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October 2-5, 2024
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October 2-5, 2024
Wednesday October 02, 2024
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
An Algorithmic Approach to Negative Pressure Wound Therapy: A Hands-On Skills Lab
Moderator/Speaker
Michael Desvigne
MD, FACS, CWS, FACCWS
Speaker
Devinder Singh
MD
Kara Couch
MS, CRNP, CWCN-AP, FAAWC
Robert Klein
DPM, FACFAS, CWS
Room:
Julius 7
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Innovation Theater Lunch (Non-Accredited): Doubling Down on Wound Care: Utilizing the Most Recent Advancement in NPWT Dressings Across the Continuum of Care
Speaker
Dot Weir
RN, CWON, CWS
Ralph Napolitano
DPM, CWSP, FACFAS
Ralph Napolitano
DPM, CWSP, FACFAS
Room:
Milano V-VI
1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Leg Ulcer and Compression Day
Moderator/Speaker
Karen Bauer
DNP, CWS, FAAWC
Speaker
Dot Weir
RN, CWON, CWS
Frank Aviles
PT, CWS, FACCWS, CLT-LANA, ALM, AWCC, MLD/CDT Instr
Lucian Vlad
MD
Suzie Ehmann
DPT, PhD, CWS, CLWT, CLT-LANA
Room:
Julius 12
5:15 PM – 6:45 PM
Innovation Theater Dinner (Non-Accredited): Mastering CAMPs: Advanced Techniques in Complex Wound Healing
Speaker
Allen Raphael
DPM, FACFAS
Lee Goldstein
MD, FACS
Room:
Milano V-VI
Thursday October 03, 2024
7:30 AM – 9:00 AM
Innovation Theater Breakfast (Non-Accredited): Miro3D Wound Matrix: A Transformational 3-Dimensional Solution for Deep, Tunneling, and Irregular Wounds
Speaker
Ali Saberi
MD
John Kirby
MD
Raymond Abdo
DPM, CWS
Walaya Methodius-Rayford
MD, MBA, CWSP, RPVI
Room:
Milano I-II
7:30 AM – 9:00 AM
Innovation Theater Breakfast (Non-Accredited): Conquering Biofilm’s Impact in Hard-to-Heal Wounds with Wound Hygiene: Real World Clinical Evidence
Speaker
Daniel Metcalf
PhD
Rachel Torkington-Stokes
MSc
Vincent Sollecito
DPM, CWS
Room:
Milano V-VI
7:30 AM – 9:00 AM
Innovation Theater Breakfast (Non-Accredited): Debride it Like You Mean It: The Clinical Advantages of Combining Pure Hypochlorous Acid with Negatively Charged Fibers
Speaker
Caitlin Scarborough
BSN, RN, CWOCN
Kara Couch
MS, CRNP, CWCN-AP, FAAWC
Shishir Shah
DO, CWS, ABPM
Room:
Milano III-IV
9:10 AM – 9:20 AM
Opening Ceremony
Moderator/Speaker
Dot Weir
RN, CWON, CWS
Robert Kirsner
MD, PhD, FAAD
Room:
Julius 11
9:20 AM – 10:20 AM
Keynote Address: Healing Beyond the Surface: How Personal Experience Drives Medical Innovation
Speaker
Suzanne Moloney
Room:
Julius 11
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
AMP Session-Multi-Disciplinary Team Approach
Moderator/Speaker
Cyaandi Dove
DPM
Speaker
Elizabeth Genovese
MD, MS, FACS, RPVI
George Pliagas
MD, FACS, FRCSC
Stephanie Woelfel
PT, DPT, CWS
Venita Chandra
MD
Room:
Julius 7
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Standard and Evidenced-Based Advanced Care for Venous Ulcers
Moderator/Speaker
