12:00 p.m. | Registration Opens for Pre-Conference Workshops | Christopher E. Attinger, MD; John S. Steinberg, DPM |
Building and Managing Limb Salvage: Administrators Track | Moderators: John S. Steinberg, MD; Brinder Singh, Ian P. Weston | |
1:00 p.m. | Opening Remarks | |
1:15 p.m. | The Right Mix of Providers and Resources. It's All About the Team. |
Christopher E. Attinger, MD |
1:45 p.m. | Regionalization of Limb Salvage and Wound Care Centers for a System |
John S. Steinberg, DPM |
2:15 p.m. | The Hospital Point of View: It's a Win / Win |
Brinder Singh |
2:45 p.m. | Managing Human and Supply Costs in Wound Care |
Ian Weston |
3:15 p.m. | The Daily Plan: Nuts and Bolts of Running a Hospital Based Wound Center |
Tara Marshall |
3:30 p.m. | Coffee Break |
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3:45 p.m. | Wound Triage and Nursing Care - Risk Management Done Right... |
Katherine J. S. Hubley, RN, CWCN |
4:00 p.m. | Integrating Outpatient and Inpatient Surgical Wound Care | Thalia A. Attinger, NP |
4:20 p.m. | Panel Discussion | Moderator: John S. Steinberg, DPM Panelists: Christopher E. Attinger, MD; Thalia A. Attinger, NP; Tara Marshall; Brinder Singh; Ian Weston |
Coding for Limb Salvage and Wound Care (Non-CE) | Moderators: Danielle Butto, DPM; Kara Couch, MS, CRNP, CWCN-AP, FAAWC; Kathleen D. Schaum, MS |
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1:00 p.m. | Opening Remarks |
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1:15 p.m. | Coding for Clinic Based Wound Care | Kara Couch MS, CRNP, CWCN-AP, FAAWC |
2:00 p.m. | Coding for Surgical Limb Salvage and Amputation | Danielle Butto, DPM |
2:45 p.m. | Coding for Clinic Facility Fees and Hyperbaric Oxygen | Kathleen D. Schaum, MS |
3:00 p.m. | Coffee Break |
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3:45 p.m. | Coding for Grafts and DME | Kara Couch MS, CRNP, CWCN-AP, FAAWC |
4:15 p.m. | Coding Case Scenarios - Panel Discussion | Danielle Butto, DPM; Kara Couch MS, CRNP, CWCN-AP, FAAWC; Kathleen D. Schaum, MS |
Complex Cases in Limb Salvage: Students, Residents and Fellows Course | Moderators: Cameron M. Akbari, MD; Karen Kim Evans, MD; Jayson N. Atves, MD |
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1:00 p.m. | Opening Remarks | |
1:15 p.m. | Vascular Surgery Complex Cases | Cameron M. Akbari, MD |
2:00 p.m. | Plastic Surgery Complex Cases | Karen Kim Evans, MD |
2:45 p.m. | Podiatric Surgery Complex Cases | Jayson N. Atves, MD |
3:30 p.m. | Coffee Break | |
3:45 p.m. |
Complications, Complications, Complications | Christopher E. Attinger, MD |
4:30 p.m. | Panel Discussion | C. Attinger, J. Atves, C. Akbari, K. Evans |
Complex Cases in Limb Salvage: Students, Residents and Fellows Course |
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5:00 p.m. | Pre-Conference Reception and Registration Opens |
7:00 a.m. | Registration Open and Breakfast |
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SESSION I: Diabetes: The Elephant in the Room | Moderators: John S. Steinberg, MD; Brinder Singh, Ian P. Weston | |
8:00 a.m. | Welcome Remarks |
Christopher E. Attinger, MD; John S. Steinberg, DPM |
8:10 a.m. | Diabetes is NOT for Beginners. The Hard Facts of this Disease |
Ketan Dhatariya, MBBS, MSc, MD, MS, FRCP, PhD |
8:25 a.m. | DFU by the Numbers: Is There Any Hope? |
David J. Margolis, MD, PhD |
8:40 a.m. | Unlocking the Mystery of Peripheral Neuropathy in Diabetes |
Andrew J.M. Boulton, MD, DSc |
8:55 a.m. | It's Not the Foot...It's the Host |
Paul J. Kim, DPM, MS |
9:10 a.m. | Panel Discussion |
Panelists:Andrew J.M. Boulton, MD, DSc; Ketan Dhatariya, MBBS, MSc, MD, MS, FRCP, PhD; Paul J. Kim, DPM, MS; David J. Margolis, MD, PhD |
SESSION I: Diabetes: The Elephant in the Room |
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9:40 a.m. | WHF Keynote Address - T.K. Hunt Lecture: Oxygen Sensing in Cells |
Katherine J. S. Hubley, RN, CWCN |
10:25 a.m. | Panel Discussion |
