Agenda

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Thursday 13 March 2008

 

7:30 – 9:30

Hands-On Pre-Con Workshops


Healing Beyond the Scalpel:
Ultrasound and Hydrotherapeutic Therapies

David G. Armstrong, DPM, PhD; John S. Steinberg, DPM;
Robert G. Frykberg, DPM, MPH

Location: Hollywood Ballroom, Studios C, D & E • Mezzanine
(2nd Level of Hotel)

This activity is supported by an unrestricted educational grant from Arobella, Celleration, HyperMed, Söring, and Väsamed.

 

Prevention Strategy for the 21st Century –
Where Technology Meets Practicality

David G. Armstrong, DPM, PhD; Lawrence A. Lavery, DPM, MPH;
Lee C. Rogers, DPM

Location: Hollywood Ballroom, Studios A & B • Mezzanine
(2nd Level of Hotel)

This activity is supported by an unrestricted educational grant from VASYLI Medical, Diabetica Solutions, and Arcadia Group.

 

The Nuances of Reimbursement for
Advanced Wound Care Modalities

Matthew G. Garoufalis, DPM

Location: Solano • Mezzanine (2nd Level of Hotel)

This activity is supported by an unrestricted educational grant from Organogenesis.

 

Session I • The Diabetic Foot – From the Good Old Days to the Golden Age

9:55 – 10:00
Introduction
George Andros, MD and David G. Armstrong, DPM, PhD
10:00 – 10:20
Does Treatment of Diabetes Really Help Vascular Disease?
Mayer B. Davidson, MD
10:20 – 10:40
Lessons from the International Working Group
Taking It Apart, Putting It Back Together Again
Karel Bakker, MD, PhD
10:40 – 11:10
Preventing Diabetic Foot Wounds:
A Summary of What Works and What Doesn’t
Andrew J. M. Boulton, MD, FRCP
11:10 – 11:40
The Irreducible Team Minimum:
Vascular Surgery and Podiatry
Gary W. Gibbons, MD & Geoff M. Habershaw, DPM
11:40 – 12:00
Panel Discussion: Drs. Bakker, Boulton, Davidson, Gibbons,
and Habershaw
Moderator: George Andros, MD
12:00 – 1:30
Lunch on your own

 

12:15 – 1:15

Lunch Symposium
New Concepts in Risk Assessment and
Treatment of the Diabetic Foot

Moderator: David G. Armstrong, DPM, PhD
Lawrence A. Lavery, DPM, MPH; Lee C. Rogers, DPM
Lunch provided for the first 200 delegates.
Grand Ballroom
This activity is supported by an unrestricted educational grant
from VASYLI Medical.

 

Session II • Prevention of Amputation
Take Home Lessons from Around the Globe

1:30 – 1:55
Amputation Prevention in the UK:
30 Years of Progress
Michael Edmonds, MD, FRCP
1:55 – 2:20
China: Can Care Keep up with Demography?
Zhangrong Xu, MD
2:20 – 2:40
Saudi Success Story
Mohammad Al-Derwish, RN
2:40 – 3:00
Africa: Creating A Culture of Collaboration
Lynne Tudhope, MD
3:00 – 3:20
India: Practical Solutions for Colossal Pathology
Kal Suresh, MD
3:20 – 3:40
The Italian Job: Where the End Justifies the Means
Luca Dalla Paola, MD
3:40 – 4:00
Panel Discussion: Drs. Dalla Paola, Edmonds, Suresh,
Tudhope, Xu, and Al-Derwish, RN
Moderator: David G. Armstrong, DPM, PhD
4:00 – 4:30
Granita Break




Session III • Prediction & Prevention

4:30 – 4:50
Are We Finally Entering an Era of Prevention?
Where Technology & Healthcare Payment are Merging
Lawrence A. Lavery, DPM, MPH
4:50 – 5:10
The Diabetic Foot in 2032: My Personal Predictions
Peter R. Cavanagh, PhD, DSc
5:10 – 5:25
Using Multiple Modalities to Heal Complex Wounds:
Perspectives from North of the Border
Robert S. Kirsner, MD, PhD
5:25 – 5:40
Using Multiple Modalities to Heal Complex Wounds:
Perspectives from South of the Border
Fermín R. Martínez de Jesús, MD
5:40 – 6:00
Panel Discussion: Drs. Cavanagh, Lavery, and Martínez de Jesús
Moderator: Robert S. Kirsner, MD, PhD

 

6:00 – 7:45

Welcome to Hollywood
Red Carpet Cocktail Reception & Dinner
with Exhibitors

Grand Ballroom • Renaissance Hollywood Hotel

Wolfgang Puck Catered Food
Live Music • Exhibits • Hollywood Entertainment

 

8:00 – 11:00

Lucky Strike Lanes Party

Level 1 • Hollywood & Highlands Complex

Free Bowling • Snacks • Drinks

Event presented by Advanced BioHealing, makers of Dermagraft®

 

 

 

 


Friday 14 March 2008

 

7:00 – 8:00

Breakfast Symposium
Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy
Symptomatic Treatment and Beyond

Mackie J. Walker, Jr. DPM

Location: Hollywood Ballroom, Studios D & E • Mezzanine (2nd Level of Hotel)

This activity is supported by an unrestricted educational grant from Pamlab.

