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18 hours of Continuing Education
Join Our Renowned Faculty in October in Santorini, Greece
A translatlantic meeting that will focus on the management of diabetic lower extremity and other chronic wounds
This learning objectives in this CME course include:
- Determine comprehensive strategies for maximizing limb salvage in patient with high risk chronic wounds.
- Discuss current methods of noninvasive diagnosis of patients for arterial and venous insufficiency.
- Discuss the options and protocols for effective offloading to reduce pressure on diabetic foot ulcers.
- Implement methods to revascularize limbs with wounds related to peripheral arterial disease.
- Describe the risks associated with hyperbaric treatment and protocols for prevention of HBO associated complications.
Event Pricing
Physicians
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RN, RT, PT, PA, NP, Non-Physicians
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Resident, Fellows, Students
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Industrial Participant
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Organizing Committee
Aristidis Veves, MD, DSc
Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Oscar M. Alvarez, PhD, CCT, FAPWCA
University Hospital, Newark, NJ
I. Kelman Cohen, MD
Virginia Commonwealth University, Health Care Division
Jeffrey M. Davidson, PhD
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
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Pricing
RN, RT, PT, PA, NP, Non-physicians: $295
Resident / Fellows / Students: $145
Industry Participant: $695
5% discount applied during registration by using discount code QxTDLES05. *Pricing in USD
Where is the course located?
Firostefani, Thira 847 00, Greece
+30 21 0724 1516
Which sessions are included in the course?
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2018
7:00 AM Check-in (60 min)
(Coffee and refreshments will be available.)
8:00-9:15 AM Session 1 – Clinical Aspects of the Diabetic Lower Extremity
- Pathways to Diabetic Foot Ulceration
- Diagnosis of Peripheral Arterial Disease in Diabetes
- Role of microbiome and management of infection
9:45-10:15 AM Break & Visit the Exhibits
10:15-11:30 AM Session 2 – Developing a Diabetic Foot Team
- Offloading the Diabetic Foot: From Casting to Cutting
- The Role of the Vascular Surgeon in Diabetic Foot Management
- Limb Preservation and Soft Tissue Reconstruction of the Foot: Role of the Plastic Surgeon
11:30-12:00 noon Break & Visit the Exhibits
12:00-1:30 PM Session 3 – Concurrent Workshops (20 minute rotations)
- Offloading/Total Contact Cast/Compression
- Advanced Wound Therapies
- Vascular Assessment
- Negative Pressure Therapy/Skin Harvesting
1:30-6:00 PM Networking
6:00 – 6:15 PM Reception Prior to Poster Reception
6:15 PM Poster Reception – Attendees & Guests are Welcome
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2018
7:00 AM Check-in (60 min)
(Coffee and refreshments will be available.)
8:00-9:15 AM Session 4 — Pathophysiology
- Pathophysiology of wound healing
- Neuropeptides and Mast Cell Stabilizers: New Treatment for DFU?
- Stem Cells: From Promise to Results
9:45-10:15 AM Break & Visit the Exhibits
10:15-11:30 AM Session 5 — New Biomaterials and Technologies
- Delivery Vehicles for Cells and Biologics – David Mooney
- Ionic Liquid-Based Topical Antimicrobials for Wound Treatment
- Novel siRNA and Growth Factor Delivery Techniques to Treat Diabetic Foot Ulceration
11:30-12:00 noon Break & Visit the Exhibits
12:00-1:30 PM Session 6 — Current and Emerging Techniques
- Biomarkers for wound healing: From research to clinical practice.
- Current therapeutic approaches.
- New concepts in the pathophysiology of chronic wounds. 1:30-5:00 pm
1:30-5:00 PM Networking
5:15 – 6:00 PM Prior to Poster Reception
6:00 PM Poster Reception – Attendees & Guests are Welcome
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2018
7:00 AM Check-in (60 min)
(Coffee and refreshments will be available.)
8:00-9:15 AM Session 7 — Other Chronic wounds
- Venous ulcers: Pathophysiology
- Venous ulcers: Current and future treatments
- Chronic wound treatment: Transition from research to practice
9:45-10:15 AM Break & Visit the Exhibits
10:15-11:30 AM Session 8 — Update in Clinical Trials and Oral Presentations
11:30-12:00 noon Break & Visit the Exhibits
12:00-1:30 PM Session 9 — Charcot and other conditions
- Management of the Charcot foot
- Autologous Full-thickness Skin Repair Using Micro Skin Columns
- New diagnostic techniques
1:30 PM Adjourn