Speaker's Statement "As our collective populations age, exhibiting the ultimate complications of many chronic medical conditions, we need to be vigilant in preparing ourselves to meet demanding wound care situations.  It is difficult to stay abreast of all the cutting edge information generated in immunology, physiology, biochemistry and genetics and to master the application of that knowledge to serve the complex medical and surgical needs of our patients.  Further complicating our task is the real world problem of limited resources and adverse health economics.  Hopefully, providing easily accessed, well-prepared, focused, timely medical information in a web-based format will simplify the challenge."

Biography

Dr. Adrianne Smith completed her undergraduate training in Chemistry at Duke University in 1981 and received her Medical Doctorate from Washington University in St. Louis in 1985, followed by internship/residency in Internal Medicine at Wright State University, Dayton Ohio. Dr. Smith entered active duty for the United States Air Force at the end of 1987 where she served our country for 10 years within the continental US and Europe. Dr. Smith received her Board Certification in Emergency Medicine in 1992 while serving in the USAF. In 2000 she developed a training memorandum between the USAF and UTHSCSA in order to complete a Fellowship in Hyperbaric Medicine and Wound Healing before joining the team founding the Texas Diabetes Institute (TDI) in San Antonio, as the Medical Director of the Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine Center. Dr. Smith was a member of the exam committee for the Council for Medical Education and Testing and is Certified in Wound Care (C-MET). Dr. Smith has been the Vice President of Medical Department and Medical Director for Kinetic Concepts, Inc (KCI), a Senior Medical Advisor for Diversified Clinical Services, and currently serves as a contract physician with Christus Santa Rosa Hospital in San Antonio Texas. She also works as a consultant for several companies including KCI, Healthpoint, Advanced BioHealing and Abbott Nutrition. Dr. Smith is the co-Editor for the first edition of Wound Care Practice. Her research interests encompass the safe and effective treatment of patients with chronic wounds.

Disclosure Statement

Source of Relevant Financial Support	Nature of Relevant Financial Relationship
Regenesis BioMedical Inc.	VP and Medical Director