 

7:00 – 8:00

Breakfast Symposium
Exploring the Value of Topical Antimicrobial
Therapy in Diabetic Foot Infections

Moderator: David G. Armstrong, DPM, PhD
Adam Landsman, MD; Alberto Piaggesi, MD; Amar Pal Singh Suri, MD

Location: Hollywood Ballroom, Studios A & B • Mezzanine (2nd Level of Hotel)

This activity is supported by an unrestricted educational grant from
Oculus Innovative Sciences.

 

7:30 – 8:30

California Breakfast
North Ballroom Terrace

 

 

7:55 – Introduction and Welcome Remarks
Franklin Kase, DPM

 

Session I • Charcot

8:00 – 8:25
How Do We Diagnose Charcot?
Michael Edmonds, MD, FRCP
8:25 – 8:50
The Surgical Treatment of Charcot Arthropathy
Dane K. Wukich, MD
8:50 – 9:20
Medical Treatment of Charcot Arthropathy:
Where the Evidence Leads Us
Nicolaas Schaper, MD
9:20 – 9:40
Panel Discussion: Drs. Edmonds, Schaper, and Wukich
Moderator: Robert G. Frykberg, DPM, MPH
9:40 – 10:25
Pacific Break/Exhibits

 

 

Session II • Diabetic Foot Infections

10:25 – 10:55
Osteomyelitis in the Diabetic Foot:
Diagnosis, Treatment, Consensus
Benjamin A. Lipsky, MD
10:55 – 11:15
Guidelines for Diabetic Foot Infection:
Lingua Franca or Academic Annoyance?
Eric Senneville, MD
11:15 – 11:35
Differentiating Infected From Uninfected Wounds:
How, Why, and How to Classify?
Warren S. Joseph, DPM
11:35 – 11:50
Panel Discussion: Drs. Joseph, Lipsky, and Senneville
Moderator: David G. Armstrong, DPM, PhD
11:50 – 12:15
The 5th Annual Edward James Olmos Award
For Advocacy in Amputation Prevention

Honoree: Benjamin A. Lipsky, MD
12:15 – 1:45
Puck Lunch/Exhibits

 

12:30 – 1:30

Lunch Symposium
When to Make the Move to
Advanced Wound Care Modalities

Christopher E. Attinger, MD; John S. Steinberg, DPM

Location: Hollywood Ballroom, Studios A & B • Mezzanine
(2nd Level of Hotel)

This activity is supported by an unrestricted educational
grant from Organogenesis.

 

 

Session III • Vascular Intervention:
Rounding Up the Usual (and Unusual) Suspects

1:45 – 2:05
Vascular Assessment:
Is Vascular Intervention Even Necessary, and if so, What Type?
Frank B. Pomposelli, Jr., MD
2:05 – 2:25
Diabetic Foot Revascularization:
It’s More Than Pedal Bypass
Gary W. Gibbons, MD
2:25 – 2:45
Stem Cell Therapy:
Adjunct, Alternative, or Alchemy?
Kal Suresh, MD
2:45 – 3:00
Panel Discussion: Drs. Gibbons, Pomposelli, and Suresh
Moderator: Peter F. Lawrence, MD
3:00 – 3:30
Studio Break/Exhibits

 




Session IV • A String of Pearls
Master Tips from Master Clinicians

3:30 – 5:00
Moderators: George Andros, MD & David G. Armstrong, DPM, PhD
Plastic Surgeon: Christopher E. Attinger, MD
Diabetologist: Karel Bakker, MD, PhD
Endocrinologist: Andrew J. M. Boulton, MD, FRCP
Nurse: Diane L. Krasner, PhD, RN
Infectious Disease: Benjamin A. Lipsky, MD
Vascular Surgeon: Joseph Mills, MD
Diabetologist: Nicolaas Schaper, MD
Infectious Disease: Eric Senneville, MD
Dermatologist: Gary Sibbald, MD
Podiatrist: John S. Steinberg, DPM
Orthopaedist: Dane K. Wukich, MD
5:00 – 5:30
Q & A Panel

 

 

 


Saturday • 15 March 2008

 

