LWW sponsors symposium on wound care

The 25th Anniversary Clinical Symposium on Advances in Skin & Wound Care: The Conference for Prevention and Healing will be held September 30-October 3, 2010, at the Gaylord Palms Hotel and Convention Center in Kissimee, FL. The symposium is sponsored by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW), part of Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading provider of information and business intelligence for students, professionals, and institutions in medicine, nursing, allied health, and pharmacy. LWW is the publisher of the journal Advances in Skin & Wound Care.

The symposium features the world's most prominent speakers and experts on wound care, an extremely sophisticated science practiced by providers in many disciplines. Over 1,000 nurses, physicians, podiatrists, physical therapists, and dieticians are expected to attend.

Education sessions will span the practice and are designed for providers at all levels. The symposium will offer CNE contact hours for nurses, CME credit for physicians, CPME credit for podiatrists, CEUs for physical therapists and physical therapy assistants and CPEUs for registered dieticians and dietetic technicians.

In addition to the education sessions, attendees will also meet with industry representatives and learn about the latest wound care products and advances in the exhibit hall. As in previous years, posters will be displayed that allow the professionals to share their research findings, innovations, and proven treatment modalities with their colleagues.

"This is a special meeting on many levels," said Symposium Program Director Sharon Baranoski, MSN, RN, CWOCN, APN, DAPWCA, FAAN. "We are celebrating our silver anniversary, so we drew on past experiences and feedback to build an outstanding program. The topics are particularly innovative, with all new content that has already created a great deal of excitement."

Due to its popularity, Baranoski said the Physician Certification in Wound Care-CMET examination will be offered again this year. The exam will be featured as a post-conference option, as will a new offering: the Physician Hypberbaric Certification Examination.

Program Highlights

September 30:

•Six preconference workshops.
•Topics include: "Wound Care Essentials: Primer on Practice Principles" that will outline skills for everyday practice; plus workshops on pressure ulcer prevention, diabetic wounds, reimbursement and business success, pediatric skin care and compression systems.
•Baranoski will host the symposium's Welcome and Opening Session.
•The Keynote Address will feature Caroline Fife, MD, and Kevin Yankowsky, JD, who will address "Litigation Trends in Wound Care: You Be the Jury!" Fife is associate professor at the University of Texas Medical School, Houston, TX, and Yankowsky is a partner at Fulbright & Jaworski, LLP, Houston, TX.

October 1:
•John MacDonald, MD, FACS, will deliver the opening general session on "Indentifying Lymphedema: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Troubleshooting." MacDonald, who is the medical director at the University of Miami Lymphedema Clinic, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, will analyze the social and economic impact of chronic wound and lymphedema treatments around the world.

October 1 and 2
Breakout session topics include:
•Bariatrics and Risk Management: An All-New Approach to Wound Care
•Consensus on Unavoidable Pressure Ulcers
•Lumps, Bumps, and Boils
•Pain Management to Promote Wound Healing
•General Approach to Antibiotic Management
•Palliative Wound Care: When Symptom Management Trumps Healing

October 3
•Two general sessions.
•Closing Keynote by Keith Harding, MB, ChB, MRCGP, FRCS, Head of the Department of Dermatology and Wound Healing at Cardiff University in the United Kingdom. Harding will explore the history of wound care in his session, "The 25-Year Journey of Healing Wounds."