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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 vascular and wound management. The program is multidisciplinary with faculty representing vascular diseases and/or wounds. Multiple educational formats are used, including didactic sessions, interactive panel discussions, and case presentations that offer comprehensive vascular and wound-management strategies (from basics to high-level). This symposium meets the continuing education needs of a range of vascular and 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) | |
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| 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 vascular conditions and/or 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 vascular conditions and/or 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 T | ||||
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8:00 a.m. | PAD Diagnostics in the AI Era | ||||
8:20 a.m. | Team Based Care in PAD | ||||
8:40 a.m. | Q&A | ||||
8:50 a.m. | Nursing Patient Care Clinic: From PAD to CLI: Empowering Patients Through Education | ||||
9:20 a.m. | Open Versus Endo in the Periphery: What Have Randomized Trials Taught Us? | ||||
9:35 a.m. | Wound Care Tool Kit: The 4 Micro Pillars | ||||
9:50 a.m. | Q&A | ||||
10:00 a.m. | Break | ||||
10:30 a.m. | Breakouts | ||||
Wound | Vascular Medicine | Venous Surgical Procedural | |||
| Antithrombotic Management for PAD Marc Bonaca, M.D. | When is Insufficiency “Sufficient” to Drive Treatment? | |||
Angiosomal PI Development and Ischemic Reperfusion of PIs | Achieving Metrics for Blood Pressure and Lipids in PAD | Venous Imaging of the Abdomen and Pelvis: When to Look Deeper | |||
Skin Failure and PI Development | Lp(a) Testing and Management | Filtration: Not Just For Your Tap Water | |||
Sacral Osteomyelitis Management | Arterial Pump vs. DVA | Snares, Forceps, Bootstraps, Lasers: Complex IVC Filter Retrieval | |||
PI Reconstruction: Workup, Surgery, Post-Op | Cardiac Testing Prior to Revascularization | Recanalizing the Occluded Iliocaval Segment | |||
Building Confidence at the Bedside: Novice Nurses in the World of Wound Care | Non-Atherosclerotic PAD | 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 | ||||
1:20 p.m. | Evidence GLP-1s in PAD/DFU | ||||
1:40 p.m. | Q&A | ||||
1:50 p.m. | Advanced Offloading Technologies for Diabetic Foot Ulcers | ||||
2:10 p.m. | Heart Attack of the Foot; An Interdisciplinary Approach to Management | ||||
2:30 p.m. | Q&A | ||||
2:40 p.m. | Break | ||||
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3:15 p.m. | Breakouts | ||||
Wound | Vascular Medicine | Complicated Vascular Anatomy Surgical Procedural | |||
Podiatric Care is SOC in Wound Clinics, The Data Antibiotic Stewardship in Wound Care | TcPO2 Testing Updates | It’s Just a Line: Central Venous Device-Related Complications | |||
Biofilm DFU | Management of Decreased Calf Pump Function | When Removing the Line Just Isn’t Enough: Techniques for Repairing SVC Occlusion | |||
Surgical Options for Diabetic Foot Ulcers | Metrics for Glucose Control in Wound Healing/PAD | Treating May Thurner Syndrome: Lessons Learned | |||
Osteomyelitis Around the Body | Panel | Vascular Malformations: Classification System | |||
Regenerative Peripheral Nerve Interfaces | Medical Management of Carotid Artery Stenosis | Percutaneous Treatment of Arteriovenous Malformations | |||
Automated Wound Measurement Techniques | Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
| Vascular Malformations: Latest Developments and Applications to Clinical Practice | |||
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 A Patient and Mom Perspective on Primary Lymphedema | ||||
8:00 a.m. | VLU Lymphatics, NIRFLI | ||||
8:30 a.m. | Genetics in Veins/Lymphatics | ||||
8:50 a.m. | Textiles, Compression, Dermal Lymphatic Stimulation | ||||
9:10 a.m. | Chronic Venous Insufficiency: So Many Procedural Options, One Goal | ||||
9:30 a.m. | Venotonics for Venous and Lymphatic Therapeutics | ||||
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 | Why Aren’t We Moving the Needle on VTE Burden in the Population?
| Optimizing Vascular Outcomes with Collaborative Care | |||
Lymphedema Management: Outpatient Pearls TBD | PE Guidelines Update
| If You Build It, Will They Come? Building a Vascular Health Education Clinic and Lessons Learned | |||
Lymphovenous Bypass/Lymph Node Transfer
| Anticoagulation Failure
| Management of Acute and Subacute Type B Aortic Dissections | |||
Advanced Wound Care Technologies; Now and What's on the Horizon | Future Anticoagulation Development
| Revascularization for Claudication
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Complex Wound Reconstruction | What Drives Thrombus Resolution? | Penetrating Aortic Ulcer (PAU) and Saccular Aortic Aneurysm | |||
Q&A | Post-PE Syndrome | Q&A | |||
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12:00 p.m. | Lunch Break (Optional Product Theater) | ||||
Controversies | |||||
1:00 p.m. | Compression in DFU and Mixed Arterial Disease | ||||
1:10 p.m. | Wound Debridement: Sharp vs. Emerging Technologies | ||||
1:20 p.m. | Early vs. Late CAMP Application | ||||
1:30 p.m. | Q&A | ||||
1:45 p.m. | LDL Target in PAD: Is There a Too Low? | ||||
1:55 p.m. | Plavix vs. Aspirin + Xarelto for PAD Management | ||||
2:05 p.m. | Screening for Coronary Artery Disease in Individuals with PAD | ||||
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
| Management of Intermediate-Risk PE: AC
| I Heard a Carotid Bruit: Selective Operative Management of Severe Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis | |||
Epidermolysis Bullosa
| PE Intervention: Lysis
| My Arms Go Numb at Yoga: Thoracic Outlet Syndrome Clinic | |||
Reaction to Wound Products
| PE Intervention: Thrombectomy
| Outcomes After Surgical Decompression for Neurogenic Thoracic Outlet Syndrome | |||
HS Medical Management
| Panel | My BP Meds Aren’t Working Anymore: Interventions for Renovascular Hypertension | |||
HS Surgical Management | Iliac DVT Management: AC | Q&A | |||
HS Panel Discussion | Iliac DVT Management: Lysis
| Mesenteric Imaging: Which Test to Consider? | |||
Q&A | Iliac DVT Management: Thrombectomy
| Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome: Patient Selection and Operative Intervention | |||
| Panel | Mesenteric Arterial Aneurysms | |||
| Global Vascular Guidelines and Best-CLI | Q&A | |||
| Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Patient Selection for EVAR vs Open |
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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 |
8:00 a.m. | The Semmelweis Legacy: Lessons Learned Applicable to Vascular and Wound Care Practices |
8:30 a.m. | Lipedema |
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9:00 a.m. | Community Cares for the At-Risk Population |
9:25 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 |
11:30 a.m. | Vasculitic Ulcers |
12:00 p.m. | Q&A |
12:10 p.m. | Summary and Wrap Up |
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) |
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| 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
This course offers the unique opportunity for commercial companies to interact with healthcare providers and highlight their products and services. Please see the following information if you are interested in exhibiting at or sponsoring this course:
Sponsorship Prospectus (PDF).
If you are interested in sponsoring or exhibiting at the Mayo Clinic Vascular and Wound Symposium 2026, please complete the appropriate Letter of Agreement via the link below. If you do not have a profile/account you will first need to create one before completing the online form.
- If you are interested in participating, please complete the Exhibitor Letter of Agreement.
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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