SAWC Difference Makers Podcast

SAWC Difference Makers Podcast
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From breakthroughs to bedside—stories that inspire, professional mentorship that equips, and outcomes that matter.​ Giving voice to the difference makers, origin stories, and evidence behind breakthrough innovations and translating the newest treatments and technologies into everyday practice along with professional growth in certification‑ready skills — helping evolving individuals and teams adopt the right advances safely, equitably, and with measurable impact.

Episodes

  1. The Science Beneath the Wound: Marjana Tomic-Canic on Debridement, Biomarkers, and Spaceflight

    1d ago

    The Science Beneath the Wound: Marjana Tomic-Canic on Debridement, Biomarkers, and Spaceflight

    Robert Kirsner, MD, PhD, speaks with Marjana Tomic-Canic, PhD, about her path from pediatric burn nursing to wound healing science, including her work on debridement biology, biomarkers of healing, and what spaceflight research may reveal about chronic wounds on Earth.

    24 min
  2. Mentorship, Advocacy, and the Future of Skin Integrity with Diane Krasner

    Jun 3

    Mentorship, Advocacy, and the Future of Skin Integrity with Diane Krasner

    In this episode of the SAWC Difference Makers Podcast, host Dot Weir, RN, CWON, CWS, welcomes longtime colleague and friend Diane L. Krasner, PhD, RN, FAAN, FAAWC, MAPWCA, WOCNF, for a conversation spanning more than four decades of wound, ostomy, continence, and skin care. They reflect on the early days of ET nursing, the emergence of wound care as a specialty, the role of mentorship in building the field, and the current work to advance understanding, documentation, coding, and care pathways for skin failure.

    32 min
  3. Wound Care, AI, and the Gift of Pain: A Conversation With David Armstrong

    May 20

    Wound Care, AI, and the Gift of Pain: A Conversation With David Armstrong

    In this episode of the SAWC Difference Makers Podcast, Robert Kirsner, MD, PhD, speaks with David G. Armstrong, DPM, MD, PhD, about the formative patient encounter that shaped his path in wound care, the clinical importance of pain and its absence, and how teamwork, technology, and AI may transform the future of diabetic foot care and limb preservation.

    28 min
  4. The Science of Repair: Dr Geoffrey Gurtner on Healing, Scarring, and Surgical Innovation

    May 6

    The Science of Repair: Dr Geoffrey Gurtner on Healing, Scarring, and Surgical Innovation

    In this episode, Robert Kirsner talks with Jeff Gurtner about the clinical and scientific questions that shaped his career, the biology linking chronic wounds and fibrosis, and his vision for translating discovery into better patient care.

    19 min
  5. From Clinic to Clinical Trials: A Conversation with Dr John Lantis

    Apr 22

    From Clinic to Clinical Trials: A Conversation with Dr John Lantis

    Dr Robert Kirsner sits down with Dr John Lantis to explore how clinical questions become meaningful wound care research, from building research infrastructure and mentoring investigators to closing the gap between tightly controlled trials and the patients clinicians actually treat every day.

    26 min
  6. Meet the Hosts: The Stories Behind SAWC

    Apr 8

    Meet the Hosts: The Stories Behind SAWC

    In the inaugural episode of the SAWC Difference Makers Podcast, hosts Robert Kirsner, MD, PhD, and Dot Weir, RN, CWON, CWS, introduce themselves, share the paths that led them into wound care, and preview the conversations ahead on mentorship, innovation, and the evolution of the field.

    21 min
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From breakthroughs to bedside—stories that inspire, professional mentorship that equips, and outcomes that matter.​ Giving voice to the difference makers, origin stories, and evidence behind breakthrough innovations and translating the newest treatments and technologies into everyday practice along with professional growth in certification‑ready skills — helping evolving individuals and teams adopt the right advances safely, equitably, and with measurable impact.

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