Agenda

April 30-May 4, 2025 | Grapevine, TX

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Wednesday April 30, 2025

  • 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM

    Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Hands-On Workshop: Innovations, Clinical Applications, and Transitioning Care

    • Speaker
      • Britney ButtMClSc-Wh, CWOCN
      • Kara CouchMS, CRNP, CWCN-AP, FAAWC
      • Karen BauerDNP, CWS, FAAWC
      • Michael DesvigneMD, FACS, CWS, FACCWS
      • Ralph NapolitanoDPM, CWSP, FACFAS
    • Room:
      • Grapevine D
  • 8:00 AM – 8:15 AM

    WHS Welcome and Introduction

    • Moderator
      • Rivka StoneMD, PhD
      • Subhadip GhatakPhD
      • Sundeep KeswaniMD, MBA, FACS, FAAP
    • Room:
      • Grapevine A
  • 8:15 AM – 9:15 AM

    WHS Session A: Thomas K. Hunt Honorary Lecture

    • Moderator
      • Sundeep KeswaniMD, MBA, FACS, FAAP
      • Susan VolkVMD, PhD, Dipl ACVS
    • Speaker
      • Fiona WattPhD
    • Room:
      • Grapevine A
  • 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM

    WHS Session B: Dynamic Duels Between Host and Microbes

    • Moderator
      • Paul BollykyMD, PhD
      • Sasha ShafikhaniPhD
    • Speaker
      • Elizabeth GricePhD
      • Victor NizetMD
    • Room:
      • Grapevine A
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM

    WHS Session C: Wound Immunology

    • Moderator
      • Brian EliceiriPhD
      • Irena PastarPhD
    • Speaker
      • Daniel KaplanMD, PhD
      • Esther MiddelkoopPhD
    • Room:
      • Grapevine A
  • 11:45 AM – 12:45 PM

    WHS Session D: Mapping the Healing Landscape / Spatial Biology of the Wound

    • Moderator
      • Boris HinzPhD
      • Geoffrey GurtnerMD, FACS
    • Speaker
      • Mervin YoderMD
      • Michael JanuszykMD, PhD
    • Room:
      • Grapevine A
  • 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

    Innovation Theater Lunch (non-accredited/non-approved for CECH): Expand the Knowledge of Molecular Pathways in the Healing of Chronic Skin Wounds

    • Speaker
      • Subramanian GunasekaranPhD
    • Room:
      • Grapevine 1
  • 12:45 PM – 2:00 PM

    WoundShark Innovation Competition Lunch (non-accredited, members only)

    • Moderator
      • Carlos ZgheibPhD, MS
      • Mitchell SandersPhD
      • Vickie DriverDPM, MS, FACFAS
    • Speaker
      • Neil Muchin
    • Room:
      • Grapevine 4
  • 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM

    Optimizing Healing Outcomes with Debridement and Advanced Therapies: An Immersive Hands-On Workshop

    • Speaker
      • John LantisMD
      • Kara CouchMS, CRNP, CWCN-AP, FAAWC
      • Nicolas MouawadMD, MPH, MBA, DFSVS, FRCS, FACS, RPVI
      • Paul KimDPM, MS, FACFAS
      • Scott BoyntonDPM
    • Room:
      • Grapevine C
  • 2:15 PM – 3:15 PM

    WHS Session E: When Healing Halts, Can We Jumpstart Regeneration

    • Moderator
      • Kellen ChenPhD
      • Traci WilgusPhD
    • Speaker
      • Kenneth LiechtyMD
      • Marjana Tomic-CanicPhD
    • Room:
      • Grapevine A
  • 3:15 PM – 4:15 PM

    WHS Session F: Regenerative Resonance: The Biophysics of Tissue Renewal

    • Moderator
      • Kath BogieDPhil
      • Kaushal RegePhD
    • Speaker
      • Amay BandodkarPhD
      • Min ZhaoMD, PhD
    • Room:
      • Grapevine A
  • 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM

    WHS SESSION G: The Metabolomic Blueprints of Wound Healing

    • Moderator
      • Aristidis VevesMD, DSc
      • Swathi BalajiPhD
    • Speaker
      • Ivan Jozic
      • Sashwati RoyPhD
    • Room:
      • Grapevine A
  • 5:15 PM – 6:45 PM

    Innovation Theater Dinner (Non-Accredited/Non-Approved for CECH)

    • Room:
      • Grapevine 1
  • 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM

