2026 Agenda

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Wednesday, December 9, 2026

06:00 AM - 07:00 AM

Breakfast and Visit Exhibitors

06:30 AM - 07:15 AM

Cases From the High Risk Foot Service

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

07:15 AM - 07:45 AM

Atypical Wounds: Successes and Failures

Charles Andersen, MD, FACS, MAPWCA

07:45 AM - 08:00 AM

Promotional Lecture (Non-CECH)

08:00 AM - 08:30 AM

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

08:30 AM - 09:00 AM

Painful Neuropathy - Does Anything Work?

Lee C Rogers, DPM, FFPM RCPS (Glasg)

09:00 AM - 09:30 AM

Promotional Symposium (Non-CECH)

09:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Break and Visit Exhibitors

10:00 AM - 01:00 PM

Workshops (6)

01:00 PM - 02:00 PM

Lunch and Visit Exhibitors

02:00 PM - 02:30 PM

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

02:30 PM - 03:00 PM

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

03:00 PM - 03:30 PM

Mujun (Myles) Yu, MD, PhD

03:30 PM - 04:00 PM

Managing Diabetic Foot Osteomyelitis - More Than Just Antibiotics

Lee C Rogers, DPM, FFPM RCPS (Glasg)

04:00 PM - 04:30 PM

Break and Visit Exhibitors

04:30 PM - 05:00 PM

Rethinking Charcot Ankle Reconstruction: The Case for Total Talectomy

Bhavesh Shah, DPM, EdD, MBA

05:00 PM - 05:30 PM

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

Paul Kesselman, DPM, DABFAS, DABMSP

05:30 PM - 06:00 PM

Meet the Experts - Q&A Session

Thursday, December 10, 2026

06:00 AM - 07:00 AM

Breakfast and Visit Exhibitors

06:45 AM - 07:15 AM

Assessing PAD - New Technologies and Modalities to Assess Oxygen Perfusion

07:15 AM - 07:45 AM

The Neuroischemic Ulcer - What Can We Do Beyond Revascularization?

07:45 AM - 08:15 AM

Impact of Race and Deprivation on DFU Outcomes

Dane K Wukich, MD, MSc

08:15 AM - 08:30 AM

Promotional Lecture (Non-CECH)

08:30 AM - 09:00 AM

Endo vs Open? Lessons From the BEST-CLI Trial

Kevin Engledow, DO

09:00 AM - 09:30 AM

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

John Lantis, II, MD, FACS

09:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Promotional Symposium (Non-CECH)

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Break and Visit Exhibitors

10:30 AM - 01:30 PM

Workshops (6)

01:30 PM - 02:30 PM

Lunch and Visit Exhibitors

02:30 PM - 03:00 PM

Wendy W Weston, PhD, CTBS

03:00 PM - 03:30 PM

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

Thomas Serena, MD, FACS, FACHM, MAPWCA

03:30 PM - 04:00 PM

Deep Venous Arterialization - Lessons Learned

Kevin Engledow, DO

04:00 PM - 04:30 PM

Break and Visit Exhibitors

04:30 PM - 04:45 PM

Promotional Lecture (Non-CECH)

04:45 PM - 05:15 PM

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

John Lantis, II, MD, FACS

05:15 PM - 05:45 PM

Lessons from Megadeath (10 DFU Trials With Same Protocol)

Thomas Serena, MD, FACS, FACHM, MAPWCA

05:45 PM - 06:15 PM

Meet the Experts - Q&A Session

06:15 PM - 07:00 PM

FSPMA Membership Meeting

Friday, December 11, 2026

06:00 AM - 07:00 AM

Breakfast and Visit Exhibits

07:00 AM - 07:30 AM

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

07:30 AM - 08:00 AM

Suzie Ehmann, DPT, CLWT, CWS, CLT-LANA

08:00 AM - 08:30 AM

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

Dane K Wukich, MD, MSc

08:30 AM - 09:00 AM

Using the Reconstructive Ladder Approach to Your Limb Threatening Wounds

Oriana Haran, MD

09:00 AM - 09:30 AM

Going Out on a Limb, Novel Ways to Salvage Limbs in 2026

Anahita Dua, MD, MS, MBA, FACFAS

09:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Complex Limbs, Collective Solutions: Advancing Limb Salvage With Oxygen Therapy

Sara Rose-Sauld, DPM

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Break and Visit Exhibitors

10:30 AM - 01:30 PM

Workshops (6)

01:30 PM - 02:30 PM

Lunch and Visit Exhibitors

02:30 PM - 03:00 PM

Promotional Symposium (Non-CECH)

03:00 PM - 03:30 PM

My Most Useful Flaps for Closing Diabetic Foot Wounds

Oriana Haran, MD

03:30 PM - 04:00 PM

STRIDE: Compression Selection for Edema and Wound Management: Long-Term Use and LTA Reimbursement

Suzie Ehmann, DPT, CLWT, CWS, CLT-LANA

04:00 PM - 04:15 PM

Promotional Lecture (Non-CECH)

04:15 PM - 04:45 PM

Break and Visit Exhibitors

04:45 PM - 05:15 PM

Anatomic Alignment and AO Principles - The Keys to Successful Fusions

05:15 PM - 05:45 PM

Transmetatarsal Amputations - Historical and Modern Perspectives

Kevin L Riemer, DPM, FACFAS

05:45 PM - 06:15 PM

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

06:15 PM - 06:45 PM

Poster Awards

Saturday, December 12, 2026

07:30 AM - 08:00 AM

Breakfast and Visit Exhibitors

08:00 AM - 08:30 AM

The BI - Deaconess Approach to Diabetic Foot Infections

Kevin L Riemer, DPM, FACFAS

08:30 AM - 09:00 AM

Importance of Surgical Biomechanics in the Neuropathic Patient

09:00 AM - 09:30 AM

Kathryn Khandaker, MSN, APRN, CWOCN

09:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Cathy Harmon, DNP, MSN Nrg ED, CWOCN, CFCN

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Break and Visit Exhibitors

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Wound Care Perspectives From a Reformed Plastic Surgeon

Martin Johnson, MD

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Topical Oxygen Therapy - Understanding the Evidence and Indications

Charles Andersen, MD, FACS, MAPWCA

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Mobile Wound Care Success in the Changing Reimbursement Environment

Ryan Dirks, MS, PA, CWS

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

Woundcare Without Walls in Rural America

Zwelithini Tunyiswa

12:30 PM - 01:00 PM

Lunch

01:00 PM - 01:30 PM

Developing a Pressure Ulcer Registry: A Tale of Two Disciplines

Ryan Dirks, MS, PA, CWS Zwelithini Tunyiswa

01:30 PM - 02:00 PM

Metabolic and Organ Perturbations - Considerations for Wound Healing

Pamela Scarborough, DPT, PT, CWS, FAAWC

02:00 PM - 02:30 PM

Surgical Offloading and Prophylactic Foot Surgery in the Diabetic Foot

02:30 PM - 03:00 PM

Developing Your Wound Care Practice - Lessons From the Trenches

Jaminelli Banks, DPM

03:00 PM - 03:30 PM

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

03:30 PM - 04:00 PM

Meet the Experts - Q&A Session