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Con 2013Diabetic Foot Global Conference

Los Angeles21-23 March 2013Loews Hollywood Hotel

w w w . D F C o n . c o mConference Co-Chairmen: George Andros, MD ✲ David G. Armstrong, DPM, MD, PhD

Course Directors: Joseph L. Mills Sr., MD ✲ Lee C. Rogers, DPM

23 CMEs ✲ DFCon rate of $235 at the Loews Hollywood Hotel

Sponsor:

World’s Foremost InterdisciplinaryDiabetic Foot, Amputation Prevention,

PAD and Wound Care Conference

WEDNESDAY PRE CON Team to Save a Thousand Limbs: How to Launch your Limb Salvage Odyssey

SESSIONS

✲ Around the World in Weighty Ways: Different Strokes, Different Folks, One Major Goal

✲ A Diabetic Foot Carol: Cover Songs from Debridement to Closure

✲ Not Everything that Can Be Counted Counts…

✲ Final Cut (with the Pros): Videos and Toes, Not Prose

✲ The Gaits of Hell: Avoiding an Inferno by Leaving Lower Extremity Limbo

✲ Foot Infections: Swabbing the Deck without Going Overboard

✲ The War of the Flowses: A Guide on Marrying Turf Neutralitywith Aggressive Intervention

✲ How I Do It: Vicarious Video Vittles

✲ Costly Encounters of the Non-Communicable Kind

✲ 1st Annual DFCon Film Festival: Final Cut with the Pros

✲ Site of the Academy Awards® ✲ 13 miles or 20 minutes from LAX

CALL FOR POSTER ABSTRACTSwww.DFCon.com/abstracts ✲ Submission deadline January 30, 2013

23 CMEs

Photographer: Travis Conklin, Courtesy of LA INC. The Los Angeles Convention and Visitors Bureau

C O N F E R E N C E C O - C H A I R M E N

David G. Armstrong, DPM, MD, PhDProfessor of Surgery, University of

Arizona College of MedicineDirector, Southern Arizona

Limb Salvage Alliance (SALSA) at the University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

F A C U L T Y

MARIO DASCAL, MDUniversity of Manitoba

Winnipeg, Canada

JOHN M. EMBIL, MDUniversity of Manitoba

Winnipeg, Canada

LUDWIK FEDORKO, MD, PHDUniversity of Toronto

Toronto, Canada

GARY W. GIBBONS, MDSouth Shore Hospital

Boston U. School of MedicineHarvard Medical School

Boston, MA

LAWRENCE B. HARKLESS, DPMWestern Univ. of Health Sciences

College of Podiatric MedicinePomona, CA

JOON PIO HONG, MD, PHD, MBAAsan Medical Center

Seoul, Korea

GARTH JAMES, PHDMontana State University

Bozeman, MT

WARREN S. JOSEPH, DPMRoxborough Memorial Hospital

Philadelphia, PA

ROBERT S. KIRSNER, MD, PHDUniversity of Miami

Miller School of Medicine Miami, FL

LAWRENCE A. LAVERY, DPMUniversity of Texas

Southwest Medical CenterDallas, TX

LARISSE K. LEE, MDAmputation Prevention CenterValley Presbyterian Hospital

Los Angeles, CA

MAURI J.A. LEPÄNTALO, MDHelsinki UniversityHelsinki, Finland

BENJAMIN A. LIPSKY, MDUniversity of Washington (Emeritus)University of Geneva (Visiting)

Oxford, UK

DAVID J. MARGOLIS, MD, PHDUniversity of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

MIGUEL MONTERO-BAKER, MDUniversity of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

STEPHAN MORBACH, MDMarienkrankenhaus

Soest, Germany

BIJAN NAJAFI, PHDUniversity of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

AKSONE NOUVONG, DPMWestern University of

Health SciencesCollege of Podiatric Medicine

Pomona, California

George Andros, MDMedical Director

Amputation Prevention Center at Valley Presbyterian Hospital

Founding Partner Los Angeles Vascular Specialists

Los Angeles, CA

C O U R S E D I R E C T O R SLee C. Rogers, DPM

Co- DirectorAmputation Prevention Center at

Valley Presbyterian HospitalLos Angeles, CA

Joseph L. Mills Sr., MDProfessor of Surgery

Chief, Vascular and Endovascular Surgery,Co-Director, Southern Arizona

Limb Salvage Alliance (SALSA) at theUniversity of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