    WHS SOCIAL EVENT FOR WHS MEMBERS

    • Room:
      • Grapevine A

Thursday May 01, 2025

  • 7:00 AM – 9:00 AM

    WHS Committee Meetings

    • Room:
      • Grapevine A
  • 7:30 AM – 9:00 AM

    Industry-Supported Symposium Breakfast: Chronic Wound Healing: Using Prognostic Markers and Predictive Indicators to Inform Strategic Treatment Decisions

    • Speaker
      • David MargolisMD, PhD
      • Robert KirsnerMD, PhD, FAAD
    • Room:
      • Grapevine 1
  • 7:30 AM – 9:00 AM

    Innovation Theater Breakfast (non-accredited/non-approved for CECH): Unlocking the Key to Overcoming Biofilm’s Impact in Hard to Heal Wounds

    • Speaker
      • George KoulliasMD, PhD, FSVS, RPVI
    • Room:
      • Texas 4
  • 7:30 AM – 9:00 AM

    Innovation Theater Breakfast (non-accredited/non-approved for CECH): An Overlooked Component of Pressure Injury Prevention: The Role of pHA in Prevention, Treatment, and Cost Efficiency

    • Speaker
      • Joyce BlackPhD, RN
      • Paul KimDPM, MS, FACFAS
      • Peter MallowPhD
    • Room:
      • Texas 1
  • 9:10 AM – 9:30 AM

    Opening Ceremony

    • Speaker
      • Dot WeirRN, CWON, CWS
      • Robert KirsnerMD, PhD, FAAD
    • Room:
      • Texas A
  • 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM

    Keynote Address: Healing with Intelligence: The Transformative Role of AI in Wound Care

    • Moderator
      • Eric LulloveDPM CWSP DABLES FFPM RCPS(Glasg)
    • Panelist
      • Brad Kuh
      • John Gresham
      • Karen CrossMD, PhD
      • Mark Lacerte
      • Patrick ChengMS, MBA
    • Room:
      • Texas A
  • 10:45 AM – 11:45 AM

    VLU: Compression in Venous and Mixed Disease

    • Moderator/Speaker
      • Laura SwobodaDNP, APNP, FNP-C, FNP-BC, CWOCN-AP, WOCNF
    • Room:
      • Texas C
  • 10:45 AM – 11:45 AM

    Wounds as a Systemic Disease

    • Moderator/Speaker
      • Scott ElmanMD
    • Room:
      • Texas A
  • 10:45 AM – 11:45 AM

    WHS Session H: International Session (EWMA-ETRS) Emerging Technologies to Reduce Scar Formation

    • Moderator
      • Marjana Tomic-CanicPhD
      • Susan VolkVMD, PhD, Dipl ACVS
    • Speaker
      • Adriana PanayiMD, PhD
      • Alexandra MarquesPhD
      • Heather PowellPhD
    • Room:
      • Grapevine A
  • 10:45 AM – 11:45 AM

    Healing in Patients with Cardiac and Other End Organ Disease

    • Moderator/Speaker
      • Pamela ScarboroughPT, DPT, CWS
    • Speaker
      • Charles AndersenMD
    • Room:
      • Grapevine C
  • 10:45 AM – 11:45 AM

    Developing Products for Non-healing Chronic Wounds: Wound Care Collaborative Community (WCCC) and the FDA Perspectives

    • Moderator
      • Vickie DriverDPM, MS, FACFAS
    • Speaker
      • Cynthia ChangPhD
      • Joseph RolleyMSIA
      • Yu-Chieh ChiuPhD
    • Room:
      • Grapevine D
  • 10:45 AM – 11:45 AM

    Industry-Supported Symposium: Practical Perspectives on Advanced Wound Healing with Intact Fish Skin: From Research to Reality

    • Speaker
      • Caroline FifeMD
      • Cyaandi DoveDPM
      • John LantisMD
    • Room:
      • San Antonio 6
  • 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

    WHS Committee Meetings

    • Room:
      • Grapevine A
  • 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

    Industry-Supported Symposium Lunch: Optimizing Complex Reconstruction and Reducing Surgical Site Complications: A Case-Based Approach to using Aseptically Processed Allografts and Placental Membranes

    • Moderator/Speaker
      • Michael DesvigneMD, FACS, CWS, FACCWS
    • Speaker
      • Edward LeeMD, MS
      • Jimmy ChimMD
    • Room:
      • Grapevine 4
  • 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