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10:45 a.m. | Is There a Role for Evidence Based Wound Healing? IWGDF Guidelines |
Frances Game, MD |
SESSION III: Limb Salvage 'Basic Training' |
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11:00 a.m. | Offloading Science vs Offloading Nonsense |
Lawrence A. Lavery, DPM. MPH |
11:15 a.m. | Proper Utilization of Cultures in the Diabetic Foot |
Prof. Eric Senneville, MD, PhD |
11:30 a.m. | Frailty and Mobility...Degeneration in Diabetes and DFU |
Bijan Najafi, PhD |
11:45 a.m. | Can We Systemize Wound Care? |
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12:00 p.m. | Panel Discussion |
Panelists: Frances Game, MD; Lawrence A. Lavery, DPM. MPH; Bijan Najafi, PhD; Prof. Eric Senneville, MD, PhD |
12:30 p.m. | Lunch Symposiums |
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1:30 p.m. | Coffee Break and Poster Session Viewing |
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2:00 p.m. | Labs, Guidelines, and Drugs: The Pharmaceutical Management of Osteomyelitis | |
SESSION IV: Infection and Osteomyelitis in the Compromised Host | ||
2:15 p.m. | Diagnosing Osteomyelitis: Bone Biopsy is NOT the Gold Standard | |
2:30 p.m. | Oral vs IV Antibiotics: The Data Has Finally Conquered the Dogma | Prof. Eric Senneville, MD, PhD |
2:45 p.m. | Infected Hardware: Now What? | Jayson N. Atves, MD |
3:00 p.m. | Amputation vs Salvage: Extreme Infection Cases |
Lew Schon, MD |
3:15 p.m. | Panel Discussion | Panelists: Jayson N. Atves, MD; Lew Schon, MD; Prof. Eric Senneville, MD, PhD |
SESSION V: Wound Healing Foundation - The Science of Wound Healing | ||
3:45 p.m. | WHF 3M Fellowship Lecture: Diabetic Wound Research |
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4:15 p.m. | WHF Awards Ceremony |
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4:30 p.m. | Coffee Break and Poster Session Viewing |
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5:00 p.m. | DLS Keynote Lecture: The Future of Healthcare in the US |
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5:20 p.m. | Anterior and Posterior Tibial Tendon Transfer |
Jayson N. Atves, MD |
SESSION VI: Caught on Video...Surgical Case Presentations | ||
5:29 p.m. | Tendo Achilles Lengthening and Flexor Digitorum Longus Tenotomy | Caitlin S. Zarick, DPM |
5:37 p.m. | Spare Parts in Midfoot Amputation | |
5:43 p.m. | Vertical Contour Calcanectomy | John S. Steinberg, DPM |
5:51 p.m. | Split Thickness Skin Grafting | Richard C. Youn, MD |
5:59 p.m. | Local Flaps of the Foot and Ankle | Karen Kim Evans, MD |
6:06 p.m. |
Vascularized Bone Flap |
Rajiv P. Parikh, MD,MPHS |
6:15 p.m. | Super-Microsurgery | Joon Pio Hong, MD, PhD |
6:25 p.m. | Day Two Closing Remarks | |
6:30 p.m. | Adjourn | |
6:30 p.m. | Welcome Reception with Exhibitors |
7:00 a.m. | Registration and Breakfast and Visit the Exhibitors |
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8:00 a.m. | Day Two Welcome | Christopher E. Attinger, MD; John S. Steinberg, DPM |
SESSION VII: Charcot Arthropathy: A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure? | ||
8:10 a.m. | Evidence Based Patient Selection in Charcot Reconstruction |
Peter A. Blume, DPM |
8:25 a.m. | Internal Fixation vs External Fixation: Preference Based or Evidence Based? |
Venu M. Kavarthapu, MD |
8:40 a.m. | Deciphering the Outcomes Data in Charcot |
Jayson N. Atves, MD |
8:55 a.m. | Best Practices in Charcot Reconstruction |
Dane K. Wukich, MD |
9:10 a.m. | Panel Discussion |
Panelists:Jayson N. Atves, MD; Peter A. Blume, DPM; Venu M. Kavarthapu, MD; Ali Rahnama Vaghef, DPM; Dane K. Wukich, MD |
9:50 a.m. | Break and Visit the Exhibitors and Abstract Poster Presentations | |
10:20 a.m. | Evolution of Endovascular Limb Salvage for the Surgeon | Cameron M. Akbari, MD |
SESSION VIII: Vascular Science of Limb Salvage |
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10:35 a.m. | When is it TOO Much? Best Practice CLI in 2024 |
