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In addition to offering a program that is credible, balanced, and relevant to all disciplines in all clinical practice settings, the planning panel has developed an outstanding program that's sure to meet your educational needs. And best of all, everything's included with your fee—there are no gimmicks, no hidden costs for meal functions, program books, continuing education credit, and an online educational session portal where you can access the session handouts (even for the sessions you missed!)

• Pre-Conference Professional Development Workshops include:
  • Comprehensive Wound Care Review Course
  • Dermatology Clinical Skills Lab
  • Hands-on Debridement Lab
  • RAC & Ruin: How to Protect Yourself from Medicare Recoupment Programs
  • Wound Care Practice Principles
  • Lymphedema Workshop
    
    
• 45 Conference Sessions featuring both Core & Advanced Clinical Competencies, including:
  • Keynote Address: Quality of Care Indicators: Measuring the Effectiveness of Wound Care
  • Wound Bed Preparation
  • Pressure Mapping
  • Differentiating the Etiology of Wounds
  • Questions, Quizzes, and Queries on Pressure Ulcer Staging
  • Skin Tears: Putting It all Together
  • The New HIPAA: Bigger, Badder, and About to Affect You!
  • Practicing on the Wild Side—Wilderness Wounds
  • Venous Ablation: Treatment Options
  • And, a Closing Keynote You Won't Want to Miss: ICD-10-CM Countdown: Are You Prepared?
    
    
• Up to 25.5 Continuing Education Credits for Nurses, Physicians, Podiatrists, Physical Therapists, & Dietitians
  
  
• Plus, An Exhibit Hall Complete with Industry Representatives Showcasing the Latest Technologies in Advanced Wound Care
  
  

After attending the symposium, you'll be better able to:

• Apply the evolving science of wound healing to prevent and manage wounds.
• Evaluate current clinical practice and how to integrate emerging treatments, technologies, and research data into practice.
• Assess credible and relevant clinical practice issues that impact positive patient outcomes.
• Network with faculty and colleagues to maintain and grow relationships and improve patient care and outcomes.

Accreditation Statements

PHYSICIANS
Lippincott Continuing Medical Education Institute, Inc. is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Lippincott Continuing Medical Education Institute, Inc. designates this live activity for a maximum of 25.5* AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

NURSES
Advances in Skin & Wound Care, will award a maximum of 25.5* contact hours for this continuing nursing education activity.

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

This activity is also provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 11749 for a maximum of 25.5* contact hours. LWW is also an approved provider by the District of Columbia and Florida #50-1223*. Your Lippincott Williams & Wilkins-issued CE contact hours are valid wherever you reside.

PODIATRISTS
Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine has approved this course for Continuing Podiatric Medical Education credit.

Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine is approved by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education as a Sponsor of continuing education in podiatric medicine. A maximum of 25.5* CPMEs have been awarded to this program.

PHYSICAL THERAPISTS AND PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSISTANTS
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins has applied for continuing-education course approval from unreciprocal states.

DIETITIANS
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins is an accredited provider of continuing professional education (CPE) by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) of the American Dietetic Association, provider number LI001/Level 2 offering. Registered Dietitians (RDs) and Dietetic Technicians® (DTRs) can receive a maximum of 25.5* continuing professional education units (CPEUs) for completion of this program/material.

* Each 1 hour session is worth 1 credit. In order to obtain the maximum credit, you must attend a session in every timeslot, including the preconference workshops.

Clinical Symposium on Advances in Skin & Wound Care has added a dedicated HBO track with clinical topics and faculty that are sure to WOW you!

In addition, The American College of Hyperbaric Medicine (ACHM) will again hold its annual meeting in conjunction with the Clinical Symposium on Advances in Skin & Wound Care!

The ACHM has been involved with the Symposium for many years, so it's a natural partnership between the two organizations.

Look for information on the Physician Certification in Hyperbaric Medicine, Physician Certification in Wound Care, and Certified Hyperbaric and Wound Care Specialist Examinations that will be offered during the conference, as well.

Take advantage of the Super-Early Rate, effective through September 6, 2013 for substantial savings!

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