“Every 20 seconds, somewhere around the world someone loses their leg because of diabetes.
Our mission is to push back the clock and eliminate preventable amputations over the next generation.”
Dr. David G. Armstrong
ALPS Founding President
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ALPS celebrates Robert G. Frykberg’s Lifetime Achievement Award for advancing diabetic limb preservation
The American Limb Preservation Society (ALPS) congratulates Robert G. Frykberg, DPM, MPH, on receiving the 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Diabetic Foot Society of India at DFSICON in Bangalore. The award recognizes nearly five decades of contributions to diabetic foot care, limb preservation, clinical research, and the prevention of avoidable amputations. A respected educator and mentor, Frykberg has helped shape generations of specialists worldwide while advancing interdisciplinary approaches to diabetic limb preservation. His achievements reflect ALPS’s mission to improve outcomes for people at risk of diabetes-related limb loss through research, education, collaboration, and access to specialized care.
ALPS Launches Asia Tour 2026 to Advance Global Limb Preservation Education
ALPS brings its multidisciplinary approach to limb preservation to Asia through a three-week educational tour across Malaysia and India. Supported by Encoll Corporation, the tour will equip healthcare professionals with practical strategies to prevent amputations and improve diabetic foot care.
ALPS Founder David G. Armstrong Represented at the University of Maryland KITES Symposium
ALPS was proud to be represented at the University of Maryland School of Medicine’s KITES Symposium, where Founding President David G. Armstrong delivered a keynote on multidisciplinary approaches to preventing amputations. The event highlighted the power of collaboration, education, and innovation in advancing limb preservation and improving patient outcomes.
ALPS and AFCNA Unite to Advance Nursing Engagement in Limb Preservation and Diabetic Foot Care
ALPS and AFCNA have entered into a new affiliation to strengthen education, collaboration, and professional engagement across the limb preservation and diabetic foot care communities.
Registration is open: Upcoming Diabetic Foot Update 2026 (DFUpdate) in San Antonio Will Spotlight Peripheral Artery Disease and Diabetic Foot Care
San Antonio, TX — The American Limb Preservation Society (ALPS) is proud to announce the return of a landmark meeting in diabetic foot care: DFUpdate 2026 – Diabetic Foot Update, taking place December 5–6, 2026, at UT Health San Antonio.
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“We aim to advance science and clinical care in association with limb preservation and to develop the next generation of clinicians, scientists and clinician scientists in this field.”
Dr. David G. Armstrong
ALPS Founding President
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