    Innovation Theater Lunch 1 (non-accredited/non-approved for CECH)

    • Room:
      • Dallas 7
  • 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

    Innovation Theater Lunch (non-accredited/non-approved for CECH): The Future of Wound Healing: Clinical Options and Reimbursement Strategies for 2025

    • Speaker
      • Kathleen SchaumMS
      • Kenny LuongDPM, FACFAS
      • Robert KleinDPM, FACFAS, CWS
    • Room:
      • Fort Worth 5-7
  • 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

    Innovation Theater Lunch 3 (non-accredited/non-approved for CECH)

    • Room:
      • Texas 1
  • 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

    Innovation Theater Lunch 2 (non-accredited/non-approved for CECH)

    • Room:
      • Grapevine 1-3
  • 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

    Innovation Theater Lunch (non-accredited/non-approved for CECH): Change is Inevitable: Mastering the Art of Wound Healing in an Evolving Landscape

    • Speaker
      • Nicolas MouawadMD, MPH, MBA, DFSVS, FRCS, FACS, RPVI
      • Paul KimDPM, MS, FACFAS
      • Scott BoyntonDPM
    • Room:
      • Texas 4
  • 1:45 PM – 2:45 PM

    We Treat Patients: Holistic and Comprehensive Care for the Wound Patient

    • Co-Presenter
      • Elizabeth FaustMSN, MBA, ANP-BC
    • Moderator/Speaker
      • Charles AndersenMD
    • Room:
      • Texas A
  • 1:45 PM – 2:45 PM

    VLU Interventions

    • Moderator/Speaker
      • William MarstonMD
    • Speaker
      • Marc PassmanMD
    • Room:
      • Grapevine C
  • 1:45 PM – 2:45 PM

    The Impact of Social Determinants of Health on Wound Care Outcomes

    • Moderator/Speaker
      • Maria GoddardMD, CWS, MAPWCA
    • Room:
      • Grapevine D
  • 1:45 PM – 5:15 PM

    Comprehensive Venous Ulcer Management Mini-Symposium and Hands-On Workshop

    • Moderator
      • Pamela ScarboroughPT, DPT, CWS
    • Speaker
      • Kara CouchMS, CRNP, CWCN-AP, FAAWC
      • Karen BauerDNP, CWS, FAAWC
    • Room:
      • Grapevine B
  • 1:45 PM – 4:00 PM

    WHS Session I: Young Investigators Symposium

    • Moderator
      • Bouke BoekemaPhD
      • Piul RabbaniPhD
      • Sundeep KeswaniMD, MBA, FACS, FAAP
    • Room:
      • Grapevine A
  • 1:45 PM – 2:45 PM

    Insights and Trends in the Advanced Wound Care Market (non-accredited)

    • Speaker
      • Susan PaquetteMS, MBA
    • Room:
      • Texas C
  • 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

    Topicals and Wound Microbiota

    • Co-Presenter
      • Irena PastarPhD
    • Moderator/Speaker
      • Hadar Lev-TovMD, MAS
    • Room:
      • Texas A
  • 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

    Pneumatic Compression

    • Moderator/Speaker
      • Oscar AlvarezPhD, CCT, FAPWCA
    • Speaker
      • Marzanna ZaleskaPhD
    • Room:
      • Grapevine D
  • 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

    Post Acute Care and Rehab for Wound Patients

    • Moderator/Speaker
      • Jeanine MaguirePhD, MS, MPT, FAAC, CWS
    • Speaker
      • Stephanie WoelfelPT, DPT, CWS
    • Room:
      • Grapevine C
  • 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

    Aging and Healing

    • Moderator/Speaker
      • Adrian BarbulMD
    • Speaker
      • Lisa GouldMD, PhD, FACS
    • Room:
      • Texas C
  • 4:15 PM – 5:15 PM

    DFU: What's New and What To Do for Neuropathy

    • Moderator/Speaker
      • Lee RogersDPM, FFPM RCPS(Glasg)
    • Room:
      • Texas A
  • 4:15 PM – 5:15 PM

    Lymphedema and Wound Care

    • Moderator/Speaker
      • Suzie EhmannDPT, PhD, CWS, CLWT, CLT-LANA
    • Speaker
      • Linda MillerPT, DPT, CLT, CWT
    • Room:
      • Texas C
  • 4:15 PM – 5:15 PM