Karen Bauer
DNP, CWS, FAAWC
Speaker
Kristen Alix
MS, AGACNP-BC, ANP-BC, CVN
Room:
Julius 11
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
NPIAP: The Forces of Evil: A Deep Dive into the Current Understanding of Pressure and Shear
Speaker
David Brienza
PhD
Michele Deppisch
PT, CWS, FACCWS
Room:
Julius 4
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Atypical Infections: How to Identify, Culture, and Treat
Moderator/Speaker
Andrea Maderal
MD
Speaker
Jennifer Adams
MD, FAAD, DTM&H
Room:
Julius 12
11:40 AM – 1:10 PM
Innovation Theater Lunch (Non-Accredited): Learn How to Help Your ABSSSI Patients Avoid Hospitalization
Speaker
Mark Pierce
MD
Room:
Neopolitan I-II
11:40 AM – 1:10 PM
Innovation Theater Lunch (Non-Accredited): Don’t Gamble on Reimbursement: Tips, Pearls and Tools to Win
Moderator/Speaker
Kara Couch
MS, CRNP, CWCN-AP, FAAWC
Speaker
Donna Cartwright
MPA, RHIA, CCS, RAC, FAHIMA
Peter Arnold
MD, PhD, FACS
Raymond Abdo
DPM, CWS
Room:
Milano III-IV
11:40 AM – 1:10 PM
Innovation Theater Lunch (Non-Accredited): Wound Care Evolution: Patients Change, Practices Change, Payors Change: Providers Adapt
Speaker
Allyn Forsyth
PhD
Dorothy Kurtz Phelan
DPM, D.BFAS, FACFAS
Ehab Sorial
MD
Naz Wahab
MD, FAAFP, FAPWCA
Room:
Milano V-VI
11:40 AM – 1:10 PM
Innovation Theater Lunch (Non-Accredited): Translating Research into Practice: The Evidence and Clinical Impact of Placental Allograft Products in Wound Care
Room:
Milano I-II
11:40 AM – 1:10 PM
Innovation Theater Lunch (Non-Accredited): A Multidisciplinary Approach in Diabetic Limb Salvage: Integrating Podiatric, Vascular, and Plastic Surgery Perspectives
Speaker
Paul Kim
DPM, MS, FACFAS
Edward Lee
speaker
John Lantis
MD
Room:
Milano VII-VIII
11:40 AM – 1:10 PM
Innovation Theater Lunch (Non-Accredited): Learn How to Help Your ABSSSI Patients Avoid Hospitalization
Speaker
Mark Pierce
MD
Room:
Neopolitan I-II
1:20 PM – 2:20 PM
AMP Session-Basics of PAD Epidemiology
Moderator/Speaker
Elizabeth Genovese
MD, MS, FACS, RPVI
Speaker
Cyaandi Dove
DPM
George Pliagas
MD, FACS, FRCSC
Room:
Julius 7
1:20 PM – 2:20 PM
Nutrition Optimization: The Crucial Component for Enhanced Wound Recovery
Moderator/Speaker
Maritza Molina
RDN
Speaker
Amy Wilke
MS, RD, LD, CNSC
Room:
Julius 11
1:20 PM – 2:20 PM
NPIAP: The Anatomy of a Lawsuit - It's Just One Thing
Moderator/Speaker
Lee Ruotsi
MD, ABWMS, CWS-P, UHM
Speaker
Joyce Black
PhD, RN
Room:
Julius 4
1:20 PM – 4:40 PM
Overcoming Challenges in Assessing and Managing Lower Extremity Wounds: Hands-On Workshop
Moderator
Pamela Scarborough
PT, DPT, CWS, FAAWC
Speaker
Karen Bauer
DNP, CWS, FAAWC
Room:
Augustus 1
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
AMP Session-The Future of CLTI Treatment to Come
Moderator/Speaker
George Pliagas
MD, FACS, FRCSC
Speaker
Elizabeth Genovese
MD, MS, FACS, RPVI
Venita Chandra
MD
Room:
Julius 7
