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Welcome from the Chairs
Dear Friends,
We’re thrilled to welcome you to the revival of The Diabetic Foot Update (DFUpdate)—a landmark meeting in diabetic foot care, originally led by Professor Lawrence B. Harkless from 1984 to 2007. Returning to San Antonio in 2025, DFUpdate enters a bold new chapter, blending the legacy of its past with the latest in limb preservation, technology, and interdisciplinary care.
This year’s focus on the Charcot foot—a complex and often under-recognized complication of diabetes—offers a timely opportunity for clinicians to explore innovative strategies and collaborate across disciplines. DFUpdate is designed not just as a source of knowledge, but as a dynamic forum for discussion, connection, and clinical transformation.
Whether you join us to learn, network, or contribute your expertise, your presence plays a key role in advancing care and improving outcomes. We look forward to seeing you in San Antonio.
Warm regards,
Lee C. Rogers, DPM, FFPM RCPS (Glasg)
Lawrence A. Lavery, DPM, MPH
Robert Frykberg, DPM, MPH, Honorary Chair
Co-Chairs
DPM, FFPM RCPS (Glasg)
Lee C. Rogers
Chair
DPM, MPH
Lawrence A. Lavery
Chair
DPM, MPH
Robert Frykberg
Honorary Chair
Conference Objectives
At the conclusion of the program the active participant will be able to:
- 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.