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DFCon 2023 Diabetic Foot Conference

The Annual Conference of the American Limb Preservation Society (ALPS)

2023 DFCon On-Demand

The Annual Conference of the American Limb Preservation Society (ALPS) and the Premier Interdisciplinary Diabetic Foot Conference in North America.

Did You Know?

Nationally, every 20 seconds, someone has a lower extremity amputation (LEA), due to diabetes related complications, such as peripheral neuropathy (nerve damage), peripheral arterial disease (PAD) or both.
Patients with neuropathy or PAD are vulnerable to developing ulcers on the feet, which if infected and do not heal, can lead to amputations.
70% of non-traumatic LEA’s occur in patients with diabetes. Preventable LEA’s, particularly in vulnerable and high-risk populations, is a pervasive issue affecting communities across the country, especially persons of color.

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Experience a diverse program of 50+ key topics combining the recent medical literature with the experience of our front-line clinicians

Provisional Perspectives from the Peripatetic Professor - Diabetic Foot Forecast for 2023
ALPS Fellowship - What I Did on my Summer in the ALPS
Drugs for Bugs
2023 International Working Group Guidelines
HENDOLAT
Standardizing a Toe and Flow Surgical Program for Limb Preservation Across Northern Italy
Panel Discussions
How the BEST CLI Trial Has Challenged the Status Quo
BASIL-2 Breakdown - Balancing Belief in Bypass or Balloon
FlowRowe’s Mechanics of Enrollment
Highlights from the Diabetic Foot Consortium
Driving High-Quality Care to the Highest Risk Patients
Epidermal Electronics
From COVID to Toe-VID
Learning From the First Ever NIH SmartBoot Trial
Next-Gen Exoskeletons Today
International Offloading Guidance

The Real Deal on Limb Preservation Teams - Madrid’s Prof. Martinez Takes the Field
Medical vs Surgical Management of Osteomyelitis
CIBL is to Infection as CLTI is to Ischemia
Need to Know from the IWGDF
Key Advances in Wound Healing Over the Generations
A Crisis of Proceduralism/ The Paradox of Over and Under Treatment of PAD
Topical Oxygen
Free Tissue Transfer for Foot Salváge
Science of Wound Healing
Deep Vein Arterializations
Post DVA Wound Management
PAT to Measure Flow
Toe & Flow in Action in the OR
Biomechanics of the Amputee
Pain Management
Neuropathy Eye and Diabetes Screening
And Many More!!

Self-Study Objectives

Identify updated information to provide patient care in the discipline of limb preservation.
Explain new techniques in collaborating and communicating with teams to ensure best practices in patient care, education and research in limb preservation
Apply quality improvement in areas of limb preservation. Utilize updated information as outlined in program as related to limb preservation diagnosis and diseases
Outline new techniques and studies along with innovative approaches related to patient care, medical knowledge, practice-based learning and improvement, and system-based practices.

The American Limb Preservation Society would like to thank
Casa Colina Hospital and the Unihealth grant for Limb preservation for partial funding of this project.

David Armstrong, DPM, MD, PhD

Professor of Surgery - Keck School of Medicine of USC Los Angeles, CA Founding President - American Limb Preservation Society Director, Southwestern Academic Limb Salvage Alliance (SALSA)

Each year, the American Limb Preservations Society and their annual conference DFCon, bring together influential healthcare professionals from around the world to present on the latest research, emerging treatments and technologies, best practices in wound care, and strategies for preventing and managing diabetic foot complications and amputations.

Join, discover and learn from leaders in the world-wide diabetic foot space and bring back limb-saving education and resources that can immediately bring impact to your clinical practice.

Co-Chairs

DPM, MD, PhD

David G. Armstrong

Co-Founder & Co-Chair

Keck School of Medicine of USC, Professor of Surgery and Director

Michael S. Conte

Co-Chair

University of California San Francisco

MD, FACS

Joseph L. Mills Sr.

