2025 Stepping Stones to Excellence in Wound Care

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LIVEAMAANCCIPCEIn-person

Friday, May 16, 2025, 7:00 AM - 5:30 PM EST, Marriott Downtown Richmond, Richmond, VA

Registration is closed.
The complex world of wound care is constantly evolving, with innovative wound management strategies and new practice guidelines emerging. This conference serves to provide nurses, nurse practitioners, physicians, physician assistants, and allied health professionals with the necessary strategies to enhance their practice and optimize patient care in treating wounds and skin disorders.

1. Identify challenges associated with diagnosis and treatment of complex wounds.
2. Identify common pediatric peritube conditions and implement appropriate treatment modality
3. Identify the challenges ostomates endure and products available to manage peristomal skin health and containment of output
4. Recall the pathophysiology of burn wounds with appropriate management
5. Recall basic wound care assessment and product selection
6. Recall treatment of lower extremity wounds and indications for compression

Registration is closed. On-site registrations will incur an additional $50 processing fee.

Registration Fees:
Physician: $280
Nurse, PA, Allied Health: $180
VCU Health Employee: $25

Cancellation Policy

Registration fee, less a 15% non-refundable administrative fee, will be refunded only if written notice of cancellation is received via email to [email protected] on or before May 2, 2025. There will be no refunds after this date.

In support of improving patient care, VCU Health Continuing Education is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

 

 VCU Health Continuing Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

VCU Health Continuing Education designates this activity for a maximum of 6.5 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Accommodation
All participants have the right to participate in this continuing education activity without discrimination due to age, race, ethnicity, religion, culture, language, physical or mental disability, socioeconomic status, sex (sexual orientation, gender identity or expression and pregnancy), protected veteran status, marital status, genetic information, or any other protected characteristics under applicable federal, state, or local law. If you need accommodations to participate in this activity, please contact us at [email protected] for more information. Requests for accommodations must be received 21 days prior to activity start date.

Complaint Policy and Resolution Process
All complaints must be made in writing to [email protected].

All complaints will be logged into the complaint log. The Director, Continuing Education will attempt to resolve the complaint within the first contact, when possible, and will respond to the client and customer's concerns within 5 business days of the initial complaint. At the time of the first contact, Director, Continuing Education will inform the complainant if more time will be needed to research the complaint.

If the complaint is still unresolved after communication with the Director, Continuing Education, or if the initial complaint is not addressed in a timely manner, the complainant may contact the President & CEO, UHS-PEP. The President & CEO will then contact the complainant and endeavor to resolve the complaint within 10 business days after being contacted.

The complaint log will be regularly reviewed to identify areas of operations and service that may require improvement. The Director, Continuing Education will research reoccurring complaint matters and recommend process and procedure changes, when appropriate. These changes will be noted on the Complaint Resolution Log, and any necessary policy and/or procedure updates will be made within 15 business days thereafter.

Disclaimers
Minimum and maximum numbers for attendance at this event have been established, and we reserve the right to substitute speakers/topics, adjust credit hours, or cancel if necessary.

By attending this event you grant VCU Health Continuing Education the right at the event to record, film, photograph, or capture your likeness in any media and to distribute, broadcast, use, or otherwise disseminate, in perpetuity, such media without any further approval from or any payment to you.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (6.50 hours), ANCC - American Nurses Credentialing Center (6.50 hours), IPCE - Interprofessional Continuing Education Credit (6.50 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (6.50 hours)

The registration form for this activity is currently unavailable.

Marriott Downtown Richmond group rate is closed.

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

VCU Health Continuing Education adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a continuing education activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers or others are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.

Friday, May 16, 2025