L.E.A.P.S. Symposium 2016

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New York's Premier Multidisciplinary Limb Salvage Conference.

Program Objective:

Upon completion of this course, the participants should be able to:

Understand the current practices for optimal medical and surgical management of patients with lower extremity wounds.
Understand how to best utilize resources to improve the outcomes of patients with lower extremity wounds.
Know the latest techniques to prevent amputation in patients with PVD and diabetes.

Statement of Need:

A one-day program designed to educate physicians and health care professionals on the challenges encountered when treating patients with lower extremity wounds and critical limb ischemia. The course will showcase the advantages that a multidisciplinary team approach can offer to a patient with non-healing lower extremity arterial, venous, and diabetic ulcers. The symposium will highlight the latest medications, wound management strategies, and endovascular advancements that are making a dramatic difference in the field of amputation prevention and wound healing. The program offers a wonderful opportunity to interact with local and national experts in the evolving field of lower extremity wound management and to earn CME credits.

Accreditation:

Staten Island University Hospital is accredited by The Medical Society of the State of New York (MSSNY) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Staten Island University Hospital designates this live activity for a maximum of 7 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ^TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Disclosure Policy:

Policies and standards of the Medical Society of the State of New York and the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education require that speakers and planners for continuing medical education activities disclose any relevant financial relationships they may have with commercial interests whose products, devices, or services may be discussed in the content of a CME Activity.

Target Audience:

Internists, Podiatrists, Plastic Surgeons, Endocrinologists, Interventional Cardiologists, Vascular Surgeons, Physician Assistants, Medical Students, Residents, Nurse Practitioners, Nurses, and other Allied Health Professionals caring for patients with lower extremity wounds.

Conference Agenda:

7:00a — 7:25a

Registration • Coffee and Continental Breakfast

7:25a — 7:30a

Welcome Address - Jonathan Deitch, MD, FACS

Session I: Management of venous disease and ulcers

Moderator

Kuldeep Singh , MD

7:30a—7:40a

Venous ulcers and the burden on health care - Kuldeep Singh, MD

7:40a—7:50a

Catheter directed management of acute DVT: where’s the evidence? - TBA

7:50a—8:00a

Indications for saphenous vein ablation – Honesto M. Poblete, MD

8:00a—8:10a

Latest advances in venous ulcer management- Luis Santini, MD

8:10—8:20a

Compression therapy and compliance – Jonathan Schor, MD

8:20a—8:30a

Questions, Answers, and Panel Discussion

Session II: Medical Perspectives on PAD

Moderator

Jeffery Rothman, MD

8:30a—8:40a

Benefits of statin therapy in patients with PAD - Darshan P. Godkar, MD

8:40a—8:50a

Best strategies for smoking cessation - Kerry Gillespie

8:50a—9:00a

Can A1c predict rate of healing in diabetic wounds- Jeffery Rothman, MD

9:00a—9:10a

Predictors of contrast induced nephropathy - Susan El-Sayegh, MD

9:10a—9:20a

Mechanism of PAD development in diabetics – Philip Otterbeck, MD

9:20a—9:30a

Questions, Answers, and Panel Discussion

9:30p — 9:40p

Coffee Break

Session III: Controversies and Updates in PAD Management

Moderator

Jonathan Deitch, MD, FACS

9:40a—9:50a

Best strategies to manage in-stent restenosis – Khanjan Nagarsheth, MD

9:50a—10:00p

Bare metal vs covered stents for SFA disease – Jonathan Deitch, MD

10:00p—10:10p

Radial access for lower extremity arterial interventions – Kuldeep Singh, MD

10:10a—10:20a

Optimal treatment of CLI: update on the BEST trial - Jonathan Schor, MD

10:20a—10:30a

Common femoral artery stenting, what’s the big deal? - Nilesh Balar, MD

10:30a—10:40a

Questions, Answers, and Panel Discussion

10:40a-11:40a Challenging Case Competition

Moderator

Saqib Zia, MD, RPVI

11:40a — 12:20a

Lunch

12:20p—1:10p

Keynote Speaker – Arnold R. Eiser, MD, MACP - Physician Burnout: How Did We Get Here, How Do We Get Better

Session IV: State of the Art Wound Management

Moderator

Alfred T. Culliford IV, MD

1:10p—1:20p

Opiate addiction in patients with painful wounds - Wayne Caputo, DPM

1:20p—1:30p

Biologic Dressings: when to choose the right product - Marilyn Ng, MD

1:30p—1:40p

When is hyperbaric oxygen therapy most helpful? - Alisha Oropallo, MD

1:40p—1:50p

Surgical Solutions: When skin graft and locoregional flaps solve the problem – Alfred T. Culliford IV, MD

1:50p—2:00p

Microvascular reconstruction for limb salvage: When there is no other option- Victor Moon, MD

2:00p—2:10p

Advances and techniques in skin grafting – Michael Cooper, MD

2:10p—2:20p

Questions, Answers, and Panel Discussion

2:20p — 2:30p

Coffee Break

Session V: Diabetic Foot Ulcers: Recognition and Prevention

Moderator

Luis Mora, DPM

2:30p—2:40p

Charcot Foot Overview – Luis H. Mora, DPM

2:40p—2:50p

Radiographic Findings: What am I looking at? – Marlena Jabara, MD

2:50p—3:00p

Offloading and Pressure Reduction – Anthony R. Iorio, DPM

3:00p—3:10p

Charcot foot reconstruction: who meets the criteria? - John Haight, DMP

3:10p—3:20p

Questions, Answers, and Panel Discussion

Session VI: Special Considerations

Moderator

Jonathan Schor, MD

3:20p—3:30p

Outcomes after lower extremity bypass in the endovascular era - Marcus Dyala, MD

3:30p—3:40p

Rehab after amputation: challenges encountered - Mark Mendez, PT

3:40p—3:50p

Outpatient Wound Management: A Nurse’s Perspective – Delphia Hator, MSN, Wound specialist

3:50p—4:00p

Prosthetic Advancement and What to Expect in the Future – William Goldberg

4:00p—4:10p

Questions, Answers, and Panel Discussion

4:10p—420p

Announcements and Closing Remarks – Kuldeep Singh, MD

4:30p

Adjourn