    Wound Care Outside the Clinic and Hospital

    • Co-Presenter
      • Jeanine MaguirePhD, MS, MPT, FAAC, CWS
    • Moderator/Presenter
      • Catherine MilneMSN, APRN, CWOCN-AP, WOCNF
    • Room:
      • Grapevine C
  • 4:15 PM – 5:15 PM

    21st Century Approach to Obesity

    • Moderator/Speaker
      • Daniel FedermanMD
    • Speaker
      • Jenna KlimovichMD
    • Room:
      • Grapevine D
  • 4:15 PM – 5:15 PM

    WHS Session J: Battling Stress and Strain in Wound Healing: Creative Approaches to Disparate Challenges

    • Moderator
      • Rivka StoneMD, PhD
      • Subhadip GhatakPhD
    • Speaker
      • Carlos ZgheibPhD, MS
      • Kellen ChenPhD
      • Laura SwobodaDNP, APNP, FNP-C, FNP-BC, CWOCN-AP, WOCNF
    • Room:
      • Grapevine A
  • 5:15 PM – 7:30 PM

    Grand Opening of Exhibit Hall and Cocktail Reception

    • Room:
      • Longhorn DE

Friday May 02, 2025

  • 7:00 AM – 9:00 AM

    WHS Committee Meetings

    • Room:
      • Grapevine A
  • 7:30 AM – 9:00 AM

    Innovation Theater Breakfast (non-accredited/non-approved for CECH): Power Up Your Practice: The New Wave of Integral Debridement and Charged Fibers

    • Speaker
      • Amanda MurrayNP-C, WCC
      • Kara CouchMS, CRNP, CWCN-AP, FAAWC
    • Room:
      • Texas 1
  • 7:30 AM – 5:00 PM

    Poster Viewing

    • Room:
      • Longhorn C
  • 7:30 AM – 6:00 PM

    The Wound Care Collaborative Community Driving Innovation Summit (invitation only)

    • Chair
      • Vickie DriverDPM, MS, FACFAS
  • 7:30 AM – 9:00 AM

    Innovation Theater Breakfast (non-accredited/non-approved for CECH): Pursuing a Ghost: Challenges in Diagnosing and Managing Pyoderma Gangrenosum

    • Speaker
      • Stan TolkachjovMD, FAAD, FACMS
    • Room:
      • Grapevine 4
  • 7:30 AM – 9:00 AM

    Innovation Theater Breakfast (non-accredited/non-approved for CECH): Miro3D and MiroDry: Three-dimensional Solutions for Addressing Three-dimensional Wounds

    • Speaker
      • John KirbyMD
      • Lucian VladMD
      • Raymond AbdoDPM
      • Ryan DirksMS, PA
      • Walaya Methodius-RayfordMD, MBA, RPVI, CWSP, FAPWCA, FACCWS
    • Room:
      • Texas 4
  • 7:30 AM – 9:00 AM

    Innovation Theater Breakfast (non-accredited/non-approved for CECH): Healing Under Pressure: Advancements in Skin Substitutes for Pressure Ulcer Management

    • Speaker
      • Jason Matuszewski
      • John Schroeder
    • Room:
      • Grapevine 1
  • 9:15 AM – 10:15 AM

    WHS GENERAL SESSION - The Missing - Omics of Wound Healing

    • Moderator
      • Laura SwobodaDNP, APNP, FNP-C, FNP-BC, CWOCN-AP, WOCNF
      • Robert KirsnerMD, PhD, FAAD
    • Speaker
      • Chandan SenPhD, FNAI
      • David ArmstrongDPM, MD/PhD
    • Room:
      • Texas A
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM

    Industry-Supported Symposium: Harnessing the Body’s Natural Healing Power: A Case-Based Approach to Autologous Multilayered Leukocyte, Platelet, and Fibrin Patches

    • Speaker
      • Anthony TicknerDPM FRCPS, FACCWS,FAPWH
      • James LinDO
      • Tyson GreenDPM
    • Room:
      • Grapevine 4
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM

    Industry-Supported Symposium: Harnessing a Clean, Cover, and Close Approach to Chronic Wounds

    • Speaker
      • Allen RaphaelDPM, FACFAS
      • Erich LemkerMD
      • Rodney LindsayMD
    • Room:
      • Dallas 7
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM

    Industry-Supported Symposium: The Future of Wound Healing: Leveraging the Patient’s own Adipose Tissue through Novel 3D Printing

