2025 Desert Foot Conference Agenda

Time zone: Eastern time


Wednesday, December 10, 2025

Start Time End Time Lecture Faculty
08:00 AM 09:00 AM

Breakfast & Visit Exhibitors

08:30 AM 09:15 AM

Clinical Conundrums and What Do We Do With This Patient?

Robert G Frykberg, DPM, MPH, MAPWCA, FRSM, FFPM (Glasg)

09:15 AM 09:45 AM

Limb Preservation the Army Way

Charles Andersen, MD, FACS, MAPWCA

09:45 AM 10:00 AM

Stepping Forward: Clinical Case Applications of a Novel Dressing Utilizing Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) - Promotional Lecture (Non-CECH)

Ralph J. Napolitano, DPM, CWSP, FACFAS

10:00 AM 10:30 AM

Native American Challenges for Limb Salvage

William Brant Hesidence, DPM, DABLES, FAWPHc, UHM

10:30 AM 11:00 AM

Putting Your Best Foot Forward: Advancements & Innovations in Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) Dressings - Promotional Symposium (Non-CECH)

Ralph J. Napolitano, DPM, CWSP, FACFAS

11:00 AM 11:30 AM

Durable Healing and Lower Recurrence With Topical Wound Oxygen Therapy

Cyaandi Dove, DPM

11:30 AM 12:00 PM

Break & Visit Exhibitors

12:00 PM 03:00 PM

Workshops
AIROS Medical (Camelback A)
Biodynamik (Camelback B)
Elite Wound Care Consultants (Alhambra)
Kent Imaging (North Mountain)
MicroVascular Tissues, Inc (MVT) (Ahwatukee A)
NATROX Woundcare (Ahwatukee B)
ProMedTek (Laveen A)
PRP Concepts (Laveen B)

03:00 PM 04:00 PM

Lunch & Visit Exhibitors

04:00 PM 04:30 PM

Understanding the Guidelines on Painful Peripheral Neuropathy

Lee C Rogers, DPM, FFPM RCPS (Glasg)

04:30 PM 05:00 PM

Revolutionizing Clinical Research: Master Trial Designs

Thomas Serena, MD, FACS, FACHM, MAPWCA

05:00 PM 05:30 PM

Predicting Probability of Healing - Back to Bayes

Ryan Dirks, MS, PA, CWS

05:30 PM 06:00 PM

Protocols for Managing Neuroischemic Infected Foot Wounds

Mario Ponticello, DPM, DABFAS, MAPWCA

06:00 PM 06:30 PM

Break & Visit Exhibitors

06:30 PM 07:00 PM

Approach to the Atypical Ulcer: Updated Review

Evelyn Heigh-Rosen, DPM

07:00 PM 07:30 PM

Biofilms and Their Role in the Diabetic Foot

Cyaandi Dove, DPM

07:30 PM 08:00 PM

Meet the Experts - Q&A Session

Thursday, December 11, 2025

Start Time End Time Lecture Faculty
08:00 AM 09:00 AM

Breakfast & Visit Exhibitors

08:45 AM 09:15 AM

Offloading the Diabetic Foot - What Works and What Doesn't?

Lee C Rogers, DPM, FFPM RCPS (Glasg)

09:15 AM 09:45 AM

Revisiting the San Elian Approach to the Diabetic Foot

Fermin Rafael Martinez de Jesus, MD

09:45 AM 10:15 AM

PAD and TTT: Hope for the

Lee C Rogers, DPM, FFPM RCPS (Glasg)

10:15 AM 10:30 AM

Enhancing Patient Care With Prefabricated Orthotics and Other Durable Medical Equipment - Promotional Lecture (Non-CECH)

Anh Quach,

10:30 AM 11:00 AM

6th Generation MIBS: From Concept to Case - Promotional Symposium (Non-CECH)

Bogdan Grecea, DPM, AACFAS

11:00 AM 11:30 AM

Limb Salvage is Our Passion, But When is Primary Amputation the Best Option?

