2024 Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine Conference

Thursday, October 24, 2024, 12:00 PM - Friday, October 25, 2024, 6:00 PM MST, Billings Clinic - Billings Main Campus, Billings, MT, Billings, MT

The 2024 Wound Care Conference will examine wound care along the wound management spectrum and assist learners in managing common wound care comorbidities. Through a series of interactive lectures, providers will have the opportunity to learn many wound care techniques from entry level through advanced wound care.

1. Assess a wound on initial presentation.
2. Identify factors related to wound non-healing.
3. Utilize increased knowledge of advance wound care modalities.

Event Registration: includes CME credit, program materials, refreshments, and lunch.

• Physician: $175.00
• APP (Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner): $175.00
• Nursing Professionals (RN, LPN, etc.): $110.00
• Allied Health Professionals (PT, OT, RD, PharmD, etc.): $110.00
• Students (nursing or residents) MUST REGISTER : $0.00 (free)

Event registration closes on October 21st at 11:00 pm.

     **Billings Clinic Providers: this event is eligible for use of allocated CME funds. Contact [email protected] for more information.

 

Optional vendor hosted workshops

Pre-event workshops (vendor hosted - no CME):
We are pleased to offer several non-CME workshops the day before this conference that are designed to familiarize learners with wound vacs, Medicare reimbursement, skin substitutions, and more.

Workshops are free for learners; however, learners must register to attend the workshops and workshop registration must accompany event registration.  Workshops are sponsored and hosted by device and/or medical supply organizations. No CME or CEUs will be awarded for participation in these optional activities.

Workshop registration closes October 21st at 11:00 pm.

 

 

Billings Clinic is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

 

Billings Clinic designates this Live Activity activity for a maximum of 5.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

 

 

Credit equivalencies for non-physician learners:

AAPA
American Academy of Physician Assistants accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME. The National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) states that the AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ are acceptable for continuing medical education requirements for recertification. 
Participants should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Visit here for more information.

 

AANPCB
For the purposes of recertification, AANPCB accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ issued by organizations accredited by ACCME as an equivalent number of hours of participation. 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™ = 1 contact hour.
Participants should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Visit here and click on renew certification for more information.

ANCC
Nurse Practitioners and Registered Nurses for recertification, the American Nurses Credentialing Center accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ issued by organizations accredited by the ACCME (Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education).
Participants should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Visit here for more information.

Montana Board of Pharmacy

The Montana Board of Pharmacy accepts certificates of participation for educational activities from education programs that have been approved for CME by an accredited CME provider.  Pharmacists may receive CEU for programs other than those listed on the ACPE list of providers.  For additional information, please visit the Montana Board of Pharmacy’s website on renewals and continuing education here.

 

Montana Board of Nursing
The Montana Board of Nursing allows continuing education credits that have been approved by "a professional organization that establishes criteria for continuing education in nursing, advanced nursing, medicine and other health care specialties."
Participants should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.  More information can be found here.

Medical Assistants

The American Association of Medical Assistants allows up to 30 non-AAMA recertification points for CMAs (AAMA) who are recertifying by continuing education. Visit here for more information. 

Disclaimer:
It is the sole responsibility of individuals to stay abreast of credit requirements for their individual certification. This list is provided as a courtesy but does not guarantee the completeness, accuracy, usefulness, or timeliness of the information listed. Links to the third party sites are provided for your convenience. Accessing such sites is solely at your own risk. Licensing Boards change regulations often and while we attempt to stay abreast of their most recent changes, if you have questions or concerns about this course meeting your specific board’s approval, we recommend you contact your board directly to obtain a ruling.

 

The Billings Clinic Office of Medical Education adheres to ACCME Criteria, Standards, and Policies regarding industry support of continuing medical education. 

Disclosure of faculty and their commercial relationships will be made prior to the activity.

 

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

Billings Clinic Continuing Medical Education adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers, or others are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.

 

Contact the Billings Clinic CME division if you are interested in being an exhibitor at [email protected].

Billings Clinic is pleased to announce the inclusion of exhibit booths for the 2024 Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine Conference.  The audience for this in-person event will consist of physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and allied health professionals from across Montana and regional areas that treat and care for wound patients.

Booth space is limited. To reserve your exhibit space, please complete the Exhibitor Registration form and return to Ashley by October 11, 2024.  Payment for the booth is due by October 18th, 2024.  Booth space will not be held without a completed and signed registration form.  

Exhibitor booth information:

• Booth table fee $750.00; maximum of two (2) representatives per booth at any time.
• Booth includes one (1) 6 ft. table with 2 chairs. Table cloth not included.
• Lunch and snacks included for maximum of 2 representatives

     
Should you have any questions about exhibiting or the conference itself, please contact Ashley at [email protected] or by phone at (406) 238-2833.