Poster # Abstract title Author list
CS001 Hypertonic Sodium Chloride Gauze Dressing: A Cost Conscious Debridement Approach Salome Agbim, ND, CNS, CWS, APRN, BC
CS002 Cellulitis and the Spinal Cord Injury Patient Elsa J. Aguilera, MD, PM&R, SCIM, CWS1-2; Kelly D. Skinner, MSN, CRRN, ANP, GNP1;
1VA Boston Healthcare System1, 2Tufts University Medical School
CS003 The Association of long term topical Povidone Iodine use in large chronic wounds and Thyroid Dysfunction Alavi A, Fierheller M, Sibbald RG.
CS004 Treatment of Brown Recluse Spider Bite Wound using Pulsed Radio Frequency Energy* Therapy in a HIV/AIDS Patient Linda Alexander, DPM
CS005 A prospective case series to assess the performance of a new collagen matrix dressing* on facilitating wound closure Reynald C. Allam, MD, MBA, Medical Director, Renee Partain, RN, Renee Partain, RN, Barbara A. Munson, RN, BSN, WOCN
CS006 Clinical Efficacy of the Only FDA Approved Bilayered Living Cell Therapy in the Treatment of Chronic Venous Leg Ulcers: A Review Renee Partain, RN
CS007 Pulsed Radio Frequency Energy* Therapy in a Series of Complex Diabetic Wounds Luis Alvarado, DPM
CS008 Low-frequency, therapeutic ultrasound treatment resolved necrosis and undermining in nonhealing trauma wounds Molly Anderson, MAPT; Angela Drew, PT
CS009 An outcomes tracking evaluation to assess product performance and patient acceptability of a new and improved range of absorbent polyurethane foam dressings Joy Anderson, DPM, Elizabeth Hernandez, DPM and Luis E Marin, DPM, Marin Foot and Ankle Center, Hialeah, FL
CS011 Care and Treatment of a Diabetic Neuropathic Heel Ulcer Using Debridement, Cadexomer Iodine, and Total Contact Casting Cordell Atkins
CS012 Bilayered living cell therapy as an treatment option in hard to heal atypical chronic wounds Barbara J. Aung, DPM, CWS
CS013 What do we have to lose but a limb? Bilayered living cell therapy as the only option left for a man with a BKA, and 4 wounds on the remaining limb Barbara J. Aung, DPM, CWS
CS014 Bilaylered Cell therapy as an alternative to steroid medications to reduce pain and promote wound healing in cases of pyoderma gangrenosum Barbar J. Aung, DPM, CWS
CS015 Clinical Evaluation of a Bedridden Patient in an Extended Care Facility on a non powered pressure redistribution support surface Amy Bandelier, BSN, RN, CWOCN
CS016 Use of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy To Promote Healing of Mucocutaneous Separation Jacqueline Baptiste-Savoie RN, BSN, WOCN
CS017 Utilizing Leptospermum Honey Alginate in the Treatment of Recalcitrant Lower Extremity Ulcerations Steven J. Kavros, DPM, Gonda Vascular Wound Healing Center, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
CS018 External tissue expansion*—a novel intervention for primary closure of large non-healing wounds Mary E. Barna, DPM, PA-C, CWS, FCCW; Thomas G. Gazdecki, DO
CS019 Enhancing Patient Outcomes-Reducing the Bottom Dollar: The Use of Antimicrobial Foam Dressings in Home Health Christina Barrows, RN, MSNc,CWCN, Middlesex Home Health
CS020 Gunshot Wounds of Foot Healed with Bilayered Living Cell Therapy Desmond P. Bell, Jr., DPM, CWS, FACCWS, FAPWCA
CS021 Infected Lower Extremity Wounds With Extensive Tendon and Bone Involvement Closed Quickly Using Various Polymeric Membrane Dressings* Linda Benskin, BSN, RN, SRN(Ghana), CWCN, CWS, DAPWA, Peter Bombande, SRN(Ghana), MA
CS022 Polymeric Membrane Dressings* Provide Excellent Benefits for Palliative Care Linda Benskin, RN, BSN, SRN (Ghana), CWCN, CWS, DAPWCA
CS023 Management of skin tears in the elderly with a unique transparent absorbent acrylic dressing* and an alcohol-free skin protectant** Joanne Biddix, RN, BSN, CWCN, Clinical Director, Freedom Home Health, 1629 Fairfield Green Rd, Richmond, VA 23238 USA
CS024 Use of Ultra-Absorbent Bed Pads*, Phospholipid Cleanser** and Olivamine R Based Cream*** to Treat Incontinence-related Skin Breakdown in the Medical I Suzi Biehl Follett, RN, BSN, CWOCN, Elizabeth O'Connell-Gifford, RN, BSN, CWOCN
CS025 Rapid wound closure of necrotizing soft tissue deficit utilizing a multidisciplinary treatment approach Linda Bohacek, RN, BSN, CWS, CWOCN, FACCWS, Shelia Roberts RN, AD, CHRN, CWS, David Fairweather, MD, Afaf Shah, MD, CWS, FACCWS
CS026 The mouse that roared: how tweaking its pressure ulcer prevention program led to positive outcomes for a small hospital and the community at large Carol Bream, BSN, RN, CWOCN
CS027 Noncontact, Low-Frequency Ultrasound Therapy for Debridement and Closing of Tunnels in Infected Chronic Wounds Lisa Buth PT, Penny Sacks, PT, Ruth Martinez, PT, CWS
CS028 Preventio of Skin Tears with the Elderly Cynthia Canzeri-Labish, RN, MS, ET/CWOCN, Elizabeth O'Connell-Gifford, RN, BSN, ET/CWOCN, DAPWCA, MBA
CS029 Use of a Bacteriostatic Wound Dressing (BWD)* for the Treatment of Chronic Venous Leg Ulcers (CVLU) Jo Catanzaro, MSN, RN, CWOCN, John Wood, BSN, RN, CWCN, Trudy Zuest, EMT
CS030 A retrospective analysis of clinicians perception of a new collagen matrix dressing* in a variety of wounds John Cockwill, MS, BS, CCRP, Lison Plante, RN, MSN, FNP; Smith & Nephew Wound Management Inc., Largo, FL
CS031 A prospective, open-labeled, clinical evaluation to assess the performance of a new tailored silver-coated antimicrobial barrier dressing* on central Ann Corrigan CRNI, Nurse Manager, Terry L. Leeds, CRNI, BSN, MPA, Therese Feiner CRNI, Lisa Fanton, RN
CS032 Clinical Benefit of Low-Frequency, Nonthermal, Noncontact Ultrasound Therapy Lisa Cotterall, PT, DPT, CWS, Jane Nguyen, PT, DPT, Lori Thomas, PTA
CS033 Treatment of Radiation Burns Using a Novel Negative Pressure Wound Therapy System with Minimal Adherence Bio-Dome Dressing Technology S. Gregg Couper, PA-C, Zach Graefser, MA
CS034 Treatment of Chronic, Infected Pressure Ulcers with Noncontact, Low-Frequency Ultrasound Therapy Ernestine Crank, LPN
CS035 Case Studies Utilizing Silver Microlattice Antimicrobial Dressing* and ORC/Collagen Wound Matrix Dressing** in Wounds of Mixed Etiology Maeve Curran, PT, CWS, CLT, Oscar J. Paz-Altschul, MD, FACS, Dawn Harris, PT, CWS, CLT, Katherine Simoes, PTA, Wendy Shepherd, PTA, Joy Richardson, RD, CDE
CS036 Are our current wound therapies being effective? Wound measurement as an important outcome measure Christine Davis, MD, CWS, Carole Dalbey, RN, BSN, Sue Hill, RN, BSN, CWOCN, Banner Baywood Wound Center, Banner Baywood Medical Center.
