* Denotes lecture that meets California Radiology Continuing Education requirement

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
  

1:30 – 2:45 pm

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 America (PICA).]

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: Lawrence B. Harkless, DPM

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 California Radiology Continuing Education requirement