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
WoundBusters
Co-Panelist
Abigail Chaffin
MD, FACS, CWSP, MAPWCA
Jeanine Maguire
PhD, MS, MPT, FAAC, CWS
Moderator
Frank Aviles
PT, CWS, FACCWS, CLT-LANA, ALM, AWCC, MLD/CDT Instr
Windy Cole
DPM
Room:
Julius 11
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
NPIAP: Stopping Amputations ─ Preventing Heel Pressure Injuries
Moderator/Speaker
David Alper
DPM
Room:
Julius 4
3:40 PM – 4:40 PM
AMP Session-Endovascular Therapy and Surgical Approaches to the Treatment of CLTI Patients
Moderator/Speaker
Venita Chandra
MD
Speaker
Cyaandi Dove
DPM
George Pliagas
MD, FACS, FRCSC
Stephanie Woelfel
PT, DPT, CWS
Room:
Julius 7
3:40 PM – 4:40 PM
Treating Soft Tissue and Bone Infections in Patients with Diabetes
Moderator/Speaker
Lawrence Lavery
DPM, MPH
Speaker
Laila Castellino
MD, FIDSA
Room:
Julius 11
3:40 PM – 4:40 PM
NPIAP: When to Heal with Cold Steel: Surgical Repair for Pressure Injury
Moderator
Joyce Black
PhD, RN
Moderator/Speaker
Peter Arnold
MD, PhD, FACS
Room:
Julius 4
4:45 PM – 6:45 PM
Grand Opening of Exhibit Hall & Cocktail Reception
Friday October 04, 2024
7:30 AM – 9:00 AM
Innovation Theater Breakfast (Non-Accredited): Proposed CTP LCD Changes and Solutions to Navigate the Future
Speaker
Dot Weir
RN, CWON, CWS
Kathleen Schaum
MS
Robert Klein
DPM, FACFAS, CWS
Room:
Milano I-II
7:30 AM – 9:00 AM
Industry-Supported Symposium Breakfast: Effective Utilization of CAMPS for Wound Closure: Intersecting Evidence with Clinical Decision Making
Moderator/Speaker
Robert Kirsner
MD, PhD, FAAD
Speaker
Daniel Davis
DPM
Daniel Kapp
MD
Room:
Milano V-VI
7:30 AM – 9:00 AM
Innovation Theater Breakfast (Non-Accredited): All in for Healing! Taking Chances in Wound Care with the Latest NPWT Dressing Innovation to Improve Patients' Lives
Speaker
Kara Couch
MS, CRNP, CWCN-AP, FAAWC
Michael Desvigne
MD, FACS, CWS, FACCWS
Room:
Milano III-IV
8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Poster Viewing
Room:
Augustus 3
9:10 AM – 10:10 AM
IWII Session: An International Look at Wound Cleansing
Moderator
Dot Weir
RN, CWON, CWS
Speaker
Terry Swanson
NP
Room:
Julius 7
9:10 AM – 10:10 AM
Creating Objectivity in Wound Healing-What Labs and Imaging Should You Order for Your Patient
Moderator/Speaker
Scott Covington
MD, FACS, CWSP
Speaker
Dawn Franceschina
PT, DPT, CWS
Room:
Julius 11
9:10 AM – 10:10 AM
NPIAP: What About Me? Failure in PI Care at Home
Moderator/Speaker
Sue Creehan
MSN, RN, CWON
Room:
Julius 4
9:10 AM – 10:10 AM
Hidradenitis Suppurativa: Updates in Medical and Surgical Treatments
Moderator/Speaker
Venessa Peña-Robichaux
MD
Speaker
Ernest Chiu
MD, FACS
Room:
Julius 12
10:20 AM – 11:20 AM
Name that Rash: Illustrative Interactive Cases
Moderator/Speaker
Robert Kirsner
MD, PhD, FAAD
Room:
Julius 11
10:20 AM – 11:20 AM
Wound pH: What Does it Mean? How is it Measured? How Can You Change it?