CS037 Use of a Moisture Controlling Wound Dressing to Optimize Wound Healing Cynthia A. Dowd, RN, BSN, CDE, OCN, CWOCN, Susan R. Russell, RN, BSN, John Williamson, RN, Dr. Nelson Keller, DPM, FACFAS, CWS, Dr. Brendan McConnell, DPM, FACFAS
CS038 Using a New Technique of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT)* for the Management of Chronic, Non-healing Wounds Thomas Eberlein, MD and Helmut Fendler, RN, Neuremberg, Germany
Cindy Ahearn, MS, RN, ET, CWCN, FNP-C, Wills Point, Texas
CS039 It's SAFE to use Compression—A Case Series Suzanne Ehmann, PT, DPT/CWS/CLT- LANA, Betsy Butterworth, PTA, CLT
CS040 Noncontact, low-frequency, therapeutic ultrasound painlessly accelerated healing in venous stasis ulcers: a case series study Christopher Fleming, RN-WCC
CS041 Using a Collagen Microscaffold Wound Dressing* to Assist Chronic Wound Healing Dawn R. Fortna
Elizabeth O'Connell-Gifford
CS042 Using Olivamine in a Skin Cream to Improve Xerosis and Skin Quality Dawn R. Fortna
Elizabeth O'Connell-Gifford
CS043 Patients with Large Compromised Wounds Treated with Polymeric Membrane Dressings* Christy Foster, BSN, RN, CHRN
CS044 Treatment and Healing of Chronic Wounds in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus Using a Combination Wound Therapy of Cell Proliferation Induction (CPI) and a novel radio frequency device Robert G. Frykberg, DPM, MPH
CS045 Integra Bioengineered Skin Substitute for Salvage of Complex Lower Extremity Wounds: Treatment Algorithm, Surgical Technique and Post-operative Management Robert Fridman, DPM, AACFAS, Tzvi Bar-David, DPM, FACFAS
CS046 Manuka Honey Alginate Wound Dressing Facilitates Healing Of Chronic Diabetic Lower Extremity Ulcerations Robert Frykberg, DPM, MPH, Arthur Tallis, DPM, Cherese Thomas-Ramoutar, DPM, Edward Tierney, DPM
CS047 Treatment and Healing of Chronic Wounds in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus Using a Novel Topical Superoxidized Solution Robert Frykberg. DPM, MPH, Arthur Tallis, DPM, and Edward Tierney, DPM
CS048 Reduction of Bacterial Burden in Chronic Wounds in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus Using a Novel Topical Superoxidized Solution Robert Frykberg, DPM, MPH, Arthur Tallis, DPM, and Edward Tierney, DPM
CS049 Comparing the Effectiveness of Alternating Air Pressure Mattress Replacement Systems and Air Fluidized Integrated Beds in the Management of Flap and Graft Patients: Ten Case Studies Linda Gazzerro
Matthew Finnegan
CS050 Observations of Multiple Antimicrobial Silver Dressing Media as an Adjunct to Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Susan Girolami, RN, BSN, CWON, Paula Deiner, LPN, Christina Brown, LPN
CS051 Case Series of Foley Catheter Penile Erosions: Risk Factors and Treatment Joseph E. Glaser, MD, Alexandra A. MacLean, MD
CS052 Where PHI Technology Fits Into Your Wound Healing Algorithm Gene Graham, DPM, Scott Littrell, DPM
CS053 Effectiveness of Sequential Use of Cadexomer Iodine Gel* and Collagen Matrix Dressing** in Post-Op Dehisced Wounds Maria T. Guidry, MD, CWS, FAPWCA, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopedics, University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston, Tx
CS054 Use of Cadexomer Iodine Gel* and Collagen Matrix Dressing** in Severe Hidradenitis Suppurativa Maria T. Guidry, MD, CWS, FAPWCA, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopedics, University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston
CS055 Acute Trauma Wounds: Polymeric Membrane Dressings* to the Rescue Janis Harrison, BSN, RN, CWOCN, CFCN
CS056 Evaluation of the Use of a Water Release Hydropolymer Foam Dressing on Skin Lacerations versus a Traditional Transparent Dressing Diane Heasley, RN, MSN, MEd, CWCN
CS057 Evaluation of a Medical Grade Cyanoacrylate in the Management of Poor Ostomy Appliance Adherence Diane Heasley, RN, MSN, MEd, CWCN
CS058 The Use of PHI Technology in Treatment of Hard to Heal Wounds Christopher L. Hendrix, DPM, Chad E. Webster, DPM, Julie Kate Webster, DPM, Christian C. Smith, DPM
CS059 A New Collagen Matrix Dressing* for the Management of Chronic Nonhealing Wounds Karre Hermann, MSN, ACNP-BC
Debra Peterson, CCRN, MSN, ACNP-BC
Jeffrey Niezgoda, MD
CS060 Outcome tracking evaluation to assess the performance of a new tailored silver-coated antimicrobial barrier dressing* in external fixator wire insertion Elizabeth Hernandez, DPM, Joy Anderson, DPM and Luis E Marin, DPM, Marin Foot and Ankle Center, PA, Hialeah, Fl.
CS061 The successful use of a new adjunct therapy in a both acute and chronic wounds – a prospective, descriptive case series Christine Davis, MD, CWS, Carole Dalbey, RN, BSN, Sue Hill, RN, BSN, CWOCN, Banner Baywood Wound Center, Banner Baywood Medical Center
CS062 Pulsed Radio Frequency Energy (PRFE®) Wound Therapy in the Out-Patient Wound Clinic Setting: An Effective Therapy for Chronic Diabetic Ulcers Richard A. Isenberg, MD
CS063 Pulsed Radio Frequency Energy (PRFE®) Wound Therapy in Venous Stasis Ulcers: A Multi-Center Case Series of 25 Ulcers Richard A. Isenberg, MD
CS064 Response of Chronic Ulcers to Pulsed Radio Frequency Energy Therapy Across Various Sites of Care Christopher Japour, DPM
CS065 Wound Pain Reduction with Hydrolyzed Collagen Connie-Lee Johnson, RN, WCC, DAPWCA
CS066 Bi-Layered Skin Substitute* for Full Thickness Wounds Courtney K. Johnson, PA-C; Dr. Gary Seabrook; Dr. Kellie Brown; Dr. Brian Lewis
CS067 Successful Use of an Ionic Silver Hydrogel* in Healing Chronic Wounds Primary Carline Joseph, RN, FNP; Anne Captain, PTA; Dr. Paul Rosenstock, MD; Kay Gittens, CNA; Phyllis Quinlan, MSN; Elizabeth O'Connell-Gifford, CWOCN
CS068 Debridement, Pain and Odor Control using a Hydrogel with a Superabsorbent Polymer Core Dressing* Carline Joseph, RN, FNP; Anne Captain, PTA; Dr. Paul Rosenstock, MD; Kay Gittens, CNA; Phyllis Quinlan, MSN, DON ; Elizabeth O'Connell-Gifford, CWOCN
CS069 Advanced wound care technology impacts an underserved population: Pulsed electromagnetic field therapy (PEMF) and Native Americans with chronic wounds Pat Justice, RN, CWS
CS070 Low Intensity Laser Therapy Application in Wound Healing Fred Kahn, Jeffrey Matthews
CS071 Bi-Layered Cell Skin Substitute* Utilization in Foot Ulcers with Underlying Osteomyelitis Jeffrey C. Karr, DPM, ACCPPS, CWS, FAPWCA
CS072 Use of Pulsed Radio Frequency Energy* in the Treatment of Dehisced, Complex Wounds Howard Kimmel, DPM
CS073 A Case Series of Scrotal Decubiti: Risk Factors and Outcomes Alexander Kraev, MD, Joseph E. Glaser, MD, Alexandra A. MacLean, MD
CS074 Outpatient Management of Large Full-thickness Necrotic Lower Extremity Wounds Caused by Traumatic Hematomas in Anticoagulated Patients Charles A. La Rosa, MD, FACS, Christine Fanelli, NP
CS075 Evaluation of a new textile with antimicrobial silver complex* in the prevention and treatment of intertrigo within an oncological patient case Chantal Labrecque, MSN, Sylvianne Labrie, RN
CS076 Managing the complications of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) sites: a new absorbent silver barrier dressing* in clinical use Kathleen Leak, RN, Sister Wound Care, Doncaster Royal Infirmary; Susan Johnson, RN, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Doncaster Royal Infirmary
CS077 Negative pressure wound therapy: a cost-effective option Kathy Leak, RN and Susan Johnson, RN
CS078 Healing Peritubular Skin Irritation Using Skin Cleanser and Barrier Containing Olivamine™ Sarah Lebovits, Elizabeth O'Connell-Gifford
CS079 Improving Incontinent Associated Dermatitis Using a Barrier Containing Olivamine™ Sarah Lebovits, Elizabeth O'Connell-Gifford
CS080 Assessment of Pain, Bleeding and Tissue Adherence at Dressing Change Using a Novel Negative Pressure Wound Therapy System with Minimal Adherence Dress S. Kwon Lee, MD; Anne M. Shingleton, APRN, BC; Mary Jane Maloney, RN, MSN, CNP, CWS; Tina Hermes, APRN,BC; Susan Girolami BSN, RN, CWOCN