Co-Chair

Baylor College of Medicine

Course Directors

DPM

Brian D. Lepow

Course Director

HOPE Clinical Innovation Center (Houston, TX)

Miguel Montero-Baker

Course Director

HOPE Clinical Innovation Center (Houston, TX)

PhD, MSc

Bijan Najafi

Course Director

Baylor College of Medicine

DPM, FACFAS

Alexander M. Reyzelman

Course Director

University of California San Francisco

DPM, PhD

Laura Shin

Course Director

Keck School of Medicine of USC

MBBS, MBH

Tze-Woei Tan

Course Director

Keck School of Medicine of USC

PT, DPT, CWS

Stephanie Woelfl

Course Director

Keck School of Medicine of USC

DPM, MD, PhD

David G. Armstrong,

Co-Chair & Course Director

Michael S. Conte,

Co-Chair & Course Director

MD, FACS

Joseph L. Mills Sr.,

Co-Chair & Course Director

DPM

Brian D. Lepow,

Course Director

Miguel Montero-Baker,

Course Director

PhD

Bijan Najafi,

Course Director

DPM

Alexander M. Reyzelman,

Course Director

DPM, PhD

Laura Shin,

Course Director

Tze-Woei Tan,

Course Director

DPT

Stephanie Woelfel,

Course Director

Brandon Adler,

Faculty

PhD

Mohsen Akbari,

Faculty

MD, FRCP

Andrew J.M. Boulton,

Faculty

Andrew Bradbury,

Faculty

MD, MS

Megan Brennan,

Faculty

PhD, MSc

Sicco A. Bus,

Faculty

Andrea Casini,

Faculty

PhD

Ritika Chaturvedi,

Faculty

Giacomo Clerici,

Faculty

DPM

Cyaandi Dove,

Faculty

Shravani Durbhakula,

Faculty

Michael Edmonds,

Faculty

John Embil,

Faculty

PhD

Graci Grace Finco,

Faculty

Wei Gao,

Faculty

MD, MAS

Misty D. Humphries,

Faculty

DPM

Jose Luis Lazaro-Martinez,

Faculty

Christopher Lynch,

Faculty

Miguel F. Manzur,

Faculty

MD, MPH

Katharine McGinigle,

Faculty

Matthew Menard,

Faculty

MD, MPH

Samantha Minc,

Faculty

Jose Antonio Munoa Prado,

Faculty

MD, PhD

Dennis P. Orgill,

Faculty

Erika A. Petersen,

Faculty

Evan Raff,

Faculty

DPM

Lee C. Rogers,

Faculty

Vincent L. Rowe,

Faculty

PhD

Chandan K. Sen,

Faculty

DPM

Brian Schmidt,

Faculty

RVT

Jill S. Sommersett,

Faculty

PhD

Thomas Sugar,

Faculty

Mark Swerdlow,

Faculty

Solomon Tesfaye,

Faculty

Ilse Torres Ruiz,

Faculty

Faculty Disclosures

The Keck School of Medicine of USC takes responsibility for the content, quality and scientific integrity of this CME activity. As part of the new commercial guidelines, we are required to disclose any real or apparent commercial conflict(s) of interest (COI) of all persons in control of educational content for this activity, specifically, but not limited to: faculty/presenters, CME committee members and/or planners. Any disclosed real or apparent commercial conflict(s) of interest (COI) have been resolved through a conflict resolution process prior to the beginning of this activity.

COURSE DIRECTORS & CHAIRS

Faculty Member	Commercial Interest	Conflict/Resolution
David G. Armstrong, DPM, MD, PhD	I do not have any relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests	None
Michael S. Conte, MD	I am on an advisory board with Abbott. I received a Consulting Fee from BioGenCell. I have received grant support from Profusa. I was on an advisory board with Anges.	Conflict Resolved
Brian D. Lepow, DPM	I have received consulting fees from Bard Peripheral Vascular.	Conflict Resolved
Joseph L. Mills Sr., MD, FACS	I do not have any relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests	None
Miguel Montero-Baker, MD	I do not have any relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests	None
Bijan Najafi, PhD, MSc	I have received grant/research support from Lifenet Health.	Conflict Resolved
Alexander M. Reyzelman, DPM, FACFAS	I have received grant/research support from Molnycke.	Conflict Resolved
Laura Shin, DPM, PhD	I do not have any relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests	None
Tze-Woei Tan, MD	I do not have any relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests	None
Stephanie Woelfel, DPT	I do not have any relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests	None

CONFERENCE FACULTY

Faculty Member	Commercial Interest	Conflict/Resolution
Brandon Adler, MD	I have received grant/research support from AbbVie and Demavant. I have received consulting fees from Skin Research Institute, LLC.	Conflict Resolved
Mohsen Akbari, PhD	I do not have any relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests	None
Andrew J.M. Boulton, MD, FRCP	I am on the Speakers Bureau for Nevro	Conflict Resolved
Andrew Bradbury, MD	I do not have any relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests	None
Meghan Brennan, MD, MS	I do not have any relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests	None
Sicco A. Bus, PhD, MSc	I do not have any relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests	None
Andrea Casini, MD	I do not have any relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests	None
Ritika Chaturvedi, PhD	I do not have any relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests	None