Moderator/Speaker
Dot Weir
RN, CWON, CWS
Speaker
Terry Swanson
NP
Room:
Julius 7
10:20 AM – 11:20 AM
NPIAP: Deep Tissue Injury: An Update What Went Wrong? Root Cause Analysis
Speaker
Joyce Black
PhD, RN
Room:
Julius 4
10:20 AM – 11:20 AM
Aging Skin: What Wound Healers Need to Know
Moderator/Speaker
Daniel Federman
MD
Speaker
Shasa Hu
MD
Room:
Julius 12
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Industry-Supported Symposium: The Wound Infection Hour
Moderator/Speaker
Abigail Chaffin
MD, FACS, CWSP, MAPWCA
Speaker
Dot Weir
RN, CWON, CWS
Natalie Nierenberg
MD, MPH
Room:
Milano V-VI
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Industry-Supported Symposium: A Deep Dive into Diabetic Foot Ulcers with Exposed Structures: Examining the Largest RCT Comparing Fish Skin to Standard of Care
Moderator/Speaker
John Lantis
MD
Speaker
Dured Dardari
MD, PhD
Allen Raphael
DPM, FACFAS
faculty
Baldur Baldursson
MD, PhD
Room:
Milano VII-VIII
12:30 PM – 3:00 PM
Lunch with Exhibitors (Lunch Served until 2:30 PM)
3:10 PM – 3:35 PM
RAPID FIRE: Podiatry for Non-Podiatrists
Moderator/Speaker
Robert Klein
DPM, FACFAS, CWS
Room:
Julius 11
3:10 PM – 3:35 PM
RAPID FIRE: 21st Century NPWT
Moderator/Speaker
Mary Anne Obst
RN, BSN, CCRN, CWON, CWS
Room:
Julius 12
3:10 PM – 6:15 PM
Pressure Injury Prevention and Treatment Symposium and Workshop
Moderator
Pamela Scarborough
PT, DPT, CWS, FAAWC
Speaker
Joyce Black
PhD, RN
Lee Ruotsi
MD, ABWMS, CWS-P, UHM
Room:
Augustus 1
3:45 PM – 4:10 PM
RAPID FIRE: Exudate Management: Dressings and Beyond
Moderator/Speaker
Dot Weir
RN, CWON, CWS
Room:
Julius 11
3:45 PM – 4:10 PM
RAPID FIRE: Skin Grafting Options
Moderator/Speaker
Richard Simman
MD, FACS, FACCWS
Room:
Julius 12
4:20 PM – 4:45 PM
RAPID FIRE: Oral Abstracts
Moderator/Speaker
Oscar Alvarez
PhD, CCT, FAPWCA
Room:
Julius 12
4:20 PM – 4:45 PM
RAPID FIRE: Managing the Ambulatory Burn Patient
Moderator/Speaker
Maria Goddard
MD, CWS, MAPWCA
Room:
Julius 11
4:55 PM – 5:55 PM
RAPID FIRE: Poster Talks
Moderator
Anthony Tickner
DPM FRCPS, FACCWS,FAPWH
Emily Greenstein
ARPN, CNP, CWON-AP, FACCWS
Room:
Julius 12
5:00 PM – 6:15 PM
Innovation Theater Dinner (Non-Accredited): Chronic Wounds: There is Still a Lot to Cover!