CS081 High-grade Sarcoma Regrowth in the Presence of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Craig Lippitt, MPAS, PAC
CS082 Integrating pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF) therapy into "everyday" complex wound care Quyen Luu, MD, FACp. MBA, CWS, Nancy F. Cher, RN, MSA, CWOCN, Jan Howard, BSN, Rn, CWON
CS083 Foam dressing with silversulfadiazine*: a familiar product with a new look Judy Madura, RD, RN, CWOCN Clinical Manager, Joe Bason, RN, BSN, CWCN, Sue Kennel, RN, BSN, CWCN, Shawn Christenson, RN, BSN, Melissa Favis, RN, BSN, Alex Guzman, MA, Armando Ortega, MA
CS084 Treatment of Atrophie Blanche Ulceration with Pulsed Radio Frequency Energy: A Case Report Michael Maier, DPM, CWS, FACCWS
CS085 Treatment of Chronic Ankle Ulceration in a Scleroderma Patient with Pulsed Radio Frequency Energy Michael Maier, DPM, CWS, FACCWS
CS086 Necrotizing fasciitis: 100% Sodium Carboxymethylcellulose (Na CMC) with Ionic Silver* helps to address painful dressing changes Helen Marquez, RN, BSN, COCN, WOCN, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Enterostomal Nurse, Mary Lou Boyer, RN, BSEd, CWOCN, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Enterostomal Nurse, Mark K. Grove, MD, Vascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida,
Michel C. Samson, MD, Plastic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida
CS087 Synergistic application of advance wound care technologies: A case study Charlotte Martin, RN, WOCN
Steven Hennigan, MD
CS088 A case series using a polyurethane coated polyester textile impregnated with an antimicrobial silver complex* for the management of maceration, odor Erik Maus, MD, Dennise Baylor, CLT, Susan Benavides, CLT, Lisa Kinder, CLT, Caroline E. Fife, MD, Renie Guilliod, MD, Trina Hawkins, ANP, Michelle Robles, CLT, Latisha A. Smith, MD, Grisseld Virtute, CLT
CS089 Use of a new collagen Microscaffold (TM) dressing for the treatment of patients with chronic ulcerations: A case series Chris McCurley, PT, WCC, CWS, DAPWCA; Dan Imlay, PT, WCC; April Rooney, PT, DPT; Heather Rooney, PT, CWS
CS090 Wound Care Post Improvised Explosive Device Injury Sustained in Afghanistan Joan Miguel, Penny Sacks, Shelly Burdette-Taylor
CS091 EFFECTIVENESS AND SAFETY OF GASEOUS NITRIC OXIDE ON NON-HEALING WOUNDS IN HUMANS: CASE SERIES Chris Miller, Sheri Dimond, Bevin McMullin,Gordon Searles, Bryan Kunimoto
CS092 Dermagraft in treatment of diabetic wounds with presumptive Osteomyelitis - The myth of antibiotic treatment Michael Miller, DO
CS093 Comparison of Honey-Impregnated Calcium Alginate Dressings to Non-Impregnated Calcium Alginate Dressings on Wound Healing Catherine T. Milne, APRN, MSN, CWOCN; Connecticut Clinical Nursing Associates, LLC, Bristol Hospital Wound, Ostomy, Lymphedema Center
Bristol, CT
CS094 The Role of Cyanoacrylates in the Prevention of Superficial Tissue Injury Catherine T. Milne APRN,MSN,CWOCN, Connecticut Clinical Nursing Associates, LLC
CS095 Compassionate Use of Anticonnexin for Treatment of Limb Threatening Wounds Gerit Mulder, DPM, MS, Christine Dore, Linda Lum
CS096 Delayed Primary Closure of Diabetic Foot Wounds Using a Tissue Expander David L. Nielson, Stephanie Wu, David G. Armstrong
CS097 Hypochlorous Acid Solution Improves Wound Healing Trajectories Jeffrey A. Niezgoda, MD, FACHM, FACEP
CS098 Hypochlorous Acid Solution is Effective in the Treatment of Chronic Venous Ulcers Jeffrey A. Niezgoda, MD, FACHM, FACEP
CS099 PROMOTING COMPLEX WOUND HEALING THROUGH THE UTILIZATION oF AN ANTIMICROBIAL SOFT SILICONE FOAM DRESSING TOMA ALGER-SCHAUFFELE NISBET, MS, APRN, CS, CWOCN, FACCWS
CS100 Advanced Biological Agents are Cost Effective in the Treatment of Chronic Wounds: Fact or Fiction Debra J. Peterson, CCRN, MSN, ACNP-BC, Jeffery A. Niezgoda, MD, FACHM, FACEP
CS101 Treatment of Chronic Stage IV Pressure Ulcers with Osteomyelitis in a Quadriplegic (C2) Patient Using Pulsed Radio Frequency Energy (PRFE) Eugene Porreca, MD, Arlene Harper, RN
CS102 Silver Polymeric Membrane Dressings* Consistently Bring Quick Closure to Diabetic Patients' Foot and Lower Leg Wounds Kristi Reaves, PT, WCC
CS103 Low-frequency, therapeutic ultrasound painlessly accelerated healing in recalcitrant trauma wounds: a case series review Nirupama Jacob, PT, CWS; Starley Bartholomew, PT, CWS; Janelle Luther, PT; Angel Snyder, PT, CWS; and Christine Copeland, PT
CS104 Acoustic pressure wound therapy (APWT) for outpatient full thickness burn management in a rural wound center John Samies, MD, Marie Gehling, RN, BSN, CWOCN
CS105 Low-frequency, therapeutic ultrasound accelerated healing and prevented amputations in severe, chronic wounds Cory Scott, LPN
CS106 Rapid resolution of a cavernous infantile hemangioma using non-thermal low-frequency ultrasound: A novel therapeutic intervention Thomas Serena, MD, FACS
CS107 The Efficacy of Bismuth Subgallate/Borneol (Suile) in the Treatment of Partial Thickness Wounds in the Skilled Nursing Setting Thomas E. Serena, MD, FACS, Cris Beuger, MPH, Jennifer Agosti, RN, CWS
CS108 Application of Silver Foam Dressings to Donor sites in Immunocompromised Patients can Enhance Wound Healing Rate Shishir Shah, DO, CWS, Elizabeth Konz, PhD
CS109 An elastase binding native non crosslinked collagen microscaffold may be used with success on wounds that have not responded to other therapies Shishir Shah, DO, Debashish Chakravarthy PhD
CS110 Evaluation of a Unique Bilayered Polymeric Silver Dressing in healing refractory Venous Stasis Ulcers Shishir Shah, DO, Sanjay Patel, DO, Debbie Blum, RN, Brenda Jacobs, RN
CS111 Complex and chronic wounds resolved with noncontact, low-frequency, therapeutic ultrasound therapy Tere Sigler, PT, CWS; Glenda Diaz, RN; and Denise Demps Knight, PT
CS112 State of the art heel flotation device combined with contemporary wound dressing therapy results in rapid healing Robert J. Snyder, DPM, CWS, Dot Weir, RN, CWON, CWS
CS113 The Use of Microbial Cellulose Dressing on a Post-Operative Wound Dehiscence in an Insulin Dependent Diabetic Patient Douglas Solway, DPM, FACFAS, FAPWCA, Tiffany Levinson, APRN-BC, FNP
CS114 Treatment of skin graft donor sites with a unique transparent absorbent acrylic dressing* Marcia Spear, APRN-BC, CPSN, CWS, Amanda E. Bailey, APRN-BC, CWS, CRRN, Department of Plastic Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville
CS115 It Looks Like Honey. It Smells Like Honey. Yes, It Is Honey! Becky Strilko, RN, BSN, CWOCN, APN, Christine Barkauskas, RN, BA, CWOCN, APN, Andrea Mcintosh, RN, BSN, CWOCN, APN, Noreen Reaney, RN, BSN, Wound Ostomy and Continence Student, Provena Saint Joseph Medical Center, Joliet, IL
CS116 Don't Get Stuck in the Inflammatory Phase, A New Collagen Matrix Dressing With EDTA (Ethylene Diamine Tetracetic Acid) Arthur J. Tallis, DPM, Robert Frykberg, DPM, MPH, Edward Tierney, DPM
CS117 Keratin Wound Dressing—Patient and Nurse Acceptability Study Martin Than, Rob Kelly, Clive Marsh
CS118 The Use of Silver Alginate Controlled Release Powder in the Treatment of Chronic and Acute Wounds of Irregular Topographies, Reduction of Wound Odor, Patris Toney, DPM, MPH; Debashish Chakravarthy, PhD, FAPWCA
Margaret Falconio-West, BSN, RN, APN/CNS, ET, CWOCN, DAPWCA
CS119 The Use of Controlled Release Non-Staining Silver Foam in the Treatment of Chronic and Acute Wounds Associated with Wound Odor Patris Toney, DPM, MPH; Debashish Charkravarthy, PhD, FAPWCA; Margaret Falconio West, BSN, RN, APN/CNS, ET, CWOCN, DAPWCA,
CS120 Case Studies of the Use of a Novel Papain-Urea Aerosol Foam Formulation for the Debridement of Chronic Wounds Mark W. Trumbore, PhD
CS121 Case Studies of the Use of a Novel 30% Urea Aerosol Foam Formulation for the Treatment of Diabetic Feet Mark W. Trumbore, PhD
CS122 Examining the Effects of Hypertonic Saline Gauze and Gel on Necrotic Tissue Vicki Vasquez, RN, CWS, CHRN, Terry Pena, RN
