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The University Club
University of Pittsburgh
123 University Place
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
* 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 and registration rates.
We will be accepting poster abstracts from April 10 through Sept. 15 on research and case studies as they relate to wound care. If selected, you will have the opportunity to present your poster. It will be displayed throughout the designated viewing areas during the symposium, and abstracts will be published in the program. Prizes and certificates will be awarded to the highest-rated poster in each category.
For more information on submitting an abstract for consideration, visit UPMC.com/WoundSymposiumPosters.
Additional questions, please contact:
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.
This course is intended for physicians, nurses, physical therapists, podiatrists, advanced practice providers, and all clinicians involved in wound healing or wound care issues. Course material will benefit both novice and experienced clinicians.
J. Peter Rubin, MD, MBA, FACS
Director, UPMC Wound Healing Services
UPMC Endowed Professor and Chair of Plastic Surgery
Elizabeth Shumaker, MSN, RN
Sr. Director of Operations, UPMC Wound Healing Services
Taryn M. Bennett, MSN, RNC, CWOCN, CHRN*
Jodi Boory, BSN, RN, CRRN, ACHRN, CWCA, OMS*
Jill M. Clites, RN, BSN, WCC#
Brian Connor, BA, MA*
Constance Greco, MS, BSN, RN, WCC, DWC*
Lori O’Shea, BSN, RN, WCC*
Stephanie Shields, BA, MSAS, MAL*
Patsy Simon, BS, RN, CCRC, CCRA, ACRP-PM>
Kimberly A. Whetsel, OTR/L*
Cecilia Zamarripa, PhD, MSN, RN, CWON+
* UPMC Wound Healing Services
> UPMC Wound Research Alliance (WRA)
+ UPMC Presbyterian Wound, Ostomy, Continence Nursing Department
# UPMC Western Maryland Wound, Ostomy, Continence Nursing Department
This activity is approved for the following credit: AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ and ANCC. 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.
UPMC Wound Healing Services
UPMC Mercy and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Center for Continuing Education in the Health Sciences
UPMC Wound Research Alliance
The Oaklander Hotel
5130 Bigelow Boulevard
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
412-578-8500
**Special Discounted Room Block Rate of $239 plus taxes available until Sept. 23.**
Individual attendees should call The Oaklander/Marriott reservation line at 877-829-2429 or 412-578-8500 or use the reservation link, no later than Sept. 23. Guests making such reservations must identify themselves as members of a group.
*The Wyndham Pittsburgh University Center is also near the meeting venue. Call 855-680-3239 to make a reservation. There is NOT a room block at this hotel, ONLY at The Oaklander.
Daily valet parking at The Oaklander Hotel is available to overnight guests for $38 per night.
Please note that valet can park only standard-sized vehicles. No oversized vehicles can be accommodated.
Self-day parking is available for non-hotel guests at:
Soldiers & Sailors Parking Garage
4390 Bigelow Blvd.
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
To learn more about this conference, please contact Brian Connor at connorbt2@upmc.edu.