Join wound care professionals from around the world for five days of expert-led education, groundbreaking research, and meaningful collaboration.
Explore the latest evidence-based treatments, emerging technologies, and practical strategies you can bring back to your patients. Attend 1 Conference, Earn 25+ CME/CE Credits.
Build practical skills through interactive hands-on workshops and expert-led learning experiences designed to elevate your clinical practice.
Exchange ideas with clinicians, researchers, and industry innovators across disciplines. Build relationships that inspire collaboration and advance wound care.
The leading wound care conference, where innovation meets clinical practice. Join us April 28–May 2 in Philadelphia for the 2027 Symposium on Advanced Wound Care (SAWC) Spring, in collaboration with the Wound Healing Society (WHS). Discover emerging research, gain practical insights, and connect with experts advancing wound care.
Discover practical, evidence-based education designed to advance clinical skills and improve patient outcomes. Explore sessions tailored to the evolving needs of wound care professionals.
The Wound Care Collaborative Community Driving Innovation in Wound Care Summit (Separate Registration Required)
WHS Welcome and Introduction
Robert Kirsner, Irena Pastar, Piul Rabbani
Accredited Industry-Supported Hands-On Workshop
WHS Session A: Thomas K. Hunt Honorary Lecture
Robert Kirsner, Chandan Sen, Emi Nishimura
WHS Session B: Healing Decoded: OMICS Insights Into Tissue Repair
Marjana Tomic-Canic, Kellen Chen, Yvon Woappi, Ryan Driskell, Katharine Galagher
WHS Session C: Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
Simon Matoori, Swathi Balaji, Kara Spiller, Helena Zomer, Edward Sander
Industry-Supported Symposium Breakfast
Innovation Theater Breakfasts (non-accredited/non-approved for CECH)
Opening Ceremony
Keynote Address
First To Podium Presentations
Michael Desvigne
Innovation Theater Breakfasts (non-accredited/non-approved for CECH)
Poster Viewing
WHS General Session: Wound Imaging
Kyle Quinn, Anie Philip, Gordon Kennedy, Song Hu
Accredited Industry-Supported Symposium
WHS Session K: Concurrent Oral Abstracts I (non-accredited)
Innovation Theater Breakfasts (non-accredited/non-approved for CECH)
Poster Viewing
WHS General Session: Panel: What Is Stopping the Translation of Science to Wound Care?
Subhadip Ghatak, Richard Simman, Chandan Sen, David Armstrong, Lisa Gould, Kate Bush
Innovation Theater Workshops (non-accredited)
WHS Session P: Concurrent Oral Abstracts III (non-accredited)
Connect & Collaborate: Advances in Diabetic Foot and Venous Leg Ulcer Management
Alton Johnson, Gina Palazzi
Pressure Relief: From Head To Toe
Alicia Smith, Lauren Danzi
Understanding Biologics: Mechanisms and Implications for Healing
Vincent Falanga
More Than a Number: Assessing Biological Age in Wound Healing
Ivan Jozic, Lisa Gould
AI Self-Defense: Enhancing Communication in Wound Healing
Maria Goddard, Jennifer Pyne
SAWC Spring | WHS is a leading interdisciplinary wound care conference, bringing together healthcare professionals, researchers, and industry leaders dedicated to advancing wound care and improving patient outcomes.
Attendees represent a wide range of specialties, including:
Physicians
Nurses and Nursing Professionals
Podiatrists
Physician Assistants
Physical Therapists
Researchers and Scientists
Dietitians
Healthcare, Sales, and Marketing Professionals
The co-located WCCC Summit delivers a focused, high-level program designed to drive measurable progress in wound care. Sessions move strategically from FDA and CMS perspectives to real-world implementation and industry initiatives—concluding with structured audience collaboration and concrete deliverables.
Participation is limited. Clinicians and stakeholders interested in attending must request an invitation.
Wounds, indexed in MEDLINE/PubMED, is the official journal for the Symposium on Advanced Wound Care (SAWC) and the most widely read peer-reviewed journal dedicated to wound care and wound research. Our journal features essential research on tissue repair and regeneration, the biology and biochemistry of wound healing, and the clinical management of various wound etiologies.
As the exclusive publisher of new research from SAWC abstracts, Wounds plays a vital role in disseminating valuable insights and findings to our readers. We also provide comprehensive coverage of the SAWC events through the SAWC Newsroom.
