2026 Desert Foot Conference Agenda

Breakfast and Visit Exhibitors

Cases From the High Risk Foot Service

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

Atypical Wounds: Successes and Failures

Charles Andersen, MD, FACS, MAPWCA

Promotional Lecture (Non-CECH)

Explaining WIFI and It's Value to the Limb Salvage Specialis

Promotional Symposium (Non-CECH)

Painful Neuropathy - Does Anything Work?

Break and Visit Exhibitors

Workshops (6)

Lunch and Visit Exhibitors

Diabetic Foot Infections - Drugs for the Bugs- What Makes Sense?

Diabetic Foot Infections - The Best Agent is the #10 Blade

Osteomyelitis - Microscopic Revelations

Managing Diabetic Foot Osteomyelitis - More Than Just Antibiotics

Break and Visit Exhibitors

What Are New (or at Least Interesting) Treatments for DFU in 2026?

Billing and Coding in the Changing Skin Sub Landscape - Stay Informed!

Meet the Experts - Q&A Session

Breakfast and Visit Exhibitors

Assessing PAD - New Technologies and Modalities to Assess Oxygen Perfusion

The Neuroischemic Ulcer - What Can We Do Beyond Revascularization?

Impact of Race and Deprivation on DFU Outcomes

Promotional Lecture (Non-CECH)

Endo vs Open? Lessons From the BEST-CLI Trial

Promotional Symposium (Non-CECH)

Paul Brand Award Lecture: From the Battery to Broadway: My Wound Care Journey in the Big Apple

Break and Visit Exhibitors

Workshops (6)

Lunch and Visit Exhibitors

Promotional Symposium (Non-CECH)

TTT for the 'No Option' Ischemic Foot - Lessons Learned

Deep Venous Arterialization - Lessons Learned

Break and Visit Exhibitors

Promotional Lecture (Non-CECH)

I'm Still a Vascular Surgeon and This is My Approach to the "Desert Foot"

Venous Insufficiency - The Other Vascular Disease

Meet the Experts - Q&A Session

Breakfast and Visit Exhibits

Understanding (and Respecting) Lymphatic Disease

Effective Management for Lymphedema Patients - If You Wrap It Right, They Will Improve

When is Primary Major Amputation the Best Choice for Your Patients?

Promotional Lecture (Non-CECH)

Promotional Lecture (Non-CECH)

Using the Reconstructive Ladder Approach to Your Limb Threatening Wounds

Tendon Balancing Procedures - When, Where, Why, and Do They Work?

Break and Visit Exhibitors

Workshops (6)

Lunch and Visit Exhibitors

Promotional Symposium (Non-CECH)

My Most Useful Flaps for Closing Diabetic Foot Wounds

External Fixation Principles for Charcot Foot Reconstruction

Promotional Lecture (Non-CECH)

Break and Visit Exhibitors

Anatomic Alignment and AO Principles - The Keys to Successful Fusions

Transmetatarsal Amputations - Historical and Modern Perspectives

Neuropathic Ankle and Rearfoot Fractures - ORIF and Caution Can Lead to Success

Poster Awards

Breakfast and Visit Exhibitors

The BI - Deaconess Approach to Diabetic Foot Infections

Importance of Surgical Biomechanics in the Neuropathic Patient

EDEMA - What Kind is It and What Do I Do About It?

Help Us Telehealth - You're Our Only Help

Break and Visit Exhibitors

Incorporating HBO Into Your Wound Care Protocols - When and Why?

Topical Oxygen Therapy - Understanding the Evidence and Indications

Mobile Wound Care Success in the Changing Reimbursement Environment

Woundcare Without Walls in Rural America

Lunch

Metabolic and Organ Perturbations - Considerations for Wound Healing

Developing a Pressure Ulcer Registry: A Tale of Two Disciplines

Surgical Offloading and Prophylactic Foot Surgery in the Diabetic Foot

Developing Your Wound Care Practice - Lessons From the Trenches

We've Done The Diabetic Foot Surgery - Now What?

Meet the Experts - Q&A Session