      • Thea priceMD
    • Speaker
      • John LantisMD
      • Vincent LiMD, M.B.A.
    • Room:
      • San Antonio 6
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM

    Industry-Supported Symposium: Integral Debridement: A New Paradigm in Wound Care – How Medical Technology is Revolutionizing Slough Removal and Supporting Debridement

    • Moderator
      • Dot WeirRN, CWON, CWS
    • Speaker
      • Abigail ChaffinMD, FACS, CWSP, MAPWCA
      • Kara CouchMS, CRNP, CWCN-AP, FAAWC
      • Terry SwansonNP
    • Room:
      • Texas 4
  • +
    10:30 AM – 11:30 AM

    WHS Session K: Concurrent Oral Abstracts I (Non-Accredited)

    • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
      MOLECULAR PATHWAYS, BARRIERS, AND BREAKTHROUGH SOLUTIONS IN CHRONIC WOUNDS (K4)
    • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
      TRAILBLAZERS IN WOUND HEALING RESEARCH (K2)
    • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
      TRAINEE AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE (K1)
    • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
      MOLECULAR INSIGHTS AND THERAPEUTIC ADVANCESIN ACUTE WOUND HEALING (K3)
  • 11:30 AM – 2:00 PM

    Lunch With Exhibitors (Lunch Served until 1:30 PM)

    • Room:
      • Longhorn DE
  • 12:15 PM – 1:45 PM

    WHS Meet the Mentors (Navigating Career Crossroads) (Non-Accredited)

    • Moderator
      • Dorothy SuppPhD
      • Manuela Martins-GreenPhD
    • Speaker
      • Heather LombardiPhD
      • Jaideep BanerjeePhD
      • Kanhaiya SinghPhD
    • Room:
      • Grapevine 1-3
  • 12:15 PM – 1:45 PM

    WHS Meet the Editors (What It Takes to Publish) (Non-Accredited)

    • Moderator
      • Brian EliceiriPhD
      • Rivka StoneMD, PhD
      • Subhadip GhatakPhD
    • Speaker
      • Chandan SenPhD, FNAI
      • Heather PowellPhD
      • Molly OglePhD
    • Room:
      • Grapevine A
  • 2:15 PM – 3:15 PM

    DFU: Offloading Soup to Nuts

    • Moderator/Speaker
      • James McGuireDPM, LPT, LPed
    • Speaker
      • Andrew MeyrDPM, FACFAS
    • Room:
      • Texas A
  • 2:15 PM – 3:15 PM

    Plastic Surgery Approach to Healing

    • Co-Presenter
      • Kashyap TadisinaMD
      • Kyle Yikuan XuMD
    • Moderator/Speaker
      • Devinder SinghMD
    • Room:
      • Grapevine D
  • 2:15 PM – 3:15 PM

    HBOT: What's New

    • Co-Presenter
      • Leonardo PROFENNAMD, MPH, MBA
    • Moderator/Speaker
      • Jayesh ShahMD, UHM(ABPM), CWSP, FAPWCA, FCCWS, FUHM, FACP, FACHM
    • Room:
      • Grapevine C
  • 2:15 PM – 3:15 PM

    Wound Care Business Navigator: Wound Care Centers and Teams: How to Address the Growing Need with Shrinking Support

    • Moderator/Speaker
      • Marcia NusgartR.Ph.
    • Speaker
      • Kara CouchMS, CRNP, CWCN-AP, FAAWC
      • Kumar MadasseryMD
      • Matthew GaroufalisDPM, FASPS, FACFAOM, CWS, FFPM RCPS (Glasg)
      • Nicolas MouawadMD, MPH, MBA, DFSVS, FRCS, FACS, RPVI
    • Room:
      • Texas C
  • +
    2:15 PM – 3:15 PM

    WHS Session L: Concurrent Oral Abstracts II (Non-Accredited)

    • 2:15 PM – 3:15 PM
      INFLAMMATION, BIOFILM INFECTION, AND IMMUNITY(L1)
    • 2:15 PM – 3:15 PM
      ADVANCES IN BIOMATERIALS AND BIOENGINEERINGFOR WOUND HEALING THERAPEUTICS (L4)
    • 2:15 PM – 3:15 PM
      EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX AND REGENERATIVEHEALING (L2)
    • 2:15 PM – 3:15 PM
      FIBROSIS AND SCARRING (L3)
  • 2:15 PM – 3:15 PM

