Schedule at a Glance

Saturday, May 30, 2026

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Registration Open

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Poster Set Up
Hall A-C, Indiana Convention Center

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First Time Attendee Meet & Greet

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WOCNext Welcome Mixer

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(S01) Dinner Symposia - Simplifying Clinical Workflow with Novel All-in-One Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) Dressing
White River Ballroom E, JW Marriott Indianapolis
Sunday, May 31, 2026

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WOCN Chapter Breakfast Meetings

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Poster Viewing
Hall A-C, Indiana Convention Center

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Registration Open

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(GO) Grand Opening
Sagamore 4, Indiana Convention Center

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(GS1) General Session - Opening Keynote: Winning Big and Living Fearlessly with a ChampionMind
Sagamore 4, Indiana Convention Center

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(GS2) General Session - News You Can Use: Technical Innovations, Discovery Level Research for Your Practice
Sagamore 4, Indiana Convention Center

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(200) Critical Thinking About Incontinence and Associated Skin Problems
Sagamore 2, Indiana Convention Center
(201) What's That Yellow Stuff? Assessment and Management of Slough
Sagamore 4, Indiana Convention Center
(202) Norma Gill Lecture: The Challenge of the Bulge - Parastomal Hernia Prevention, Assessment & Management
Sagamore 6, Indiana Convention Center

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(S03) Lunch Symposia - Nothing is More Powerful Than An Idea Whose Time Has Come: Peristomal Hygiene
White River Ballroom E, JW Marriott Indianapolis
(S04) Lunch Symposia - Full Speed Ahead: Advancing Options for Women with Urinary Incontinence at Home
White River Ballroom F, JW Marriott Indianapolis

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(203) Rupert Turnbull Lecture: Surgical Management of the IBD Patient
Sagamore 4, Indiana Convention Center
(204) Fecal Incontinence and Sacral Nerve Stimulation
Sagamore 2, Indiana Convention Center
(205) Differential Diagnosis: Lipedema vs Lymphedema vs Venous Disease
Sagamore 6, Indiana Convention Center

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(206) Fistula Care Hands-On Workshop
Wabash 1, Indiana Convention Center

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(207) Electronic Clinical Quality Measure HH-PI
Sagamore 4, Indiana Convention Center
(208) Opportunities to Improve Perioperative Ostomy Care and Education
Sagamore 6, Indiana Convention Center
(209) Incontinence Management in the Acute Care Setting
Sagamore 2, Indiana Convention Center

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Exhibit Hall Opening Reception
Hall A-C, Indiana Convention Center
Monday, June 1, 2026

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(S05) Breakfast Symposia - Beyond Fit: Advancing Peristomal Skin Health Through Smarter Barrier Formulation
White River Ballroom E, JW Marriott Indianapolis
(S06) Breakfast Symposia - Multilayer Foam Dressings in Practice: Evidence Based Strategies for Preventing and Treating Hospital Acquired Pressure Injuries
White River Ballroom F, JW Marriott Indianapolis

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Poster Viewing
Hall A-C, Indiana Convention Center
Registration Open

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(300) Barbara Braden Lecture: Fragile Beginnings - How to Assess & Stage Pressure Injuries in Premature Infants
Sagamore 4, Indiana Convention Center
(301) The In's & Out's of Pelvic Floor and Research Based Treatment Approaches
Sagamore 2, Indiana Convention Center
(302) The Mechanics of Continent Urinary Diversions
Sagamore 6, Indiana Convention Center
(303) Solventum Product Session - Hands-On Mastery of V.A.C.® Peel and Place Dressing: Clinical Applications, Best Practices, and Patient Benefits
Wabash 1, Indiana Convention Center

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(GS3) General Session - What's Next in Research: Abstract Presentations & Poster Merit Awards
Sagamore 4, Indiana Convention Center

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Exhibit Hall & Posters
Hall A-C, Indiana Convention Center

