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Over the past several years, Iceland has emerged as a vibrant center for medical and scientific innovation, with Kerecis at the forefront in the area of wound healing and tissue repair.
The discovery of intact fish skin grafts and research on specific to outpatient applications has led providers to develop new treatment protocols that have changed how they practice wound care. In this seminar, leading researchers will gather to present wound and surgical techniques and their corresponding treatment algorithms designed to shorten the length of stay in the hospital and reduce the need for autografting.
The seminar: Navigating the Biologics Business of Clinical and Surgical Reimbursement will take place in Scottsdale, AZ, January 12-13, 2024. The seminar chairs will demonstrate various application techniques and discuss the challenges in the ever-changing reimbursement for skin substitutes. The purpose of this seminar is to receive scientific and product training specific to clinical and surgical reimbursement when using Kerecis’s intact fish skin graft, to exchange best practices across the US, and to discuss its application in the field.
PLEASE NOTE: Attendance to the seminar Navigating the Biologics Business of Clinical and Surgical Reimbursement is for practicing healthcare professionals in the field of Private Office and Wound Care Centers with the focus on wound healing:
Attendees are required to provide active participation in the seminar, discussions, and active feedback in the form of answering follow-up questions.
Meals and lodging are covered by Kerecis for attending doctors, medical professionals and billers for the duration of the workshop. Travel has to be booked by Kerecis; self-booked travel arrangements will not be reimbursed. Kerecis does not pay for family members and/or spouses. Government employees are not eligible to participate in this event without prior written approval.
The Navigating the Biologics Business of Clinical and Surgical Reimbursement consists of a dinner program Friday night followed by the seminar on Saturday from 8:00am – 4:00pm. Meals and lodging for Friday & Saturday are covered by Kerecis for participating doctors and medical professionals.
Fertram Sigurjonsson
Founder and CEO
Dr. Patrick McEneaney is double board-certified by the American Board of Foot & Ankle Surgery in both foot & reconstructive rearfoot/ankle. He is a fellow of the American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons.
Dr. McEneaney is the founder and CEO of Northern Illinois Foot & Ankle Specialists, with 14 locations around the Chicagoland area. He is a past President of the Illinois Podiatric Medical Association and Co-Director of Northwest Illinois Foot & Ankle Foundation Fellowship.
He lectures throughout the country on foot and ankle topics and he has been Scientific Co-chair for several years for the Illinois Podiatric Medical Association Annual Conference. His professional interests involve advanced reconstructive surgery of the foot and ankle. His specialties involve flatfoot reconstruction, post-traumatic injury management, deformity correction and wound care/limb salvage.
Dr. Rimi Statkus received his Bachelor of Podiatry in 2006 from La Trobe University in Melbourne, Australia. He worked in Australia as an advanced podiatrist focusing on sports medicine and diabetic limb salvage for over six years before coming to the US to advance his surgical skills. In 2016, he completed his Podiatric Medical degree at Midwestern University in Glendale, AZ, before moving to Chicago to complete his surgical residency at Rush University Medical Center.
Dr. Statkus is board-certified by the American Board of Foot & Ankle Surgery. He is on the Executive Committee and is the Treasurer of the Illinois Podiatric Medical Association, a Fellow of the American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons and Research Coordinator of the Northwest Illinois Foot & Ankle Foundation Fellowship Program. Spending his time between the clinic and the operating room, he also works at 3 different wound care centers and has a strong focus on limb salvage and surgical reconstruction.
Dr. Statkus was born and raised in Australia. He enjoys traveling and has seen much of the Australian outback, Europe and North America. On one of his many trips he met his wife, Stephanie, in the outfield at a baseball tournament while visiting Canada. In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with his wife and daughter, as well as enjoying an active lifestyle of hiking, biking, playing and watching sports, and discovering Chicago and the surrounding areas.
Dr. Peter Lovato is a podiatric surgeon with Northern Illinois Foot & Ankle Specialists and practices in the northwest Chicago suburbs. He is double board certified in forefoot and reconstructive rearfoot & ankle surgery with the American board of foot & ankle surgery.
Dr. Lovato is on staff at Northwestern Wound Care Center and is the chief of podiatric surgery for Northwestern Huntley & McHenry hospitals. He is the education chair and attending with the Northwest Illinois Foot & Ankle Foundation reconstructive surgery Fellowship. He is also an attending with the Rush University residency program. He is the current Vice President of the Illinois Podiatric Medical Association and has been on the board since 2018.
The Navigating the Biologics Business of Clinical and Surgical Reimbursement is a one-evening, one-day event. For attending healthcare professionals, Kerecis covers one night’s lodging and meals for the duration of the workshop in return for full participation in the seminar and the follow-up surveys. Kerecis does not pay or reimburse for travel arrangements for family members, including spouses.
All flights will be scheduled by Kerecis. If you have registered for the event, you should have been contacted by our agent to schedule the flight. If you have not yet had any emails from us or our agent, please contact us at events@kerecis.com.
Attire for the event is business casual.
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