    Industry-Supported Symposium: Advances in Research and Treatment for Junctional and Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa

    • Moderator/Speaker
      • Lara Wine LeeMD, PhD
    • Speaker
      • Joyce TengMD, PhD
    • Room:
      • Grapevine B
  • 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM

    Surgery for the Diabetic Foot

    • Moderator/Speaker
      • Lawrence LaveryDPM, MPH
    • Speaker
      • Arthur TarriconeDPM, MPH,
    • Room:
      • Texas C
  • 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM

    HBOT: Topical vs. Systemic The Great Debate

    • Moderator/Speaker
      • Caroline FifeMD
    • Speaker
      • Helen GellyMD
      • Robert FrykbergDPM, MPH
    • Room:
      • Grapevine C
  • 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM

    Wound Care Business Navigator: Top 10 Reimbursement Tips For Getting Paid and Keeping Your Payment

    • Moderator/Speaker
      • Marcia NusgartR.Ph.
    • Speaker
      • Kathleen SchaumMS
    • Room:
      • Texas A
  • 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM

    WHS Session M: NIH DFC Consortium Panel

    • Moderator
      • Teresa JonesMD
    • Speaker
      • Brian SchmidtDPM
      • Kara SpillerPhD
      • Lindsay KalanPhD
      • Monika NiewczasMD PhD MPH
      • Rivka StoneMD, PhD
      • Sashwati RoyPhD
    • Room:
      • Grapevine A
  • 3:30 PM – 5:45 PM

    Accredited Workshop: Wound Infection Day

    • Speaker
      • Abigail ChaffinMD, FACS, CWSP, MAPWCA
      • Lisa GouldMD, PhD, FACS
      • Michael DesvigneMD, FACS, CWS, FACCWS
      • Terry SwansonNP
    • Room:
      • Texas 4
  • 4:45 PM – 5:45 PM

    Rapid Fire: Poster Talks

    • Moderator
      • Anthony TicknerDPM FRCPS, FACCWS,FAPWH
      • Emily GreensteinARPN, CNP, CWON-AP, FACCWS
    • Room:
      • Grapevine D
  • 4:45 PM – 5:45 PM

    Wearables and Sensors

    • Moderator
      • Jeanine MaguirePhD, MS, MPT, FAAC, CWS
    • Speaker
      • Bijan NajafiPhD, MSc
      • Ivan Jozic
    • Room:
      • Grapevine C
  • 4:45 PM – 5:45 PM

    Are you Certain that Wound is a Pressure Injury?

    • Moderator
      • Joyce BlackPhD, RN
    • Room:
      • Texas C
  • 4:45 PM – 5:45 PM

    Wound Care Business Navigator: Documentation For The New LCD

    • Moderator/Speaker
      • Eric LulloveDPM CWSP DABLES FFPM RCPS(Glasg)
    • Room:
      • Texas A
  • 4:45 PM – 5:45 PM

    WHS Session N: Awardee Spotlight

    • Moderator
      • Daria NarmonevaPhD
      • Sundeep KeswaniMD, MBA, FACS, FAAP
    • Speaker
      • Marjana Tomic-CanicPhD
      • Mateusz WietechaDMD, PhD
      • Teresa JonesMD
    • Room:
      • Grapevine A
  • 6:00 PM – 7:15 PM

    Innovation Theater Dinner (non-accredited/non-approved for CECH): How to Become a Champion of Innovation: Leading Change with Evidence-based Practices, Protocols, and Clinical Experience

    • Speaker
      • Kara CouchMS, CRNP, CWCN-AP, FAAWC
      • Paul KimDPM, MS, FACFAS
    • Room:
      • Texas 1
  • 6:00 PM – 6:30 PM

    WHS Session O: Rapid Fire Poster Presentations

    • Moderator
      • Kyle QuinnPhD
      • Laura SwobodaDNP, APNP, FNP-C, FNP-BC, CWOCN-AP, WOCNF
    • Room:
      • Grapevine A
  • 6:30 PM – 7:00 PM

    WHS Business Meeting

    • Room:
      • Grapevine A
  • 7:00 PM – 7:15 PM

    WHS Award Ceremony

    • Room:
      • Grapevine A
  • 7:15 PM – 7:45 PM

    First to Podium Presentations and Founders and Abstract Award Ceremony

    • Moderator
      • John LantisMD
      • Oscar AlvarezPhD, CCT, FAPWCA
    • Room:
      • Texas A
  • 7:45 PM – 8:45 PM

