Pressure Ulcer Summit 2027
Summit agenda
Four days of clinical education, scientific sessions, sponsored programming, panel discussions and consensus opportunities.
February 3, 2027
Wednesday
Pre-conference education opportunities
Track 1: Meeting the Standard in Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Treatment
Topics include nutrition, mattresses, repositioning, treatment modalities, prevention, foam products, debridement and topical dressings. Led by a team with more than 100 years of combined experience.
Track 2: Certification Course in Wound Image Acquisition and Interpretation
Two certifications are offered: image acquisition and image interpretation. After each session, a test is offered. A passing examination grade leads to WIA or WII certification.
February 4, 2027
Thursday
Summit day one · Main Auditorium
Breakfast Symposium
Introduction to the PrU Summit and SSTI
Summit Co-Chairs.
Pressure Ulcer/Injuries: The Problem
Begin with Pressure Ulcer Management and Understanding
Pressure Ulcer Risk Stratification: Can We Use AI?
Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Treatment in the Nursing Home: Big Data
Pressure Ulcers: Mortality, Markers and Goals of Care
Foams in Pressure Ulcer Prevention
Four Eyes on Admission
Break
Skin and Soft Tissue Infarction (SSTI)
Sacral Ulcers Are Vascular Injuries
Evidence from the Cadaver Lab
Imaging in Ulcer Prevention in the ICU and Beyond
Pathologic Evidence for SSTI
Risk Management Strategies for SSTI
The Expert Witness: Standard of Care
The Expert Witness: Causation
Sponsored Lunch
Treatment
Principles of Pressure Ulcer Treatment: WHS Guidelines
CAMPs for Pressure Ulcers
Update on Negative Pressure in PrUs
Treating Tunneling and Undermining
Surgical Interventions for Pressure Ulcers
Real-World Outcomes in Full-Thickness Pressure Ulcers
Fecal Tubes and Diversion
Treating the Pressure Ulcer in the Nursing Facility
Platinum Industry Symposium & Break
Controversies and Debates
Is There a Future in Mobile Wound Care?
Debate on the Use of Foams in the ICU
Life Expectancy in Patients with Pressure Ulcers and Implications for Treatment
The Worst Staging System in Medicine: Is There a Solution?
Poster Reception: Wine and Wounds
Evening Social Event
February 5, 2027
Friday
Summit day two · Main Auditorium
Sponsored Breakfast
Nutrition & Off-Loading
Take-Home Messages from Day One
The Role of Nutrition in Pressure Ulcer Prevention & Treatment
Off-Loading in the Spinal Cord Injury Population
Heel Ulcers: Off-Loading Techniques and the Role of Pressure
Break Sponsored by Chronic Wound Care Management & Research
Advancing the Science
Research into Support Services
Real-World Evidence for Pressure Ulcers
The Use of Matched Controls in Pressure Ulcer Clinical Trials
Clinical Trial Design in Pressure Ulcer Trials
Take-Home Messages from Day 2
Independent Lunch and Departures
Pressure Ulcer Evidence Consensus: Defining High-Quality Clinical Evidence for Prevention and Treatment, 2027–2030
Modeled after the November 2025 CAMPs Evidence Consensus previously cited by CMS as guidance for identifying high-quality clinical evidence, this session will apply a similar consensus approach to pressure ulcer research and treatment.
February 6, 2027
Saturday
Post-conference consensus opportunity
The Use of Foams for Pressure Ulcer Prevention
A multidisciplinary consensus session reviewing the evidence and practical use of foam dressings in pressure ulcer prevention, with the goal of developing clear recommendations for patient selection, application, monitoring and integration into prevention protocols.
The program, session titles, faculty and timings are preliminary and subject to change. All times are local to Hollywood Beach, Florida. TBD indicates details to be confirmed.
Join us in Hollywood Beach
Be part of the conversation shaping future pressure ulcer care.
Registration is now open. Early bird pricing ends December 15, 2026.