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Wound Healing Society Improving wound healing outcomes through science, education, and communication.

The gavel has been passed. 🎉 At the WHS 2026 General Business Meeting, the society recognized outgoing board members and...
04/11/2026

The gavel has been passed. 🎉

At the WHS 2026 General Business Meeting, the society recognized outgoing board members and program chairs, presented awards, and officially passed the presidency from Susan Volk to incoming President Robert Kirsner, MD. A meaningful close to a great week in Charlotte.

🎉Thank you Dr. Volk for an incredible year of leadership, and welcome, Dr. Kirsner. The Wound Healing Society is in great hands!

Congratulations to all honorees and thank you to our incredible membership base for a great few days here in Charlotte!

From lifetime achievement to the next generation. 🏆 Congratulations to Manuela Martins-Green, PhD on receiving the WHS L...
04/11/2026

From lifetime achievement to the next generation. 🏆

Congratulations to Manuela Martins-Green, PhD on receiving the WHS Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2026 Annual Meeting!
And a huge shoutout to every researcher who presented at the Young Investigator Symposium for pushing the science forward.

Featuring two of the many standout sessions from the WHS 2026 Annual Meeting!International Session with ETRS and EWMA fe...
04/10/2026

Featuring two of the many standout sessions from the WHS 2026 Annual Meeting!

International Session with ETRS and EWMA featured Katalin Szaszi, MD, Damien Pastor, MD, and Qing Lin, MD, PhD, a great reminder that wound healing science is a global conversation.

Then the Meet the Mentors session, moderated by Jacob Ancira from the Young Professionals Network, brought together Rob Kirsner, MD, Mitch Sanders, PhD, Sundeep Keswani, MD, and Ivan Jozic, PhD for an interactive conversation for early-career researchers and clinicians.

What's your favorite session so far from the meeting? 👇

When your opening keynote speaker sequenced DNA in space, you know the week is going to be good. 🚀WHS President Susan Vo...
04/09/2026

When your opening keynote speaker sequenced DNA in space, you know the week is going to be good. 🚀

WHS President Susan Volk and incoming WHS President Rob Kirsner welcomed Kate Rubins, PhD, to the SAWC Spring stage at the WHS 2026 Annual Meeting in Charlotte today. Rubins is a microbiologist, retired NASA astronaut, and the first person to ever sequence DNA in space. The kind of speaker who reminds you why pushing the boundaries of science matters in every field.

To quote Dr Volk a veterinary surgeon-scientist who sees complex wounds in practice "We’re all here to make a difference for patients, whether human or veterinary.”

What session are you most excited for this week? 👇

Good science. Better company. 🥂 The WHS members-only social at the 2026 Annual Meeting was an amazing evening. Rooftop v...
04/09/2026

Good science. Better company. 🥂

The WHS members-only social at the 2026 Annual Meeting was an amazing evening. Rooftop vibes, great conversations, and the people who make this community worth being part of.

Are you a WHS member? Drop a 👋 below!

The Wound Sharks are deliberating and grabbing lunch. 🦈 WHS 2026 is in full swing in Charlotte, and the energy in the ro...
04/08/2026

The Wound Sharks are deliberating and grabbing lunch. 🦈

WHS 2026 is in full swing in Charlotte, and the energy in the room is real. This is what happens when you put passionate researchers and clinicians in the same space.

Who else is here this week? 👇

🔬 WHS 2026 is officially open and the science has started strong!President Susan Volk called the meeting to order in Cha...
04/08/2026

🔬 WHS 2026 is officially open and the science has started strong!

President Susan Volk called the meeting to order in Charlotte alongside program chairs Kyle Quinn and Laura Swoboda, and incoming president Rob Kirsner. Then Dr. Jason Burdick took the stage for the Thomas K. Hunt Lecture, diving deep into biomaterials for modeling and therapeutic delivery in wound healing and repair.

Science, leadership, and community all in one room. This is what WHS is built for. 🩺

What session are you most looking forward to this week? Drop it below. 👇

The Wound Healing Society is actively advocating on three fronts that directly affect wound care access and reimbursemen...
04/06/2026

The Wound Healing Society is actively advocating on three fronts that directly affect wound care access and reimbursement in the U.S. right now.

