2020 Desert Foot Online Agenda

Wound Hygiene: An Updated Approach to Optimizing Wound Tissue Health

Dot Weir, CWS, RN, WOCN

CVI and Beyond: Understanding the Edema Continuum for Effective Management

Heather Hettrick, PT, PhD, CWS, CLT-LANA, CLWT

Why Doesn’t This Heal? The Role of Unaddressed Edema and the Non-Healing Wound

James McGuire, DPM, PT, LPed

Closing Remarks and Ask the Experts - Live Q&A

James McGuire, DPM, PT, LPed

Pamela Scarborough, PT, DPT, CWS, CEEAA

Heather Hettrick, PT, PhD, CWS, CLT-LANA, CLWT

Dot Weir, CWS, RN, WOCN

Virtual Exhibit Hall Hours
10:00 am - 10:45 am (Eastern Standard Time)
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
4:45 pm - 5:30 pm

What You Need to Know About the Diabetic Foot Syndrome

Robert Frykberg, DPM, MPH

Venous Leg Ulcers - Standards of Care and Surgical Management

Charles Andersen, MD

Differential Diagnosis of Clinical Edemas

James McGuire, DPM, PT, LPed

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The Restorative and Regenerative Capabilities of the Microcirculation in an Insulated-Offloading Environment; Enhanced Promotion of Wound Closure

M Mark Melin, MD, FACS

Ask the Experts - Live Q&A

James McGuire, DPM, PT, LPed

Robert Frykberg, DPM, MPH

Charles Andersen, MD

M Mark Melin, MD, FACS

Implications of Lymphatic Dysfunction and Failure

Heather Hettrick, PT, PhD, CWS, CLT-LANA, CLWT

What Your Feet Say About Your Heart

Michael J Trepal, DPM

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Diabetic Foot Infections - Antibiotics are Not Enough!

Robert Frykberg, DPM, MPH

Follow the Evidence - Latest Guidelines for Managing the Diabetic Foot

Robert Frykberg, DPM, MPH

Ask the Experts - Live Q&A

Robert Frykberg, DPM, MPH

Charles Andersen, MD

Heather Hettrick, PT, PhD, CWS, CLT-LANA, CLWT

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New Devices and Technologies for Managing the Chronic Wound

Lee C Rogers, DPM

Making Sense Out of the Plethora of Advanced Wound Care Products 

Christopher K Bromley, DPM

The Offloading Continuum: How to Improve Your Outcomes

James McGuire, DPM, PT, LPed

Terminal Outcomes In The Diabetic Foot - How Does The Timeline Of Podiatric Biomechanical Intervention Modify Them

Robert Eckles, DPM, MPH

Ask the Experts - Live Q&A

James McGuire, DPM, PT, LPed

Lee C Rogers, DPM

Christopher K Bromley, DPM

Virtual Exhibit Hall Hours
10:00 am - 10:45 am (Eastern Standard Time)
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
4:45 pm - 5:30 pm

The Utilization of an Autologous Topical Blood Tissue Matrix in the Treatment of Chronic Wounds in Patients with Diabetes

Robert Jay Snyder, DPM, MSc, MBA, CWSP

The Preoperative Assessment of High Risk Foot and Ankle Patients

Charles Andersen, MD

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Re-Epithelialization: Role of Keratinocytes in Wound Closure

Alex F Khan, APRN, CNS, MSN

Utilizing The Force of Patient Education to Improve Wound Healing in the Lower Extremity Wound

Cathy Wogamon, DNP, MSN, FNP-BC, CWOCN, CFCN

Ask the Experts - Live Q&A

Lee C Rogers, DPM

Charles Andersen, MD

Alex F Khan, APRN, CNS, MSN

Cathy Wogamon, DNP, MSN, FNP-BC, CWOCN, CFCN

The Use of Compression in Lower Extremity Pathology

Marie L Williams, DPM, DHL

The Impact of Biomechanics on Your Surgical Outcomes

Jarrod Shapiro, DPM

Healing Venous and Other Leg Ulcers with Topical Wound Oxygen Therapy

Paul B Haser, MD

What is the Right Wound Care Platform

Ronald Guberman, DPM

Keratin: A Promising Tool in the Wound Healing Arsenal

Ryan Chatelain, DPM, CWSP,

Ask the Experts - Live Q&A

Marie L Williams, DPM, DHL

Thomas Serena, MD

Paul B Haser, MD

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Government Relations: Dissecting the ABCs of Public Policy

Kara Couch, MS, CRNP, CWCN-AP, CHWS

Technology Based Wound Management and the Impact on Clinical Practice

Naz Wahab, MD

Work that Calf: Exercise and Compression Therapy

Brandy Rose, PT, DPT, CWS

Osseointegration, What is It?