CHRISTOPHER E. ATTINGER, MDMedStar Georgetown University Hospital

Washington, DC

JEFFREY ALLARD, RNAmputation Prevention CenterValley Presbyterian Hospital

Los Angeles, CA

KAREL BAKKER, MD, PHDInternational Working Group

on the Diabetic FootInternational Diabetes Federation

Diabetic Foot ProgrammeHeemstede, The Netherlands

RONALD J. BELCZYK, DPMAmputation Prevention CenterValley Presbyterian Hospital

Los Angeles, CA

NICHOLAS J. BEVILACQUA, DPMNorth Jersey Orthopaedic Specialists

Teaneck, NJ

ANDREW J.M. BOULTON, MD, DSCUnivs. of Manchester and MiamiManchester, UK and Miami, FL

FRANK L. BOWLING, MSC, PHDUniversity of Manchester

Manchester, UK

SICCO A. BUS, PHDUniversity of Amsterdam

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

MICHAEL S. CONTE, MDUniversity of California

San Francisco, CA

F A C U L T Y c on t inu ed

DFCon 2013 Conference Co-Chairmen George Andros, MD, and David G.Armstrong, DPM, MD, PhD, are pleased to announce that the Edward James OlmosAward for Advocacy in Amputation Prevention Honoree for 2013 is Lawrence B.Harkless, DPM.

Dr. Harkless, Founding Dean and Professor of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery atthe College of Podiatric Medicine at Western University of Health Sciences inPomona, CA, has taught and mentored thousands of podiatric students, residents and

interns. He is widely viewed as a leading pioneer in integrating podiatric medicine into mainstream medicine. For three decades, Dr. Harkless directed the podiatric residency program at the University of Texas

Health Science Center at San Antonio, where he earned an international reputation as a leading expert ondiabetes and the diabetic foot. He was the Louis T. Bogy Professor of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery. Whileat UTHSCSA Dr. Harkless in 1985 founded one of the first symposia on the diabetic foot, Diabetic FootUpdate, which promoted a team approach to diabetic foot care. In 2007, Dr. Harkless accepted a newchallenge as founding dean of the Western University of Health Sciences College of Podiatric Medicine. Thenew podiatry college opened in 2009.

Dr. Harkless established the Foot Care Council for the American Diabetes Association and served as itsfirst Chair. He was named the ADA’s Diabetic Educator of the Year in 2001 and has received many otherhonors and awards, including in 2008 the Distinguished Achievement Award in Diabetic Limb Salvage fromMedStar Georgetown University Hospital DLS Conference.

Dr. Harkless is the author or co-author of several textbooks on foot care, including Handbook ofCommon Foot Problems and Foot and Ankle Secrets. He also has authored or co-authored numerous peer-reviewed articles in professional journals.

A graduate of the University of North Texas and the California College of Podiatric Medicine in SanFrancisco, Dr. Harkless completed his internship at the University of Texas Health Science Center at SanAntonio and his residency in podiatric surgery at Atlanta Hospital and Medical Center in Atlanta.

Dr. Harkless and his wife of more than 30 years, Gerry, have two children.

PREVIOUS HONOREES: Karel Bakker, MD, Heemstede, The Netherlands, 2003

Andrew J. M. Boulton, MD, DSc, Manchester, UK, 2005 ✲ Gary W. Gibbons, MD, Boston, MA, 2006Christopher E. Attinger, MD, Washington, DC, 2007 ✲ Benjamin A. Lipsky, MD, Seattle, WA, 2008Peter R. Cavanagh, PhD, DSc, Seattle, WA, 2009 ✲ Warren S. Joseph, DPM, Philadelphia, PA, 2010

Joseph L. Mills Sr., MD, Tucson, AZ, 2011 ✲ Jan Apelqvist, MD, PhD, Malmö, Sweden, 2012

2013 EDWARD JAMES OLMOS AWARDFOR ADVOCACY IN AMPUTATION PREVENTION

ROBERT J. SNYDER, DPM, MSCBarry University

Miami Shores, FL

JOHN S. STEINBERG, DPMMedStar Georgetown University Hospital

Washington, DC

PROF. ANDREA STELLAUniversity of Bologna

Bologna, Italy

MICHELLE A. QUIGLEY, MS, RNValley Presbyterian Hospital

Los Angeles, CA

GERRY RAYMAN, MDIpswich Hospital

Ipswich, UK

NEIL D. REEVES, PHDManchester Metropolitan Univ.

