Education Schedule

  • Friday, October 2, 2026 - 8 CME Hours

    FOREFOOT SURGERY 

    Moderator: Malay


    7:30-7:50 

    Intermetatarsal Plantar Neuroma: Minimizing the Risk of A Symptomatic Stump − Malay


    7:50-8:10 

    A Phalanx in the Metatarsus: The Human First Ray Preserves Its Ancestral Digital Identity − Camasta


    8:10-8:30 

    Revising First Ray Surgery: When To Look At the Big Picture − Savelloni


    8:30-8:50 

    First Ray Macrodactyly: Idiopathic and Iatrogenic Hallux Varus − Camasta


    8:50-9:10 

    The Influence of Metatarsus Adductus On the First Ray: Solo Correction Or “All In”? − Downey


    9:10-9:30 

    MIS vs. Extensile Exposure Bunionectomy: A Prospective Cohort Study − Grulke/Malay


    9:30-9:45 

    QUESTION AND ANSWER PANEL


    9:45 – 10:15 

    REFRESHMENT BREAK & VISIT EXHIBITS


    HALLUX VALGUS AND HALLUX IMITUS/RIGIDUS

    Moderator: Savelloni


    10:15-10:35 

    When Is It Time to Fuse the First MTPJin 

    Hallux Valgus Surgery? − Savelloni


    10:35-10:55 

    Does First Metatarsophalangeal Joint Fusion Lead to Adjacent Segment Disease − Camasta


    10:55-11:15 

    Why Fuse the First MTPJ When You Can Preserve Motion? − Malay 


    11:15-11:35 

    Foundational Principles of Minimal Incision Bunion Surgery − Van


    11:35-11:55 

    The MIS DMO Is Here to Stay − Savelloni


    11:55-12:15 

    How Best to Employ the Akin Osteotomy − Timpano


    12:00-12:15 

    After More Than 40 Years Repairing Bunions, These Are the Most Important Points I’d Like To Make − Downey  


    12:15-12:30 

    QUESTION AND ANSWER PANEL


    12:30-1:30 

    LUNCH WITH VENDORS AND COLLEAGUES


    COMPLICATIONS IN FOOT AND ANKLE SURGERY 

    Moderator: Madden


    1:30-1:55 

    Forefoot Derangement - Pan Metatarsal Head Resection − Camasta 


    1:55-2:20 

    Lesser Metatarsal Osteotomy: Promoting Success While Limiting Complications − Madden


    2:20-2:45 

    The Incidence and Risks of "Cage Rage" with Multiplanar External Fixation in the Lower Extremity − Illuzzi


    2:45-3:10 

    Flipper Foot: Complication Or Desired Result − Savelloni


    3:10-3:35 

    Blood Loss and Hemostasis: When Should We Transfuse − Adu-Gyamfi


    3:35-4:00 

    Who In Your Surgical Practice Warrants Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis and How Should It Be Done − Timpano


    4:00-4:20 

    QUESTION AND ANSWER − PANEL

  • Saturday, October 3. 2026 - 8 CME Hours

    THE DIABETIC FOOT AND LIMB SALVAGE 

    Moderator: Wynes


    7:30-7:50 Prophylactic Surgeryin the Diabetic Patient − Kim


    7:50-8:10

    The Autolytic Effect of Cadexomer Iodinein the Treatment of 

    Diabetic Foot Ulcer − Perfetti  


    8:10-8:30 Management of the Infected Charcot Foot − Wynes 


    8:30-8:50

    The Importance of Muscle-Tendon Balancein Limb Salvage − Brownell


    8:50-9:10 Minimum Invasive And Mini-Open Charcot Foot Reconstruction − Wynes


    9:10-9:30 Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Infected Or Charcot Foot: When MRI Scans Are Not Indicated − Arbora


