Superbones West 2011
 

SuperbonesWest.com Agenda

Thursday - 10/20
Friday - 10/21
 Saturday - 10/22
Sunday - 10/23
Exhibit Hours
7:00 am - 7:00 pm
Lectures
7:00 -8:00am
Registration Open/
Continental Breakfast
8:00 - 8:30am
Evaluation and Conservative Care of Ankle Sprains
Marie Williams, DPM
8:30 - 9:00am
Increasing Podiatric Patient Satisfaction Through the Use of Topical Anesthetics
Scott Hirsh, DPM
9:00 - 9:30am
A New Approach to First Metatarsal Phalangeal Joint Arthritis Utilizing Metatarsal Hemi Implants
Simon Mest, DPM
9:30 - 10:00am
Staged Flatfoot Reconstruction: Pearls and Perils
Ryan Fitzgerald, DPM
10:00 - 10:30am
Implant Complications
Harold Schoenhaus, DPM
10:30 - 11:10am
BREAK - Visit Exhibitors
11:10 - 11:30am
Principles of Plate Fixation
Guido LaPorta, DPM
11:30 - 11:50am
Arthrodiatasis of Foot and Ankle
Guido LaPorta, DPM
11:50 - 12:20pm
Nerve Injuries - Trauma
Ryan Fitzgerald, DPM
12:20 - 2:20pm
Lunch in Exhibit Hall
sponsored by
Advanced BioHealing
2:20 - 2:40pm
Update on Topical Dermatological Medications
Tracey Vlahovic, DPM
2:40 - 3:10pm
Amniotic Membrane Usage in Soft Tissue Injuries
Bruce Werber, DPM
3:10 - 3:40pm
Panel on Posterior Tibial Dysfunction (10 minutes of Q&A)
Guido LaPorta, DPM, Harold Schoenhaus, DPM
3:40 - 4:10pm
EGR- My 9 Year Perspective
Jeff Szczepanski, DPM
4:10 - 5:00pm
Panel on Flatfoot - Pediatric / Adolescent (10 minutes of Q&A)
Harold Schoenhaus, DPM
5:00pm - 7:00pm
Grand Reception
Exhibit Hours
6:00 am - 5:30 pm
Lectures
6:00 - 7:00am
Continental Breakfast
7:00am- 12:00pm
HANDS ON WORKSHOPS
Galileo
  • KCI Workshop (#901)
    Role of Regenerative Tissue Matrices in Wound Management-Enhance your knowledge base of regenerative tissue matrices and engage in a discussion of the Mechanism of Action and Clinical Evidence that support the benefits of regenerative tissue matrices used in wound management
    Stephen Brigido, DPM
  • PRO2MED Workshop (#902)
    Topical Wound Oxygen in the Outpatient/Home Setting
    Bruce Levine, DPM
  • ACI MEDICAL Workshop (#903)
    Podiatric Treatment of the Ischemic Foot with Arteriogenesis - Observe live demonstrations of how arterial flow to the foot is increased using arterial pump technology.
    Paul van Bemmelen, MD
  • CUTERA Workshop (#904 )
    Latest Advances in Laser Technology for the Podiatric Practice-As a leader in his profession, Dr. Uro was an early adopter of laser procedures in his podiatric practice. 
    Michael A. Uro, DPM
  • SBI Workshop (#905)
    Constructing the Basic Foot and Ankle Frame - A comprehensive workshop focusing on the assembly of a basic circular fixation foot and ankle ring, anatomic safe zones, frame application, special techniques and potential complications. Chief Speaker: Guido LaPorta, DPM Moderators: Robert Frykberg, DPM, MPH, Arthur Tallis, DPM
12:00 - 2:00pm
Lunch in Exhibit Hall
2:00 - 2:30pm
Evidence Based Medicine for Extra Osseous Talo Tarsal Stabilization
Joel Foster, DPM
2:30 - 3:00pm
Total Joint Replacement for Hallux Rigidus
Gary Feldman, DPM
3:00 - 3:20pm
O.D Lesions - Talus / Tibia / 1st MPTJ
Stephen Brigido, DPM
3:20 - 4:00 pm
BREAK - Visit Exhibitors
4:00 - 4:30 pm
Advances in the Correction of Digital Deformities
Steven Brigido, DPM
4:30 - 4:50 pm
Achilles Tendon Ruptures
Marie Williams, DPM
4:50 - 5:10 pm
Hallux Valgus - My Most Common Procedure
Guido LaPorta, DPM, Stan Kalish, DPM
5:10 - 5:30pm
Fixation Techniques - Triple Arthrodesis
Stan Kalish, DPM