Manchester, UK

NICOLAAS C. SCHAPER, MDUniversity Hospital MaastrichtMaastricht, The Netherlands

SPENCE M. TAYLOR, MDUniversity of South Carolina

School of MedicineGreensville, SC

ARTURO VILLAFUERTE, RN, WCCAmputation Prevention CenterValley Presbyterian Hospital

Los Angeles, CA

DANE K. WUKICH, MDUniversity of Pittsburgh

Medical CenterPittsburgh, PA

LAWRENCE B. HARKLESS, DPM

7:00 - 8:00 Breakfast Symposium - TBA

8:00 - 9:00 Exhibits

AROUND THE WORLD IN WEIGHTY WAYS: DIFFERENT STROKES, DIFFERENT FOLKS, ONE MAJOR GOALModerators: George Andros, MD and David G. Armstrong, DPM, MD, PhD

9:00 - 9:20 The View from Up Here (and Down in Clinic): Professorial Perspectivesfrom a Peripatetic Pontificating PractitionerAndrew J.M. Boulton, MD, DSc

9:20 - 9:40 Mind the Funding Gap: The Digital Divide that Is Costing Limbs and LivesDavid G. Armstrong, DPM, MD, PhD

9:40 - 10:00 Maastrichtly Speaking: We Have Great Opportunities for Bridging theEvidence Gap (Message from Holland)Nicolaas C. Schaper, MD

10:00 - 10:20 Mounting Up to Avoid an Amputation Stampede: A Message from Two Canadian BeaconsMario Dascal, MD and John M. Embil, MD

10:20 - 10:40 The Butcher, the Bakker, or the Policy Maker? How Our Works in theClinic Can Impact Administrators and Politicians, WorldwideKarel Bakker, MD, PhD

10:40 - 11:15 Break / Exhibits

11:15 - 11:35 Starve a Cold, Feed a Foot: New Data on Nutrition (to Avoid Lower Extremity Attrition)Robert Snyder, DPM, MSc

11:35 - 11:55 It’s Always Hyundai Morning at Asan Medical Center: Taking Ischemic Cabbage and Making Microvascular Kim ChiJoon Pio Hong, MD, PhD, MBA

11:55 - 12:15 Ve Have Vays of Making You Heal: Mach Schnell mit Klinik und MorbachStephan Morbach, MD

Thursday

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12:15 - 12:35 A Day in the Life of a Person with Diabetes: Perspectives from the Pedal ArchipelagoGerry Rayman, MD

12:35 - 1:10 Panel Discussion

1:20 - 2:10 Lunch Symposium - TBA

1:10 - 2:25 Lunch / Exhibits

A DIABETIC FOOT CAROL: COVER SONGS FROM DEBRIDEMENT TO CLOSUREModerator: Joseph L. Mills Sr., MD

2:25 - 2:45 A-tting-er Two about Debridement: A View from the Hilltop in GeorgetownChristopher E. Attinger, MD

2:45 - 3:05 Flow Man on the TOEtem Pole: Timing of RevascularizationGary W. Gibbons, MD

3:05 - 3:25 Supermicrosurgilisticthightoflapatoefix: How Supermicrosurgical TechniquesAre Transforming Limb Salvage (or: A Circumflex Journey from the Thigh to the Seoul)Joon Pio Hong, MD, PhD, MBA

3:25 - 3:40 Panel Discussion

3:40 - 4:20 Granita Break / Exhibits

NOT EVERYTHING THAT CAN BE COUNTED COUNTS…Moderator: George Andros, MD

4:20 - 4:40 Declining Amputation Rates in the United States: Actual, Actuarial, or Anomalous?David J. Margolis, MD, PhD

4:40 - 5:00 We Can’t Manage What We Can't Measure: The Coming and Present Era of TheragnosticsRobert S. Kirsner, MD, PhD

5:00 - 5:20 Wound, Ischemia and Foot Infection – WIFI: A New Classification for the Digital AgeJoseph J. Mills Sr., MD

5:20 - 5:40 Measuring Outcomes: Does the Patient Know Best? (It Ain’t Over until the Fat Lady Walks)Spence M. Taylor, MD

5:40 - 6:00 Panel Discussion

WELCOME TO HOLLYWOOD RECEPTION✲ Cocktail Reception with Exhibitors

✲ Wolfgang Puck Catered Food✲ Live Music ✲ Exhibits ✲ Hollywood Entertainment

6:00 - 7:30

Photographer: Federico Zignani, Courtesy of LA INC. The Los Angeles Convention and Visitors Bureau

