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ForwardMayo Clinic Vascular and Wound Symposium 2026
This course offers Live (in-person) attendance only
Course Directors:
| Afsaneh Alavi, M.D. | Matthew M. Melin, M.D. | Stephanie F. Heller, M.D. |
| Stan Henkin, M.D. | Erwin A. Kruger, M.D. | Melissa J. Neisen, M.D. |
| Thea Price, M.D. | Todd Rasmussen, M.D. | Fahad Shuja, M.B.B.S. |
| Danielle T. Vlazny, P.A.-C., M.S. | Sue M. Bothun, APRN, CNS, D.N.P., M.S.N. | Megan M. Hickey, M.S.N., R.N., C.W.O.C.N. |
February 25 - 27, 2026 - We-Ko-Pa Casino - Fort McDowell, Arizona
This three-day symposium is designed to provide the latest diagnostic and treatment strategies for comprehensive wound management. The program is multidisciplinary with faculty representing various wound-related fields. Multiple educational formats are used, including didactic sessions, interactive panel discussions, and case presentations that offer comprehensive wound-management strategies (from basics to high-level). This symposium meets the continuing education needs of a range of wound care providers, from novices to experts.
Scholarship submission for Mayo Clinic Vascular and Wound Symposium 2026
A limited number of scholarships will be awarded to selected active student learners who are currently enrolled in a training program. Scholarships will be provided to offer a discounted registration fee. Those interested in receiving a scholarship are required to submit a brief 1 paragraph essay explaining the importance and relevance of attending this symposium. Essays will be reviewed, and scholarship recipients determined by the course directors. This is a two-step process: 1) Submit your essay here. 2) After essays are reviewed and accepted, details will be provided to recipients on how to register. The deadline for submission is December 1, 2025.
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| Registration Fee(s) | |
|---|---|
| M.D., D.O., Ph.D. | $700 |
| Allied Health, NP, PA, Retirees | $600 |
Target Audience
This multidisciplinary symposium is intended for healthcare professionals who care for patients with wounds. Disciplines include physicians, pedorthists, podiatrists, advanced practice providers (NPs/PAs), WOCs, CNSs, RNs, LPNs, physical therapists, dietitians, medical trainees (medical students, residents, fellows, etc.) and others who care for patients with wounds.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
- Discuss diagnostic approaches and management of lower extremity ulcerations in the setting of diabetes mellitus, peripheral arterial disease, venous disease, and lymphatic dysfunction.
- Identify surgical, medical management and wound-specific treatment modalities for complex wounds.
- Provide interdisciplinary education to improve holistic care of wound and vascular patients.
Attendance at any Mayo Clinic course does not indicate or guarantee competence or proficiency in the skills, knowledge or performance of any care or procedure(s) which may be discussed or taught in this course.
Wednesday, February 25, 2026 | |||||
7:00 a.m. | Breakfast and Registration | ||||
7:45 a.m. | Welcome and Course Overview Todd Rasmussen, M.D. | ||||
7:55 a.m. | Case Study: Patient with Diabetes and Leg Wound/PAD with Wound TBD | ||||
8:00 a.m. | PAD Diagnostics in the AI Era Rob McBane, M.D. | ||||
8:20 a.m. | Team Based Care in PAD Marc Bonaca, M.D. | ||||
8:40 a.m. | Q&A Rob McBane, M.D. and Marc Bonaca, M.D. | ||||
8:50 a.m. | Nursing Patient Care Clinic: From PAD to CLI: Empowering Patients Through Education Tina Wangen, MS, RN, Jennifer Wolforth, RN, Karen Bauer, DNP, APRN-FNP, CWS, FAAWC | ||||
9:20 a.m. | Open Versus Endo in the Periphery: What Have Randomized Trials Taught Us? Sanjay Misra, M.D. | ||||
9:35 a.m. | Wound Care Tool Kit: The 4 Micro Pillars M. Mark Melin, M.D. | ||||
9:50 a.m. | Q&A
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10:00 a.m. | Break | ||||
10:30 a.m. | Breakouts | ||||
Wound | Vascular Medicine | Venous Surgical Procedural | |||
