The Aurora Awards
The Kerecis Case Study Competition
REVIEW COMMITTEE
Dr. Lacqua is a plastic and reconstructive surgeon in New York City and board certified by the American Board of Wound Management. He serves as the Chief of the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and the Medical Director for the Center for Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Therapy at Richmond University Medical Center. He is an active member of the American Professional Wound Care Association and the Association for the Advancement of Wound Care. He is a member of the Peer Review Panel for “Advances in Skin and Wound Care: Journal for Prevention and Healing and consults for the Gerson Lehrman Group in NYC on wound care issues.
Dr. Liden is a Board Certified Doctor of Podiatric Medicine since June 2004. He is the owner and attending physician of the Circleville Foot & Ankle Center as well as the Reynoldsburg Podiatry Center LLC, Reynoldsburg, Ohio. As the Co-Director of the Berger Health Systems Wound Healing Center he advanced his knowledge with the use of Hyperbaric Oxygen and wound healing. Dr. Liden’s areas of specialty include Limb Salvage, Diabetic Ulcer Care, Wound Care, Achilles Tendon Repair, Sports Medicine and Dermal Substitutes. Dr. Liden has is an international speaker on wound healing and skin substitutes for the advancement of wound healing. He has presented many posters, lectures, and held adjunct professor status for medical education organizations and facilitates.
Dr. Stark is a broadly recognized vascular surgeon whose leadership in open and endovascular surgical techniques, as well as treatment of chronic wounds, has spanned three decades. He is certified by the American Board of Surgery and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons with additional certification in vascular surgery. Dr. Stark also has extensive experience in performing the latest treatments of varicose veins through laser therapy and radiofrequency ablation.
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Complete the Case Study Template and send to aurora@kerecis.com once completed
- Completed Case Study Template (including the Patient Consent form for Photography)
- A minimum of three cases (unless the case is a multi-interventional or unique situation, and/or a unique approach is being used)
- Case series that illustrates the use of Kerecis Omega3 Wound
- The case series should be new and current
- Description of the cases should be clear and reproducible
- Submissions must include photos, measurements, brief description of treatment and outcomes
Awards
First Prize:
Two Contest Winners received an Educational Grant to present their successes at
NORTHERN LIGHTS WOUND
WORKSHOP – MARCH 7-8 2019
- 12 Educational Grants were awarded for accepted case series submissions
- The grants can be used to submit and present the case series at a US National or Regional Conference in 2019
- Each grant consists of a $700 Honorarium + flight and 2 hotel nights
Review process
Case Series were blindly reviewed by an external review committee
The winners were announced on January 23
Review committee
Dr. Lacqua is a plastic and reconstructive surgeon in New York City and board certified by the American Board of Wound Management. He serves as the Chief of the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and the Medical Director for the Center for Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Therapy at Richmond University Medical Center. He is an active member of the American Professional Wound Care Association and the Association for the Advancement of Wound Care. He is a member of the Peer Review Panel for “Advances in Skin and Wound Care: Journal for Prevention and Healing and consults for the Gerson Lehrman Group in NYC on wound care issues.
Dr. Liden is a Board Certified Doctor of Podiatric Medicine since June 2004. He is the owner and attending physician of the Circleville Foot & Ankle Center as well as the Reynoldsburg Podiatry Center LLC, Reynoldsburg, Ohio. As the Co-Director of the Berger Health Systems Wound Healing Center he advanced his knowledge with the use of Hyperbaric Oxygen and wound healing. Dr. Liden’s areas of specialty include Limb Salvage, Diabetic Ulcer Care, Wound Care, Achilles Tendon Repair, Sports Medicine and Dermal Substitutes. Dr. Liden has is an international speaker on wound healing and skin substitutes for the advancement of wound healing. He has presented many posters, lectures, and held adjunct professor status for medical education organizations and facilitates.
Dr. Stark is a broadly recognized vascular surgeon whose leadership in open and endovascular surgical techniques, as well as treatment of chronic wounds, has spanned three decades. He is certified by the American Board of Surgery and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons with additional certification in vascular surgery. Dr. Stark also has extensive experience in performing the latest treatments of varicose veins through laser therapy and radiofrequency ablation.
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