2025 Desert Foot East Conference Agenda

Breakfast & Visit Exhibitors

Welcome / Announcements

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

The Diabetic Foot: Prevention is Paramount

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

Managing the Infected Diabetic Foot

Nicholas J Bevilacqua, DPM, FACFAS

Central Lab Fabricated Orthotics vs In Office Fabrication - Supported by Commercial Interests (Non-CECH)

Paul Kesselman, DPM, DABFAS, DABMSP

How Orpyx is Supporting the VA's Ending Limb Loss in Diabetes Initiative - Supported by Commercial Interests (Non-CECH)

Breanne Everett, MD, PhD

A Day at the Wound Center

Ronald Guberman, DPM

Break & Visit Exhibitors

Workshops
Firstkind Ltd (Morris Room)
Accufix Surgical (Essex Room)
Kerecis (Bergen Room)
Incrediwear (East Ballroom I)
Softwave TRT (East Ballroom II)

Lunch & Visit Exhibitors

Biomechanical Challenges of the Diabetic Foot

James McGuire, DPM, LPT, LPed, FAPWHc

Diabetic Foot Ulcers - Guidance From the International Working Group

Reem Sheikh, DPM, DABFAS

Gait Perturbations and Consequences in Diabetes

Ronald L Sherman, DPM, MBA

Morton’s In Modern Medicine - Supported by Commercial Interests (Non-CECH)

Sarah E Haller, DPM, FACFAS

Broad-Focused SoftWave Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy: Advancing Healing and Patient Outcomes - Supported by Commercial Interests (Non-CECH)

Steven Wells, DPM, PhD

Venous Leg Ulcers - A Common Sense Approach to Common Problem

Matthew John Regulski, DPM, FFPM RCPS (Glasg), DABMSP

Pressure Ulcers and Mobile Wound Care - A Winning Combination

Zwelithini Tunyiswa,

Break & Visit Exhibitors

Topical Oxygen Therapy: Is There a Place

Russell R. Caprioli, DPM

What's on the Horizon for Skin Substitutes - an Update on the LCD

Matthew John Regulski, DPM, FFPM RCPS (Glasg), DABMSP

Meet the Experts - Q&A Session

FSPMA Meeting of the Members

Steven Goldman, DPM, MBA

Breakfast & Visit Exhibitors

Developing a Wound Registry From the Bottom Up

Zwelithini Tunyiswa,

Big Apple Wound Care - When to Fish and When to Try Something Else!

John Lantis, II, MD, FACS

Maintaining Compliance for a Successful Wound Care Practice: Part 1 Overview

Paul Kesselman, DPM, DABFAS, DABMSP

PRP: A New Look at the Original Advanced Wound Healing Agent - Supported by Commercial Interests (Non-CECH)

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

Maintaining Compliance for a Successful Wound Care Practice: Part 2 Overview

Paul Kesselman, DPM, DABFAS, DABMSP

Break & Visit Exhibitors

The Limb Salvage Team Approach - Integrating Podiatry Into the Academic Medical Center

Ronald L Sherman, DPM, MBA

The Complex Diabetic Foot Syndrome: My Approach to Evaluation

Guido A LaPorta, DPM, MS, FACFAS, FACFAOM

The Neuropathic Ankle Fracture - Lessons Learned

Michael Subik, DPM, FACFAS

Managing the Charcot Ankle and Rearfoot - Successes and Failures

Jacob Wynes, DPM, MS, FACFAS

Lunch & Visit Exhibitors

Complimentary Fixation in Charcot Foot and Ankle Reconstruction

Guido A LaPorta, DPM, MS, FACFAS, FACFAOM

Managing Forefoot Ulcers - Amputation vs Conservative Surgery

Nicholas J Bevilacqua, DPM, FACFAS

Surgical Offloading of Common Foot Wounds

Jacob Wynes, DPM, MS, FACFAS

The Transmetatarsal Amputation - Predicting Success

Michael Subik, DPM, FACFAS

Meet the Experts - Q&A Session