    Poster Reception

    • Room:
      • Longhorn C

Saturday May 03, 2025

  • 7:30 AM – 9:00 AM

    Innovation Theater Breakfast (non-accredited/non-approved for CECH): What’s in Your Toolbox? Insights to Help Clinicians Choose the Best Therapy for Hard-to-Heal Wounds

    • Speaker
      • Catherine MilneMSN, APRN, CWOCN-AP, WOCNF
      • Dot WeirRN, CWON, CWS
    • Room:
      • Grapevine 1-3
  • 7:30 AM – 9:00 AM

    Innovation Spotlight Theater (non-accredited/non-approved for CECH)

  • 7:30 AM – 9:00 AM

    Innovation Theater Breakfast (non-accredited/non-approved for CECH)

    • Room:
      • Texas 4
  • 7:30 AM – 5:00 PM

    Poster Viewing

    • Room:
      • Longhorn C
  • 9:15 AM – 10:15 AM

    WHS GENERAL SESSION - Machine Learning in Wound Healing

    • Moderator
      • Adriana PanayiMD, PhD
      • Windy ColeDPM
    • Speaker
      • Deeptankar DeMazumderMD, PhD
      • Kyle QuinnPhD
    • Room:
      • Texas A
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM

    Innovation Theater Workshop 2 (non-accredited)

  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM

    Innovation Theater Workshop 1 (non-accredited)

  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM

    Innovation Theater Workshop (non-accredited): From Chaos to Control: Compression Tips for Challenging Legs

    • Speaker
      • Kara CouchMS, CRNP, CWCN-AP, FAAWC
      • Karen BauerDNP, CWS, FAAWC
      • Yvette MierBNS, RN, CWON
  • +
    10:30 AM – 11:30 AM

    WHS Session P: Concurrent Oral Abstracts III (Non-Accredited)

    • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
      BIOENGINEERING AND BIOMATERIALS FOREMERGING WOUND HEALING THERAPIES (P4)
    • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
      MANAGING CHRONIC WOUNDS IN CLINICAL PRACTICE(P3)
    • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
      INNOVATIONS IN BURN WOUND CARE (P1)
    • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
      BRIDGING BENCH TO BEDSIDE IN CHRONIC WOUNDRESEARCH (P2)
  • 11:30 AM – 2:00 PM

    Lunch With Exhibitors (Lunch Served until 1:30 PM)

    • Room:
      • Longhorn DE
  • 2:10 PM – 3:10 PM

    Advanced Clinical Practice and Emerging Research (SAWC Oral Abstracts)

    • Moderator
      • Oscar AlvarezPhD, CCT, FAPWCA
    • Room:
      • Texas C
  • 2:10 PM – 3:10 PM

    Pediatric Wound Prevention and Care

    • Moderator/Speaker
      • Katherine McKeownMSN, FNP-C, RNC-NIC
    • Room:
      • Grapevine D
  • 2:10 PM – 3:10 PM

    Greg Schultz Memorial Session: Wound Scene Investigation

    • Moderator/Speaker
      • Dot WeirRN, CWON, CWS
    • Speaker
      • Lee RuotsiMD, ABWMS, CWS-P, UHM
      • Lisa GouldMD, PhD, FACS
      • Robert DiegelmannPhD
    • Room:
      • Texas A
  • 2:10 PM – 3:10 PM

    Ostomy

    • Moderator/Speaker
      • Erin Testerman MitraMSN, RN, CWOCN
    • Room:
      • Grapevine C
  • 3:20 PM – 3:50 PM

    John A. Boswick Award and Lectureship: Collaboration and Integration: Physical Therapy as a Part of the Wound Care Team

    • Moderator
      • Robert KirsnerMD, PhD, FAAD
    • Speaker
      • Edward MahoneyPT, DPT, EdD, CWS
      • Joseph McCullochPT, PhD, FAPTA, CWS
    • Room:
      • Texas A
  • 4:00 PM – 4:25 PM

    RAPID FIRE: Exercise and Healing

    • Moderator/Presenter
      • Stephanie WoelfelPT, DPT, CWS
    • Room:
      • Grapevine C
  • 4:00 PM – 4:25 PM

    RAPID FIRE: Fat: Friend or Foe: Adipocytes in Wound Healing

    • Moderator/Speaker
      • Brett ShookPhD
    • Room:
      • Texas C
  • 4:00 PM – 4:25 PM

