Schedule at a Glance

Saturday, May 30, 2026

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Registration Open
Hall B Lobby, Indiana Convention Center

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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
Hall B Lobby, Indiana Convention Center

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(GO) Grand Opening
Sagamore Ballroom 4, Indiana Convention Center

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

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

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(200) Critical Thinking About Incontinence and Associated Skin Problems
Sagamore Ballroom 2, Indiana Convention Center
(201) What's That Yellow Stuff? Assessment and Management of Slough
Sagamore Ballroom 4, Indiana Convention Center
(202) Norma Gill Lecture: The Challenge of the Bulge - Parastomal Hernia Prevention, Assessment & Management
Sagamore Ballroom 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 Ballroom 4, Indiana Convention Center
(204) Fecal Incontinence and Sacral Nerve Stimulation
Sagamore Ballroom 2, Indiana Convention Center
(205) Differential Diagnosis: Lipedema vs Lymphedema vs Venous Disease
Sagamore Ballroom 6, Indiana Convention Center

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

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

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(300) Barbara Braden Lecture: Fragile Beginnings - How to Assess & Stage Pressure Injuries in Premature Infants
Sagamore Ballroom 4, Indiana Convention Center
(301) The In's & Out's of Pelvic Floor and Research Based Treatment Approaches
Sagamore Ballroom 2, Indiana Convention Center
(302) The Mechanics of Continent Urinary Diversions
Sagamore Ballroom 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 Ballroom 1, Indiana Convention Center

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(GS3) General Session - What's Next in Research: Abstract Presentations & Poster Merit Awards
Sagamore Ballroom 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 Ballroom 2, Indiana Convention Center
(305) Complicated, Costly & Consequential: Rethinking Care for Enterocutaneous Fistula & Intestinal Failure in Fragmented Systems
Sagamore Ballroom 4, Indiana Convention Center
(306) Antimicrobial Resistance in Wound Care
Sagamore Ballroom 6, Indiana Convention Center
(307) Smith+Nephew Product Session - Experience What’s Next: Hands‑On Access to Cutting‑Edge Wound Care Technologies
Wabash Ballroom 1, Indiana Convention Center

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

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(312) The Skin Has Erupted! Navigating Skin Rashes
Sagamore Ballroom 4, Indiana Convention Center
(313) Optimizing the Patient Before the Incision: Frailty, Prehabilitation, and Surgical Readiness
Sagamore Ballroom 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 Ballroom 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
Hall B Lobby, Indiana Convention Center

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WOCN Business Meeting
Sagamore Ballroom 4, Indiana Convention Center

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

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

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(404) Telehealth and WOC Nursing Care
Sagamore Ballroom 4, Indiana Convention Center
(405) Driving your Nursing Practice to the Next Level: Career Planning for the WOC Nurse
Sagamore Ballroom 6, Indiana Convention Center
(406) Continence Clinic: Procedures, Billing, Coding
Sagamore Ballroom 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 Ballroom 1, Indiana Convention Center

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

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

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(GF) Grand Finale
Sagamore Ballroom 4, Indiana Convention Center