Day 1: Tuesday, February 16, 2027.
Build your first day around clinical perspectives, new approaches and connections across the tissue repair community.
Illustrative program — subject to change. Times and speaker assignments will be confirmed by the event team.
Day 1: Thursday, May 14, 2026.
Main Auditorium
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Join us for a light breakfast hosted by our Headline Sponsor, Tiger Wound Care. Start your day by networking with peers in an informal setting while enjoying breakfast before the morning sessions begin
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Speaker: Zweli Tunyiswa
Headline Sponsor – Tiger Wound Care.
Session 1: Innovations
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Speaker: Dr. John Lantis, Mitch Sanders & Dr. Kenneth Burhop
This session explores the evolving landscape of wound care innovation—from solutions currently transforming clinical practice, to emerging technologies on the brink of adoption, and breakthrough developments shaping the future of care.
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Take time to enjoy refreshments, connect with fellow attendees, and explore the exhibition during this break
Session 2: Limb Salvage
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Speaker: Brock Liden, DPM
A complete wound pathway that adds the structural deformity correction to the diabetic foot ulcer treatment pathway to try to prevent same site recurrence.
DFU/DFO is a complex problem but an organized approach with new techniques can provide a clear paths to resolution with minimal or no amputation and recurrence can be prevented
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Speaker: Dr. Lynnette Morrison
This session focuses on empowering clinicians to confidently explore limbsalvage options before committing to amputation. Through practical frameworks, casebased insights and multidisciplinary perspectives, the talk highlights when limb preservation may be viable, how to balance urgency with opportunity, and how to advocate for patients in complex decisionmaking moments. Attendees will leave with strengthened clinical judgment, clearer escalation pathways and greater confidence in challenging amputation when salvage is still achievable.
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Speaker: Dr. Walaya Methodius-Rayford and Dr. Brett Chatman
This session explores limb salvage as an emerging, distinct discipline within tissue repair. As advances expand what is possible, limb salvage is evolving beyond a procedure into a specialised, multidisciplinary field. The talk will outline the skills, systems and collaborative models needed to build this specialty, highlighting how early intervention, coordinated care and innovative reconstruction can transform outcomes for patients at risk of limb loss.
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Speaker: Dr. Jeffrey Ross
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Take time to enjoy refreshments, connect with fellow attendees, and explore the exhibition during this break
Session 3: Artificial Intelligence
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Speaker: Sandeep Gopalakrishnan MS, PhD, MAPWCA
Explore the cutting-edge impact of artificial intelligence on wound imaging and clinical decision-making in this forward-looking session. Attendees will learn how AI-driven tools enhance accuracy, consistency, and efficiency in wound assessment, documentation, and monitoring. This presentation will cover real-world applications and key consideration for integrating AI into everyday practice.
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Speaker: Desmond Bell, DPM
This session will examine the emergence of AI in the specialty of wound care, including in the areas of diagnosis, and documentation. How to integrate AI into clinical practice and the necessary components to consider will be covered.
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Speaker: Sean Agnew
Most healthcare professionals think AI is “future tech”—this session proves it’s already saving lives, time, and money today. AI isn’t optional, learn what to adopt now to stay ahead.
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Panel: Nancy Morgan, Sean Agnew, Zweli Tunyiswa, Desmond Bell
This panel will look at the question “Has AI meaningfully improved wound care outcomes yet—and if not, what’s the real blocker?”
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Take time to enjoy refreshments, connect with fellow attendees, and explore the exhibition during this break
Session 4: Mobile
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Speaker: Zwelithini Tunyiswa
What does it take to stand up a mobile wound care service? This session offers a practical primer, guiding attendees through business formation, credentialing, payer enrollment, and the place-of-service and documentation considerations unique to the mobile environment. Field logistics, supply chain management, scheduling, and referral development are also covered, with attention to building sustainable relationships with skilled nursing facilities, home health agencies, and referring providers. The goal is simple: give attendees a replicable framework they can take home and put to work, regardless of market size or practice maturity.
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Speaker: Bill O’Malley
Understand how the audit cycle impacts your practice.
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Speaker: Martha Kelso
Mobile wound care providers are experiencing more financial challenges than ever in 2026. This session helps mobile providers identify gaps in their practice to provide alternative revenue streams.
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Speaker: to be announced soon!
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Item description
The Evening
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Join colleagues for an informal poster presentation session accompanied by small nibbles and beverages. This session offers an opportunity to review posters, discuss findings with presenters, and network in a relaxed setting.
At the Hotel.
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Join fellow attendees for an offsite evening networking event featuring food and entertainment. This informal gathering offers a relaxed setting to connect with colleagues.
Level 7 - Zanzibar Rooftop Restaurant