    RAPID FIRE: Pain Management

    • Moderator/Speaker
      • Adrianne SmithMD
    • Room:
      • Grapevine D
  • 4:00 PM – 4:25 PM

    RAPID FIRE: Jungle Wound Care: Getting Creative with Wound Treatments

    • Moderator/Speaker
      • Paul KimDPM, MS, FACFAS
    • Room:
      • Texas A
  • 4:35 PM – 5:00 PM

    Wound Care Business Navigator: Rapid Fire: Reimbursement Tips to Implement Results of Wound Management Advocacy: CTPs, PRP, and More. . .

    • Moderator/Speaker
      • Marcia NusgartR.Ph.
    • Speaker
      • Kathleen SchaumMS
    • Room:
      • Texas C
  • 4:35 PM – 5:00 PM

    RAPID FIRE: Understanding Angiosomes

    • Moderator/Speaker
      • Amy BruggemannMSN, FNP-BC, CWS
    • Room:
      • Grapevine C
  • 4:35 PM – 5:00 PM

    RAPID FIRE: Technology Update: Imaging

    • Moderator/Speaker
      • Anthony TicknerDPM FRCPS, FACCWS,FAPWH
    • Room:
      • Grapevine D
  • 4:35 PM – 5:00 PM

    RAPID FIRE: Off Label Treatments

    • Moderator/Speaker
      • Lee RuotsiMD, ABWMS, CWS-P, UHM
    • Room:
      • Texas A
  • 5:10 PM – 5:35 PM

    RAPID FIRE: Fistulas

    • Moderator/Speaker
      • Mary Anne ObstRN, BSN, CCRN, CWON, CWS
    • Room:
      • Grapevine C
  • 5:10 PM – 5:35 PM

    RAPID FIRE: Bioflims: What's True, What's Not

    • Moderator/Speaker
      • Lindsay KalanPhD
    • Room:
      • Texas A
  • 5:10 PM – 5:35 PM

    RAPID FIRE: Wounds Caused from Illicit Injections

    • Moderator/Speaker
      • Barbara PieperPhD, CNS-BC, CWOCN, FAAN, WOCNF
    • Room:
      • Grapevine D
  • 5:10 PM – 5:35 PM

    RAPID FIRE: Dermatology Consult

    • Moderator/Speaker
      • Jose JallerMD
    • Room:
      • Texas C

Sunday May 04, 2025

  • 9:15 AM – 10:15 AM

    SAWC Plenary Session: Difference Makers

    • Moderator
      • Pamela ScarboroughPT, DPT, CWS
    • Room:
      • Texas A
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM

    The How and Why I Became a Wound Healing Evangelist: A Panel discussion to Inspire the Next Generation

    • Co-Presenter
      • Alexandria ArmstrongDPM
      • Dot WeirRN, CWON, CWS
      • Ira HermanPhD
      • Jeanine MaguirePhD, MS, MPT, FAAC, CWS
      • Lisa GouldMD, PhD, FACS
      • Robert KirsnerMD, PhD, FAAD
    • Moderator
      • Susan VolkVMD, PhD, Dipl ACVS
    • Room:
      • Grapevine C
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM

    Athletes in Action: Adaptive Wound Care

    • Moderator/Speaker
      • Alton JohnsonDPM, CWSP
    • Speaker
      • Edgar SyDPM
      • Jeffrey WaldmullerCP
    • Room:
      • Texas C
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM

    Atypical Wounds

    • Moderator/Speaker
      • Paolo RomanelliMD
    • Speaker
      • Ivan Jozic
    • Room:
      • Texas A
  • 11:45 AM – 12:45 PM

    The Red Leg: 50 Shades of Red

    • Moderator/Speaker
      • Karen BauerDNP, CWS, FAAWC
    • Speaker
      • Chris OwenNP
    • Room:
      • Texas A
  • 11:45 AM – 12:45 PM

    Go Electric: Modalities for Healing

    • Moderator/Speaker
      • Stanley McCallonPT, DPT, CWS
    • Room:
      • Grapevine C
  • 11:45 AM – 12:45 PM

    NPWT: New Indications

    • Moderator/Speaker
      • Elizabeth FaustMSN, MBA, ANP-BC
    • Speaker
      • Randy PetersonDNP, APRN, CNP, A-GNP-C, CWCN
    • Room:
      • Texas C