CS123 Use of a 100% Sodium Carboxymethylcellulose (Na CMC) with Ionic Silver* on IV infiltrate wounds in neonates Melissa Waide, MSN, CPNP
CS124 Treatment of Four Patients with Severe Burns Using Non-contact, Low-Frequency Ultrasound Therapy* Kristin Waldrop PT, DPT; Ann Serfass PTA
CS125 RESTORATION OF CUTANEOUS SENSORUM IN DIABETIC PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY UTILIZING A PHARMACOLOGICAL APPROACH Mackie J. Walker, Jr., DPM, FACFAS, FAPWCA, Lauren M. Morris, PMAC
CS126 Use of porcine and prolene mesh in conjunction with NPWT to manage complex dehisced abdominal surgical wounds at one county facility Mary Webb, RN, BSN, PHN, MA, CIC
CS128 Use of Bi-layered Living Cell Therapy as an Adjunctive Modality to Treat Wounds Complicated by the Effects of Radiation Dot Weir, RN, CWON, CWS, Melodie Blakely, PT, MS, CWS
CS129 Novel porcine collagen matrix used to stimulate healing in arrested wounds Robert Lewis Williams, MD, CWS, ABPM/UHM
CS130 Experience with novel porcine collagen matrix and silver used in long-term dressings Robert Lewis Williams, MD, CWS, ABPM/UHM
CS131 Clinical experience with a novel porcine collagen matrix to facilitate final closure of granulating wounds originally treated with negative pressure w Robert Lewis Williams, MD, CWS, ABPM/UHM
CS132 Leg ulcers associated with concurrent venous insufficiency and peripheral artery disease treated with compression device timed with cardiac relaxation Robert Lewis Williams, MD
CS133 Transcutaneous oximetry used to evaluate response of ischemic limbs to intermittent compression timed with diastole Robert Lewis Williams, MD
CS134 Healing of stalled wounds with ionized silver powder and topical ibuprofen dressing KY Woo, RG Sibbald
CL000 Gold Standard Offloading and Bi-layered Living Cell Therapy Melodie Blakely, PT, MS, CWS; Dot Weir, RN, CWON, CWS
CL001 Leg Ulcers Presenting A Major Risk Of Secondary Infection In Outpatient Care. Advantages Of An Absorbent Dressing Impregnated With Silver Salts* Manuel Alves, MD, Benoit Chapelon, MD, Patricia Senete, MD, Hugues Cartier, MD, Manuela Santacreu, MD, Nicole Dubois-Pacque, MD, Serge Bohbot, MD
CL002 Bacterial colonization of tissues of chronically ischemic lower limb Piotr Andziak, Waldemar L. Olszewski, Marek Durlik, Miroslaw Garlicki, Bozenna Interewicz, Ewa Swoboda, Ewa Stelmach
CL003 Incontinence-Associated Dermatitis in a Long Term Acute Care Facility Mary Arnold Long, MSN, RN, CRRN, CWOCN, APRN-BC, CLNC, LuAnn Reed, MSN, RN, C, CRRN, WCC, Kari Dunning, PhD, PT, Jun Ying, PhD
CL004 Does Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Have a Role in the Prevention of Sternal Wound Complications B. Zane Atkins, Mary Kay Wooten, Jean Kistler, Kista Hurley, Walter G. Wolfe
CL005 An open, prospective, randomised, within volunteer comparison of 2 silicone foam dressings Karen Bateman, Gary Smith
CL006 Foot wounds in diabetic patients on dialysis Cory Baxter, DPM, Melissa Brawner, DPM, MS, Lawrence Lavery, DPM, MPH
CL007 Results of a Randomized, Controlled Multicenter Trial: Vacuum Assisted Closure* in the Treatment and Evaluation of Diabetic Foot Ulcers Peter Blume, DPM, Jodi Walters, DPM, Wyatt Payne, MD, Jose Ayala, MD, John Lantis, MD
CL008 Evidence-Based Skin Tear Protocol Yields Phenomenal Results Judy Bolhuis, BS, NHA, Linda Benskin, BSN, RN, SRN(Ghana), CWCN, CWS, DAPWCA
CL009 A phase I study of ICX-SKN, an allogeneic living skin replacement M. Boyd, J. St Clair Roberts, J. Bell*, and J. C. Murray*
CL010 Open-Label Pilot Study of a Silver Mesh Dressing* in the Management of Wounds Where Sub-infectious Microbial Colonization is Suspected Marie Brown-Etris, RN, CWOCN, Etris Associates, Inc., Philadelphia, PA;
Nancy P. Atwwod, BA, 3M Health Care, St. Paul, MN
CL011 Wound Shape Geometry Measurements Predict Eventual Wound Healing Matthew Cardinal, ME, David E. Eisenbud, MD, MBA, David G. Armstrong, DPM, PhD
CL012 A multi-center, prospective, open labeled, clinical in-market evaluation to assess the performance of a new collagen matrix dressing* on facilitating granulation and epidermal migration, in a variety of wound types John Cockwill, MS, BS, CCRP
CL013 How Health Care Providers Rate the Clinical Effectiveness of Five Different Therapeutic Mattress for the Prevention of Pressure Ulcers Carol Terezakis Coker, ARNP, MSN, C-WOCN
CL014 Barriers to Care for Patients with Bilateral Lower Limb Lymphedema: The Health Care Professionals Perspective Rebecca R. Cottrill
CL015 Clinical and Laboratory Features of Lower Extremity Ulcers in Connective Tissue Diseases and Atrophie Blanche Kara S. Couch, Victoria K. Shanmugam, Virginia D. Steen, Craig Kessler, Thomas R. Cupps, Christopher E. Attinger
CL016 The Successful Use of a Novel Antimicrobial Silver Fabric Dressing in Combination with Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in the Treatment of Stage III a Cris Beuger, MPH, Thomas E. Serena, MD, FACS
CL017 Characterization of the proteolytic environment of chronic wounds and the effect of collagen containing dressings Breda Cullen, Litzi Essler, Lorraine Nisbet, Terry Donnelly, Lorna McInroy
CL018 Clinical Evaluation of a New High Absorbancy Dressing Keith F. Cutting; Claire Acton; Pauline Beldon; Jane Cadogan; Gillian Dunwoody
CL019 Enhancing Compliance With Compression Therapy in Outpatient Management of Venous Leg Ulcers: Results of a French Survey Olivier Dereure, Frederic Vin, Isabelle Lazareth, Serge Bohbot
CL020 Evalutation of the efficacy and tolerability of a solution containing Polyhexanide and Betaine for wound irrigation Valentina Dini, MariaStefania Bertone, Cinzia Brilli, Sabrina Barbanera, Marco Romanelli
CL021 The stimulating effect of human skin tissue fluid/lymph on cultured keratinocytes Anna Domaszewska, Maria Moscicka, Marzanna Zaleska, Waldemar L. Olszewski
CL022 The Safety of Vacuum Assisted Closure Therapy* in the Outpatient Setting Caroline E. Fife, MD, CWS, David Walker, CHT, Gordon Otto, PhD, Brett Thomson
CL023 A Pilot Study of a New Low- Air-Loss Treatment Surface in the Critical Care Setting Jennifer Fimiani, RN, BSN, CWOCN, Emily Schlein RN, BSN, CWOCN, Catherine VanGilder, BS, MT, CCRA
CL024 Head Over Heels: Best Practices for Preventing Heel Ulcers Across the Continuum Evonne Fowler, RN, CNS, CWON, Suzy Scott-Williams, MSN, RN, CWOCN
CL025 QALY Outcome Based Cost Effectiveness of an Autologous Platelet Rich Plasma Gel for the Treatment of Non-Healing Diabetic Foot Ulcers Carelyn P. Fylling, RN, MSN, Edward J. Dougherty, M.S.
CL026 Improving Pressure Ulcer Outcomes Using an Algorithmic Approach to Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Allen Gabriel, MD, Subhas Gupta, MD, PhD, FRCSC, FACS
CL027 Low recruitment of immune cells and preserved expression of cytokines and growth factors in the margin of diabetic foot ulcers H. Galkowska, U. Wojewodzka, W.L. Olszewski
CL028 Immunohistopathology of venous leg ulcers- infiltrating cells, cytokines and growth factors H. Galkowska, U. Wojewodzka, W.L. Olszewski
CL029 The Use of Super Oxidized Solutions in Sickle Cell Disease Lower Extremity Ulcerations Christopher J. Gauland, DPM, FACFAS, CWS
CL030 The in vivo assessment of a unusual new hemostat technology Lee Johnson, Paul Luksch, Sam Schienberg, Adrian Polliack, Jonathan Ranfield, Craig Hardy
CL031 Management of Fistulae in the Abdominal Region Barbara Hocevar, BSN, RN, ET, CWOCN1, Paula Erwin-Toth, MSN, RN, ET, CWOCN,
CNS1, Judy Landis-Erdman, BSN, RN, ET, CWOCN1 James S. Wu, MD1, Ann Navage,
APRN, CWOCN2, Ellen Duell, APRN, CCRN, CWOCN2, Shirley Dunbar, BSN, RN,
CWOCN3, Anne Barnard, BSN, RN, CWOCN, CWS3, Catherine Skinner, BS, RN,
CWOCN3, Diana Anderson, BSN, RN, CWOCN3, George Thomas Shires, III, MD3, Lea
Hietala, BSN, RN, CWOCN4, Sandra Griffin, BSN, RN, CWOCN4, Cindy Owens, BSN, RN,
MA, CWOCN5, Cheryl Lynch, BSN, RNC, CWOCN5, Susan Snyder, BSN, RN, CWOCN5.

1Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio; 2Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center,
Hartford, Connecticut, USA; 3Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas, Dallas, Texas;
4University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview, Minneapolis, Minnesota; 5Morton
Plant Health Care, Clearwater, Florida
CL032 Efficacious and Cost Effective Use of Small Intestinal Submucosa (SIS)* Wound Matrix in a Community Based Setting Theresa Hurd, RN, MScN, MSN,Med ACNP
CL033 Factors Associated with Nonhealing of Chronic Venous Leg Ulcers Katherine R. Jones, Kristopher Fennie
CL034 Implementation of Wound Assessment Data into a Hand-held, PDA-Based Wound Measurement and Documentation Device, and Evaluation in Clinical Practise Suzanne Kapp1, Janine Sunderland1, Terry Gliddon1, Catherine Hammond2, Jeannie Randles2, Mark Nixon3, Bruce Davey3; 1Royal District Nursing Service, Melbourne, Australia; 2Nurse Maude Association, Christchurch, New Zealand; 3ARANZ Medical Limited, Christchurch, New Zealand
CL035 A mini case series demonstrating the versatility of a portable negative pressure wound therapy system* on a variety of wound types Lisa Keyser, RN, BSN, CWON
CL036 Effectiveness of the Dolphin Bed as a Tool to Help Reduce Tissue Hypoxia in Points of Compression Som Kohanzadeh, MD, Artur Bondarchuk, Marek Dobke, MD, FACS, Richard Bodor, MD, FACS
CL037 Clinical evaluation of a new contact layer dressing for the local management of acute and chronic wounds URGO Observational Study Group, Serge Bohbot, MD, Laboratoires URGO, Dijon, France, and Elizabeth C. Konz, PhD, RD, Hollister Incorporated, Libertyville, IL
CL038 Clinical evaluation of a new foam dressing for the local management of acute and chronic wounds URGO Observational Study Group, Serge Bohbot, MD, Laboratoires URGO, Dijon, France, and Elizabeth C. Konz, PhD, RD, Hollister Incorporated, Libertyville, IL
CL039 The role of "touch" in the assessment of new wound care dressings Elizabeth C. Konz, PhD, RD, Thomas Nichols, MS, MBA, Mark Leonard, Thomas A. Overmyer
CL040 Effects in diabetic midfoot Charcot deformity with wounds after posterior tibial Daniel Lee, DPM, FACFAS and Gerit Mulder, DPM, MS
CL041 Complications, Pin tract, and wound infections in Charcot Reconstruction with Ilizarov Method Daniel K. Lee, DPM, FACFAS and Gerit Mulder, DPM, MS
CL042 Minimum 2-Year Follow-up with a Standardized Wound Management Protocol Brock A. Liden, DPM, Jodi F. Hartman, MS, Michelle L. Wright, BS
CL043 Acellular human dermal matrix use with a moisture rich post-operative protocol: A case report Brock Liden, DPM
CL044 A 4-year Retrospective Study of Invasive Streptococcus agalactiae Infections Craig Lippitt, MPAS, PAC
CL045 A retrospective cost analysis of standard clinical practice, in comparison to revised practice, in the management of skin tears in an acute care facility Cheryl Lynch, RN, CWOCN, Cindy Owens, RN, CWON, Debra Crum, RN, CWOCN, Susan Snyder, RN, CWON, Sheryl Fulmer, RN, WOCN, Sylvia Cummings, RN, WOCN; Morton Plant Mease Health Care, Clearwater FL
CL046 Bacteriology of wounds of lower extremities and their effect on the wound healing Z.A. Machowski, B. Interewicz, W.L. Olszewski, O. Matsevych1, E. Stelmach
CL047 Accuracy and Reliability of Wound Areas and Perimeters Measured from Digital Images using Computerized Planimetry Harvey N. Mayrovitz, Lisa Soontupe
CL048 Efficacy and Tolerance of a Contact Layer* and Hydrocolloid Dressing in the Treatment of Venous and Mixed Leg Ulcers: A Randomized Clinical Study Sylvie Meaume, MD, Patricia Senet, MD, Jean-Marc Bressieux, MD, Serge Bohbot, MD
CL049 A prospective, randomized, cross-over, clinical trial of a 2-layer* and a 4-layer** compression bandage system in the treatment of venous leg ulcers Christine Moffatt, PhD, MA, RGN, DN, Lynfa Edwards, MSc, RGN, NDN, Keith Harding, MB, MRCGP, FRCS, Mark Collier, BA(Hons), RNT, RCNT, ONC, RGN, Terry Treadwell, MD, FACS, Michael Miller, DO, FACOS, CWS, Laura Shafer, RN WOCN, Gary Sibbald, MD, Alain, Brassard, MD, Andrea McIntosh, RN, BSN, CWOCN, APN, Alex Reyzelman, DPM, Patricia Price, PhD, AFBPsS, Shelley-Ann Walters, MS, Stacia Merkel, BS
CL050 A Clinical Trial of Robotic On-Demand Fabrication of Customized Wound Dressings Gerit Mulder, DPM, MS, Debra Caswell
CL051 Circulator Boot Therapy to Heal Diabetic Foot Ulcers with Osteomyelitis Melissa McGuire, MSN, FNP, CWS, Jeffrey Niezgoda, MD, FACHM, FACEP
CL052 Reducing Painful Debridement: Ultrasound Assisted Wound Therapy Jeffrey A. Niezgoda, MD, FACHM, FACEP
CL053 Hypochlorous Acid Enhances the Treatment of Necrotizing Soft Tissue Wounds Jeffrey A. Niezgoda, MD, FACHM, FACEP
CL054 A clinical investigation correlating the effects of a collagen/ORC therapy on wound environment with its beneficial effects on healing Lorraine Nisbet, Breda Cullen, Litzi Essler, Janice Lalikos, Raymond Dunn
CL055 An Evaluation of the Magnetic Resonance Imaging (RMI) Safety and Compatibility of a Silver-Impregnated Antimicrobial Dressing* John Nyenhuis, MS, PhD, Lian Duan
CL056 The effect of mechanical massage on tissue fluid (TF) and lymph (L) transfer from edematous tissues in lymphedema, venous stasis, and chronic wounds Waldemar Olszewski, PhD, MD
CL057 The wound—afferent immune arc, lymphatics, and lymph nodes, efferent arc Waldemar L. Olszewski, MD, PhD
CL058 Wound healing: local lymphatic system down-regulates reaction to microbes and own antigens? Waldemar L, Olszewski Zdzislaw, A. Machowski, Grzegorz Szczesny, Marta Cakala
CL059 A Prospective, Multi-center, Randomized and Comparative Evaluation to Assess the Relative Cost Effectiveness of Treatment of Stage II Pressure Ulcers Wyatt Payne, MD, Randall Wolcott, MD, Oscar Alvarez, PhD, Gayle Jameson, RN, Marie Brown-Etris, RN
CL060 RISK FOR PERIPERAL ARTERIAL DISEASE IN DRUG USE B. Pieper1, T.N. Templin1, R.S. Kirsner2, T.J. Birk1; 1Wayne State University, Detroit, MI; 2University of Miami, Miami, FL
CL061 Ankle Mobility and Chronic Venous Disorders B. Pieper1, T.N. Templin1, T.J. Birk1, R.S. Kirsner2; 1Wayne State University, Detroit, MI; 2University of Miami, Miami, FL
CL062 The Effects of Age on Foot Sensation Using Semmes-Weinstein Monofilaments Benjamin F. Plucknette
Michael S. Brogan
CL063 Management strategies for wound-healing complications following total knee arthroplasty Qian Qi-Rong, Wu Hai-Shan, Li Xiao-Hua, Wu Yu-Li, Zhao Hui,Wen Wei-Feng
CL064 Gamma-irradiated Human Acellular Dermis: A Potential Treatment for Wound and Soft Tissue Defects Qin, Xiaofei; Cotter, Andrew; Chen, Silvia; Chen, Jingsong; Wolfinbarger, Lloyd Jr.
