Wednesday
SESSION IV: PART 1: SILVER IN WOUND CARE - THE MAGIC BULLET?
PART 2: ECONOMY IN WOUND CARE
PART 3: THE DIABETIC FOOT
SESSION IV SCHEDULE
PART 1: SILVER IN WOUND CARE - THE MAGIC BULLET?
3:22 PM - 3:30 PM Debate: All Forms Of Silver Are Equal
  Presenters(s): Liza G. Ovington, Ph.D., C.W.S.  
3:30 PM - 3:38 PM Debate: All Forms Of Silver Are Not Equal
  Presenters(s): Robert E. Burrell, Ph.D.  
3:38 PM - 3:48 PM Panel Discussion
3:48 PM - 3:56 PM Is Silver Effective In The Presence Of Biofilms?
  Presenters(s): J. Barry Wright, Ph.D.  
3:56 PM - 4:04 PM Has Silver Affected The Threat Of MRSA?
  Presenters(s): Robert Strohal, M.D.  
4:04 PM - 4:12 PM Is Silver Resistance An Issue In Wound Care?
  Presenters(s): Steven Percival, Ph.D., MSc, MSc PhD, FIBMS  
4:12 PM - 4:22 PM Panel Discussion
PART 2: ECONOMY IN WOUND CARE
Moderator(s): Gary W. Gibbons, M.D. /   / David L. Steed, M.D.     
4:24 PM - 4:32 PM Debate: Modern Wound Therapy Does Contribute To The Cost Explosion
  Presenters(s): Michael S. Weingarten, M.D.  
4:32 PM - 4:40 PM Debate: Modern Wound Therapy Does Not Contribute To The Cost Explosion
  Presenters(s): Robert E. Burrell, Ph.D.  
4:40 PM - 4:48 PM How To Bill For Wound Care After Vascular Surgery
  Presenters(s): Christopher E. Attinger, M.D.  
4:48 PM - 4:58 PM Panel Discussion
PART 3: THE DIABETIC FOOT
Moderator(s): Dieter O. Mayer, M.D. /   / David L. Steed, M.D. /   / Peter A. Blume, D.P.M., F.A.C.S.     
5:00 PM - 5:08 PM Debate: Osteomyelitis: There Is An Absolute Need For Radical Resection
  Presenters(s): Gary W. Gibbons, M.D.  
5:08 PM - 5:16 PM Debate: Osteomyelitis: There Is Not An Absolute Need For Radical Resection
  Presenters(s): Thomas Boeni, M.D.  
5:16 PM - 5:26 PM Panel Discussion
5:26 PM - 5:34 PM VAC: The Ideal Tool For Diabetic Foot Ulcers
  Presenters(s): David G. Armstrong, D.P.M., Ph.D.  
5:34 PM - 5:42 PM HBO: Value In Nonhealing Diabetic Foot Ulcers
  Presenters(s): Palma M. Shaw, M.D.  
5:42 PM - 5:52 PM Panel Discussion
5:52 PM - 6:00 PM Closing Remarks
Gary W. Gibbons, M.D. and
David L. Steed, M.D.
END OF SESSION IV