H.R. 6852 Advanced Wound Care and Regenerative Medicine Access and Reform Act CMS capped skin substitute reimbursement at $127/sq cm based on hospital outpatient data, a rate that doesn't reflect physician office and community-based wound care realities. For the 10.5 million Medicare beneficiaries with chronic wounds, this cap threatens access to the products that prevent amputations. H.R. 6852 would fix that.

Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Reform The 2.83% MPFS cut that took effect January 1, 2025 is still in place, while practice costs have risen approximately 3.5%. A one-time 2.5% increase for 2026 doesn't close the gap or create any permanent inflation adjustment. WHS is pushing for permanent reform that keeps pace with the real cost of care.

Permanent Telehealth Flexibilities Key pandemic-era telehealth waivers were recently extended through December 31, 2027, but WHS is advocating for permanent legislative solutions, including the CONNECT for Health Act, that would make these flexibilities a lasting part of Medicare coverage.

WHS members can send messages directly to their US Senators and Representatives through the advocacy tools at https://woundheal.org/Advocacy/.

Your voice matters here.
What policy issue is having the biggest impact on your wound care practice right now?

Deadline's coming up! 🚨 If you're an undergraduate, master's, or professional student with a wound healing research proj...
04/01/2026

Deadline's coming up!

🚨 If you're an undergraduate, master's, or professional student with a wound healing research project ready to go, this is your opportunity!

The WHS Summer Research Fellowship funds two students each summer with $5,000 in total support, including a travel grant to the 2026 Annual Meeting. One award is designated for a student from an underrepresented group in the biomedical research workforce.

Apply by April 15, 2026 at woundheal.org/forms/2026/Summer-Research.cgi (link in bio!)🔬

Hydrogen peroxide. Neosporin. Letting wounds "breathe." These are some of the most persistent myths in wound care, and t...
03/25/2026

Hydrogen peroxide. Neosporin. Letting wounds "breathe." These are some of the most persistent myths in wound care, and they come up in clinical practice more often than most providers would like to admit.

In WHS's Wounds 101 webinar, Dr. Foy White-Chu and Dr. Lisa Gold covered the fundamentals of chronic wound management with the kind of practical clarity that is hard to find in a journal article. They walked through the major wound types, explained how to assess vascular perfusion at the bedside, and made a compelling case for why compression therapy remains the most underutilized intervention in venous leg ulcer care, with research suggesting only about 20% of eligible patients receive it appropriately.

They also pushed back on the instinct to treat every wound the same way. A stable heel eschar in a patient with poor perfusion should be kept clean and dry, not debrided. A ventilated patient in a hypercatabolic state is not going to heal a sacral pressure injury, no matter what dressing you use. Context is everything.

The session closed with a simple framework that holds up across nearly every wound type: control the pressure, manage the edema, optimize nutrition, confirm blood flow, and rule out infection. Get those right, and the dressing choice becomes almost secondary.

What part of wound care fundamentals do you find hardest to communicate to patients or care teams? Watch the full webinar on YouTube.



🎥 https://youtu.be/tPIzzTxmiwk

The WHS Annual Meeting is almost here, and the Young Professionals Network has put together one of the most valuable ses...
03/19/2026

The WHS Annual Meeting is almost here, and the Young Professionals Network has put together one of the most valuable sessions on the program!

Meet the Mentors: Getting to the Bedside brings together Robert Kirsner, MD, Mitchell Sanders, PhD, Sundeep Keswani, MD, and Ivan Jozic, PhD for an honest conversation about what it actually takes to succeed in wound healing science today. The focus is on navigating research, funding, and career development in a field that is evolving faster than the traditional playbook can keep up with.

The YPN exists to connect undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and early-stage clinical and industry members with the people and perspectives that can shape a career.

Start thinking about what you would bring to the room because your participation is a must!

What is the biggest challenge you are facing as an early-career professional in wound healing right now?

Register for the Annual Meeting at woundheal.org/meeting

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