2026 Agenda

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Saturday, May 2, 2026

07:00 AM - 07:45 AM

Breakfast and Visit Exhibitors

07:45 AM - 08:00 AM

Welcome / Announcements

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

08:00 AM - 08:30 AM

Diabetic Foot Ulcers - What are the Current Standards for Care?

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

08:30 AM - 09:00 AM

Alan Bass, DPM, FACPM, CPC

09:00 AM - 09:30 AM

Risk Factors for Major and Minor Amputations

Dominick Casciato, DPM, FACFAS

09:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Promotional Symposium (Non-CECH)

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Break & Visit Exhibitors

10:30 AM - 12:45 PM

Workshops
Cellution Biologics
OPED Medical Inc
Sanuwave
Voom Medical Devices

12:45 PM - 01:30 PM

Lunch & Visit Exhibitors

01:30 PM - 02:15 PM

No CME

02:15 PM - 02:45 PM

Proper Vascular Analysis and Documentation

Paul Kesselman, DPM, DABFAS, DABMSP

02:45 PM - 03:15 PM

From Bunions to Complex Charcot Reconstructions

Guido A LaPorta, DPM, MS, FACFAS

03:15 PM - 03:45 PM

Biomechanical Considerations for the Diabetic Foot

Samantha Landau, DPM, MPH, FFPM RCPS (Glasg)

03:45 PM - 04:15 PM

Lifetime Achievement Award: A Journey Through Podiatric Surgery

Guido A LaPorta, DPM, MS, FACFAS

04:15 PM - 04:45 PM

Using AI to Enhance Your Practice

Dominick Casciato, DPM, FACFAS

04:45 PM - 05:15 PM

Khoa Nguyen, DPM, FACFAS, DAPBM

05:15 PM - 05:45 PM

Break & Visit Exhibitors

05:45 PM - 06:15 PM

Nicholas J Bevilacqua, DPM, FACFAS

06:15 PM - 06:45 PM

Neuropathic Ankle Fractures - Caution is Key

Michael Subik, DPM, DABFAS, FACFAS

06:45 PM - 07:15 PM

Meet the Experts - Live Q&A Session

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

Sunday, May 3, 2026

07:30 AM - 08:00 AM

Breakfast & Visit Exhibitors

08:00 AM - 08:30 AM

Pediatric Orthoses: Re-Evaluation of the Current Literature and Attendant Statistics and Implications

Samantha Landau, DPM, MPH, FFPM RCPS (Glasg)

08:30 AM - 09:00 AM

Plantar Plate Repair

Michael Troiano, DPM, FACFAS

09:00 AM - 09:30 PM

Daniel S Yaeger, DPM

09:30 AM - 10:00 AM

CTP Updates and Documentation - Stay Compliant

Paul Kesselman, DPM, DABFAS, DABMSP

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Promotional Symposium (Non-CECH)

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Break & Visit Exhibitors

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Charcot Foot Reconstruction: Internal or External Fixation?

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Kevin L Riemer, DPM

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

Hallux Valgus Surgery in the Neuropathic Patient

Daniel S Yaeger, DPM

12:30 PM - 01:00 PM

Our Approach to the Charcot Foot

Michael Subik, DPM, DABFAS, FACFAS

01:00 PM - 02:00 PM

Lunch & Visit Exhibitors

02:00 PM - 02:30 PM

Kevin L Riemer, DPM

02:30 PM - 03:00 PM

Minimally Invasive Surgery for Potentially Limb Threatening Lesions

Vineela Ayyagari, DPM, ABPM, ABFAS

03:00 PM - 03:30 PM

Functional Foot Sparing Amputations

Nicholas J Bevilacqua, DPM, FACFAS

03:30 PM - 04:00 PM

Vineela Ayyagari, DPM, ABPM, ABFAS

04:00 PM - 04:30 PM

Surgical Offloading for Preventing Diabetic Foot Ulcerations 

Reem Sheikh, DPM, DABFAS

04:30 PM - 05:00 PM

Meet the Experts - Live Q&A Session

Michael Troiano, DPM, FACFAS