CL065 Efficacy and Compatibility of Combination Therapy with Super-Oxidized Solution* and a Skin Substitute** for Lower Extremity Wounds Regulski M, Floros R, Petranto R, Migliori V, Alster H, Pfeiffer D
CL066 Outcomes of split thickness skin grafting affixed with negative pressure wound therapy: single center experience R. Ross, MD, J. Lantis, MD, C.Gendics, RN, D.Mendes, MD, A.Benvenisty, MD, G.Todd, MD
CL067 Is Total Contact Casting Indicated for Wagner 3 Diabetic Foot Ulcers? Farokh Samimi, MD, FACS; Janet Box-Panksepp, BSN, RN, CWCN, CHRN; Erin Miller, BSN, RN, CWS, CHRN; Laurie Morris, RNC; Patrick McMahon MPA, CHT; John Ferencik, EMT, CHT; Marvin Vanduzer
CL068 Paired Non-Invasive Vascular Testing Modalities Evaluated for Clinical Utility and Detection of Arterial Disease Roger B. Schechter, MD, Bradley B. Bailey, MD
CL069 Bismuth Subgallate/Borneal (Suile) is well tolerated in the Treatment of Diabetic Foot Ulcerations Thomas E. Serena, MD, FACS, Cris Beuger, MPH, Laura Parnell, MS, CWS
CL070 Is the Incidence of Skin Cancer in Venous Leg Ulcerations Overestimated?: Subgroup Analysis from Two Multi-Center Clinical Trials Thomas E. Serena, MD, FACS, Cris Beuger ,MPH; on behalf of the Orcel Study Group
CL071 Bismuth Subgallate/Borneol (Suile) Results in Less Scarring then A Topical Antimicrobial: Follow up analysis of a randomized clinical trial Thomas E. Serena, MD, FACS; Michele Kauffman, JD, PA-C; Laura Parnell, CWS; Matt Nedresky, PA-S; Houston Cutshaw, PA-S; Rachel Gerber, PA-S; Greg Hartle, PA-S; Jackie Baloga, PA-S; Laurie Jonda, PA-S; Jesse Steffl, PA-S; Katie Flower, PA-S
CL072 Clinical Assessment is Inaccurate and Unreliable in Making the Diagnosis of Infection in Chronic Wounds: Analysis of Two Randomized Clinical Trials Thomas E. Serena, MD, FACS, Jason Hanft, DPM, Robert Snyder, DPM
CL073 Bismuth Subgallate/Borneol (Suile) increases local blood flow in a human forearm blister partial thickness wound model Thomas E. Serena, MD FACS, Michele Kauffman, JD, PA-C
CL074 Random Controlled Trial of Matrix Metalloprotease Inhibiting Dressing* for the Measurement of Wound Metalloproteases and the Healing of Chronic Wounds R. G. Sibbald1,2, M.D., P. Coutts1, K. Woo2, S. Coehlo2, R.K. Ho3, G. A. Skarja3, M. H. May3; 1Wound Care Clinic, Mississauga, Ontario Canada; 2Women's College Hospital Dermatology Day Care Clinic, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; 3Rimon Therapeutics Ltd, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
CL075 Random Controlled trial of Matrix Metalloprotease Inhibiting Dressing* with Foam dressing** compared to a Foam dressing alone for the measurement of dressing metalloproteases and the healing of stalled Chronic Wounds R. G. Sibbald, P. Coutts, K. Woo, S. Coehlo
CL076 Clinical efficacy of a polyacrylate superabsorber containing wound pad in the treatment of chronic wounds – an observational study in 221 patients Hans Smola, Daniela Kaspar, Petra Zoellner
CL077 Treatment of Problem Wounds Using a Combination of Polarized Light and Honey Frank Steele, MD
CL078 The combined effect of electrical stimulation and local heat on healing of chronic wounds Jerrold Petrofsky, PhD, Tina Yu, BS, Patrick Moore, RCP, RRT, Takkin Lo, MD
CL079 Effectiveness of superoxidized solution in the treatment of Diabetic wounds Dr. A.P.S. Suri
CL080 The healing and non-healing fracture gap and reaction of the draining lymph nodes Grzegorz Szczesny, Magda Gewartowska, Waldemar L. Olszewski, Andrzej Gorecki, Zdzislaw A. Machowski
CL081 What is the most effective management for odor control in externalized tumor? Taglorin E, Burnett M, Davis J, Ortiz J, Frnka J, Woodward L, Pascual A, Hu S, Worley C, Espinosa O, Brunello S
CL082 Simplifying Wound Care Through Standardized Protocols and Self-Care Teaching Guides* in the Home Care Setting Debra M. Thayer, RN, CWOCN, 3M Health Care, St. Paul, MN
Nancy P. Atwood, Clinical Research Specialist, 3M Health Care, St. Paul, MN
Mary Ann Sallenbach, Service Line Director, St. Vincent Hospital Home Care, Green Bay, WI
CL083 Establishing Sensitivity, Reliability, and Validity of a Pressure Ulcer Healing Tool for Persons with Spinal Cord Impairment Susan S. Thomason, MN,RN,CWON-AP; Audrey Nelson, PhD,RN,FAAN; Steven Luther, PhD; Polly Palacios, MSPH; Jeffrey Harrow, MD,PhD
CL084 Is Pain a Harbinger for Progression of Pressure Ulcers in Skilled Nursing Facilities? Barbara Viggiano, RN, WCC, Scott M. Bolhack, MD, MBA, CMD, CWS, FACP, FAAP; Shirley Grant, LPN; Rebecca Torres
CL085 Retrospective Investigation into (PRFE™) Wound Therapy in the Treatment of Chronic Pressure Ulcers in Patients with Spinal Cord Injuries Anh Vu, MD, Richard A. Isenberg, MD
CL086 The effectiveness of Skin Protection Films in reducing skin damage caused by repeated application of adhesive devices Peter Walker, Craig Hardy
CL087 Factors Influencing Patient Comfort with Whirlpool vs Pulsed Lavage With Suction Elizabeth Warner, PT, Michael Zinko, PT, Diane Montague, PT
CL088 DOES EXTERNAL PRESSURE AFFECT HEEL SKIN OXYGENATION AND HEEL SKIN TEMPERATURE IN HEALTHY COMMUNITY-DWELLING ADULTS? Vivian K. Wong, PhD
CL089 Validation study of NERDS and STONES for the assessment of increased bacterial burden in chronic wounds KY Woo, RG Sibbald
CL090 Living with pain in patients with chronic leg and foot ulcers: a personality analysis KY Woo, RG Sibbald
CL091 A transprofessional comprehensive assessment model for persons with lower extremity leg and foot ulcers KY Woo, A Alavi, M Botros, L Kozody, RG Sibbald
CL092 AN INTERPROFESSIONAL COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT MODEL FOR PERSONS WITH LOWER EXTREMITY LEG AND FOOT ULCERS: GUIDELINES TO OUTCOMES KY Woo, RG Sibbald
CL093 The validation of NERDS and STONES using a computer digitalized system KY Woo, RG Sibbald
CL094 How well are Clinical Practice Guidelines Appraised using the AGREE Instrument? Woodbury MG, Aass Y, Bourque S, Etemadi P, Goldenthal E, Ivory JD, Katchky R, Novack S, Sibbald RG
IN001 What is the Total Cost of Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management? Jennifer K. Agosti, RN, CWCA
IN002 Incorporating Wound Care in a Christian Village Health Worker Training Program Linda Benskin, BSN, RN, SRN(Ghana)
IN004 Do products affect wound outcomes when using standardized algorithms? Laura Bolton, PhD
IN005 Collagen and Its Role in Wound Repair David W. Brett
IN006 A Review of Various Forms of Antimicrobial Iodine and Their Role in Wound Care David W. Brett
IN007 Clostridium difficle (C. diff.): A Review of Risk Factors, Physiological Effects, Prevention and Treatment Options David W. Brett
IN008 Fungal Infections: A Review of Key Pathogens, Etiology, Prevention and Treatment Options David W. Brett
IN009 Clinical Evaluation of a Silver-Coated Antimicrobial Barrier Dressing for Post-Operative Use Genevieve B. Broderick, MD, Marjorie Chelly, MD, Nelson L. Jenkins, MD, Fadi Abou Nukta, MD,
Ronald Ignotz, PhD, Janice F. Lalikos, MD, Raymond M. Dunn, MD
IN010 Cutaneous Candidiasis among the Bariatric Patient in Critical Care Shelly Burdette-Taylor, RN-BC, MSN, CWCN, CFCN, PhDc, Amy Stuck
IN011 Lower Extremity Assessment in Prep for WOCNCB Board Exam Shelly Burdette-Taylor, RN-BC, MSN, CWCN, CFCN, PhDc
IN012 Wound Care at the Frontline: Tactical Field Care Shelly Burdette-Taylor
IN013 Wound Management In A Long-term Care Program Donna P. Burton, RN, Keith B. Sperling, MD
IN014 Management and Challenges of Fungating Wounds Jane E. Carmel, MSN, RN, CWOCN
IN015 What is the Value of a Wound Specialist? The financial impact of a wound care specialist in a hospital Renee Cordrey, PT, MSPT, MPH, CWS
