Thank you for your interest in submitting an abstract for consideration of a poster at the Mayo Clinic Wound Symposium: The Edges of Wound Care 2025 course. Please complete the fields below and click submit at the end of the form. You will receive a confirmation of submission after you click submit. Submission due date: December 9, 2024.

Poster Abstracts Overview:

The 2025 Mayo Clinic Wound Symposium: The Edges of Wound Care will feature a poster session with the goal of sharing knowledge, showcasing participants’ work, and stimulating dialogue among conference attendees. The top 2 posters will be invited to present an oral presentation at the live symposium on February 26, 2025.   

Posters can feature data-driven original research on any aspect of wound care, describe innovative clinical programs or projects related to the assessment and treatment of wound patients, or explicate training methods used to increase clinician effectiveness in evaluating such patients.  

Participants are encouraged to submit projects highlighting programs and initiatives that impact the practice, education, research, and administrative environments in health care, and abstracts that provide evidence and successful models for engaging targeted stakeholders and constituents and advancing health care delivery. 

Specific topics of interest: 

  • Regenerative medicine 
  • Wound care 
  • Pressure injuries
  • Diabetic foot ulcers
  • Venous insufficiency ulcers
  • Ischemic ulcers
  • Skin failure
  • Ostomy management challenges
  • IAD/ITD management strategies
  • Adjunctive therapies in wound care
  • Quality Improvement projects

 

Abstract Eligibility:

In support of inclusiveness, abstracts are not limited to first-time presentations. Abstracts that have been presented at previous meetings are eligible for consideration, as are abstracts from papers that have already been published. 

Number of Entries:

A participant may be the primary author on no more than two abstracts; however, he or she may be a contributing author on any number of abstracts. 

Requirements: 

  • All approved posters will be displayed to symposium attendees.

Requirements for Top 10 Posters:

  • The judging panel will select the top 10 posters for display at the live symposium and the top 2 posters for oral presentation at the live symposium on February 26, 2025.  
  • At least one author of selected posters will be expected to present their poster at the live symposium during the poster session on Thursday, February 27, 2025.
  • Poster presenters are expected to register for live attendance at the symposium to be held February 26 – 28, 2025, in Rochester, Minnesota.
  • A $50 discounted registration fee will be offered to the top 2 winning poster authors (1 author/poster).
  • Posters selected for the live symposium poster session must be posted by 9:30 AM, February 26, 2025 for viewing. 
  • All approved presenters must stay with their posters during the poster session on Thursday, February 27, 2025, from 3:15-3:45 PM.
  • Posters selected for the symposium will be displayed throughout the duration of the conference (February 26 – 28, 2025). 
  • The finished poster size can be no larger than 4’x4’, to fit on the provided display space.  
  • All costs associated with the poster are the responsibility of the author(s). 

 

Submission: 

  • Paid live symposium registration is required for accepted poster abstracts.
  • All fields are required, omitting this information may lead to rejection of your abstract. 

 

Notification of Results: 

Authors will be notified of acceptance by December 20, 2024.