New York's Premier Multidisciplinary Limb Salvage Conference.
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Earn 8 CME Credits.
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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.
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 8 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
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.
Registration • Coffee and Continental Breakfast
Welcome Address - Kuldeep Singh, MD, FACS
Jonathan Schor, MD
Detecting Saphenous Vein Reflux Sitting vs Standing Position – Donald Bent, RVT
Emerging Technology in the Treatment of Incompetent Saphenous Veins – Sandip Maru, MD
Edema Control and the Non -Healing Venous Ulcer – Louis Santini, MD
Our Experience with Non Thrombotic Iliac Vein Compression – Anil Hingorani, MD
Endovascular Treatment of Chronic DVT: An Update on C-TRACT – Jonathan Schor, MD
Questions, Answers, and Panel Discussion
Darshan P. Godkar, MD
Application of PCSK9 Inhibitors and Statins in PAD: A Review of Literature and Guidelines - Darshan P. Godkar, MD
PAD in the ESRD Population: What We Need to Know to Improve Outcomes-Elie El-Charabaty, MD
The Pre-Diabetic Patient: When to Initiate Medical Therapy – Philip E. Otterbeck, MD
A Holistic Approach to PAD: Make Food Thy Medicine - Bijal Dave, MD
Caring for the Provider: Physicians’ Frustration Associated with the Chronic Wounds - Timothy Sullivan, MD
Questions, Answers, and Panel Discussion
Coffee Break
Gary Giangola, MD, FACS
Popliteal Artery Stenting in the Era of Modern Stents – Nilesh Balar, MD
Algorithm for Successful and Safe Tibial Access- Amit Shah, MD
Percutaneous Bypass and the Future of Vascular Surgery - Khanjan Nagarsheth, MD
Vessel Prep and Plaque Modification with Atherectomy – Kuldeep Singh, MD
When to Abort an Endovascular Approach: The Role of Bypass Surgery – Gary Giangola, MD
Questions, Answers, and Panel Discussion
Saqib Zia, MD, RPVI
Lunch
Keynote Speaker -Ramanathan Raju, MD, FACS, MBA - Preventing Readmissions and Improving Patient Outcomes
Session IV: Advances in Wound Management
Antibiotic Updates for DFU Treatment – Wayne Caputo, DPM
Free Flaps and Tissue Transfers for Limb Salvage – Edward S. Lee, MD
HBO Therapy: Choosing the Appropriate Patient – Alisha Oropallo, MD
Lower Extremity Nerve Decompression: When and Why to do It – Alfred T. Culliford IV, MD
Soft Tissue Reconstruction of the Foot- Victor Moon, MD
Living with Lymphedema and Life After Surgery – Michael Cooper, MD
Questions, Answers, and Panel Discussion
Coffee Break
John Sottile, DPM
DFU: Working Together to Obtain the Best Outcome – Luis H. Mora, DPM
Charcot vs Osteomyelitis: A Clinical Assessment – John Sottile, DPM
Biomechanics and Offloading: Ulcer Prevention and Decreasing Recurrence – Mina Baskhron, DPM
Advanced Techniques for Charcot Foot Reconstruction- John Mostafa, DPM
Questions, Answers, and Panel Discussion
Kuldeep Singh, MD
Amputation Prevention: Are We Really Making a Difference? -Kane Chang , MD
Leap Towards a Better Life After Amputation – Mark Mendez, PT/ Ann Marie McDonough MPH,FACHE
Heel Ulcer Prevention in the Bed Bound Patient- Delphia Hator, FNP
Pre-op Relaxation: What We Can do to Help Our Patients- Kerry Gillespie, MS, CTTS
Questions, Answers, and Panel Discussion
Announcements and Closing Remarks – Kuldeep Singh, MD
Adjourn