F r i d a y7:00 - 7:45 Breakfast Symposium - TBA

7:00 - 8:00 Breakfast

FINAL CUT (WITH THE PROS): VIDEOS AND TOES, NOT PROSEModerator: David G. Armstrong, DPM, MD, PhD

8:00 - 8:10 Tendo Achilles Lengthening and Gastrocnemius RecessionJohn S. Steinberg, DPM

8:10 - 8:20 Transmetatarsal AmputationRonald J. Belczyk, DPM

8:20 - 8:30 Damage Control Debridement and DrainageChristopher E. Attinger, MD

8:30 - 8:40 Below the Knee AmputationDane K. Wukich, MD

8:40 - 8:50 Tibial Artery InterventionsMiguel Montero-Baker, MD

8:50 - 9:00 How I Look at a WoundRobert S. Kirsner, MD, PhD

9:00 - 9:30 Panel Discussion

9:30 - 10:15 Pacific Break / Exhibits

THE GAITS OF HELL: AVOIDING AN INFERNO BY LEAVING LOWER EXTREMITY LIMBO Moderator: Lee C. Rogers, DPM

10:15 - 10:35 Lifelong Festination with Gait: Take a Walk on the Wild Side in My LabSicco A. Bus, PhD

10:35 - 10:55 You Can Take the Lab Out of the Gait Lab: Walking the Walk with New Technologies at Home and in ClinicBijan Najafi, PhD

10:55 - 11:15 Strategery for Stepping: How Compensating for Neuropathy Leaves Us BushedNeil D. Reeves, PhD

11:15 - 11:45 Panel Discussion

11:45 - 12:15 THE 10TH ANNUAL EDWARD JAMES OLMOS AWARD

FOR ADVOCACY IN AMPUTATION PREVENTION

Honoree: Lawrence B. Harkless, DPM Presented by: Edward James Olmos

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12:30 - 1:30 Lunch Symposium - TBA

12:15 - 1:45 Puck Lunch / Exhibits

FOOT INFECTIONS: SWABBING THE DECK WITHOUT GOING OVERBOARDModerator: Lawrence B. Harkless, DPM

1:45 - 2:05 The New IDSA Infection Guidelines: Another Long and WindingRoadmap? A Revolution? or Lipsky's Silver Hammer?Benjamin A. Lipsky, MD

2:05 - 2:25 Perhaps Low Grade Infections Are Like Low Grade Cancers (and Should We Treat Either)?Warren S. Joseph, DPM

2:25 - 2:45 Embilization of Osteomyelitis: The Gospel According to JohnJohn M. Embil, MD

2:45 - 3:05 And the Oscar for Best Toerector Goes to: The Silent Biofilm(or How to Heal a Wound without a Big Production)Garth James, PhD

3:05 - 3:30 Panel Discussion

3:30 - 4:15 Studio Break / Exhibits

THE WAR OF THE FLOWSES: A GUIDE ON MARRYING TURF NEUTRALITY WITH AGGRESSIVE INTERVENTION Moderator: George Andros, MD

4:15 - 4:35 If at First You Don’t Succeed...You Have Probably Done an AngioplastyMauri J.A. Lepäntalo, MD

4:35 - 4:55 Bypass a la Bolognese (Like EndoMilanese, but with More Meat)Prof. Andrea Stella

4:55 - 5:15 Window Shopping for Vascular Devices: How Much Is that Gadget in theWindow, the One with the Atherectomy Tail?Miguel Montero-Baker, MD

5:15 - 5:35 Tailoring Objective Performance Goals: Does One Size Fit All?Michael S. Conte, MD

5:35 - 6:00 Panel Discussion

6:00 - 7:00 Poster Abstract Review with Authors

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S a t u rd a y6:30 - 7:00 Breakfast

7:00 - 8:00 HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS

8:00 - 9:00 Coordinators: Lee C. Rogers, DPM; Ronald J. Belczyk, DPM; and Larisse K. Lee, MD

9:00 - 10:00 Concurrent Workshops: Each one-hour workshop is presented three times. You can attend three different workshops.

Workshops are non-CME activities.