6:30

California Breakfast – Hollywood Ballroom

Session I • Hands-On Workshops

7:00 – 10:00
Each workshop lasts one hour and repeats three times
Workshop I
Science and Application of Bilayered Living Cell Therapy
Desmond P. Bell, Jr., DPM • Arti B. Masturzo, MD
Location: Echo Park • 3rd Level of Hotel
This activity is supported by an unrestricted educational grant from Organogenesis.
Workshop II
Offloading
Peter R. Cavanagh, PhD, DSc • Ryan Crews, MS
Jeffery L. Jensen, DPM • John S. Steinberg, DPM
Location: Hollywood Ballroom, Studio D • Mezzanine (2nd Level of Hotel)
This activity is supported by an unrestricted educational grant from MedEfficiency, Ossur, and Tekscan.
Workshop III
Dressings Update for the Diabetic Foot
Gary Sibbald, MD • Diane L. Krasner, PhD, RN • Nancy Slone-Rivera, NP
Location: Hollywood Ballroom, Studio E • Mezzanine (2nd Level of Hotel)
This activity is supported by Hollister Wound Care, Johnson & Johnson Wound Management, Medline, and Mölnlycke Health Care.
Workshop IV
VAC
David L. Nielson, DPM • Stephanie C. S. Wu, DPM, MSc
Location: Silver Lake • 3rd Level of Hotel
This activity is supported by an unrestricted educational grant from KCI.
Workshop V
Debridement
Christopher E. Attinger, MD • Vickie R. Driver, DPM, MS •
Geoff M. Habershaw, DPM
Location: Solano • Mezzanine (2nd Level of Hotel)
This activity is supported by Johnson & Johnson Wound Management
Workshop VI
Healing Beyond the Scalpel: Ultrasound and
Hydrotherapeutic Therapies

David G. Armstrong, DPM, PhD • Robert G. Frykberg, DPM, MPH
John S. Steinberg, DPM
Location: Hollywood Ballroom, Studios A & B • Mezzanine
(2nd Level of Hotel)
This activity is supported by an unrestricted educational grant from
Arobella, Celleration, HyperMed, Söring, and Väsamed
.
Workshop VII
Prevention Strategy for the 21st Century -
Where Technology Meets Practicality

Lawrence A. Lavery, DPM, MPH; Lee C. Rogers, DPM
James S. Wrobel, DPM, MS
Location: Beachwood & Runyon • Mezzanine (2nd Level of Hotel)
This activity is supported by an unrestricted educational grant from VASYLI Medical, Diabetica Solutions, and Arcadia Group..
10:00 – 11:00
Marquee Break/Exhibits – Grand Ballroom



Session II • Vascular:

When God Has Work to Do, She Calls Upon Circulation

11:00 – 11:20
European Secrets of Limb Salvage
Mauri Lepäntalo, MD, PhD
11:20 – 11:40
Open vs. Endo Revascularization
If the Only Tool You Have is a Hammer, Everything Looks Like a Nail
Richard F. Neville, MD
11:40 – 12:00
Is Long-Term Endovascular Therapy Inferior, Irrelevant, or Both?
Joseph Mills, MD
12:00 – 12:20
End-Stage Renal Disease and Diabetic Foot Gangrene:
Managing the Double Whammy
Wilhelm Sandmann, MD
12:20 – 12:30
Panel Discussion: Drs. Lepäntalo, Mills, Neville, and Sandmann Moderator: George Andros, MD
12:30 – 1:30
Surf Lunch/Exhibits

 



Session III • Practical Procedures and You

1:30 – 1:50
Biofilms and You
Gary Sibbald, MD
1:50 - 2:10
Diagnostic Tests and You
James S. Wrobel, DPM, MS
2:10 – 2:30
Limb–Sparing Amputation and You
Robert G. Frykberg, DPM, MPH
2:30 – 2:40
Panel Discussion: Drs. Frykberg, Sibbald, and Wrobel
Moderator: Lawrence B. Harkless, DPM

 



Session IV • Wound Healing: Practical Aspects of Care

2:40 – 3:00
Offloading the Wound: What to do Monday Morning
Peter R. Cavanagh, PhD, DSc
3:00 – 3:20
Debridement: All the Arrows in My Quiver
Christopher E. Attinger, MD
3:20 – 3:40
Wound Healing: The Next Ten Years
Robert S. Kirsner, MD, PhD
3:40 – 3:50
Panel Discussion: Drs. Attinger, Cavanagh, and Kirsner
Moderator: Gary Sibbald, MD
3:50 – 4:05
Fresh Air Coffee Break

 



Session V • Take Home Messages for Today and Tomorrow

4:05 – 4:25
Topical Antimicrobials in the Diabetic Foot:
What Really Works
Benjamin A. Lipsky, MD
4:25 – 4:45
How the Wound Electronic Medical Record (WEMR) Contributes to a Decreased Amputation Rate
Harold Brem, MD
4:45 – 4:55
Nip Tuck for the Foot:
Can Tissue Fillers Prevent Wounds?
Stephanie C. S. Wu, DPM, MSc
4:55 – 5:15
Diabetic Neuropathy:
What We Really Need to Know
Andrew J. M. Boulton, MD, FRCP
5:15 – 5:30
Panel Discussion: Drs. Boulton, Brem, Lipsky, and Wu
Moderator: David G. Armstrong, DPM, PhD
5:30 – 5:40
Closing Comments/Evaluation/Adjournment
George Andros, MD, & David G. Armstrong, DPM, PhD