Roberto Ferraresi, MD |
10:50 a.m. | Is the Distal Byass Dead? |
Niten Singh, MD |
11:05 a.m. | Measuring and Treating Microcirculation in the Diabetic Foot |
Werner Lang, MD |
11:20 a.m. | Veins Are Cool Too: Surgical Management of Chronic Venous Hypertension | Misaki M. Kiguchi, MD, MBA |
11:35 a.m. | Advanced Options to Address Neglected Lymphatic Edema | Ketan M. Patel, MD |
11:50 a.m. | Panel Discussion | Panelists: Cameron M. Akbari, MD; Roberto Ferraresi, MD; Misaki M. Kiguchi, MD, MBA; Werner Lang, MD; Ketan M. Patel, MD |
12:20 p.m. | MedStar Georgetown Distinguished Achievement Award in Diabetic Limb Salvage | Roberto Ferraresi, MD |
12:30 p.m. | Lunch and Visit the Exhibitors and Abstract Poster Presentations | |
1:30 p.m. | Biofilm in Wound Care: Fact or Fiction? | |
SESSION IX: Wound Healing Foundation - The Science of Wound Healing |
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1:45 p.m. | Integrating Hyperbaric Oxygen Research into Mainstream Wound Care |
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2:00 p.m. | NPWT without Foam or Gauze |
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2:15 p.m. | Chronic Wounds Consensus Panel Report |
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2:45 p.m. | WHF Urgo Foundation Lecture: Chronic Wound Infection Sensor Research |
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3:15 p.m. | Break and Visit the Exhibitors and Abstract Poster Presentations |
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3:45 p.m. | Dressing for Success: Optimize Your Toolbox |
Kara Couch, MS, CRNP, CWCN-AP, FAAWC |
SESSION X: Wound Care, Atypical Wounds, and Amputation | ||
4:00 p.m. | Atypical Ulcers: Diagnose BEFORE You Grab the Blade |
Freba Z. Farhat, MD |
4:15 p.m. | Autoimmune, Coagulopathy, and the Inflammatory Factors of Non Healing |
Carol Deane Benedict, MD |
4:30 p.m. | This Amputation Functions BETTER Than Your Salvage... |
Christopher E. Attinger, MD |
4:45 p.m. | TMR and the Revolution in Amputation Surgery |
Grant M. Kleiber, MD, FACS |
5:00 p.m. | Panel Discussion |
Panelists: Christopher E. Attinger, MD;
Carol Deane Benedict, MD;
Kara Couch, MS, CRNP, CWCN-AP, FAAWC;
Freba Z. Farhat, MD;
Grant M. Kleiber, MD, FACS |
5:30 p.m. | Adjourn |
7:00 a.m. | Registration and Breakfast and Abstract Poster Presentations |
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8:00 a.m. | Poster Abstract Oral Presentation and Awards |
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SESSION XI: Plastic Surgery in Functional Limb Salvage | ||
8:30 a.m. | Day Three Welcome |
Peter A. Blume, DPM |
8:40 a.m. | Free Tissue Transfer in DLS: Lessons Learned and Best Practice |
Karen Kim Evans, MD |
8:55 a.m. | Pushing the Limits of Microsurgery in the Foot and Ankle |
John M. Felder, MD |
9:10 a.m. | Local Flaps and STSG: Sometimes The Simple Things Are Best |
Richard C. Youn, MD |
9:25 a.m. | Complex Bony Reconstruction with Vascularized Tissue |
Stephen J. Kovach III, MD |
9:40 a.m. | TBD | |
9:55 a.m. | Panel Discussion | Panelists: Karen Kim Evans, MD; Richard C. Youn, MD; John M. Felder, MD; Stephen J. Kovach III, MD |
SESSION XII: Case Based Management of Complications in Limb Salvage |
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10:25 a.m. | When the Incision Breaks Open |
Cameron M. Akbari, MD |
10:40 a.m. | When the Hospital Stay is Too Long |
Richard C. Youn, MD |
10:55 a.m. | When the Patient Walks All Over It |
Jayson N. Atves, MD |
11:10 a.m. | When the Bleeding Won't Stop | John S. Steinberg, DPM |
11:25 a.m. | When the Infection Won't Go Away | Christopher E. Attinger, MD |
11:40 a.m. | When the Flap Fails | Karen Kim Evans, MD |
11:55 p.m. | Panel Discussion | Panelists: Christopher E. Attinger, MD; John S. Steinberg, DPM; Cameron M. Akbari, MD; Karen Kim Evans, MD; Jayson N. Atves, MD |
12:25 p.m. | Closing Remarks | Christopher E. Attinger, MD; John S. Steinberg, DPM |
12:30 p.m. | Adjourn |