Exhibit Hours
6:00 am - 5:30 pm
Lectures
6:00 - 7:00am
Continental Breakfast
7:00 - 7:20am
Diabetic Neuropathy
Allen Jacobs, DPM
7:20 - 7:40am
DFU-Tenets of Assessment and Care
Aksone Nouvong, DPM
7:40 - 8:00am
Surgical Considerations in the Diabetic Foot
Guido LaPorta, DPM
8:00 - 8:20am
Topical Oxygen for Difficult Wounds
Fran Derk, DPM
8:20 - 8:40am
Mechanism of Action of Tissue Matrices in Wound Care
Jeffrey Ross, DPM
8:40 - 9:00am
Advanced Wound Care: Timing, Protocols, and Outcomes
Robert Frykberg, DPM, MPH
9:00 - 9:45am
BREAK - Visit Exhibitors
9:45 - 10:05am
Skin Markers in Diabetes
Les Rosen, MD
10:05 - 10:25am
Diagnostic Work-Up and Therapeutic Modalitites for Ischemic Foot Lesions
Paul Van Bemmelen, MD
10:25 - 10:45am
21st Century Triage: How to use Risk Stratification to Improve Outcomes
Jeffrey Robbins, DPM
10:45 - 11:05am
Treatment Strategies for Charcot Foot
Larry Lavery, DPM, MPH
11:05 - 11:25am
Risk Factors for Postoperative Infections in Diabetes
Robert Frykberg, DPM, MPH
11:25 - 11:55am
Questions to the Faculty
Moderator - Robert Frykberg, DPM, MPH
11:55- 1:55pm
Lunch in Exhibit Hall
1:55 - 2:15pm
Advances in NPWT over Clean Closed Wound Incisions
Lee Rogers, DPM
2:15 - 2:35pm
Diabetic Foot Infections - What you need to know
Allen Jacobs, DPM
2:35 - 2:55pm
Osteomyelitis: Current Diagnostic and Treatment Approaches
Larry Lavery, DPM, MPH
2:55 - 3:15pm
Adjunctive Antimicrobial Agents: IDSA Update
Warren Joseph, DPM
3:15 - 3:35pm
BREAK - Visit Exhibitors
3:35 - 3:55pm
A fungus Among Us: Why It's Not Really Funny!
Warren Joseph, DPM
3:55 - 4:15pm
Role of Biologic Skin Substitutes in Wound Healing
Lee Rogers, DPM
4:15 - 4:35pm
Partial Foot Amputations: Role in Limb Salvage
Larry Lavery, DPM, MPH
4:35 - 4:55pm
To TAL or Not to TAL - When, Why and How?
Harold Schoenhaus, DPM
4:55 - 5:15pm
Amputation Prevention: Lessons from the Literature
Aksone Nouvong, DPM, MPH
5:15 - 5:30pm
Questions to the Faculty Robert Frykberg, DPM, MPH
Exhibit Hours
6:00 - 10:00 am
Lectures
6:00 - 7:00am
Continental Breakfast
7:00 - 7:30am
Imaging Techniques to Diagnose Infection - Soft Tissue / Bone
Allen Jacobs, DPM
7:30 - 8:00am
Retrocalcaneal Exostosis
Harold Schoenhaus, DPM
8:00 - 8:20am
Bone Stimulation - External / Internal
Harold Schoenhaus, DPM
8:20 - 8:40am
Update on Diabetes
Ronald Tamler, MD
8:40 - 9:00am
Understanding Chronic Deformity Correction
Guido LaPorta, DPM
9:00 - 9:45am
BREAK - Visit Exhibitors
9:45 - 10:05 am
Circular Framing
Stan Kalish DPM
10:05 - 10:35 am
LisFranc's Injuries - Acute / Chronic
Lawrence DiDomenico, DPM
10:35 - 11:05am
Ankle Fractures - Plate Technique
Lawrence DiDomenico, DPM
11:05 - 11:35am
Arthrodiastasis
Lawrence DiDomenico, DPM
11:35 - 12:35am
Panel - Ankle Implant vs Arthrodesis
Guido LaPorta, DPM, Harold Schoenhaus, DPM
12:35 - 12:50pm
Closing Remarks and Meeting ADJOURNS

The Superbones Conference has a great reputation for high quality educational lectures and workshops in a location that attendees really want to go. The meeting places top national speakers at the podium during our general sessionas AND uses those speakers across the table during hands on surgical and wound healing workshop sessions.