Dane K Wukich, MD, MSc

11:30 AM 12:00 PM

Paul Brand Award Lecture: The Journey Towards Data Driven Wound Care

Caroline Fife, MD, FAAFP, CWS

12:00 PM 12:30 PM

Break & Visit Exhibitors

12:30 PM 03:30 PM

Workshops
AOTI (Camelback A)
BioStem Technologies(Camelback B)
Empo Health (Alhambra)
Firstkind Ltd (North Mountain)
Kerecis (Ahwatukee A)
Platinum Biologics (Ahwatukee B)
Solventum (Laveen A)
Voom Medical Devices (Laveen B)

03:30 PM 04:30 PM

Lunch & Visit Exhibitors

04:30 PM 05:00 PM

Optimizing Preservation of Inherent Properties in Placental Membranes: Impact on Clinical Outcomes in Advanced Wound Care - Promotional Symposium (Non-CECH)

Wendy W Weston, PhD, CTBS

07:15 PM 07:45 PM

Osteomyelitis: Surgery vs Conservative Treatment? What Does the Literature Tell Us?

Lee C Rogers, DPM, FFPM RCPS (Glasg)

05:30 PM 06:00 PM

Neuropathic Ankle Fractures - Caution is Necessary

Dane K Wukich, MD, MSc

06:00 PM 06:30 PM

Break & Visit Exhibitors

06:30 PM 06:45 PM

Swab vs Tangential Biopsy in Chronic Wounds: The Shocking 50% of Cases We May Get Wrong About Infection - Promotional Lecture (Non-CECH)

Pejman Rahimian, PhD, HCLD/CC (ABB), MLS (ASCP)

06:45 PM 07:15 PM

Diabetic Foot Infections - Surgery First!

Mario Ponticello, DPM, DABFAS, MAPWCA

05:00 PM 05:30 PM

Why Can't Wound Practitioners Do What They're Supposed to Do?

Caroline Fife, MD, FAAFP, CWS

07:45 PM 08:15 PM

Meet the Experts - Q&A Session

04:00 PM 05:00 PM

FSPMA Board Meeting (Desert Sky - 3rd Floor)

08:00 PM 09:00 PM

ABPM Annual Meeting of Members (Desert Sky - 3rd Floor)

08:00 PM 08:30 PM

FSPMA Annual Meeting (Lecture Hall - 3rd Floor)

Friday, December 12, 2025

Start Time End Time Lecture Faculty
08:00 AM 09:00 AM

Breakfast & Visit Exhibitors

09:00 AM 09:30 AM

Limb Salvage in the UK - Lessons from King's

Venu Kavarthapu, MBBS, FRCS

09:30 AM 10:00 AM

Plastic Surgical Approach to Diabetic Foot Ulcers - Japanese Perspective

Miki Fujii, MD, PhD

10:00 AM 10:30 AM

Lymphatic Function; Basic Principles to Accelerate Wound Healing

Matthew Mark Melin, MD, FACS, RPVI, FACCWS

10:30 AM 10:45 AM

Managing Post-Operative Edema After Foot & Ankle Surgery - Promotional Lecture (Non-CECH)

Allan Freedline, DPM

10:45 AM 11:00 AM

Broad-Focused SoftWave Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy: Advancing Healing and Patient Outcomes - Promotional Lecture (Non-CECH)

John David Mullins, MD

11:00 AM 11:30 AM

Charcot Foot Surgery - Predicting Success

Venu Kavarthapu, MBBS, FRCS

11:30 AM 12:00 PM

Healing of Complex Wounds With Topical Oxygen

Matthew John Regulski, DPM, FFPM RCPS (Glasg), DABMSP

12:00 PM 12:30 PM

Break & Visit Exhibitors

12:30 PM 03:30 PM

Workshops
Compedica (Camelback A)
MD Biologix (Camelback B)
Modus Laboratories (Alhambra)
NoWonder, Inc (North Mountain)
Organogenesis (Ahwatukee A)
PERIMED (Ahwatukee B)
Sanuwave (Laveen A)
Softwave TRT (Laveen B)