Speaker
David Graziano
Shawn McCarrey
Tracy Basso
DPM, FACFAS, FAENS
Wendy Weston
PhD, CTBS
Room:
Milano I-II
6:15 PM – 7:30 PM
Poster Reception
Room:
Augustus 3
Saturday October 05, 2024
7:30 AM – 9:00 AM
Innovation Theater Breakfast (Non-Accredited): Treating Hard-to-Heal Wounds with Advanced Products: Perspectives from the Hospital Outpatient and Post-Acute Settings
Speaker
George Koullias
MD, PhD
Ryan Dirks
Zwelithini Tunyiswa
BA
Room:
Milano I-II
9:10 AM – 10:10 AM
Case in Point: Atypical Wounds
Moderator/Speaker
Andrea Maderal
MD
Speaker
Jennifer Adams
MD, FAAD, DTM&H
Room:
Julius 12
9:10 AM – 10:10 AM
Microsurgery and Reconstruction
Moderator/Speaker
Sik Namgoong
MD, PhD
Room:
Julius 7
9:10 AM – 10:10 AM
Offloading Foot Ulcers - What's Known, What's New
Moderator/Speaker
Stephanie Woelfel
PT, DPT, CWS
Speaker
Laura Shin
DPM, PhD
Room:
Julius 11
9:10 AM – 10:10 AM
CTPs and Matrices: Sorting Through the Confusion
Moderator/Speaker
Joshua Mervis
MD
Room:
Julius 4
10:20 AM – 11:20 AM
Case in Point: Surgery for Diabetic Foot Ulcers
Moderator/Speaker
Haywan Chiu
DPM
Room:
Julius 12
10:20 AM – 11:20 AM
Business of Wound Care: CTPs Meshing Effectiveness and Reimbursement
Moderator/Speaker
Eric Lullove
DPM CWSP DABLES FAPWH(c) FFPM RCPS(Glasg)
Speaker
Leah Amir
MSc, MHA
Room:
Julius 11
10:20 AM – 11:20 AM
Navigating Challenging Patient Encounters
Moderator/Speaker
Lee Ruotsi
MD, ABWMS, CWS-P, UHM
Room:
Julius 4
10:20 AM – 11:20 AM
WHS Scientific Advances in Wound Healing
Moderator
Robert Kirsner
MD, PhD, FAAD
Speaker
Artem Trotsyuk
PhD
Arthur Tarricone
DPM, MPH, AACFAS
Room:
Julius 7
11:20 AM – 12:20 PM
Innovation Theater Workshop (Non-Accredited): There is More Than Meets the Eye: The Value of a Thorough Skin Assessment
Speaker
Dot Weir
RN, CWON, CWS
Room:
Milano V-VI
11:20 AM – 12:20 PM
Innovation Spotlight (Non-Accredited): Shining a Light on New Ideas on Wound Care
Moderator
Pamela Scarborough
PT, DPT, CWS, FAAWC
Speaker
David Tran
DPM, FACFAS
Deepak Deshmukh
DO
Jamison Feramisco
MD, PhD
Jonathan Cayce
PhD, MS
Matthew Garoufalis
DPM, FASPS, FACFAOM, CWS, FFPM RCPS (Glasg)
Gary Monteiro
PhD
Room:
Milano III-IV
11:20 AM – 12:20 PM
Innovation Theater Workshop (Non-Accredited): Favorable Odds: TCC-EZ® Total Contact Cast System
Speaker
Jeffrey Jensen
DPM, FACFAS
Room:
Neopolitano II
11:20 AM – 12:20 PM
Innovation Theater Workshop (Non-Accredited): Advancing Patient Care with Science and Evidence: A Comprehensive Portfolio for a Wide Range of Wound Care Needs
Speaker
George J. Koullias
MD, PhD
Room:
Milano VII-VIII
12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
Lunch with Exhibitors (Lunch Served until 1:30 PM)
2:10 PM – 3:10 PM
Case in Point: Lymphedema Challenges
Moderator/Speaker
Suzie Ehmann
DPT, PhD, CWS, CLWT, CLT-LANA
Speaker
Brandy McKeown
OTR/L, CLT-LANA, CLWT
Room:
Julius 11
2:10 PM – 3:10 PM
Business of Wound Care: Challenges in Hyperbaric Medicine: Credentialling, Audits and Documentation
Moderator/Speaker
Jayesh Shah
MD, UHM(ABPM), CWSP, FAPWCA, FCCWS, FUHM, FACP, FACHM
Room:
Julius 12
3:20 PM – 4:20 PM
Case in Point: Challenging Ostomy and Fistula Management
Moderator/Speaker
Mary Anne Obst
RN, BSN, CCRN, CWON, CWS
Speaker
Angela Kwan
PT, DPT, CWS, Board Certified Wound Management Clinical Specialist
Room:
Julius 11
3:20 PM – 4:20 PM
Business of Wound Care: The Secret to Passing Payer Audits: “Paint the Picture of Each Encounter” With Thorough Documentation
Moderator/Speaker
Kathleen Schaum
MS
Room:
Julius 12
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