Symposium on Advanced Wound Care
Fostering Collaboration for Better Wound Care
SAWC champions inclusivity, innovation, and interdisciplinary collaboration. Designed for clinicians from all practice settings, creating the perfect platform to connect the entire wound care team.
This curriculum brings together physicians, nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists, podiatrists, and other healthcare professionals to tackle wound care challenges from every angle.
This interdisciplinary event happens twice a year to give you more opportunities to grow. Together, we can continue making a difference.
SAWC Spring | WHS 2026
April 8-12, 2026 | Charlotte, NC
Join wound care leaders from around the world for the 2026 Symposium on Advanced Wound Care (SAWC) Spring in collaboration with the Wound Healing Society (WHS), taking place April 8–12, 2026, in Charlotte, North Carolina. SAWC Spring | WHS is the largest and most influential wound care conference providing clinicians with comprehensive education on the prevention, management, and treatment of acute and chronic wounds.
- Preventing Wounds from Occurring and Reoccurring | Thursday, April 9, 2026 - 4:15 PM-5:15 PM
- Wrapped Up in Choices: Rethinking Compression for VLUs | Thursday, April 9, 2026 - 11:15-12:00 PM
- Taking your Wound Knowledge to the Next Level: Certification and Beyond | Friday, April 10 2026 - 4:30-5:30 PM
- Panel: Prehab and Rehab: Optimizing Healing and Maintaining Remission | Sunday, April 12, 2026 - 9:15-10:15
Speakers include:
- Beth Altenburger PT, MSPT, CWS
- Teri Biven PT, DPT, CWS, FACCWS
- Sandi Davis PT, DPT, CLT-LANA, CLWT
- Suzie Ehmann DPT, PhD, CWS, CWLT,CLT-LANA
- Deborah Wendland PT, DPT, PhD
- Karen Wientjes PT, DPT, PhD, CWS
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Save the Date for SAWC Fall 2026
- October 15-18 2026
- Las Vegas, Nevada
Network with Your Peers at SAWC Fall!
ACEWM is hosting a networking event at the Fall event. Come meet other Wound Management PTs at SAWC! Stayed tuned for the location and other details.
Those advancing wound care know: meaningful healing doesn't happen without movement, mobility, and function. That's why this fall, the Academy of Clinical Electrophysiology and Wound Management invites you to SAWC Fall 2026 - a national meeting where physical therapists and their interdisciplinary colleagues come together to elevate outcomes.
Whether you specialize in wound care or integrate it into broader rehabilitation practice, SAWC Fall delivers hands-on education, collaborative insights, and CE opportunities that directly support your role in healing.
Explore hands-on workshops, mobility-centered care strategies, and evidence-based approaches to pressure redistribution and edema management, all within a collaborative environment of wound care experts.
Why attend SAWC Fall:
- Learn from leaders in offloading, NPWT, pressure injury prevention, biophysical modalities
- Earn CE credit while expanding your clinical wound care knowledge
- Collaborate across disciplines with professionals who value the role of PTs
- Bring back practical tools to reduce complications and restore function
- Be part of the national conversation shaping the future of wound care
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PT Networking Event
After the session: "Let's Get Physical! The Impact of Exercise on Wound Healing."
Poster Presentation
Academy members Karen Gibbs PT, DPT, PhD, CWS & Deborah Wendland PT, DPT, PhD, CPed presenting their poster on the new ACEWM Curriculum Guidelines for Wound Management! "Consensus-Based Integumentary Curriculum Recommendations for Entry Level Doctor of Physical Therapy Education: A Delphi Study"
PT Networking Event