TBD | Antithrombotic Management for PAD Marc Bonaca, M.D. | When is Insufficiency “Sufficient” to Drive Treatment? Melissa Neisen, M.D. | |||
Angiosomal PI Development and Ischemic Reperfusion of PIs Caroline Fife, M.D. | Achieving Metrics for Blood Pressure and Lipids in PAD Amy Pollack, M.D. | Venous Imaging of the Abdomen and Pelvis: When to Look Deeper Christopher Francois, M.D. | |||
Skin Failure and PI Development Samuel Nwafor, M.D. | Lp(a) Testing and Management Danielle Vlazny, PA-C | Filtration: Not Just For Your Tap Water Matthew Augustine, M.D. | |||
Sacral Osteomyelitis Management Abeer AlMajali, M.D. | Arterial Pump vs. DVA Arashk Motiei, M.D. | Snares, Forceps, Bootstraps, Lasers: Complex IVC Filter Retrieval Indravadan Patel, M.D. | |||
PI Reconstruction: Workup, Surgery, Post-Op Erwin Kruger, M.D. | Cardiac Testing Prior to Revascularization Stan Henkin, M.D. | Recanalizing the Occluded Iliocaval Segment Newton Neidert, M.D. | |||
Building Confidence at the Bedside: Novice Nurses in the World of Wound Care Megan Hickey, MSN, RN, CWOCN | Non-Atherosclerotic PAD Fadi Shamoun, M.D. | Q&A | |||
Q&A | Q&A |
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12:00 p.m. | Lunch Break (Optional Product Theater) | ||||
1:00 p.m. | General Management of DFU Robert Frykberg, DPM | ||||
1:20 p.m. | Evidence GLP-1s in PAD/DFU Marc Bonaca, M.D. | ||||
1:40 p.m. | Q&A | ||||
1:50 p.m. | Advanced Offloading Technologies for Diabetic Foot Ulcers TK Kile, M.D. | ||||
2:10 p.m. | Heart Attack of the Foot; An Interdisciplinary Approach to Management Brandon Bosque, DPM | ||||
2:30 p.m. | Q&A | ||||
2:40 p.m. | Break | ||||
3:00 p.m. | Podiatric Care is SOC in Wound Clinics, The Data Robert Frykberg, DPM | ||||
3:15 p.m. | Breakouts | ||||
Wound | Vascular Medicine | Complicated Vascular Anatomy Surgical Procedural | |||
Antibiotic Stewardship in Wound Care Windy Cole, DPM, CWSP Kent State | TcPO2 Testing Updates Damon Houghton, M.D., M.S. | It’s Just a Line: Central Venous Device-Related Complications Matthew Augustine, M.D. | |||
Biofilm DFU Matthew Regulski, DPM | Management of Decreased Calf Pump Function Damon Houghton, M.D., M.S. | When Removing the Line Just Isn’t Enough: Techniques for Repairing SVC Occlusion Newton Neidert, M.D. | |||
Surgical Options for Diabetic Foot Ulcers Todd Kile, M.D. | Metrics for Glucose Control in Wound Healing/PAD Paul Wishmeyer, M.D. | Treating May Thurner Syndrome: Lessons Learned Grace Knuttinen, M.D. | |||
Osteomyelitis Around the Body Robert Orenstein, D.O. | Panel | Vascular Malformations: Classification System Katelyn Anderson, M.D. | |||
Regenerative Peripheral Nerve Interfaces Dan Rhee, M.D. | Medical Management of Carotid Artery Stenosis Amy Pollak, M.D. | Percutaneous Treatment of Arteriovenous Malformations Indravadan Patel, M.D. | |||
Automated Wound Measurement Techniques Erwin Kruger, M.D. | Thoracic Outlet Syndrome Rob McBane, M.D.
| Vascular Malformations: Latest Developments and Applications to Clinical Practice Katelyn Anderson, M.D. | |||
Q&A | Panel | Q&A | |||
5:00-7:00 p.m. | Welcome Reception ($25) Pre-Registration Required | ||||
Thursday, February 26, 2026 | |||||
7:00 a.m. | Breakfast (Optional Product Theater) | ||||
7:50 a.m. | Welcome Peter Gloviczki, M.D. A Patient and Mom Perspective on Primary Lymphedema Britany and Brylan Williams | ||||
8:00 a.m. | VLU Lymphatics, NIRFLI Caroline Fife, M.D. and Eva Sevick, Ph.D. | ||||
8:30 a.m. | Genetics in Veins/Lymphatics Eri Fukaya, M.D., Ph.D. | ||||
8:50 a.m. | Textiles, Compression, Dermal Lymphatic Stimulation Suzie Ehman, CLT | ||||
9:10 a.m. | Chronic Venous Insufficiency: So Many Procedural Options, One Goal Melissa Neisen, M.D. | ||||
9:30 a.m. | Venotonics for Venous and Lymphatic Therapeutics Monika Gloviczki, M.D., Ph.D. | ||||
9:50 a.m. | Q&A | ||||
10:00 a.m. | Break | ||||
10:30 a.m. | Breakouts | ||||
Wound | Vascular Medicine | Arterial Surgical Procedural | |||
Venous Ulcer Management/Wound Reconstruction Abby Chaffin, M.D. | Why Aren’t We Moving the Needle on VTE Burden in the Population? Teresa Carman, M.D.
