Professional Accomplishments

ORAL PRESENTATIONS:

1. Advances in Wound Care: Topical Negative Pressure Therapy (TNP).  Presented at the First European Vacuum Therapy Symposium, Salisbury, United Kingdom, November 29 - December 2, 2001.
   
2. Vacuum Assisted Closure: A Proven Therapy in the Management of Lower Extremity Wounds.  Presented at the American College of Foot and Ankle Orthopedics and Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, November 16-17, 2001.
   
3. The Wound VAC: Applications in Plastic Surgery.  Presented at the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Annual Meeting, Orlando, Florida, November 4-6, 2001.
   
4. Vacuum Assisted Closure: A Proven Therapy in the Management of Lower Extremity Wounds.  Presented to the Colorado Podiatric Medical Association, Lakewood, Colorado, November 1-3, 2001.
   
5. Negative Pressure Wound Closure: Techniques, Background, and Applications.  Presented to the American College of Surgeons, Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisina, October 7-12, 2001.
   
6. Successful Wound Healing: Insights on Oasis.  Presented at the 2001 Annual Scientific Meeting of the  American Podiatric Medical Association, Chicago, Illinois, August 16-19, 2001.
   
7. The Art & Science of Wound Healing: Advanced Healing Options for Granulating Wounds.  Presented at the Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society Thirty-Third Annual Conference, Portland, Oregon, June 3-5, 2001.
   
8. Synergistic Wound Healing: Utilizing Today's Technology to Heal Chronic Wounds.  Presented to the Fourteenth Annual Symposium on Advanced Wound Care and Medical Research Forum on Wound Repair, Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, April 30-May 3, 2001.
   
9. The Art & Science of Wound Healing: Advanced Healing Options for Granulating Wounds.  Presented at the Society for Advanced Wound Care, Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada, May 2, 2001.
   
10. The Art & Science of Wound Healing: Managing Wounds to Closure.  Presented at the Healthpoint National Sales Meeting, Tucson, Arizona, February 13, 2001.
    
11. Introduction to Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy: Overview of Indications and Applications.  Presented to the Trauma Nurse Specialist Course, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, February 1, 2001.
    
12. Vacuum Assisted Closure in the management of Chronic Wounds.  Presented to the Second International VAC Conference, Banff, Alberta, Canada, February 5, 2001.
    
13. Carbon Monoxide Poisoning. Grand Rounds Presentation, St. Luke's Medical Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, November 9, 2000.
    
14. Synergistic Wound Healing: Hyperbaric Oxygen and Vacuum Assisted Closure Therapy.  Presented to the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society Pacific Chapter Meeting, San Francisco, California, September 23, 2000.
    
15. Hyperbaric Oxygen and Vacuum Assisted Closure Therapy.  Presented to the Symposium on Vacuum Assisted Closure and Management of Wounds, Hilton Head, South Carolina, June 26, 2000.
    
16. Hyperbaric Medicine Applications in Acute Arterial Insufficiency.  Presented to the Peripheral Vascular Disease Symposium, St. Luke's Medical Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, May 12, 2000.
    
17. Digital Photography and Telemedicine.  Presented to the Clinical Winter Symposium on Baromedicine and Wound Healing, Copper Mountain, Colorado, February 2, 2000.
    
18. Synergistic Wound Healing: Hyperbaric Oxygen and Vacuum Assisted Closure Therapy.  Presented to the Clinical Winter Symposium on Baromedicine and Wound Healing, Copper Mountain, Colorado, January 31, 2000.

POSTER PRESENTATIONS

1. Evaluation of Oasis Wound Dressing for Treating Full-Thickness Diabetic Ulcers.  Poster presentation at the European Tissue Repair Society, Innovations in Wound Care 2001: Wound Care in Context, Cardiff International Arena, Wales, United Kingdom, September 2-4, 2001.
   
2. Successful Wound Healing: Insights on Oasis.  Poster presentation at the 2001 Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Podiatric Medical Association, Chicago, Illinois, August 16-19, 2001.
   
3. A Clinical Study to Evaluate Small Intestinal Submucosa for Full-Thickness Diabetic Ulcers.  Poster presentation at the Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society Thirty-Third Annual Conference, Portland, Oregon, June 4, 2001.
   
4. Revolutionary Management of the Road Warrior and Road Rash: A Case Report of a Novel Approach to the Treatment of Severe Dermal Abrasion.  Poster presentation at the Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society Thirty-Third Annual Conference, Portland, Oregon, June 4, 2001.
   
5. Cadexomer Iodine and the Management of Exudative and Infective Wounds.  Poster presentation at the Society for Advanced Wound Care, Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada, May 2, 2001.
   
6. Synergistic Wound Healing: Utilizing Today's Technnology to Heal Chronic Wounds.  Poster presentation at the Society for Advanced Wound Care, Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada, May 2, 2001.
   
7. Revolutionary Management of the Road Warrior and Road Rash: A Case Report of a Novel Approach to the Treatment of Severe Dermal Abrasion.  Poster presentation at the Society for Advanced Wound Care, Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada, May 2, 2001.
   
8. A Clinical Study to Evaluate Small Intestine Submucosa (SIS) as a Treatment for Full-Thickness Diabetic Ulcers.  Poster presentation at the Society for Advanced Wound Care, Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada, May 2, 2001.
   
9. Clinical Experience Using Ultrasonic-Assisted Wound Treatment.  Poster presentation at the Symposium on Advanced Wound Care and Medical Research Forum on Wound Repair, April 2003.
   
10. Combination of Hyperbaric Oxygen and Negative Pressure Therapy to Prevent Mortality in Patients with Necrotizing Fasciitis.  Poster presentation at the Symposium on Advanced Wound Care and Medical Research Forum on Wound Repair, April 2003.
    
11. Use of the Cirulator Boot in the Successful Treatment of Limb Threatening, Complex Lower Extremity Ulcers.  Poster presentation at the Symposium on Advanced Wound Care and Medical Research Forum on Wound Repair, April 2003.
    
12. Enhanced Success in Wound Granulation: Combination of Negative Pressure Therapy and Topical Healing and Enzymatic Debridement Agent.  Poster presentation at the Symposium on Advanced Wound Care and Medical Research Forum on Wound Repair, April 2003.
    
13. A Unique Application of Small Intestine Submucosa in the Management of a Difficult Dorsal to Plantar Tunneling Foot Wound.  Poster presentation at the Symposium on Advanced Wound Care and Medical Research Forum on Wound Repair, April 2003.
    
14. Anti-Microbial Effect of Low-Frequency Ultrasound in an In-Vitro Model.  Poster presentation at the Symposium on Advanced Wound Care and Medical Research Forum on Wound Repair, April 2003.
    
15. A Comparison of the Effectiveness of a Topical Healing and Ezymatic Debridement Agent to Wet to Dry Dressings in a Surgical Wound.  Poster presentation at the Symposium on Advanced Wound Care and Medical Research Forum on Wound Repair, April 2003.
    
16. Ultrasonic-Assisted Wound Treatment: A Novel Technique for Wound Debridement.  Poster presentation at the Symposium on Advanced Wound Care and Medical Research Forum on Wound Repair, April 2003.