Great Debates and Updates: How Important Are Biofilms?

Thursday, April 27, 2023

1:45 PM – 2:45 PM

Moderator/Speaker(s)

Marjana Tomic-Canic, PhD

Vice Chair of Research; Director of the Wound Healing and Regenerative Medicine Research Program
Dr Phillip Frost Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Miami, FL

Speaker(s)

Lawrence A. Lavery, DPM, MPH

Professor
UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Dallas, Texas
Garth A. James, PhD

Associate Research Professor
Montana State University
Montana State University
Bozeman, MT

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Disclosure(s):

Marjana Tomic-Canic, PhD: No relevant disclosure to display

Garth A. James, PhD: No financial relationships to disclose

Lectures and literature abound with information and management recommendations for dealing with the presence of biofilm in open chronic wounds. This session will briefly define biofilm, then provide lively discussion as to the clinician's ability to truly recognize the presence of, as well as the impact, that biofilm has on wound healing.