| Optimizing Vascular Outcomes with Collaborative Care Karen Bauer, DNP, APRN-FNP, CWS, FAAWC | |||
Lymphedema Management: Outpatient Pearls TBD | PE Guidelines Update Stan Henkin, M.D.
| If You Build It, Will They Come? Building a Vascular Health Education Clinic and Lessons Learned Tina Wangen, MS, RN and Sue Bothun, APRN, CNS, DNP, MSN | |||
Lymphovenous Bypass/Lymph Node Transfer Dan Rhee, M.D.
| Anticoagulation Failure Teresa Carman, M.D.
| Management of Acute and Subacute Type B Aortic Dissections Randall DeMartino, M.D. | |||
Advanced Wound Care Technologies; Now and What's on the Horizon Lisa Gould, M.D. | Future Anticoagulation Development Rob McBane, M.D.
| Revascularization for Claudication Sam Farres, M.D.
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Complex Wound Reconstruction Abby Chaffin, M.D. | What Drives Thrombus Resolution? Eri Fukaya, M.D., Ph.D. | Penetrating Aortic Ulcer (PAU) and Saccular Aortic Aneurysm Jill Colglazier, M.D. | |||
Q&A | Post-PE Syndrome Stan Henkin, M.D. | Q&A | |||
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12:00 p.m. | Lunch Break (Optional Product Theater)
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Controversies | |||||
1:00 p.m. | Compression in DFU and Mixed Arterial Disease Suzie Ehman vs. Robert Frykberg, DPM | ||||
1:10 p.m. | Wound Debridement: Sharp vs. Emerging Technologies Thea Price, M.D. vs. Stephanie Heller, M.D. | ||||
1:20 p.m. | Early vs. Late CAMP Application Abby Chaffin, M.D. vs. Caroline Fife, M.D. | ||||
1:30 p.m. | Q&A | ||||
1:45 p.m. | LDL Target in PAD: Is There a Too Low? Regis Fernandes, M.D. vs. Amy Pollak, M.D. | ||||
1:55 p.m. | Plavix vs. Aspirin + Xarelto for PAD Management Arashk Motiei, M.D. vs. Marc Bonaca, M.D. | ||||
2:05 p.m. | Screening for Coronary Artery Disease in Individuals with PAD Regis Fernandes, M.D. vs. Fadi Shamoun, M.D. | ||||
2:15 p.m. | Q&A | ||||
2:30 p.m. | Break | ||||
3:00 p.m. | Breakouts | ||||
Wound | Vascular Medicine | “So that Happened in Clinic Today” Surgical Procedural | |||
Atypical Wounds Mark Davis, M.D.
| Management of Intermediate-Risk PE: AC Rob McBane, M.D.
| I Heard a Carotid Bruit: Selective Operative Management of Severe Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis Melinda Schaller, M.D. | |||
EB Nessa Aghazadeh Mohandesi, M.D.
| PE Intervention: Lysis Stan Henkin, M.D.
| My Arms Go Numb at Yoga: Thoracic Outlet Syndrome Clinic Ryan Meverden, PA-C | |||
Reaction to Wound Products Mark Davis, M.D.
| PE Intervention: Thrombectomy Arashk Motiei, M.D.
| Outcomes After Surgical Decompression for Neurogenic Thoracic Outlet Syndrome Jill Colglazier, M.D. | |||
HS Medical Management Stella Chen, M.D.
| Panel | My BP Meds Aren’t Working Anymore: Interventions for Renovascular Hypertension Sanjay Misra, M.D. | |||
HS Surgical Management Thea Price, M.D. | Iliac DVT Management: AC Teresa Carman, M.D. | Q&A | |||
HS Panel Discussion Stella Chen, M.D., Thea Price, M.D., Abby Chaffin, M.D. | Iliac DVT Management: Lysis Eri Fukaya, M.D., Ph.D.
| Mesenteric Imaging: Which Test to Consider? Motoyo Yano, M.D. | |||
Q&A | Iliac DVT Management: Thrombectomy Arashk Motiei, M.D.
| Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome: Patient Selection and Operative Intervention Victor Davila, M.D. | |||
| Panel | Mesenteric Arterial Aneurysms Andrew Melzer, M.D. | |||
| Global Vascular Guidelines and Best-CLI Fahad Shuja, M.B.B.S. | Q&A | |||
| Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Patient Selection for EVAR vs Open Randall DeMartino, M.D. |
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5:00 | Adjourn | ||||
5:30-7:30 p.m. | Nursing Dinner | ||||
Friday, February 27, 2026 | |
7:00 a.m. | Breakfast (Optional Product Theater) |
7:55 a.m. | Welcome Monika Gloviczki, M.D., Ph.D. |
8:00 a.m. | The Semmelweis Legacy: Lessons Learned Applicable to Vascular and Wound Care Practices Peter Gloviczki, M.D. |
8:30 a.m. | Lipedema Caroline Fife, M.D. |
9:00 a.m. | GCX Restoration: The Holy Grail that Can Potentially Impact All Specialties? TBD |
9:30 a.m. | Community Cares for the At-Risk Population Marion Kelly |
9:50 a.m. | Q&A |
10:00 a.m. | Break |
10:30 a.m. | Lower Extremity Edema Associated with Increased Malignancy Development Afsaneh Alavi, M.D. |
11:00 a.m. | Mimickers of Vascular Ulcers: Lessons Learned in Vasculopathy Mark Pittelkow, M.D. |
11:30 a.m. | Vasculitic Ulcers Matthew Koster, M.D. |
12:00 p.m. | Q&A |
12:10 p.m. | Summary and Wrap Up Todd Rasmussen, M.D. |
12:30 p.m. | Adjourn |
All travel and lodging expenses are the sole responsibility of the individual registrant.
Travel
Lodging Accommodations
A limited number of guest rooms have been reserved for attendees and their guests with special course rates at the We-Ko-Pa Resort. In order to receive the special rate, starting at $219, (plus applicable taxes and fees), reservations must be made before the room block is filled or before the cutoff date of February 1, 2026, or whichever comes first. After February 1, 2026, reservations will be taken based on space and rate availability. Lodging arrangements are the sole responsibility of the individual registrant. You will receive a booking code in your registration confirmation email. Please identify yourself as a participant of the 2026 Mayo Clinic Vascular and Wound Symposium when making your reservation by phone.
All travel and lodging expenses are the sole responsibility of the individual registrant.
Guest Faculty
Karen L. Bauer, DNP, APRN-FNP, CWS, FAAWC
Clinical Assistant Professor
Lead Vascular and Wound Surgery APP
Director of Vascular and Wound Services
AAWC Board Member
SVN President-Elect
Division of Vascular/Endovascular and Wound Surgery
The University of Toledo Physicians
Monika Lecomte Gloviczki, MD, PhD
Research Fellow and Research Collaborator
Emeritus of the Department of Internal Medicine and Gonda Vascular Center, Mayo Clinic
Current affiliation at Vascular Science & Art (VASA), LLC, Scottsdale, AZ
Peter Gloviczki, MD, PhD
Joe M. and Ruth Roberts Emeritus Professor of Surgery
Chair, Emeritus, Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
Director, Emeritus, Gonda Vascular Center
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Matthew Regulski, DPM, FFPM RCPS(Glasgow), DABMSP, FACPM
Director of the Wound Institute of Ocean County NJ
Marc Bonaca, MD
University of Colorado
Brandon Bosque, MD
Aroa Biosurgery
Teresa Carman, MD
UH Cleveland
Abby Chaffin, MD
Tulane
Windy Cole, DPM, CWSP
Kent State
Suzanne Ehamn, DPT
McLeod Health Seacoast
Caroline Fife, MD
Intellicure
Robert Frykberg, DPM, MPH
UT Health
Eri Fukaya, MD, PhD
Stanford
Lisa Gould, MD
South Shore Health
Samuel Nwafor, MD
Honor Health
Eva Sevick, PhD
UT Health
Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science 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.
Credit Statement(s):
AMA
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science designates this live activity for a maximum of 18.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
ANCC
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science designates this activity for a maximum of 18.25 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
IPCE
This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 18.25 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.
American Board of Surgery (ABS)
Successful completion of this CME activity enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME requirement of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.
Other Healthcare Professionals:
A record of attendance will be provided to all registrants for requesting credits in accordance with state nursing boards, specialty societies or other professional associations.
| Day | Credit(s) |
|---|---|
| Wednesday | 7.25 |
| Thursday | 7.00 |
| Friday | 4.00 |
For disclosure information regarding Mayo Clinic School of Continuous Professional Development accreditation review committee member(s) and staff, please go here to review disclosures.
Available Credit
- 18.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 18.25 ANCC
- 18.25 Attendance
- 18.25 IPCE
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Sponsorship Prospectus (PDF).
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For any other questions please contact Jeanette Arvizu.
Price
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| Registration Fee(s) | |
|---|---|
| M.D., D.O., Ph.D. | $700 |
| Allied Health, NP, PA, Retirees | $600 |
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