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Programme

 WEDNESDAY 14 SEPTEMBER 2022 
TimeTitleSpeaker
11:30Registration desk opens 
13:00-13:10Welcome to the 8th annual conference of the IADFSIADFS President, Venu Kavarthapu, United Kingdom
13:10-14:45SCIENTIFIC SESSIONModerator: Venu Kavarthapu, UK
13:10-13:30Diabetic Foot Complications: Morbidity and MortalityRobert Frykberg, IADFS Science Officer, USA
13:30-13:55The Neuroischemic Foot - Implications for Limb SalvageGiacomo Clerici, Italy
13:55-14:20Vascular Assessment for the Non-vascular specialistLuuk Smeets, Netherlands
14:20-14:45Primary Amputation for the Diabetic Patient- When and Why?Dane Wukich, USA
14.45-15.15Coffee break 
15:15-16:05SCIENTIFIC SESSIONModerator: Giacomo Clerici, Italy
15:15-15:40Angiosomes: Guidance for Clinicians Chris Attinger, USA
15:40-16:05Small Artery Disease and Microcirculation- Current ConceptsAndrea Casini, Italy
16.05-17.05Industry symposia
AOTI (15 min)
Polynovo (15 min)
 
17:05-17:10Short break 
17:10-18:30SCIENTIFIC SESSIONModerator: Luuk Smeets, NL
17:10-17:35Endovascular Revascularization: Current Concepts and IssuesLuuk Smeets, Netherlands
17:35-18:00A Unique Approach to the "No options" Patient- Lessons from LenguaAndrea Casini, Italy
18:00-18:30Endovascular or Open Bypass - Making the Right Choice 
18:30-19:30Welcome Reception in the exhibition area (included in the registration fee). Please note that the event is not a dinner. 
   
 THURSDAY 15 SEPTEMBER 2022 
TimeTitleSpeaker
09:00 – 10:15SCIENTIFIC SESSIONModerator: Robert Frykberg, USA
09:00-09:10Welcome and Announcements 
09:10-09:35Managing Diabetic Foot Infections- A Surgical PerspectiveFermin Martinez,Mexico
09:35-10:00Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections- No Time for Antibiotics AloneRajesh Kesavan, India
10:00-10:25Local Antibiotic Elution and Ulcer Debridement- When and HowArun Bal, India
10:25 - 10:55Coffee break 
10:55-12:05SCIENTIFIC SESSIONModerator: Arun Bal, India
10:55-11:20Biofilms: What you Need to KnowKlaus Kirketerp-Møller, Denmark
11:20-11:45Soft Tissue Coverage of Complex Open WoundsMiki Fujii, Japan
11:45-12:05Wound Dressings- What I Chose WhenRajesh Kesavan, India
12:05 - 12:45Lunch break 
12.45-13.45Industry Symposium Integra 
   
13.45-15.25SCIENTIFIC SESSIONModerator: Venu Kavarthapu, UK
13:45-14:10Neuropathic Ankle Fractures- The Rule of DoublesDane Wukich, USA
14.10-14.35External Fixation in Infected Charcot FootLuca Dalla Paola, Italy
14:35-15:00Midfoot Charcot with Ulcers-Approaches and PitfallsArmin Koller, Germany
15.00-15.25Rearfoot Charcot - Is Internal Fixation the Best Option?Venu Kavarthapu, UK
15:25-16:05Coffee break 
16:05-17:45SCIENTIFIC SESSIONModerator: Robert Frykberg, USA
16:05-16:25Italian Model for Amputation Prevention TeamGiacomo Clerici, Italy
16:25-16:45Diabetic Limb Salvage Team- Lessons from AmericaPeter Blume, USA
16:45-17:45Ask the Experts- Panel Discussion on Selected CasesRobert Frykberg,  Giacomo Clerici, Dane Wukich, Luca Dalla Paola, Luke Smeets, Arun Bal, Peter Blume, Venu Kavarthapu
18:00-18:45AGM 
   
 FRIDAY 16 SEPTEMBER 2022 
TimeTitleSpeaker
09:00-10:20SCIENTIFIC SESSION- Abstract Presentations (@10 mins)Moderator: Arun Bal, India
09:00-09:10OP1 Midfoot Charcot Deformity- Treatment strategy based on stages of disease progression adn ideal combination of superconstructMadhu Tiruveedhula, United Kingdom
09:10-09:20OP2 Combined Charcot HIndfoot and Midfoot Reconstruction Using Internal Fixation Method-Single Surgeon SeriesVenugopal Guduri, United Kingdom
09:20-09:30OP3 Transcutaneous gaseous CO2 therapy as adjuvant therapy in Charcot foot surgeryIgor Frangež, Slovenia
09:30-09:40OP4 An evidence-based decision-making tool for conservative surgical options in managing diabetic forefoot ulcers and osteomyelitis.Kaissar Yammine, Lebanon
09:40-09:50OP5 The latest adjuvant therapy for chronic limb threatening ischemiaMiki Fujii, Japan
09:50-10:00OP6 The Efficacy of ActiGraft, An Autologous Whole Blood Clot, in the Treatment of Diabetic Foot Ulcers - A Registry StudyMaxim Gurevich, Israel
10:00-10;10OP7 Limb Salvage Surgery in Diabetic Foot Infections - Encouraging early results with a local antibiotic CarrierNijil Vasukutty, United Kingdom
10:10-10:20OP8 Insertion of antibiotic loaded calcium sulfate beads in one step surgical closure of infected DFU with underlying osteomyelitis. Retrospective analysis of 56 consecutive cases.Marcin Tusinski, Poland
10:20-11:15Panel Discussion with Cases from AttendeesModerator: Dane Wukich, USA
11:15-11:25Closing of IADFS 
11:25-13:00Coffee break/Lunch/Check-out 
13:00-14:30IADFS-DFSG JOINT SESSION
Closing session of IADFS – Opening session of DFSG
Chairs: Nikolaos Papanas, Greece; Venu Kavarthapu, United Kingdom
 Recent Trials and New Therapies for DFUs  Fran Game, United Kingdom
 Preventing Amputations by Preventing DFU: LEAP Back to the Future  Robert Frykberg, USA
 The Charcot Foot- Is there Consensus on Underlying Pathophysiology?  Nina Petrova, United Kingdom
 Surgical management of diabetic foot infections Venu Kavarthapu, United Kingdom
14:30End of IADFS 2022 

