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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
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
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
5:15 PM – 6:45 PM
Innovation Theater Dinner (Non-Accredited): Mastering CAMPs: Advanced Techniques in Complex Wound Healing
Speaker
Lee Goldstein
MD, FACS
Allen Raphael
DPM, FACFAS
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
Raymond Abdo
DPM, CWS
John Kirby
MD
Walaya Methodius-Rayford
MD, MBA, CWSP, RPVI
Ali Saberi
MD
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
Vincent Sollecito
DPM, CWS
Rachel Torkington-Stokes
MSc
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
Kara Couch
MS, CRNP, CWCN-AP, FAAWC
Caitlin Scarborough
BSN, RN, CWOCN
Shishir Shah
DO, CWS, ABPM
9:10 AM – 9:20 AM
Opening Ceremony
Moderator/Speaker
Dot Weir
RN, CWON, CWS
Robert Kirsner
MD, PhD, FAAD
9:20 AM – 10:20 AM
Keynote Address
Speaker
Suzanne Moloney
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
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
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
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
11:40 AM – 1:10 PM
Innovation Theater Lunch (Non-Accredited): Don’t Gamble on Reimbursement: Tips, Pearls and Tools to Win
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
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
Speaker
Windy Cole
DPM
Shawn Frederick
Daniel Kapp
MD
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
MD, MS
speaker
John Lantis
MD
11:40 AM – 1:10 PM
Innovation Theater Lunch (Non-Accredited): Learn How to Help Your ABSSSI Patients Avoid Hospitalization
Speaker
Mark Pierce
MD
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
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
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
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
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
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
WoundBusters
Co-Panelist
Abigail Chaffin
MD, FACS, CWSP, MAPWCA
Jeanine Maguire
PhD, MS, MPT, FACC CWS
Moderator
Frank Aviles
PT, CWS, FACCWS, CLT-LANA, ALM, AWCC, MLD/CDT Instr
Windy Cole
DPM
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
NPIAP: From the Dregs of Despair to a Positive Outcome: Cased Based Pressure Injury Session (Heels and Scars)
Moderator/Speaker
David Alper
DPM
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
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
3:40 PM – 4:40 PM
NPIAP: When to Heal with Cold Steel: Surgical Repair for Pressure Injury
Moderator/Speaker
Peter Arnold
MD, PhD, FACS
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
Robert Klein
DPM, FACFAS, CWS
Kathleen Schaum
MS
Dot Weir
RN, CWON, CWS
7:30 AM – 9:00 AM
Industry-Supported Symposium: 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
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
8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Poster Viewing
9:10 AM – 10:10 AM
IWII Session: An International Look at Wound Cleansing
Moderator
Dot Weir
RN, CWON, CWS
Speaker
Terry Swanson
NP
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
9:10 AM – 10:10 AM
NPIAP: What About Me? Failure in PI Care at Home
Moderator/Speaker
Sue Creehan
MSN, RN, CWON
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
10:20 AM – 11:20 AM
Name that Rash: Illustrative Interactive Cases
Moderator/Speaker
Robert Kirsner
MD, PhD, FAAD
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
10:20 AM – 11:20 AM
NPIAP: Deep Tissue Injury: An Update What Went Wrong? Root Cause Analysis
Speaker
Joyce Black
PhD, RN
10:20 AM – 11:20 AM
Aging Skin: What Wound Healers Need to Know
Moderator/Speaker
Daniel Federman
MD
Speaker
Shasa Hu
MD
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
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
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
3:10 PM – 3:35 PM
RAPID FIRE: 21st Century NPWT
Moderator/Speaker
Mary Anne Obst
RN, BSN, CCRN, CWON, CWS
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
3:45 PM – 4:10 PM
RAPID FIRE: Exudate Management: Dressings and Beyond
Moderator/Speaker
Dot Weir
RN, CWON, CWS
3:45 PM – 4:10 PM
RAPID FIRE: Skin Grafting Options
Moderator/Speaker
Richard Simman
MD, FACS, FACCWS
4:20 PM – 4:45 PM
RAPID FIRE: Oral Abstracts
Moderator/Speaker
Oscar Alvarez
PhD, CCT, FAPWCA
4:20 PM – 4:45 PM
RAPID FIRE: Managing the Ambulatory Burn Patient
Moderator/Speaker
Maria Goddard
MD, CWS, MAPWCA
4:55 PM – 5:55 PM
RAPID FIRE: Poster Talks
Moderator
Anthony Tickner
DPM FRCPS, FACCWS,FAPWH
Emily Greenstein
ARPN, CNP, CWON-AP, FACCWS
5:00 PM – 6:15 PM
Innovation Theater Dinner (Non-Accredited): Chronic Wounds: There is Still a Lot to Cover!
Speaker
Tracy L. Basso
DPM, FACFAS, FAENS
David Graziano
Shawn McCarrey
Wendy W. Weston, PhD, CTBS
PhD, CTBS
6:15 PM – 7:30 PM
Poster Reception
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 J. Koullias, MD, PhD
MD, PhD
Zwelithini M. Tunyiswa
BA
9:10 AM – 10:10 AM
Case in Point: Atypical Wounds
Moderator/Speaker
Andrea Maderal
MD
Speaker
Jennifer Adams
MD, FAAD, DTM&H
9:10 AM – 10:10 AM
Microsurgery and Reconstruction
Moderator/Speaker
Sik Namgoong
MD, PhD
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
9:10 AM – 10:10 AM
CTPs and Matrices: Sorting Through the Confusion
Moderator/Speaker
Joshua Mervis
MD
10:20 AM – 11:20 AM
Case in Point: Surgery for Diabetic Foot Ulcers
Moderator/Speaker
Haywan Chiu
DPM
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
10:20 AM – 11:20 AM
Navigating Challenging Patient Encounters
Moderator/Speaker
Lee Ruotsi
MD, ABWMS, CWS-P, UHM
10:20 AM – 11:20 AM
WHS Scientific Advances in Wound Healing
Moderator
Robert Kirsner
MD, PhD, FAAD
Speaker
Artem Trotsyuk
MS
Arthur Tarricone
DPM, MPH, AACFAS
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
11:20 AM – 12:20 PM
Innovation Spotlight Theater (Non-Accredited)
Moderator
Pamela Scarborough
PT, DPT, CWS, FAAWC
Speaker
Matthew Garoufalis
DPM, FASPS, FACPM, CWS, FFPM RCPS (Glasg), FRSM
11:20 AM – 12:20 PM
Innovation Theater Workshop (Non-Accredited): Favorable Odds: TCC-EZ® Total Contact Cast System
Speaker
Jeffrey Jensen, DPM, FACFAS
DPM, FACFAS
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
MD, PhD
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
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
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
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
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