wounds Need Antibiotics?
Ricardo Arbulu, MD
9:10 – 9:30 a.m. HBO and Infectious Disease
J. Paul Rogers, MD, FAPWCA
9:30 – 10:00 a.m. Break; Visit with Exhibitors
Session II: Military Contributions to Civilian Wound Care
10:10 – 11:10 a.m. The DOD's Infectious Disease Clinical Research Program Wound Infection Research Agenda: Improving Clinical and Operational Outcomes
Robert J. O'Connell, MD, FACP, FIDSA
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
1:50 – 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 – 3:20 p.m. Break; Visit with Exhibitors
(3:05 – 3:20 p.m.) Poster Merit Awards Announced
Session V: Hands-On and Didactic Workshops (choose 1 from any 3 options)
*Denotes Workshops That Will Only Be Offered In Person (No Virtual Viewing)*
3:30 – 5:30 p.m.
*Difficult Applications - Fistula & NPWT Workshops for Complex Wounds
(3:30 – 4:30pm) Fistula Workshop
Amy Folk, MSN, RN, CWON & Cecilia Zamarripa, PhD, MSN, RN, CWON
(4:30 – 5:30pm) VAC Workshop
Kelly Fleming, BSN, RN, CWCN, OCA & Joshua Lee, CWON, RN
OR
*Dressing Selection & Coverage
Jodi Boory, BSN, RN, CRRN, ACHRN, CWCA, OMS
OR
Reimbursement Workshop: Real-Life Scenarios for Professionals and Provider-Based Departments
Kathleen D. Schaum, MS
5:30 p.m. Adjournment
5:30 – 7:30 p.m. WELCOME RECEPTION!
(6:00 – 6:30 p.m.) Gold Level - Industry Presentation (non-CME)
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) Silver Level - Industry Presentation (non-CME)
Session VI: The Role of Multidisciplinary Care & Management of the Threatened Limb
8:15 – 8:20 a.m. Opening Remarks
J. Peter Rubin, MD, MBA, FACS
8:20 – 8:30 a.m. Challenges and Opportunities in Wound Care
Gayle Gordillo, MD, FACS
8:30 – 9:20 a.m. Keynote
Diabetic Foot Ulcer Management: The Journey Ahead
David G. Armstrong, DPM, MD, PhD
9:20 – 10:10 a.m. Keynote (VIRTUAL)
The Importance of a Multidisciplinary Team for Functional Limb Salvage
Christopher E. Attinger, MD
10:10 – 10:40 a.m. Break, Visit with Exhibitors
10:40 – 11:00 a.m. Multistate Model of Lower-Extremity Ulcers, Amputations, and Mortality: Retrospective Cohort Study of a Multicenter Patient Registry
Joshua S. Choi, MD
11:00 – 11:20 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
11:20 – 11:40 a.m. MAC Scores in Predicting Wound Healing and Limb Preservation
Georges Al-Khoury, MD
11:40 – 11:50 a.m. Moderated Panel Discussion
Gayle M. Gordillo, MD, FACS & J. Peter Rubin, MD, MBA, FACS
Session VII: Vulnerable Populations
11:55 – 12:45 p.m. Keynote
Social Determinants of Health
David J. Margolis, MD, PhD
12:45 – 1:30 p.m. Lunch (provided); Visit with Exhibitors
1:30 – 1:50 p.m. An Epidemic on the Streets – Care Coordination of Xylazine Associated Wounds
James Withers, MD; Janice Kochik, BSN, MSN, CRNP-FNP; Danielle Schnauber Jones MSN, APRN, FNP-C
1:50 – 2:10 p.m. Food Insecurity in the Elderly
Courtney G. Riedel, MS, RDN, LDN, NWCC
2:10 – 2:30 p.m. Culturally Competent Diverse Patient Care
Felicia M. De Rosa
Session VIII: Pain Management
2:40 – 3:30 p.m. Keynote
Pain Management Tips for the Wound Care Provider
Vesna Jevtovic-Todorovic, MD, PhD, MBA, FASA®
3:30 – 3:50 p.m. Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
Peter Boateng, DO
3:50 – 4:10 p.m. How to Manage Painful Wound in Today’s Environment: Alternatives to Opioid Use
Todd Harvey, MSN, RN, CARN
4:10 – 4:25 Closing Remarks
Gayle M. Gordillo, MD, FACS & Chandan K. Sen, PhD, FNAI
4:25 p.m. Adjournment
Meeting Location
Omni William Penn Hotel
530 William Penn Place
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
www.omnihotels.com/pittsburgh
412-281-7100
Travel
Lodging
Omni William Penn Hotel
530 William Penn Place
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
www.omnihotels.com/pittsburgh
412-281-7100
***Discounted Room Block Rate of $205 plus taxes***
• Group landing page link https://www.omnihotels.com/hotels/pittsburgh-william-penn/meetings/11th-annual-upmc-wound-symposium-10212024
• Toll free phone number 1-800-THE OMNI (843-6664) and reference the “UPMC Wound Symposium”
• Attendees will have until Tuesday, September 24th at 5pm to book their rooms at a discounted rate
Parking
Daily valet parking is available to overnight guests only for $45 per night.
