The Summit will provide a critically needed multi-disciplinary meeting for payers, government agency policymakers, prominent researchers, wound care medical specialty societies, patient and clinical associations, wound care clinics and manufacturers to address the shared goals of:
- Addressing the current state of wound care research and clinical trial design
- Exploring solutions to address the limitations in the wound care evidence-base
- Communicating with payer medical directors on the development of coverage policies and the use of clinical practice guidelines in coverage decisionmaking
- Defining “next steps” to actualize solutions
- Participating in a uniquely intimate gathering of leading decisionmakers