SVMC Wound Symposium 2025

Saturday, September 27, 2025, 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM EST, St. Vincent's Medical Center, St. Vincent's, Hawley (all rooms), BRIDGEPORT, CT

Registration is limited to 80 participants and will remain open until capacity is reached or until 5:00 p.m. EST on Friday, September 22, 2025 — whichever comes first.

Live full day education focusing on advanced wound care modalities. Includes lectures and interactive vendor presentations.

• Limb Salvage: You can’t buy limbs on Amazon! -R. Daniel Davis, DPM

• Translating Convexity Characteristics to Successful Clinical Outcomes: New Evidence to Guide Practice -Nora Sammon RN

• Vendor Fair

• Lunch Provided

• Venous Ulcers: Prevention and Treatment -Carmichael John, CWCN APRN

• Challenging Atypical Wounds -Lee Goldstein, MD

• Evaluations and Wrap up

1. Review the prevalence of limb loss in patients with diabetes and its impact on individuals and healthcare systems.
2. Describe both non-surgical and surgical interventions for limb salvage
3. List the characteristics of convexity and relate them to patient stoma assessment and successful pouching outcomes
4. Describe one new evidence based practice pearl you gained regarding pouching a stoma.
5. Explain the evidence based treatment of venous ulcers including compression therapy, wound management, and adjunctive modalities.
6. Provide patient education on the prevention of recurrence of venous ulcers.
7. Differentiate the clinical features between typical and atypical wound presentations.
8. Develop evidence based treatment plans for several specific types atypical wounds.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (4.75 hours), ANCC Contact Hour(s) (4.75 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (credits designated as AMA PRA Category 1) (4.75 hours)

In support of improving patient care, Hartford HealthCare 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 healthcare team.

1. Physicians: Hartford HealthCare designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 4.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

   • ABIM MOC: Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 4.75 Medical Knowledge credits in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

   • ABS Continuous Certification: Successful completion of this CME activity, which may include participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn 4.75 credit toward the CME and Self-Assessment requirements of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.

Nurses: This activity is designated for a maximum of 4.75 ANCC contact hours.

All Other Learners: All other learners will receive a Certificate of Participation for a maximum of 4.75 hours of education. Consult your professional licensing board regarding the applicability and acceptance of certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by Joint Accreditation for Interprofessional Continuing Education.

Cancellation Policy

Cancellations received in writing no less than 5 business days before the course will receive a full refund.  No refunds will be made for cancellations received after that date.  All refunds will be made in accordance with the procedures of the HHC Accounts Payable Department, and may take up to 60 days.  Please send cancellation requests to continuinged@hhchealth.org.

Hartford HealthCare reserves the right to cancel or postpone this program if necessary; in the event of cancellation, course fees will be fully refunded. We are not responsible for other costs incurred such as non-refundable airline tickets or hotel penalties.

Accessibility Statement
 
Hartford HealthCare is committed to ensuring that its programs, services, goods and facilities are accessible to individuals with disabilities as specified under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act of 2008.  If you have needs that require special accommodations, including dietary concerns, please contact [email protected].

The Hartford HealthCare Continuing Education team adheres to the Joint Accreditation for Interprofessional Continuing Education's Criteria, Standards, and Policies regarding industry support of continuing education.  

Full disclosure of faculty and their commercial relationships will be made prior to the activity.

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

Hartford HealthCare adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education.  Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers, or others are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). 

All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.

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