If you are not an overnight guest, you must use self-parking in the Mellon Square parking garage Mellon Square - Public Parking Authority of Pittsburgh (pittsburghparking.com) located across from the hotel. There are no in/out privileges for this garage. Prices range from $7-$20
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*
Constance Greco, PhD, MS, BSN, RN, WCC, DWC*
Rae Heiges, BA*
Lori O’Shea, BSN, RN, WCC*
Stephanie Shields, BA, MSAS, MAL*
Elizabeth Shumaker, MSN, RN*
Brent Toto, MHA>
Cecilia Zamarripa, PhD, MSN, RN, CWON+
* UPMC Wound Healing Services
>Pitt McGowan Wound Research Consortium
+ UPMC Presbyterian Wound, Ostomy, Continence Nursing Department
Faculty
Georges Al-Khoury, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
UPMC Division of Vascular Surgery
David G. Armstrong, DPM, MD, PhD
Professor of Surgery
Director, USC Limb Preservation Program
Director, Southwestern Academic Limb Salvage Alliance (SALSA)
Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California (USC)
Director, USC Center to Stream Healthcare in Place (C2SHiP)
Ricardo Arbulu, MD
Director, Antimicrobial Stewardship Program, UPMC Mercy
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, UPMC
Christopher E. Attinger, MD
Professor
Co-Director, Center for Wound Healing
MedStar Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Peter Boateng, DO
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Division of Chronic Pain
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Jodi Boory, BSN, RN, CRRN, ACHRN, CWCA, OMS
Manager of Wound Care
UPMC Passavant Wound Healing Services
Joshua S. Choi, MD
Associate Professor of Biomedical Informatics
Physician of Internal Medicine and Clinical Informatics
University of Utah
Vaughn S. Cooper, PhD
Professor
Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
U Pitt SOM
Deeptankar DeMazumder, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, 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 University of Pittsburgh Medical Center;
Attending Physician, Cardiac Electrophysiology, Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Health System;
Co-Director, GENIUS, Pitt-McGowan and Carnegie Mellon University
Felicia M. De Rosa
Artist, Educator, Activist
Brad Dicianno, MD
Professor, Vice Chair for Research, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Kelly Fleming, BSN, RN, CWCN, OCA
Senior Wound Care Specialist
UPMC Presbyterian
Amy Folk, BSN, 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
Todd Harvey, MSN, RN, CARN
Programmatic Nurse Specialist in Addiction Medicine at UPMC Mercy
Vesna Jevtovic-Todorovic, MD, PhD, MBA, FASA®
CU Medicine Endowed Professor of Anesthesiology and Pharmacology
Chair, Department of Anesthesiology
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Janice Kochik BSN, MSN, CRNP-FNP
Family Nurse Practitioner
Central Outreach Wellness Center
Joshua Lee, CWON, RN
UPMC Presbyterian
David J. Margolis, MD, PhD
Vice Chair of Faculty Affairs, Department of Dermatology
Gerald S. Lazarus Professor of Dermatology
Professor of Epidemiology
Perelman School of Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
Robert J. O'Connell, MD, FACP, FIDSA
Colonel US Army Medical Corps
Associate Professor and Director
Infectious Disease Clinical Research Program
Department of Preventive Medicine and Biostatistics
School of Medicine
Uniformed Services University
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
Harry Penny, DPM, DABM, FAPWHc, FACPM
Podiatrist, UPMC Wound Healing Services at UPMC Altoona
Courtney G. Riedel, MS, RDN, LDN, NWCC
Dietitian, Advanced Practitioner
UPMC St. Margaret
J. Paul Rogers, MD, FAPWCA
Regional Medical Director, UPMC Wound & Hyperbaric Centers, Central PA
Section Chief, Hyperbaric Medicine, UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals
Sashwati Roy, PhD
Professor of Surgery
University of Pittsburgh
J. Peter Rubin, MD, MBA, FACS
Chair, 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
Kathleen D. Schaum, MS
President
Kathleen D. Schaum & Associates, Inc.
Neel B. Shah, MD, FIDSA
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Danielle Schnauber Jones MSN, APRN, FNP-C
Family Nurse Practitioner
Pittsburgh Mercy’s Operation Safety Net
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
James Withers, MD, FACP
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine
University of Pittsburgh Medical Centers
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.
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 13.25 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 13.25 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 12.66 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
- 13.25 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.
- 13.25 ANCCUPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
- 13.25 Attendance