IN016 Clinical Evaluation of a Laser Guided Camera in Assessing and Documenting Wound Healing Nanci Dobson, Michael Moore, Lisa Castellino
IN017 Change & Consistency of Wound Care Practice = Positive Outcomes Sandra Dudziak RN, MSc., FNP Central Care Corporation
Patricia E. Carlson, RN, CINA (c) 3M Canada Health Care
IN018 Use of thin hydrocolloid increases Negative Wound Pressure Therapy dressing adherence and periwound skin protection Ann Durnal
IN019 Can THIS be Lymphedema? Suzanne Ehmann, PT DPT/CWS/CLT-LANA, Betsy Butterworth, PTA CLT
IN020 Hospital inpatient contribution margin is improved when advanced wound care techniques are used by a dedicated wound care team (DWCT) William J. Ennis, DO, MBA, FACOS, Leah Amir, MS, MHA
IN021 Keeping PUP (Pressure Ulcer Prevention) on a Short Leash Carroll Gillespie, RN, BSN, MS, CWOCN
IN022 Balancing Wound Moisture Under Compression Wraps: The X Cut Solution Janis Harrison, BSN, RN, CWOCN, CFCN
IN023 Interprofessional Postgraduate Education: Evaluating the Perceived Impact of Undertaking a Masters in Wound Healing and Tissue Repair Samantha Holloway, Lecturer, Department of Wound Healing,Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK; Vanessa Jones, Senior Lecturer, Department of Wound Healing, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
IN024 Focusing on Process Measures to Obtain the Desired Outcome of Pressure Ulcer Reduction in Critical Care Units Kathryn Jackson, RN, MSN, CRRN, Mike Pruitt, RN
IN025 Use of Knitted Polyester Textile Impregnated with Silver Complex in Full Thickness Wounds Jean de Leon, MD, Melody Nagel, PT, Kristina Arredondo, PA, Michelle Fudge, PT, Adora Lucius, RN,CWOCN, Desirae Castaneda, PT, Tammy Chambers, PTA, Betty Garcia, tech
IN026 Use of a specialized oral nutritional supplement* has potential to drive cost savings in the treatment of pressure ulcers Kala M. Kaspar, Susan M. Drawert
IN027 Six Strategies for Minimizing Wound Pain: Translating the results from a US pain survey into clinical practice Diane Krasner PhD, RN CWCN CWS BCLNC FAAN
Mary McNeil, RN, BS, CWOCN
IN028 Biofilm Based Wound Care: A New Hope Leach, P S.
IN029 Wound Management Guide for Integumentary/Wound Management Content in Professional Physical Therapist Education Harriett Loehne, Karen Gibbs, Karen Albaugh, Luther Kloth
IN030 Ankle Foot Orthoses in Prevention and Treatment of Heel Pressure Ulcers: A Physical Therapy Perspective Sharon Lucich, PT, CWS
Jaimee Haan, PT, CWS
IN031 Improving quality of clinical photos James B. Lutz, MS, CCRA, Lutz Consulting LLC, Buellton, CA, USA
Marie Brown-Etris, RN, CWOCN, Etris Associates, Inc., Philadelphia, PA, USA
Karen Lou Kennedy-Evans, RN, CS, FNP, KL Kennedy, LLC, Tucson, AZ, USA
IN032 Shocking—The electrochemical effects of a Silver impregnated cloth on pain and healing: A look at pathophysiology and reality Michael Miller, DO
IN033 Barbed self-retaining suture: a novel method for surgical closure David L. Nielson, David G. Armstrong
IN034 Reducing Aerosolization and Contamination: The Next Generation of Ultrasound Assisted Wound Therapy Jeffrey A. Niezgoda, MD, FACHM, FAPWCA, FACEP
IN035 Evaluation of Biomaterials Using Bioactivity Measurements Edith S. Nihsen, MS, Chad E. Johnson, PhD, Michael C. Hiles, PhD
IN036 Online Wound and Continence Care Education, 5-year Report of Outcomes Bonnie Sue Rolstad, RN, MS, CWOCN, Ruth A. Bryant, RN, MS, CWOCN; JoAnn Ermer-Seltun, RN, MS, FNP, CWOCN; Debra Netsch, RN, MSN, FNP, CWOCN; Marilyn Loen, PhD, RN
IN037 To reposition or not to reposition during lateral rotation . . . that is the question Cynthia J. Sylvia, MSc MA RN CWOCN
Jeanne Perla, PhD RN
IN038 How Are YOU Managing Skin Integrity During Temperature Management? Cynthia Sylvia, MSc, MA, RN, CWOCN, Laura Grisanti, RN, CNOR
IN039 Manipulating the Microclimate at the Interface of Tissue Load and Support Surface Cynthia Sylvia, MSc, MA, RN, CWOCN, Jeanne Perla, PhD, RN
IN040 Absence of Product Labeling Resulting in Decreased Quality of Wound Care Barbara Viggiano, RN, WCC;Scott M. Bolhack, MD, MBA, CMD, CWS, FACP, FAAP; Shirley Grant, LPN; Rebecca Torres
IN041 Hard-to-Heal Wounds: An Independent Pilot e-Survey Undertaken by the University of Worcester Professor Richard White
IN042 Using "Length of Stay" Incidence Data vs Facility Acquired by Chart Review Kathy Whittington, RN,MS,WOCN,CWCN
Robin Briones, BBA
IN043 Potential Energy Driven Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Device Robert Lewis Williams, MD, CWS, ABPM/UHM, Gerald Geiger, CHT, Kenneth Alexander, CHT
IN045 Preventing Pressure Ulcers, One Hospital's Approach Mary Kathleen Wood, RN
IN046 Assessing and Measuring Evidence – Redefining Gold Standards Woodbury MG, Ayello EA, Harding K, Orsted HL, Queen D, Sibbald RG
IN047 Nurse's pressure ulcer knowledge: Are we improving? Dr. Elizabeth Ayello
Ailene Holmes
Theresa Edelstein
IN048 Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Point System: Fair Allocation of Resources Farokh Samimi, MD, FACS; Janet Box-Panksepp, BSN, RN, CWCN, CHRN; Erin Miller, BSN, RN, CWS, CHRN; Laurie Morris, RNC; Patrick McMahon MPA, CHT
LB001 In-vitro evaluation of cushioning effects of a new Gelling Foam Dressing compared to traditional foam dressings Simon Adams, Sean Kelly, Dave Pritchard, Helen Shaw
LB002 In-vitro study to demonstrate retention and limited lateral spread of fluid by a new Gelling Foam Dressing compared to traditional foam dressings Simon Adams, Sean Kelly and Helen Shaw
LB003 Peptide nanoscaffold treatment enhances endothelial and progenitor cell recruitment and improves wound healing in db/db mice S. Balaji1, J. Parvadia2, S.S. Vaikunth2, F.Y. Lim2, T.M. Crombleholme2, D.A. Narmoneva1;
1University of Cincinnati; 2Cincinnnati Childrens' Hospital Medical Center
LB004 Effect of collagenase ointment on healing of partial and full thickness porcine wounds Namrata Barai, Michael Law, Larry Perry, Dale Telgenhoff, Duncan Aust
LB005 Abnormal connexin expression may underlie slow healing in diabetic skin wounds Mary Wang, Jill Lincoln, Ariadna Mendoza-Naranjo
LB006 Wound Dressing Absorption Denise Blanco, Mark Tornero, Kyi-Sin Lin, Eliot Mostow, Judith Fulton
LB007 Evaluation of the In Vitro Efficacy of Antimicrobial Silver against Numerous Strains of MRSA David W. Brett
LB008 The Evaluation of the MMP Inhibition Activity of a Next Generation Collagen Based Wound Care Dressing and Two Traditional Collagen Based Wound Care Dressings David Brett, Nicola Kingswell
LB009 Evaluation of the In Vitro Efficacy of a Variety of Cadexomer Iodine Based Antimicrobial Wound Care Dressing against Numerous Strains of MRSA David W. Brett
LB010 Long Term Care Bed Frames and Tissue Interface Pressure Evan Call, MS, Loyal Baker, MS
LB011 Comparative Evaluation of Silver Containing Foam Dressings in a Log Reduction Type Assay Debashish Chakravarthy, PhD, FAPWCA, Margaret Falconio-West
LB013 Modern Wound Dressing Effects on Cell Adhesion – Laboratory Studies Christine Cochrane, Mike Walker
LB014 Point-of-Care Detection of Bacterial Pathogens in Chronic Wounds using the ExpressDetect® Diagnostic Assay James Comolli, PhD, Diane Ellis, PhD, Barbara Appiah, Maureen Hamilton, Tammy Lambert, Lindsay Poland, Raymond Dunn, MD*, Mitchell Sanders, PhD; ECI Biotech, Worcester, MA; *University of Massachusetts Medical School Department of Plastic Surgery
LB015 Removal of Human Neutrophil Elastase from Wound Samples using Cation Exchange Resin James Comolli, PhD, Diane Ellis, PhD, Lindsay Poland, Mitchell Sanders, PhD, ECI Biotech, Worcester, MA