Workshop I Gait/Offloading: With Our Gait SpeakersSicco A. Bus, PhD; Bijan Najafi, PhD; and Neil D. Reeves, PhD

Workshop II DressingsArturo Villafuerte, RN, WCC

Workshop III Next-Gen Wound Assessment from 3D I see U to EPTs to ICGFrank L. Bowling, PhD; Robert Snyder, DPM, MSc;Ronald J. Belczyk, DPM

Workshop IV Skin Grafting, Bioengineered Tissue and MoreJohn S. Steinberg, DPM

Workshop V Negative Pressure Wound Therapy: From Common to ComplexNicholas J. Bevilacqua, DPM

Workshop VI Flow AssessmentGeorge Andros, MD; Joseph L. Mills Sr., MD; and Aksone Nouvong, DPM

10:00 - 11:00 Break / Exhibits

HOW I DO IT: VICARIOUS VIDEO VITTLES Moderator: Joseph L. Mills Sr., MD

11:00 - 11:10 Bioengineered TissueJohn S. Steinberg, DPM

11:10 - 11:20 Split Thickness Skin GraftingJoon Pio Hong, MD, PhD, MBA

11:20 - 11:30 Antibiotic BeadsDane K. Wukich, MD

11:30 - 11:40 Complicated Negative Pressure Wound Therapy TricksRonald J. Belczyk, DPM

11:40 - 11:50 Neuropathy TestingFrank L. Bowling, PhD and Andrew J.M. Boulton, MD, DSc

11:50 - 12:00 Vascular Exam (for Dummies by Dummies)George Andros, MD and Joseph L. Mills Sr., MD

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12:00 - 12:10 3D Wound MeasurementFrank L. Bowling, PhD

12:10 - 12:20 How to Culture a Wound and How I Probe to BoneMario Dascal, MD

12:20 - 12:30 Total Contact CastLee C. Rogers, DPM

12:30 - 12:40 Panel Discussion

12:40 - 1:40 Lunch / Exhibits

COSTLY ENCOUNTERS OF THE NON-COMMUNICABLE KINDModerator: David G. Armstrong, DPM, MD, PhD

1:40 - 2:00 How Much Do Amputations (Really) Cost?Dane K. Wukich, MD

2:00 - 2:20 How Five Little Piggies Can Break the Global Bank: Practical Data for You, Your Legislator and Your Hospital AdministratorLawrence A. Lavery, DPM

2:20 - 2:40 New Data on Hyperbaric Oxygen: A PATH to Healing or a Fiscal Dead End?Ludwik Fedorko, MD, PhD

2:40 - 3:00 The Fifth Horseman of the Toepocalypse: Too Many Toes, Too Little MoneyGary W. Gibbons. MD

3:00 - 3:20 From Washington: The State of the Sole Address (E Pedis Unum or toward an Imperfect Malunion?)John S. Steinberg, DPM

3:00 - 3:20 DFCon 2013: The Nuts and Boultons (The Last Word Before Boulton for Home)Andrew J.M. Boulton, MD, DSc

3:40 - 4:15 Panel Discussion

4:15 - 4:16 Closing Remarks and Vaya Con Dedos

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✲ Take home valuable information you can use in your practice

✲ Enjoy discounted rate of $235 at the upgraded and renovated Loews Hollywood Hotel (formerly Renaissance Hollywood) at the Hollywood & Highland entertainment,dining and retail complex

✲ Short stroll to world-famous Hollywood sites like the Dolby Theatre (home ofthe Academy Awards®, formerly Kodak Theatre), Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, the Hollywood Walk of Fame and El Capitan Theatre

✲ Experience fabulous L.A. shopping, Beverly Hills, Disneyland, Universal Studios, Getty Museum and Pacific beaches

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Pre-Con ProgramWednesday 2 0 M a r c h 2 0 1 3

A TEAM TO SAVE A THOUSAND LIMBS: HOW TO LAUNCH YOUR LIMB SALVAGE ODYSSEY

IMPROVING ACCESS Moderator: Lee C. Rogers, DPM

9:00 - 9:20 Individual Patients' Odysseys (Navigating between Scylla and Toerybdis)George Andros, MD

EVALUATING THE PATIENT AND THEIR WOUND Moderator: Lee C. Rogers, DPM

9:20 - 9:40 Triage to Treatment: Patient WorkflowJeffrey Allard, RN and Arturo Villafuerte, RN, WCC

9:40 - 10:00 How Much (or How Little) Technology Do You Deed? Wound Metrics,Vascular Assessment (and What We Use in our Clinic) Larisse K. Lee, MD

