WOCN® Society’s 50th Annual Conference

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Sessions (13)

(GS3) General Session - Leading Us into the Future: Research Abstracts (Ballroom)

03 Jun 18
2:05 PM - 3:05 PM

Tracks: Continence, Ostomy, Wound

Speaker(s): Jody Scardillo DNP, RN, ANP-BC, CWOCN
This session will provide an opportunity for you to hear the latest research findings in WOC nursing. Research-based abstracts are selected by a ri... More...

(W200) Flaps and Grafts: Before, During and After (Ballroom)

03 Jun 18
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM

Tracks: Wound

Speaker(s): Matthew Finnegan MD, FACS, FCCWS
We will review the indications for surgical closure of complex wounds with flaps and grafts, the peri-operative challenges for the multidisciplinar... More...

(W204) Wound Abstract Presentations (Ballroom)

03 Jun 18
4:25 PM - 5:25 PM

Tracks: Wound

This session will provide an opportunity for you to hear the latest research findings in WOC nursing. Research-based abstracts are selected by a ri... More...

(W300) Wounds Among Persons Who Inject Drugs (Ballroom)

04 Jun 18
8:40 AM - 9:40 AM

Tracks: Wound

Speaker(s): Barbara Pieper PhD, RN, CWOCN, WOCNF, FAAN, BC-ACNS
This session will explore issues related to wounds and wound healing in persons who inject drugs (PWID). The presentation will include: an overview... More...

(W304) Of All the Nerve: Skin and Wound Issues in Neurological Disorders (Ballroom)

04 Jun 18
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Tracks: Wound

Speaker(s): Janice Beitz PhD, RN, CS, CNOR, CWOCNAP, CRNP, ANEF, FNAP, FAAN
Because of its relationship with the peripheral, autonomic and central nervous systems, the skin constitutes a neuro-immuno-endocrine organ. Disord... More...

(W308) It's More Than Just Fungus: Nail Disease (Ballroom)

04 Jun 18
3:10 PM - 4:10 PM

Tracks: Wound

Speaker(s): Jonathan Brantley DPM
Dystrophies of the toenails are commonly misdiagnosed as solely a nail fungus (Onychomycosis). There are a myriad of disorders that can mimic the a... More...

(W312) Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Compression! (Room 202)

04 Jun 18
4:20 PM - 5:20 PM

Tracks: Wound

Speaker(s): Mary Mahoney MSN, RN, CWOCN, CFCN
Get ready for a fun FAST PACED hands-on session to become more familiar with lower extremity wraps! Compression therapy is a key factor in healing ... More...

(W400) Deep Tissue Injury: The Future is in Your Hands (Ballroom)

05 Jun 18
9:50 AM - 10:50 AM

Tracks: Wound

Speaker(s): Holly Kirkland-Kyhn PhD, FNP, GNP, CWCN ; Oleg Teleten MS, RN, CWCN
At this 620 bed level 1 trauma center, we found that although we had a robust Pressure ulcer/injury prevention program we continued to have reporta... More...

(W404) Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infection (Ballroom)

05 Jun 18
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Tracks: Wound

Speaker(s): Samuel Mandell MD, MPH
Necrotizing soft tissue infections produce a significant amount of morbidity and mortality. These severe infections can be challenging to diagnose ... More...

(W408) Medical Device Related Pressure Injuries: What We Know Today Can Improve the Future (Ballroom)

05 Jun 18
3:10 PM - 4:10 PM

Tracks: Wound

Speaker(s): Barbara Delmore PhD, RN, CWCN, MAPWCA, IIWCC-NYU
Pressure injuries from devices have become a great concern to clinicians as they are challenged with determining strategies to prevent their occurr... More...

(W412) The Current State of Pediatric Pressure Injury Prevention in the U.S. (Room 108)

05 Jun 18
4:20 PM - 5:20 PM

Tracks: Wound

Speaker(s): Charleen Singh PhD, MBA, FNP-BC, CWOCN, RN
This session will review the findings from my study exploring the current state of pediatric pressure injuries in the U.S. The study design utilize... More...

(W500) Demystifying Adjunctive Therapies: Past, Present and Future (Room 201)

06 Jun 18
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Tracks: Wound

Speaker(s): Renee Cordrey PT, PhD(c), MSPT, MPH, CWS
Sometimes, despite standard care, wounds need an extra boost to heal. A clinician may be challenged by the multitude of tools available, and what m... More...

(GS6) General Session - The More We Know, The Better We Are: MARSI, MASD and Friction (Ballroom)

06 Jun 18
10:20 AM - 11:20 AM

Tracks: Wound

Speaker(s): David Brienza PhD ; Laurie McNichol MSN, RN, CNS, GNP, CWOCN, CWON-AP, WOCNF, FAAN ; Mikel Gray PhD, FNP, PNP, CUNP, CCCN-AP, WOCNF, FAANP, FAAN
The science of the WOC Nursing specialty is constantly evolving and practitioners must stay informed of advances. Medical Adhesive Related Skin Inj... More...