2023 Wound Care Symposium
Registration is open! The Institute for Plastic Surgery at SIU School of Medicine is pleased to announce the 28th Annual Wound Care Symposium. This year’s event will once again be held in-person at the IEA Professional Development Center located at 3440 Liberty Drive, Springfield, Illinois from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Registration includes, breakfast refreshments, a boxed lunch, and an event T-shirt.
Topics will include:
- Burn wounds
- Atypical wounds
- Wounds following trauma
- Vascular disease management
- Wound dressing techniques
- Wound ostomy
- Hyberbaric oxygen therapy
Accreditation
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint providership of Southern Illinois University School of Medicine and Memorial Health. The SIU School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit
SIU School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME. Physician assistants may receive a maximum of 4.25 AAP Category 1 CME credits for completing this program.
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners National Certification Board (AANPCB) accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ issued by organizations accredited by the ACCME as an equivalent number of hours of participation.
SIU School of Medicine is preapproved as a continuing nursing education provider pursuant to Section 1300.130, subsection c), 1), B) and P) of the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation Nurse Practice Act. Nurses may receive a maximum of 4.25 contact hours for completing this activity.
SIU School of Medicine is a licensed provider for continuing education for nursing home administrators (license #139.000027), dietitians/nutrition counselors (license#199.000121). This program offers a maximum of 4.25 CE hours.
Memorial Health is approved as a sponsor by the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation to award 4.25 contact hours for: Physical Therapy and PT Assistant- License #216.000136; Occupational Therapy and OT Assistant – License #224.000110.
All other attendees will receive a Certificate of Attendance.
Disclosure Policy
It is the policy of Southern Illinois University School of Medicine that speakers, planners and anyone in control of content disclose real or apparent conflicts of interest relating to the topics of this activity, and also disclose discussions of unlabeled/unapproved uses of drugs or devices during their presentation(s). The SIU School of Medicine Office of Continuing Professional Development has policies in place that will identify and mitigate all conflicts of interest prior to this activity. Detailed disclosure will be provided prior to the start of the activity.