10:00 - 10:30 Break

10:30 - 10:50 Who Do You Need? Multitasking Personnel in a Multidisciplinary ClinicJohn S. Steinberg, DPM

10:50 - 11:30 Panel Discussion

11:30 - 12:30 Lunch

MANAGING THE WOUND AND THEIR PATIENT Moderator: David G. Armstrong, DPM, MD, PhD

12:30 - 12:50 Managing Infection in the Clinic: Who Needs to Go to the OR?John M. Embil, MD

12:50 - 1:10 Strategies to Simplify Wound Care: From Dressings to DevicesRonald J. Belczyk, DPM

1:10 - 1:30 Total Contact CastsSicco A. Bus, PhD

IMPROVING AND ASSESSING OUTCOMES Moderator: Joseph L. Mills Sr., MD

1:30 - 1:50 Delay Is our Biggest Enemy: Decreasing your Wound Waiting TimeStephan Morbach, MD

1:50 - 2:10 Getting to Outcomes: Using EMR to Track Healing and Prevent RecurrenceLee C. Rogers, DPM

2:10 - 2:40 Break

2:40 - 3:00 Getting (and Keeping) Administration on Board: Giving Your Best PitchMichelle A. Quigley, MS, RN

3:00 - 3:20 Building your Dreams: Answering the Question “Do We Need Another Center?”Gary W. Gibbons, MD

3:20 - 4:00 Panel Discussion

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COURSE DESCRIPTION DFCon 2013 is the premier international interdisciplinary diabetic foot conference inNorth America. This year’s conference is joint sponsored by Valley Presbyterian Hospital, Ciné-Med® and InternationalConference Management, Inc. It features the presentation of the 10th Annual Edward James Olmos Award forAdvocacy in Amputation Prevention. The course is designed for the wide spectrum of generalists and specialists whodiagnose and manage the diabetic foot. It will delve into diagnostic and interventional strategies for diabetic foot ulcersand amputation prevention. Featuring a world-renowned faculty, it offers the opportunity to review state-of-the-art concepts and techniques.

CONFERENCE OBJECTIVES At the end of the activity, attendees will be able to: ✲ List key risk factors associatedwith ulceration and amputation. ✲ Discuss the importance of appropriate vascular interventions and their regional andethnic variations in diabetic foot care. ✲ Recognize the growing importance of the diabetic foot as an internationalhealthcare problem. ✲ Discuss the role of various technologies and their impact on healing and preventing diabetic footwounds. ✲ Outline the appropriate use of various shoes, insoles and braces in foot care. ✲ Outline the basics ofappropriate antibiotic care of the infected diabetic foot. ✲ Discuss the complexities of the microenvironment of thediabetic foot wound. ✲ Cite the fiscal and social impact of diabetic foot ulcers and amputation.

ACCREDITATION This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas andpolicies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of Ciné-Med®,Valley Presbyterian Hospital and International Conference Management. Ciné-Med® is accredited by the ACCME toprovide continuing medical education for physicians.

DESIGNATION STATEMENT Ciné-Med® designates this live educational activity for a maximum of 23 AMAPRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation inthe activity.

Ciné-Med® is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’sCommission on Accreditation. This activity provides 23 contact hours for nurses.

International Conference Management, Inc. is approved by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education as a sponsorof continuing medical education in podiatric medicine. International Conference Management, Inc. has approved thisconference for a maximum of 23 continuing medical education contact hours of CPME credit.

The Society for Vascular Ultrasound (SVU) designates DFCon for a maximum of 25.5 SVU-CMEs which areaccepted by the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers® (ARDMS®) towards recertification, theAmerican Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) for Category A credit, and the Intersocietal Commission forthe Accreditation of Vascular Laboratories (ICAVL) for laboratory accreditation.

Advisory - Certificates of Attendance for CME and Contact Hours will be issued ONSITE at this conference.

Commerical Funding and Financial Support: This conference is being funded by educational grants and commercialsupport from commercial organizations. A complete list of supporters and faculty disclosures will be published at theconference.

Target Audience: Vascular Surgeons ✲ Podiatrists ✲ Endocrinologists ✲ Orthopaedists

✲ Internists ✲ General Practitioners✲ Infectious Disease ✲ Family Physicians

✲ Wound Care/Enterostomal Nurses ✲ Diabetes Educators ✲ Vascular Technologists

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RNs/Allied Health Professionals–One Day ❑ $275 Check One: ❑ Wed. ❑ Thur. ❑ Fri. ❑ Sat.

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