LB016 The influence of catalase on the antibacterial activity of honey Cooper RA, Jenkins L, Rowlands R
LB017 Can excessive levels of silver be detrimental to healing? Breda Cullen, Terry Donnelly, Tracy Rennison
LB018 Can new advanced therapies break the inflammatory cycle and promote healing of chronic wounds? Breda Cullen, Rizwana Akhtar, Lorna McInroy, David Warde
LB019 An in vitro Assessment of the Release Rate of Silver from a Unique Hydrocellular Foam Dressing Containing Antimicrobial Silver Lynne Daubney
LB021 The effects of a Leptospermum honey dressing on methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) biofilms using a well established porcine wound infection model Stephen C. Davis, Yan Rivas, Joel Gil, Roberto Perez, Jose Valdes, Robert Kirsner, Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida
LB022 Antimicrobial activity of an antimicrobial silver Hydrocellular foam dressings compared to various silver-based antimicrobial dressings against MRSA Kiersten Driffield, Emma Woodmansey
LB023 The activity of a silver hydrocellular foam dressings against a broad spectrum of wound pathogens using a dynamic shake flask method Kiersten Driffield, John Vaughan, Helen Lumb, Emma Woodmansey
LB024 Invitro inhibition of Metalloproteases (MMPs ) 2 and 9 through the depletion of metal ions using a modified polysaccharide Guy Eason, Craig Hardy, John Tarlton
LB025 Demonstration of Real-Time Antimicrobial Activity and Efficacy of an Antimicrobial Hydrofiber® Dressing Using Microcalorimetry Simon Gaisford, Mike Walker, Alistar Bishop, Tony Beezer
LB026 Candida albicans Infections: A Porcine Skin Model to Evaluate Treatment Efficacy Joel Gil, Yan Rivas, Roberto Perez, Jose Valdes, and Stephen C. Davis
LB027 The laboratory assessment of a new hemostat able to clot blood containing anticoagulants Lee Johnson, Paul Luksch, Jonathan Ranfield, Craig Hardy
LB028 Preclinical studies of the therapeutic human origin RGD motif containing recombinant polypeptide for pressure ulcer Jin-Wook Jang, Hyeongjoon Lim, Kyung-Sul Kim, Kyoung-Chul Ko, Seung-Hee Kim, Yangje Cho, Ji-Won Lee, Jee-Aee Im, Doo-Sik Kim and Duk-Chul Lee
LB029 Staphylococcus aureus Biofilms Prevent Scratch Wound Closure In Vitro Kelly R. Kirker
Garth A. James
Patrick Secor
Philip Fleckman
John E. Olerud
Philip S. Stewart
LB030 The effects of a pulsed radio frequency electromagnetic field on selected genes involved in wound repair: implications for the treatment of dermal wou John Moffett, Nicole Griffin, Mary Ritz, Frank George
LB031 Increased gene expression in cultured human dermal fibroblasts in response to a pulsed radio frequency electromagnetic field and implications in chronic wounds John Moffett, Nicole Griffin
LB032 Increased gene expression in human epidermal keratinocytes in response to a pulsed radio frequency electromagnetic field and implications in chronic wounds John Moffett, Nicole Griffin
LB033 In-vitro study of biofilm development by various strains of Staphylococcus aureus Raja Mohan; Roberto Perez; Joel Gil; Yan Rivas; Joel Valdes; Stephen C. Davis
LB034 An in vitro Assessment of the Efficacy of an Antimicrobial Skin Cleanser in the Inhibition of Clostridium difficile Colonization Fred Muniz
LB035 An Evaluation of the Compatibility (Physical and Chemical) of an Adhesive Removing Formulation and Polyurethane Cannulas Fred Muniz
LB036 Comparison of Small Intestinal Submucosa (SIS*) and Human Cadaveric Tissue in an In Vivo Model Edith S. Nihsen, MS, Chad E. Johnson, PhD, Michael C. Hiles, PhD
LB037 Biomaterial Composition Influences in vivo Responses Edith S. Nihsen, MS, Chad E. Johnson, PhD, Michael C. Hiles, PhD
LB038 Small Intestinal Submucosa (SIS*) Stimulates Cell Proliferation in Cross-Species Fibroblasts Edith S. Nihsen, MS, Chad E. Johnson, PhD, Michael C. Hiles, PhD
LB040 Product Characterization and Wound Healing study of a gel-like regenerative matrix in a Guinea Pig model Jignesh Patel, Andrea Caruso, Timothy Pryor, Ron Ingram
LB041 Determination of the effects of a myeloperoxidase (MPO) formulation on wounds inoculated with Staphylococcus aureus using a porcine model Roberto Perez1, Yan Rivas1, Joel Gil1, Jose Valdes1, Sophie Becquerelle2, Obsidiana Abril-Horpel2 and Stephen C. Davis1; 1University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine; Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, Miami, FL; 2Exoxemis, Inc., Litte Rock, AR
LB042 Assessment of the effects on wound healing and gene expression of a bio-electric dressing (CMB) using a porcine wound model and real time RT-PCR Roberto Perez, Yan Rivas, Joel Gil, Jose Valdes, Stephen C. Davis; University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, Miami, FL
LB043 Comparative assessment of molecular events involved in wounds healing using a porcine partial thickness wound model and real time RT-PCR Roberto Perez, Yan Rivas, Joel Gil, Jose Valdes and Stephen C. Davis, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, Miami, FL
LB044 Comparison of the Effects of Antimicrobial Wound Dressings on Cell Viability, Proliferation, and Growth Factor Activity Sarah Ramsay, Catherine Jelf, Duncan Aust, and Eric Roche
LB045 The effects of wound dressings as barriers to Pseudomonas aeruginosa colonization of full-thickness wounds using a well established porcine model Yan Rivas; Joel Gil; Roberto Perez PhD; Jose Valdes; Stephen C. Davis
LB046 Examining the Evidence for a Drug-Free Dressing's Ability to Decrease Wound Pain Roger Sessions, DO, FACEP
LB047 Effects of Lidocaine on the Debridement Capacity of Medicinal Maggots Ronald A. Sherman, MD, MSc, and Sukhwinder Singh, University of California, Irvine
LB048 Evaluation of the Effect of a PVA Sponge containing Methylene Blue and Gentian Violet on the Activity of Enzymatic Wound Debriding Agents Lei Shi, Brett Kiedaisch, Ryan Ermis, and Duncan Aust
LB049 Determination of Degradation Profile of Collagen Dressings Sarah Steele, Clare Green
LB050 An In Vitro Comparison of the Protein Degradation Abilities of Papain-Urea and Collagenase Enzymatic Debriders Mark W. Trumbore, PhD
LB051 The Development of an Optimized Topical Aerosol Spray Anesthetic Mark W. Trumbore
LB052 Hydrofiber® Technology in Wound Management Dave Parsons, Phil Bowler, Samantha Jones
LB053 Conformability of a wound dressing to the wound bed using an in-vitro visualisation model Mike Walker, Sean Kelly, Simon Adams, Bryony Lee
LB054 Hypertrophic Scar Formation in Partial and Full Thickness Skin Grafts in a Nude Mouse Model JainFei Wang, Haiyan Jiao, Heather A. Shankowsky, Edward E. Tredget
LB055 Comparison of Instillation Solutions Used in Conjunction with Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in a Contaminated Open Fracture Wound Model Scott M Waterman, MD, Michael Manwaring, PhD, Brendan Masini, MD, Joseph C Wenke, PhD
LB056 Antimicrobial activity of a Nanocrystalline silver Post-op dressing compared to competitor dressings against common bacterial pathogens Emma Woodmansey, Kiersten Driffield
LB057 Antimicrobial activity of antimicrobial silver Hydrocellular foam dressings compared to various silver-based dressings against Pseudomonas aeruginosa Emma Wooodmansey, Kiersten Driffield
LB058 Rapid scanning laser confocal microscopy (RSLCM) as a method to assess the efficacy of ionic silver on biofilms Emma Woods, Steven L Percival
LB059 The 3-dimensional characteristics of P. aeruginosa and S. aureus grown in agar versus poloxamer (biofilm inducer) Emma Woods, Steven L Percival
LB060 Novel Collagen-Alginate Dressing Displays Superior Hemostatic Activity Yuehua Xiao, Hamed Abbasian, Val DiTizio, Frank DiCosmo