Work Groups

Work Groups address key initiatives identified in the wound care community that aim to improve patient access to cutting-edge medical technology while reducing cost and time to market.

Current Work Groups include the following below:

Gaps Work Group

Chair: Howard Walthall, JD
Co-Chair: Randy Schwartz, BA
Officer Liaison: Vickie Driver, DPM, MS, FACFAS

Goal: Identification of gaps in current wound healing versus the desired pace of innovating advanced diagnostics and treatments for patients, including regulatory, clinical trials, clinical practice, and pre-clinical. Sub-Work Groups include Clinical Trial Design, Dressing Standards, and Pre-Clinical.

Related Workstreams

Clinical Trial Standards and Reporting Workstream: Led by Marissa Carter, PhD

Pre-Clinical Trial Standards and Reporting Workstream: Led by Marjana Tomic-Canic, PhD

Dressing Standards Workstream: Led by Sarah Griffiths, PhD

Real World Evidence Work Group

Chair: Joseph Rolley, MS
Co-Chairs: Caroline Fife, MD and John Lantis, MD
Officer Liaison: Lisa Gould, MD, PhD

Goal: Development of a standardized approach to use real world data in wound research and the role it plays in FDA approvals and public and commercial payer coverage decisions.

Related Workstreams

Standard of Care for Clinical Research and Clinical Practice Workstream: Led by Maribel Henao, DPM, MSPT, BSMAS

Natural History Project Workstream: Led by Caroline Fife, MD

Tools Work Group

Chair: Alisha Oropallo, MD
Co-Chair: Tod Brindle, PhD
Officer Liaison: Peggy Dotson, RN, BS

Goal: Identification of validated tools and methods for measuring meaningful clinical endpoints in wound research to develop a Core Outcome Set.