Giacomo Clerici, MD	I do not have any relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests	None
Cyaandi Dove, DPM	I do not have any relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests	None
Shravani Durbhakula, MD	I do not have any relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests	None
Michael Edmonds, MD	I do not have any relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests	None
John Embil, MD	I do not have any relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests	None
John Felder, MD	I receive a consulting fee from Integra Life Sciences	Conflict Resolved
Graci Grace Finco, PhD	I do not have any relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests	None
Wei Gao, PhD	I do not have any relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests	None
Misty D. Humphries, MD, MAS	I have received consulting fees from Shockwave Medical. I was on an advisory board for Boston Scientific.	Conflict Resolved
Jose Luis Lazaro-Martinez, DPM	I received a consulting fee from Coloplast. I receive honoraria from Convatec, Monlycke, and 3M. I receive a consulting fee with Podartis. I am on an advisory board with Laboratories Urgo.	Conflict Resolved
Christopher Lynch, MD	I do not have any relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests	None
Miguel F. Manzur, MD	I do not have any relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests	None
Katharine McGinigle, MD, MPH	I do not have any relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests	None
Matthew Menard, MD	I do not have any relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests	None
Samantha Minc, MD, MPH	I do not have any relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests	None
Jose Antonio Munoa Prado, MD	I do not have any relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests	None
Dennis P. Orgill, MD, PhD	I have received grant/research support from MTF Biologics, KCI, An Acelity Company, & Integra Life Sciences. I have received consulting fees from Integra Life Sciences.	Conflict Resolved
Erika A. Petersen, MD	I do not have any relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests	None
Evan Raff, MD	I do not have any relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests	None
Lee C. Rogers, DPM	I do not have any relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests	None
Vincent L. Rowe, MD	I do not have any relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests	None
Brian M. Schmidt, DPM	I do not have any relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests	None
Chandan K. Sen, PhD	I do not have any relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests	None
Chia-Ding Shih, DPM, MPH	I do not have any relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests	None
Jill S. Sommerset, RVT	I do not have any relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests	None
Thomas Sugar, PhD	I have received grant/research support from Mayo Clinic, DoD grant. I am on an advisory board for Wearable Robotics Association, Not for Profit organization.	Conflict Resolved
Mark Swerdlow, MD	I do not have any relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests	None

Solomon Tesfaye, MD

I do not have any relevant financial relationships with any

commercial interests

None

Ilse Torres Ruiz, MD

I do not have any relevant financial relationships with any

commercial interests

None

CME PLANNERS

	Commercial Interest	Conflict/Resolution
CME Planners	The CME planners have no relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests	None

Self-Study CME Accreditation

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint providership of The Keck School of Medicine of USC and Center for Medical Education.

The Keck School of Medicine of USC is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Keck School of Medicine of USC designates this Enduring Material activity for a maximum of 15.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The AOA automatically recognizes AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ as AOA Category 2 credit.

Both PA and NP organizations recognize AMA PRA Category 1 credit™ as approved CME.

The Center for Medical Education Inc is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #12345, for 15.50 Contact Hours.

ABS MOC:

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME and Self-Assessment requirement(s) of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.

Target Audience:

The Diabetic Foot Conference Course primarily includes podiatrists, endocrinologists, vascular surgeons, wound care specialists, diabetes educators, orthopedic surgeons, primary care physicians, and nurses. This course is especially beneficial for healthcare professionals who are involved in the management and treatment of patients with diabetic foot complications, including those working in wound care centers, diabetes clinics, and vascular and podiatry practices. It’s also valuable for medical researchers and students specializing in fields related to diabetes and lower extremity complications, providing them with current insights and practical skills for effective patient care.

Educational Objectives:

Identify updated information to provide patient care in the discipline of limb preservation.
Explain new techniques in collaborating and communicating with teams to ensure best practices in patient care, education and research in limb preservation
Apply quality improvement in areas of limb preservation. Utilize updated information as outlined in program as related to limb preservation diagnosis and diseases
Outline new techniques and studies along with innovative approaches related to patient care, medical knowledge, practice-based learning and improvement, and system-based practices.