The Tissue Repair and International Post-Acute Woundcare Summit
Practical Strategies to Improve Outcomes, Navigate Reimbursement Changes and Evaluate Emerging Technologies
Join clinicians, healthcare leaders and innovators for two days of CME-accredited education, interactive workshops and practical insights you can apply immediately within your organization
September 10-11 | The Ritz-Carlton | New Orleans
12
CME
Credits
30+
Faculty
Members
4
Interactive
Workshops
220+
Attendees in 2025
2
Educational
Tracks
Practical Learning. Meaningful Connections.
Better Patient Care.
Prepare for What’s Next in Wound Care.
Every day, wound care professionals are being asked to do more.
Navigate evolving reimbursement models. Evaluate emerging technologies. Improve patient outcomes across increasingly complex care settings. Adapt to changing regulations while continuing to deliver exceptional clinical care.
IPAWS & Tissue Repair 2026 has been designed to help you stay ahead.
Across two days of practical education, interactive workshops, and meaningful collaboration, you’ll gain the knowledge, confidence, and professional connections needed to navigate change and drive better outcomes.
Whether you work in the HOPD, OR, physician office, skilled nursing facility, home health, or post-acute care setting, you’ll leave IPAWS & TRS 2026 with practical insights, new perspectives, and strategies you can apply immediately.
Join the physicians, nurses, podiatrists, physician assistants, researchers, and innovators shaping the future of wound care this September in New Orleans.
Why Attend IPAWS & Tissue Repair 2026?
Return to your organisation with more than 12 CME credits.
IPAWS & TRS brings together practical education, emerging technologies, meaningful collaboration and valuable professional connections - all designed to help improve patient care and prepare for what’s next.
Two Tracks.
One Mission.
Track 1: IPAWS
Advancing the Future of Post-Acute Wound Care
IPAWS delivers the clinical, operational, economic, and policy information providers need to succeed in today’s evolving healthcare landscape.
Focused on:
Changing sites of service including nursing homes, skilled nursing facilities, and private office
Reimbursement, compliance, and navigating legal challenges
Practice growth and operational strategy
Current clinical advances and treatment options
Track 2: Tissue Repair
Evidence. Innovation. Clinical Excellence.
Backed by the International Journal of Tissue Repair, TR 2026 supports the dissemination of scientific research in an accessible way, giving providers the confidence to implement specialist clinical decision making.
Focused on:
Tissue repair science
Regenerative medicine
Emerging technologies
Clinical evidence
Advanced therapies
Future standards of care
NEW FOR 2026: Interactive Hands-On Workshops
Four Workshops. One Morning. Every Delegate.
Experience Every Workshop
Every delegate at IPAWS & TRS will rotate through all four interactive workshops. Designed to be hands-on and highly collaborative, these immersive sessions give you the opportunity to learn directly from expert faculty, experience the latest technologies, and leave with practical ideas you can apply in your own practice.
What to Expect:
Hands-on learning in small-group settings
Live demonstrations from expert faculty and industry innovators
First-hand experience with the latest technologies and devices
Open discussion, collaboration, and peer-to-peer learning
Practical techniques and insights you can implement immediately
Explore Four Key Areas:
Debridement
Diagnostics
Plus Two Additional Workshops to Be Announced Soon
We're currently finalizing two further interactive workshop experiences that will give attendees additional opportunities to explore emerging technologies, clinical innovation and practical solutions to today's wound care challenges.
Connect Beyond the Classroom
IPAWS & TRS 2026 has been designed to create meaningful opportunities for clinicians, researchers, innovators and industry leaders to exchange ideas, share experiences and build relationships that continue long after the Summit ends.
Because some of the most valuable insights come from the conversations between the sessions.
Connect Through:
Wine & Wounds Poster Session - discuss new research and innovations in a relaxed setting
Evening Networking Mixer - build relationships with peers, faculty and industry leaders
Innovation-Focused Exhibition - explore the latest products, technologies and solutions transforming wound care
Interactive Workshops & Discussions - exchange ideas with multidisciplinary experts and fellow clinicians
Faculty & Speaker Engagement - continue conversations beyond the lecture theatre
Professional Association Opportunities - connect with leading organisations advancing the specialty
Secure Your Spot at
IPAWS & TR 2026
Join the providers, early adopters, and innovators shaping the future of wound care delivery through practical education, emerging technologies, hands-on learning, and high-value networking.
Tickets
Designed for physicians looking to stay ahead of clinical innovation, reimbursement changes and evolving models of care.
Ideal for clinicians and researchers seeking practical education, emerging technologies and new perspectives to improve patient care.
Connect with clinicians, decision-makers and innovators while showcasing solutions shaping the future of wound care.