Posters

Abstract numberTitlePresenting authorAll authors
P01Use of external circular fixation as adjuvant surgical procedure in treatment of charcot midfoot osteomyelitis: a randomized prospective studyLuca Dalla Paola, ItalyLuca Dalla Paola | Anna Carone | MARIA LUISA VALENTE | MARIANNA MUCIGNAT | Giulia Baldazzi | TERESA GABELLINI
P02Surgical Offloading for Charcot Foot in JapanShinobu Ayabe, JapanShinobu Ayabe
P03Spinal cord stimulation is efficacy for pain control of chronic limb-threatening ischemiaYuta Terabe, JapanYuta Terabe
P04Topical controlled warm oxygen therapy delivered through a novel device to treat diabetic foot ulcersSanjay Sharma, IndiaSanjay Sharma | Anirudh V | Deepak Kamat | Maruthy kn
P05Prompt Identification, Surgery and Antibiotic Therapy (PISA) Protocol for necrotizing fasciitis in patients with diabetic foot syndromeRavikiran NaallaRavikiran Naalla
P06Outcomes of out-patient tendo-Achilles lengthening and weight-bearing total contact casts for patients with diabetic forefoot ulcersMadhu Tiruveedhula, United KingdomMadhu Tiruveedhula | Ankur Thapar | Anna Graham | Shiva Dindyal | Michael Mulcahy
P07Partial Calcanectomy and Silo technique in a single stage treatment for Calcaneal Osteomyelitis.Nijil Vasukutty, United KingdomNijil Vasukutty | Ashim Wokhlu
P08An underestimated modifiable risk factor for diabetic foot ulcer: Late presentation is highly associated with amputation as a first treatment.Kaissar Yammine, LebanonKaissar Yammine | Fady Hayek | Chahine Assi
P09COVID-19 and the Impact on Lower Limb Amputation, a Pandemic Within the Podiatric Community: A Retrospective Comparative StudyReema Naman,Reema Naman | Ilham Syed | Kimberlee Hobizal | Tresa Wize
P10Optimization for the improvement in the outcome of autodermoplasty in patients with diabetic foot syndromeSvyrydov Mykola, UkraineSvyrydov Mykola | Kanwarjit Singh | Andrie Holodnikov
P11Diabetic ulcers versus traumatic soft tissue defects of the foot and ankle area: A comparative study of the reverse sural fascio-cutaneous flapKaissar Yammine, LebanonKaissar Yammine | Camille Samaha | Chahine Assi

Posters

Paper posters will be available during the IADFS 2022 conference:

Abstract numberTitlePresenting authorAll authors
P01Use of external circular fixation as adjuvant surgical procedure in treatment of charcot midfoot osteomyelitis: a randomized prospective studyLuca Dalla Paola, ItalyLuca Dalla Paola | Anna Carone | MARIA LUISA VALENTE | MARIANNA MUCIGNAT | Giulia Baldazzi | TERESA GABELLINI
P02Surgical Offloading for Charcot Foot in JapanShinobu Ayabe, JapanShinobu Ayabe
P03Spinal cord stimulation is efficacy for pain control of chronic limb-threatening ischemiaYuta Terabe, JapanYuta Terabe
P04Topical controlled warm oxygen therapy delivered through a novel device to treat diabetic foot ulcersSanjay Sharma, IndiaSanjay Sharma | Anirudh V | Deepak Kamat | Maruthy kn
P05Prompt Identification, Surgery and Antibiotic Therapy (PISA) Protocol for necrotizing fasciitis in patients with diabetic foot syndromeRavikiran NaallaRavikiran Naalla
P06Outcomes of out-patient tendo-Achilles lengthening and weight-bearing total contact casts for patients with diabetic forefoot ulcersMadhu Tiruveedhula, United KingdomMadhu Tiruveedhula | Ankur Thapar | Anna Graham | Shiva Dindyal | Michael Mulcahy
P07Partial Calcanectomy and Silo technique in a single stage treatment for Calcaneal Osteomyelitis.Nijil Vasukutty, United KingdomNijil Vasukutty | Ashim Wokhlu
P08An underestimated modifiable risk factor for diabetic foot ulcer: Late presentation is highly associated with amputation as a first treatment.Kaissar Yammine, LebanonKaissar Yammine | Fady Hayek | Chahine Assi
P09COVID-19 and the Impact on Lower Limb Amputation, a Pandemic Within the Podiatric Community: A Retrospective Comparative StudyReema Naman,Reema Naman | Ilham Syed | Kimberlee Hobizal | Tresa Wize
P10Optimization for the improvement in the outcome of autodermoplasty in patients with diabetic foot syndromeSvyrydov Mykola, UkraineSvyrydov Mykola | Kanwarjit Singh | Andrie Holodnikov
P11Diabetic ulcers versus traumatic soft tissue defects of the foot and ankle area: A comparative study of the reverse sural fascio-cutaneous flapKaissar Yammine, LebanonKaissar Yammine | Camille Samaha | Chahine Assi