12th Annual UPMC Symposium: PittMcGowan Wound Care Consortium
October 24-25, 2025
Omni William Penn Hotel
530 William Penn Place
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
* This event will be held in person and virtually.
Please click on the REGISTER button in the right-hand navigation to be directed to the CCEHS website for additional information, including the full conference agenda.
Conference Highlights
- Keynote Presentations:
- NIH Diabetic Foot Consortium Report: What We Have Learned
- Patient Reported Outcomes: Wound Q - FDA-Approved PRO Tool
- Lowering Amputation Rates
- The Roles of the Nurse in Pressure Injury Prevention, Skin Assessment, Accuracy, and Determining Plan of Care
- Sessions to Include:
- At the Forefront of Wound Care
- Military Medicine in Wound Care
- Hot Topics in Wound Care
- Wound Care Allies
- Lower Extremity Focus
- Pressure Injury Mitigation
- Considerations in Care Delivery
- Guest Speakers to Include:
- Teresa L. Z. Jones, MD
National Institute of Health
- Andrea Pusic, MD, MHS, FACS, FRCSC
Harvard Medical School
- Ian Valerio, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital
- Travis M. Polk, MD, FACS
Uniformed Services University
- Marcia Nusgart, RPh
Alliance of Wound Care Stakeholders
- Foluso Fakorede, MD
CVSCM & Fusion Vascular
- Crystal Holmes, DPM
University of Michigan Medical School
- Dea Kent, DNP, RN, NP-C, CWOCN
Indiana University Kokomo
- Call for Abstracts
Overview
This conference is designed to provide state-of-the-art information and best practice guidelines in the treatment of acute and chronic wounds. Both medical and surgical management strategies to optimize wound healing will be addressed.
Who Should Attend
This course is intended for physicians, nurses, physical therapists, podiatrists, dieticians, advanced practice providers, researchers, students, and all clinicians involved in wound healing or wound care issues. Course material will benefit both novice and experienced clinicians.
Course Directors
Gayle M. Gordillo, MD, FACS
Senior Medical Director, UPMC Wound Healing Services
Senior Medical Director for Pressure Injury Prevention and Outcomes, UPMC
Professor of Plastic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Chandan K. Sen, PhD, FNAI
Endowed University Chair and Director, McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine
Associate Vice Chancellor, Life Sciences Innovation and Commercialization
Chief Scientific Officer (Wound Care), UPMC
Planning Committee
Jodi Boory, BSN, RN, CRRN, ACHRN, CWCA, OMS*
Brian Connor, BA, MA*
Amy Folk, MSN, RN, CWON+
Constance Greco, PhD, MS, BSN, RN, WCC, DWC*
Lori O’Shea, BSN, RN, WCC*
Shawna Souder, MSN, RN, CWOCN, CFCN^
Stephanie Shields, BA, MSAS, MAL*
Brett Toto, MHA>
Cecilia Zamarripa, PhD, MSN, RN, CWON+
* UPMC Wound Healing Services
> Pitt McGowan Wound Research Consortium
+ UPMC Presbyterian/Shadyside Wound, Ostomy, Continence Nursing Department
^ UPMC Central PA Wound, Ostomy, Continence Nursing Department
Continuing Education Credit
In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the health care team.
Physician (CME)
The University of Pittsburgh designates this live activity for a maximum of 12.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nursing (CNE)
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 12.75 contact hours.
Other Health Care Professionals
Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the standards and requirements for approval of providers of continuing education in podiatric medicine through a joint provider agreement between UPMC Mercy and UPMC Wound Healing Services. UPMC Mercy is approved by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education as a provider of continuing education in podiatric medicine. UPMC Mercy has approved this activity for a maximum of 12.33 continuing education contact hours.
Application for physical therapy credits has been submitted and is pending approval.
Application for dietician credits has been submitted and is pending approval.
Presented By
UPMC Wound Healing Services
UPMC Mercy and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
UPMC Center for Continuing Education in the Health Sciences
Pitt McGowan Wound Research Consortium
Lodging
Omni William Penn Hotel
530 William Penn Place
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
412-281-7100
***Discounted Room Block Rate of $209 plus taxes***
Parking
Daily valet parking is available to overnight guests for $45 per night.
If you are not an overnight guest, you must use self-parking in the Mellon Square parking garage located across from the hotel. There are no in/out privileges for this garage. Prices range from $7-$20.
More Information
To learn more about this conference, please visit UPMC.com/WoundSymposium or contact Brian Connor at connorbt2@upmc.edu.