03:30 PM 04:30 PM

Lunch & Visit Exhibitors

04:30 PM 05:00 PM

An Oral Nonopioid Therapy for Treating Acute Pain -?Promotional Symposium (Non-CECH)

Patrick DeHeer, DPM, FACFAS, FFPM RCPS (Glasg)

05:00 PM 05:15 PM

Accelerating Healing in Complex Venous Leg Ulcers Using AmchoPlast: A Successful Case in a High-Risk Patient - Promotional Lecture (Non-CECH)

Walter D'Costa, DPM, FAPWCA

05:15 PM 05:45 PM

Going to CAMP - When Can We Fish?

John Lantis, II, MD, FACS

05:45 PM 06:15 PM

Developing a Mobile Wound Registry: Data Driven Wound Care

Ryan Dirks, MS, PA, CWS

06:15 PM 06:45 PM

Conquering Wound Care Around the World

Fermin Rafael Martinez de Jesus, MD

Miki Fujii, MD, PhD

06:45 PM 07:00 PM

Why Certify?

Stephanie Hook, DPM, FACPM, FASPS, FFPM RCPS (Glasg)

07:00 PM 07:15 PM

Poster Awards

Charles Andersen, MD, FACS, MAPWCA

07:15 PM 07:45 PM

Break & Visit Exhibitors / Stand by Your Poster Session

07:45 PM 08:15 PM

The Growing Incidence of PAD: If You look for It You Will Find It

Charles Andersen, MD, FACS, MAPWCA

08:15 PM 08:45 PM

Meet the Experts - Q&A Session

09:00 AM 06:00 PM

ABPM Board of Directors Meeting (Coronado - 3rd Floor)

08:30 PM 09:30 PM

IADFS General Assembly Meeting

Saturday, December 13, 2025

Start Time End Time Lecture Faculty
09:30 AM 10:00 AM

Breakfast & Visit Exhibitors

10:00 AM 10:30 AM

Chronic Venous Insufficiency - The Other Vascular Disease

Anil Hingorani, MD

10:30 AM 11:00 AM

The Latest Drug Development for Lower Extremity Ulcers: A New Injectable Therapy Treatment

Sarah Ducharme, MD

11:00 AM 11:30 AM

Let's Stop Tip-Toeing Around the Issue: The Need for Active Collaboration Between Podiatry/Lower Extremity Providers and the WOCNCB Certified Foot Care RN

E. Lynette Gunn, APRN, GCNS-BC, CWCN, CFCN

11:30 AM 12:00 PM

Tips, Tricks, and Techniques for Preventing Heel Pressure Injuries

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

12:00 PM 12:30 PM

Break & Visit Exhibitors

12:30 PM 01:00 PM

External Fixation Applications for Foot and Ankle Reconstruction

Collin E Pehde, DPM, FASPS

01:00 PM 01:30 PM

ByPass or Balloon? Lessons from the Literature and My OR

Anil Hingorani, MD

01:30 PM 02:00 PM

Key Role for Surgery in Managing Forefoot Ulcers

Jaminelli Banks, DPM

02:00 PM 02:30 PM

The Fungus Among Us - Is It Turning Resistant?

Warren S Joseph, DPM, FIDSA

02:30 PM 03:00 PM

Lunch

03:00 PM 03:30 PM

Calcaneal Osteomyelitis - Clinical Evidence and Practical Experience

Jessica Randolph, DPM

03:30 PM 04:00 PM

An Overview of Burns and Their Management

Arpana Jain, MD, FACS

04:00 PM 04:30 PM

Remote Temperature Monitoring Updates: Anticipating and Management of Pedal

Christopher Japour, MS, DPM

04:30 PM 05:00 PM

Diplomatic Medicine or Interdisciplinary Medicine, What are We Practicing?

Sung Byun, DPM, FACFAS, DABPM, CAQ

05:00 PM 05:30 PM

ESBL - An Emerging Infection?

Ksenija Topic, DPM, CCC-Pod IHS

05:30 PM 06:00 PM

Meet the Experts - Q&A Session