Conference Schedule
 
    The Wound Healing Society
    11th Annual Educational Symposium
    May 16-18, 2000

    Sheraton Uptown Hotel - Albuquerque, New Mexico

    Tuesday
    May 15th

     
    4:00 - 7:00 pm Registration
    4:00 - 9:00 pm Poster Setup
    7:30 - 8:00 pm Grand opening of Exhibits and Reception

    Wednesday
    May 16th
     
    7:30 am - 5:30 pm Registration
    7:30 - 8:30 am Standing Committee Breakfast Meetings
    8:00 - 9:30 am Continental Breakfast served during the Poster Session/Visit to Exhibit Presenters present for odd numbered posters
    9:30 - 9:35 am Welcome by President Gregory Schultz, Ph.D.
    9:35 - 11:01 am Plenary Session I: Gene Therapy Moderator/Speaker: Timothy M. Crombleholme Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, U. of Penn School of Medicine
    11:01 - 11:05 am Break
    11:05 - 11:50 am Keynote Speaker: The Epidermis: Stem Cells & Integrins Fiona Watt, Ph.D. - Imperial Cancer Research Fund of London
    12:00 - 1:30 pm LUNCH HOSTED DURING INDUSTRY SPONSORED SYMPOSIA
    1:30 - 4:00 pm Visit the Exhibits
    2:00 - 3:30 pm Concurrent Scientific Sessions
    A. Situations of Impaired Healing: Moderator Thomas Mustoe, MD Northwestern School of Medicine
    B. Bioengineered Skin: Moderator Steven Boyce, Ph.D. Shriner's Burn Hospital, University of Cincinnati
    C. Keratinocyte Migration/Signaling: Moderator Laurie Hudson, Ph.D. Albuquerque School of Medicine
    3:45 pm Shuttles depart for Albuquerque Sightseeing Locales Old Town, Sandia Peak Aerial Tramway or Botanical Park
    5:30 pm Shuttles returning to Sheraton Uptown Hotel
    6:15 pm Shuttles returning to Sheraton Uptown Hotel
    7:15 pm Shuttles returning to Sheraton Uptown Hotel
    6:30 - 9:00 pm Opening Night Reception Sponsored by Ortho McNeil
    6:00 - 9:00 pm Removal of Poster Session #1, Placement of Poster Session #2

    Thursday
    May 17th
     
    7:30 - 4:00 pm Registration
    8:00 - 9:30 am Continental Breakfast served during the Poster Session/Visit to Exhibits, Presenters present for even numbered posters
    9:30 - 10:50 am Plenary Session II: Transgenic Mouse Perspectives on Wound Repair Moderator/Speaker: Sabine Werner, Ph.D. Institute of Cell Biology, Zurich, Switzerland
    10:50 - 11:05 am Break
    11:05 - 11:20 am Awards and Grants to Young Investigators
    11:20 - 11:55 am Keynote Speaker : Hari Reddi - BMPs and Repair
    12:00 - 1:30 pm

    LUNCH HOSTED DURING INDUSTRY SPONSORED SYMPOSIA
    Optional Industry Hosted Educational Symposia/Luncheons Corporate Sponsors!
    Human Genome Science or Smith & Nephew

    1:30 - 4:30 pm Visit the Exhibits
    2:30 - 3:05 pm Concurrent Sessions
    D. Clinical Based Evidence - Richard Clark, MD Abs#34-44
    E. Matrix Biology - Jeff Davidson, Ph.D. Abs#45-55
    F. Cyokines/Receptor - Judy Abraham, Ph.D. Abs #56-64
    3:05 - 3:25 pm Refreshment Break
    3:25 - 4:40 pm Concurrent Sessions Resume
    4:40 - 5:15 pm Business Meeting - Open to members and interested parties Gregory Schulz, Ph.D., WHS President
    6:00 and 6:30 pm Buses depart for southwestern dinner party at El Pinto Restaurant
    Entertainment sponsored by Novartis
    9:30 and 10:00 pm Buses return to Uptown Sheraton Hotel

    Friday         
    May 18th
     
    7:30 - 8:15 am Continental Breakfast
    8:15 - 9:35 am Plenary Session III: Angiogenesis Abstracts#65-69 Moderator/Speaker:Dorne Yager, Ph.D.
    9:35 - 9:55 am Coffee Break
    9:55 - 11:45 am Plenary Session IV: Proteolysis Moderator/Speaker: Dorn Yager, Ph.D. Medical College of Virginia at Richmond
    11:30 - 11:45 am Presentation by Vasmait Pestonjamasp, Ph.D Abstract #76 3M Research Grant awardee by the Wound Healing Foundation
    12:00 - 1:30 pm Optional Industry Hosted Educational Symposia/Luncheons
    Corporate Sponsors/Hosts: Baxter Hyland Immuno
    1:30 - 4:00 pm Exhibit Hall Open
    2:00 - 4:20 pm Parallel Sessions
    2:00 - 3:05 G. Acute Wound Situations - Nicole Gibran, MD Abs# 77-81 Acute Wound Problems
    2:00 - 3:15 H. At the Clinical Edge - Advanced Clinical Care
    New Approaches/Questions/Answers
    David Steed, MD - Why Wounds Don't Heal
    David Margolis, MD - Epidemiology/Chronic Wounds
    David Greenhalgh, MD - Extreme Challenges in Chronic Wounds
    3:04 - 3:25 pm Refreshment Break
    3:25 - 4:20 pm I. Benchside Research (Continued) - Bill Tawil, Ph.D Abs#82-85
    3:25 - 4:25 pm J. At the Clinical Edge - Advanced Clinical Care
    Vincent Falanga, MD - Advances in the Use of BioengineeredSkin & its Mechanism of Action
    Andrea Pozez, MD - Team Approach for Quality Improvement for Pressure Ulcer Prevention, Cost Containment in the Acute Hospital Setting Abst#86

    NEW OFFERING - Concurrent Educational Course Day
    Wound Healing in the New Millenium: Basics of Wound Care
    Course Directors: Warren Garner, MD & Harriet Hopf, MD
    Pre-Registration Required
    7:00 - 8:00 am Check-in for Name Badges/Course Packet
    7:30 - 8:00 am Continental Breakfast
    8:00 - 11:00 am Standards of Care in the present millennium presented by the invited course faculty
    11:00 - 12:00 pm Visits to the Commercial Exhibits
    12:00 - 1:30 pm Choice from 2 of the INDUSTRY SPONSORED SYMPOSIA
    1:30 - 2:00 pm Visits to the Commercial Exhibits
    2:00 - 4:30 pm
                         
    Participation in the Afternoon WHS Sessions

    Friday Evening - WHS Board of Directors Meeting/Dinner
    Saturday May 19 - WHS Board of Directors Meeting (continues)