    9:30-9:50 The Medial Plantar Artery Flapin Preservation of the Foot − Brownell


    9:50-10:10 

    QUESTION AND ANSWER − PANEL


    10:10-10:40 

    REFRESHMENT BREAK & VISIT EXHIBITS


    REARFOOT AND ANKLE RECONSTRUCTION

    Moderator: Peacock


    10:40-10:55 

    Large Skeletal Defects: Limiting the Need for 

    Sizeable Structural Allografts − Demirci/Malay 


    10:55-11:10 

    Surgical Management of Drop foot Deformity − Ugrinich


    11:10-11:30

    Does the Spring Ligament Matter in Flatfoot Reconstruction − Wynes


    11:30-11:45 

    Chronic Achilles Tendon Pathology − Sheltzer


    11:45-12:00

    Reconstructing the Rheumatoid Foot: Still a Challenge in the Age of Biological DMARDs − Peacock 


    12:00-12:15

    The Role of Gastrocnemius Recession in the Treatment of Posterior and Plantar Heel Surgery − Savelloni


    12:15-12:30 

    QUESTION AND ANSWER − PANEL


    12:30-1:30 

    LUNCH WITH VENDORS AND COLLEAGUES



    FOOT AND ANKLE TRAUMA 

    Moderator: Van


    1:30-1:50

    The Role of Fibular Nailing in Ankle Fracture Surgery − Brkich 


    1:50-2:10 

    Ankle Instability in Athletes − Sheltzer


    2:10-2:30 

    Repair of Subluxating Peroneal Tendons − Troiano


    2:30-2:50

    Management of Open Fractures: What’s New and Useful − Peacock


    2:50-3:10

    Fracture of the Posterior Malleolus: Does Size Really Matter? − Van


    3:10-3:30

    QUESTION AND ANSWER − PANEL   


    3:30-4:00

    REFRESHMENT BREAK & VISIT EXHIBITS                                                                   


    TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENTS IN THE OPERATING ROOM

    Moderator: Malay


    4:00-4:20

    The Evolution of Minimal Invasive Surgery − Mergner


    4:20-4:40

    How to Use EMG and NCV Measurements in the Operating Room − Vavra


    4:40-5:10

    An Algorithm for Peripheral Neurolysis and Neurectomy − Malay


    5:10-5:30

    QUESTION AND ANSWER − PANEL

  • Sunday, October 4, 2026 - 4 CME Hours

    FOREFOOT SURGERY 

    Moderator: Malay


    7:30-7:50

    Efficacy of Topical Antifungal Nail Solution vs Topical Placebo Solution for the Treatment of Pedal Onychomycosis: A Randomized Controlled Trial − Malay


    7:50-8:10

    Circular Frame External Fixation Wires: Safe Zones  and Optimal Tensions − Berkelbach


    8:10-8:30

    Ankle Arthrodesis Takedown and Conversion to Total Ankle Replacement − Falconio/Malay


    8:30-8:50

    Recognition and Management of Lower Extremity Soft Tissue Tumors − Ugrinich


    8:50-9:05 

    Drop the Cuff…Really, Drop It − Kolsky


    9:05-9:20

    Is There a Role for Robotic-assisted Foot and Ankle Surgery? − Moxey


    9:20-9:35

    What Should I Do With the Sesamoids in First MTPJ Fusion or Arthroplasty − Talley


    9:35-9:50

    Radiosurgical Electrosectioning and Electrocoagulation: 

    What Is It and How Does It Work − Helfeld


    9:50-10:15 

    QUESTION AND ANSWER − PANEL    


    10:15-10:45

    REFRESHMENT BREAK & VISIT EXHIBITS


    MEDICAL LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS IN FOOT AND ANKLE SURGERY

    Moderator: Downey


    10:45-11:10

    Medical Legal Trends in Foot & Ankle Surgery − Downey


    11:10-11:35

    Stand Up for Your Treatment and Don’t Roll Over − Malay


    11:35-11:55

    QUESTION AND ANSWER − PANEL


    11:55-12:00

    WRAP UP, FINAL WORDS, ADJOURNMENT


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