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Diabetic Foot Update 2025
Agenda

Conference Chairs – Lee C. Rogers, DPM, Lawrence A. Lavery, DPM, MPH
2025 Guest Chair – Robert G. Frykberg, DPM, MPH

Pre-conference

07:00 – 08:00 Registration / Breakfast / Exhibits  
08:00 – 08:15 Welcome Remarks and Introduction of Faculty 
08:00 - 08:15Foot and Ankle Charcot Reconstruction Case Preparation
08:15 - 08:30Foot and Ankle Charcot Reconstruction Fixation Options
08:30 - 08:45Circular Ring External Fixation Components
08:45 - 09:00Circular Ring External Fixation Constructs and Biomechanics
09:00 - 09:45Lab 1 - Assemble Basic Foot and Ankle Frame - Construct 1
9:45 – 10:00 Break / Visit Exhibitors

10:00 – 11:45 Session 2

10:00 - 10:15Safe Zones for Lower Extremity External Fixation Application with Wires and Half Pins
10:15 - 11:15Lab 2 - Application of Basic Foot and Ankle Frame to Saw Bone - Contstruct 1
11:15 - 11:45Lab 3 - Convert Basic Frame to Ankle Fusion Frame with Adjustable Struts - Construct 2
11:45 – 12:45 Lunch and Learn

12:45 – 2:30 Session 3

12:45 - 01:30Lab 4 - Midfoot Charcot Frame Application to Saw Bone - Construct 3
01:30 - 01:45Application of Beaming Screws
01:45 - 02:30Lab 5 - Medial Column Beam Screw Application
2:30 – 2:45 Break / Visit Exhibitors

2:45 – 4:00 Session 4

02:45 - 03:00Tibiotalocalcaneal Fusion Nail Application
03:00 - 03:45Lab 6 - Tibiotalocalcaneal Fusion Nail Application
03:45 - 04:00Post operative management and Complications
04:15 - 05:00Key Note Speaker - Ilizarov Award
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8:30 – 8:40 AMWELCOME TO DFU 2025
Lee Rogers, DPM & Lawrence Lavery, DPM, MPH
8:40 – 9:00 AMPathophysiology of Charcot Foot
Robert G. Frykberg, DPM, MPH
9:00 – 9:20 AMIncidence and Natural History of Charcot Foot
Lawrence A. Lavery, DPM, MPH
9:20 – 9:40 AMDiagnosis of Charcot Foot
Lee C. Rogers, DPM
9:40 – 10:00 AMRisk of CAD and Mortality
Arthur Tarricone, DPM, MPH
10:00 – 10:30 AMCOFFEE BREAK
10:30 – 10:50 AMPlantar Pressures in Charcot Foot and DFUs
Rajesh Kesavan, MBBS
10:50 – 11:10 AMOffloading the Charcot Foot
Brian Lepow, DPM
11:10 – 11:30 AMOrthotic and Prosthetic Options
TBD
11:30 – 12:00 PMPANEL DISCUSSION
12:00 – 1:30 PMINDUSTRY LUNCH Symposium - Non-CME
1:30 – 2:10 PMKEYNOTE: The Impact of La Salpetriere
and the Life and Work of Professor J-M
Charcot
Georges Ha Van, MD
2:10 – 2:30 PMTechnology in Monitoring and Risk Assessment
Bijan Najafi, PhD
2:30 – 2:50 PMAn ALPS Clinical Practice Pathway: Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy
Lee C. Rogers, DPM
2:50 – 3:10 PMFacebook and Social Media Impact on Patient Perceptions of Charcot Foot
Lee C. Rogers, DPM
3:10 – 3:40 PMCOFFEE BREAK
3:40 – 4:00 PMDeforming Forces and Balancing
Collin Pehde, DPM
4:00 – 4:20 PM3-D Printing to Augment Surgical Planning
Collin Pehde, DPM
4:20 – 4:40 PMMissionary or Mercenary: Seeking Funding for Research in Uncertain Times
TBD
4:40 – 5:00 PMPANEL DISCUSSION
7:30 – 8:30 AMINDUSTRY BREAKFAST Symposium - Non-CME
8:30 – 8:50 AMA Snapshot of Charcot Foot Research
Arthur Tarricone, DPM
8:50 – 9:10 AMManagement of the Ulcerated Charcot Foot
Ian Barron, DPM
9:10 – 9:30 AMVascular Diagnosis in Charcot Foot
Kevin Engledow, MD
9:30 – 9:50 AMConcomitant Osteomyelitis
Lawrence A. Lavery, DPM, MPH
9:50 – 10:10 AMDoes Charcot Foot Reconstruction Work?
Arthur Tarricone, DPM, MPH
10:10 – 10:40 AMCOFFEE BREAK
10:40 – 11:20 AMHARKLESS AWARD: Two Decades of Inflammatory Markers and Targeted Pharmacotherapies
Edward Jude, MD
11:20 – 11:40 AMFlap Options for Closure
Oriana Haran, MD
11:40 – 12:00 PMPANEL DISCUSSION
12:00 – 1:30 PMINDUSTRY LUNCH Symposium - Non-CME
1:30 – 1:50 PMPrinciples of Charcot Foot Reconstruction
Dane Wukich, MD
1:50 – 2:10 PMWhen is Amputation a Better Outcome?
Dane Wukich, MD
2:10 – 2:30 PMBionics for Amputees: A Step Closer to Luke Skywalker
Joseph Alderete, MD
2:30 – 2:50 PMSupporting Our Patients
Lawrence Harkless, DPM
2:50 – 3:00 PMCLOSING
Lee Rogers, DPM & Lawrence Lavery, DPM, MPH