M.M. discloses that he is a co-founder and director of the Academic Parity Movement (www.paritymovement.org), a non-profit organization dedicated to addressing academic discrimination, violence and incivility; he also has a conflict of interest with PGWC (Partners in Global Wound Care), NanoServ and Targets’ Tip; and he receives royalties and/or honoraria for his published books, plenary lectures and licensed patent.