Nikki G Strader,

Ask the Experts - Live Q&A

Thomas Serena, MD

Kara Couch, MS, CRNP, CWCN-AP, CHWS

Brandy Rose, PT, DPT, CWS

Naz Wahab, MD

Ryan Chatelain, DPM, CWSP,

Nikki G Strader,

Drainage Drives Dressing Decisions

Dot Weir, CWS, RN, WOCN

Advances in Wound Management and Offloading

Christopher K Bromley, DPM

Preventing Recurrence: When is the Provider Finished With a DFU?

James McGuire, DPM, PT, LPed

Closing Remarks and Ask the Experts - Live Q&A

James McGuire, DPM, PT, LPed

Pamela Scarborough, PT, DPT, CWS, CEEAA

Dot Weir, CWS, RN, WOCN

Christopher K Bromley, DPM

Virtual Exhibit Hall Hours
10:00 am - 10:45 am (Eastern Standard Time)
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
4:45 pm -5:30 pm

Creating and Auditing a System of Excellence for Preventing Amputations

Lee C Rogers, DPM

Equinus and Its Implications for the Diabetic Foot - Is TAL Mandatory?

Lawrence A Lavery, DPM, MPH

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The Latest Uses of Lasers in Podiatric Practice

Harris Klear, DPM

Ask the Experts - Live Q&A

Lawrence A Lavery, DPM, MPH

Lee C Rogers, DPM

Charles Andersen, MD

Harris Klear, DPM

Limb Threatening Diabetic Infections from October and November 2020

Ronald Guberman, DPM

Evidence-Based Treatment of Acute Achilles Tendon Ruptures: Stay Woke

Maryellen Brucato, DPM

Evaluating Tissue Oxygenation in the Advanced Wound and Hyperbaric Center

Thomas Serena, MD

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Latest Evidence on Continuous Diffusion of Oxygen: Mechanisms and Clinical Outcomes (Wound Closure and Pain Relief)

Lawrence A Lavery, DPM, MPH

Imaging in Foot and Ankle Sports Medicine

Benjamin Kamel, DPM

Ask the Experts - Live Q&A

Lawrence A Lavery, DPM, MPH

Charles Andersen, MD

Thomas Serena, MD

Maryellen Brucato, DPM

Ronald Guberman, DPM

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X-Ray Evaluation of the Diabetic Foot: How to Interpret With Accuracy

Marlena Jbara, MD

 Osteomyelitis and PAD

Mario Ponticello, DPM

Diabetic Foot Osteomyelitis - Is Surgery Best?

Javier Aragon-Sanchez, MD, PhD

Diabetic Pedal Osteomyelitis - Concepts and Controversies

Marlena Jbara, MD

Ask the Experts - Live Q&A

Charles Andersen, MD

Marlena Jbara, MD

Virtual Exhibit Hall Hours
10:10 am - 11:00 am (Eastern Standard Time)
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
4:45 pm -5:30 pm

The Charcot Foot - It's More Than Just a Deformity

Lee C Rogers, DPM

The Charcot Foot- Is Surgery Necessary?

Nicholas J Bevilacqua, DPM

Neuropathic Fractures, Dislocations, and Charcot

Dane K Wukich, MD

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Healing Diabetic Foot Ulcers Across the Care Continuum : Finding the Right Solution

Emily Greenstein, APRN, CNP, CWON, FACCWS

Ask the Experts - Live Q&A

Nicholas J Bevilacqua, DPM

Charles Andersen, MD

Neuropathy - The Common Denominator

Stephanie C Wu, DPM, MSc

Surgical Reconstruction Solutions in the Diabetic Foot

Lee C Rogers, DPM

Minor Amputation Principles - Techniques in Brevitis

Robert Frykberg, DPM, MPH

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Diabetes-Related Amputations: A Pandemic Within a Pandemic

Lee C Rogers, DPM

Recognizing the Neuroischemic Diabetic Foot

Charles Andersen, MD

Regenerative Medicine Therapy in a Clinical Setting

Kerry Zang, DPM

Ask the Experts - Live Q&A

Robert Frykberg, DPM, MPH

Lee C Rogers, DPM

Charles Andersen, MD

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"Finish Your Food!" Clinical Evidence and Guidance on Nutritional Wound Healing

Naz Wahab, MD

Clinical Trials in Wound Healing

Thomas Serena, MD

Going Batty Battling Biofilm?

Marcela Dolores Farrer, DPM, MBA, CWS

Ask the Experts - Live Q&A

Thomas Serena, MD

Marcela Dolores Farrer, DPM, MBA, CWS

Naz Wahab, MD