13th Annual UPMC Symposium: PittMcGowan Wound Care Consortium
September 11-12, 2026
Regional Learning Alliance
850 Cranberry Woods Drive
Cranberry Township, PA 16066
* 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:
- Managing Health Injury in Space
Kathleen Rubins, PhD
- Wound Hygiene:
Supporting Antimicrobial Stewardship Through the Use of Dressings
Dot Weir, RN, CWON, CWS
- Sessions to Include:
- Acute Skin Failure
Jill Cox, PhD, RN, APN-c, CWOCN, FAAN
- Bio-Impedance Detection of Skin Failure
Dawn Wang, MD
- Current insights on DFU’s
Robert Frykberg, DPM, MPH
- DHA Focus and Wound Care
Terry M. Rauch, PhD, MPH, MBA
- Military Wound Management and Capabilities Gaps
Drake H. Tilley, Jr. MD, MPH&TM, FIDSA
- Social Determinants of Health
Brian Schmidt, DPM
- Standards of AI Tools
Ramayya Krishnan, PhD
- The Role of Surgery in Treating Diabetic Foot Ulcers
Dane K. Wukich, MD, MSc
- Hands-On and Didactic Workshops (offered in person only)
- Debridement
- Ostomy
- Total Contact Casting
- 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
Bartley P. Griffith, MD, FACS, FRCS, Chair in Regenerative Medicine 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*
- Stephanie Shields, BA, MSAS, MAL*
- Shawna Souder, MSN, RN, CWOCN, CFCN^
- 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 12.5 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 12.5 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.
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
Pittsburgh Marriott North
100 Cranberry Woods Drive
Cranberry Township, PA 16066
724-772-3700
UPMC WOUND CARE ROOM BLOCK
- Start Date: Thursday, Sept. 10
- End Date: Saturday, Sept. 12
- Special group rate for $200 per night
- Last Day to Book : Thursday, Aug. 20
Use this link to: Book your group rate for UPMC WOUND CARE ROOM BLOCK.
Or, you can call reservations at 800-853-5574 and reference the group block name listed above.
Parking is FREE at both the Pittsburgh Marriott North hotel and the Regional Learning Alliance. There will be a complimentary shuttle running from the Marriott to the event venue.
More Information
To learn more about this conference, please visit UPMC.com/WoundSymposium or contact Brian Connor at connorbt2@upmc.edu.
