Doctors of Podiatric Medicine General Sessions
Thursday, June 19
8 am – 12 pm
Biomechanics
- Clinical
Applications of Biomechanics: Panel Discussion with Interactive Case
Presentations
- Orthotic Intervention in Pediatric Flatfoot*
- A Critical Look at Equinus*
- Understanding Rearfoot Position in Successful Gait Analysis*
1:30 – 6 pm
Pain Management
- Peripheral Neuropathy
- Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome
- Narcotic and Non-Narcotic Pain Management
- Use of Spine Stimulation
- Use of Peripheral Nerve Stimulation
- Peripheral Nerve Surgery
- Role of Radiofrequency Ablation in Peripheral Nerve
- Psychological Aspects of Pain
- Medical-Legal Ramifications of Pain
Friday, June 20
7 – 8:30 am
Breakfast
Symposium: The Role of Topical Treatments in Wound Care
(Sponsored
by an unrestricted educational grant from Soluble Systems.)
- Topical Antimicrobials: Their Efficacy and Role in Tissue Repair
- Navigating the Wound Care Product Maze
8:30 – 10:15 am
Enhancing Practice Quality
- Quality Improvement is the Road to Greater Profitability
- Interpreting the Useful Management Reports
- Career Opportunities in a Multi-Specialty Medical Group Practice
- Assessing the Value of New Technology in the Office
11 am – 12 pm
Featured Speaker:
Cobi Jones
Assistant Coach, LA Galaxy
- Player and Physician Dilemmas in the Athlete

Bracing and Splinting
- Bracing, Splinting and Supportive Modalities for the Athlete and Incapacitated Patient
3:30 – 6 pm
Complexities of the Foot and
Ankle
- Recurrent Neuromas: Now What?
- The Under-Treatment of Tendon Pathologies*
- Fixation Options in Tight Spots*
- The Role of Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy in Achilles Tendinopathy*
- Surgery in the RSD Patient: Are You Crazy?*
- Salvaging the Failed Bunion Surgery*
- A Thirty Year Critical Analysis of These Complex Problems*
Saturday, June
21
7 – 8:30 am
Bunionectomy
Complications: A “Bump” in the Road
[Sponsored
by an unrestricted educational grant from Podiatry Insurance Company of
Doctors of Podiatric Medicine must be registered for The Western to attend this lecture.
8:30 am- 12 pm
Vascular Disease and Limb Salvage
(Sponsored by an unrestricted educational grant from CrocsRx.)
- Assessing Distal Wound Healing*
- Vascular Intervention and Debridement: Which Comes First?*
- Differentiation of Infection from the Inflamed Diabetic Foot
- New Options for MRSA*
- Determining the Salvageable Foot*
- Use and Abuse of Antibiotics in Osteomyelitis: When to Stop Antibiotic Treatment*
- Making Sense of Biologics to Enhance Limb Salvage*
1:30 – 6 pm
Avoiding Complications
- The Non-Healing Ulcer*
- Anticipating Complications in the Diabetic Patient*
- Influencing the Non-Compliant Patient
- Difficult Cases and Avoiding Complications*
- Considerations in Implant Arthroplasty*
- Avoiding Complications: What I Do Differently Now*
- DVT in Foot and Ankle Surgery
- An Algorithm for Revisional Forefoot Surgery*
- How to Manage Our "Residents'" Mistakes*
- New Fixation Options to Prevent Failure*
Sunday, June 22
7:30 – 8:15 am
Keynote Speaker:
Diabetes Mellitus: Where We Came from and Where We are Going
8:15 – 9 am
Keynote Speaker: Warren S. Joseph, DPM
What I Have Learned from Fungal and Bacterial Infections Over the Past 30 Years
(Sponsored by an unrestricted educational grant from Stiefel Podiatry.)
9 am – 12 pm
Sports Medicine
- Medical Assessment of the Athlete
- Considerations in Treating the Pediatric Patient
- Functional Ankle Instability*
- Keeping the Athlete on the Field
- Recommending the Proper Shoe
- Shoe Modifications in the Athlete
- The Runner’s Mentality
*Denotes lecture that meets