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(304) Voiding Dysfunction in Children: Understanding the Neurological Underpinnings & Potential Therapeutic Approaches
Sagamore 2, Indiana Convention Center
(305) Complicated, Costly & Consequential: Rethinking Care for Enterocutaneous Fistula & Intestinal Failure in Fragmented Systems
Sagamore 4, Indiana Convention Center
(306) Antimicrobial Resistance in Wound Care
Sagamore 6, Indiana Convention Center
(307) Smith+Nephew Product Session - Experience What’s Next: Hands‑On Access to Cutting‑Edge Wound Care Technologies
Wabash 1, Indiana Convention Center

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(308) Indy Insights: Driving Excellence in Outpatient UTI Care
Sagamore 4, Indiana Convention Center
(309) Revisiting High Output Ileostomy Patient Care and Management
Sagamore 6, Indiana Convention Center
(310) Promoting Health One Step at a Time by Addressing Common Treatable Foot Conditions
Sagamore 2, Indiana Convention Center
(311) Urgo Product Session - Trusted Science. New Format. Expanded Impact. Vashe Antimicrobial Wound Gel Now Available!
Wabash 1, Indiana Convention Center

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(312) The Skin Has Erupted! Navigating Skin Rashes
Sagamore 4, Indiana Convention Center
(313) Optimizing the Patient Before the Incision: Frailty, Prehabilitation, and Surgical Readiness
Sagamore 6, Indiana Convention Center
(314) What’s New, What’s Now, What’s Needed! How Your Voice and Engagement Move Mountains for Your Patients and Your Practice
Sagamore 2, Indiana Convention Center

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WOCN Fellow Induction Ceremony
Tuesday, June 2, 2026

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(S07) Breakfast Symposia - Better Together: Real stories, Real Solutions
White River Ballroom E, JW Marriott Indianapolis
(S08) Breakfast Symposia - Keeping the Track Dry: Causes of Fecal Incontinence in the Critically Ill & Protocols for Irritant Contact Dermatitis Related to Fecal Incontinence & Pressure Injury Prevention
White River Ballroom F, JW Marriott Indianapolis

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Poster Viewing
Hall A-C, Indiana Convention Center

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Registration Open

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WOCN Business Meeting

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(400) Radical Cystectomy and Urinary Diversions
Sagamore 2, Indiana Convention Center
(401) WOC Nursing Techniques in Stoma Irrigation, Intubation and Lavage
Sagamore 6, Indiana Convention Center
(402) Hospital Mattresses: A Hidden Danger to Patients
Sagamore 4, Indiana Convention Center

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(403) Debridement Hands-On Workshop Part 1
Wabash 1, Indiana Convention Center

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(404) Telehealth and WOC Nursing Care
Sagamore 4, Indiana Convention Center
(405) Driving your Nursing Practice to the Next Level: Career Planning for the WOC Nurse
Sagamore 6, Indiana Convention Center
(406) Continence Clinic: Procedures, Billing, Coding
Sagamore 2, Indiana Convention Center

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Exhibit Hall & Posters
Hall A-C, Indiana Convention Center

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Meet the Poster Authors
Hall A-C, Indiana Convention Center

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(403) Debridement Hands-On Workshop Part 2
Wabash 1, Indiana Convention Center

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(407) Advanced Therapies for the Management of UI/LUTS
Sagamore 4, Indiana Convention Center
(408) Palliative Wound Care; Dignity in the Details
Sagamore 2, Indiana Convention Center
(409) Refeeding Reimagined: A Collaborative Approach to Pediatric Mucous Fistula Refeeding
Sagamore 6, Indiana Convention Center

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(410) Ostomy Education for the Patient in the Digital World
Sagamore 6, Indiana Convention Center
(411) Implementing a Foot and Nail Service in Acute Care
Sagamore 4, Indiana Convention Center
(412) Race to Protect: Pediatric Incontinence Skin Care at Full Speed
Sagamore 2, Indiana Convention Center

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Poster Pick Up
Hall A-C, Indiana Convention Center

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(GS4) General Session - From Insight to Impact: Activating Clinical Leadership for Practice Excellence
Sagamore 4, Indiana Convention Center

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(GF) Grand Finale
Sagamore 4, Indiana Convention Center