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2021 Desert Foot Virtual Conference

Desert Foot Virtual Multi-Disciplinary Limb Salvage and Wound Care Conference is accredited for 35.5 CE/CME/CECH for all podiatric surgeons, surgical residents, MDs, DOs, WOCNs along with the VA, DOD, IHS and AAWC Healthcare Professionals (www.desertfoot.org). Conference Co-Chairmen are Drs Charles Andersen, Matthew Garoufalis and Thomas Serena (Past-President AAWC). The Desert Foot Virtual Conference provides a great opportunity for you to meet and share your scientific leadership with a large part of the federal service wound care and surgical community, as well as hundreds of healthcare professionals in acute care, home care and the private sector. The conference brings together six groups involved with limb salvage preservation of the lower extremity, from healthcare clinicians in the private sector, the Veterans Administration, VA Podiatric Residency Directors, Association for the Advancement of Wound Care (AAWC), Arizona Podiatric Medical Association, and the Department of Defense from across the country to a virtual conference to best meet their educational needs. This important conference will be live streamed, and the education will be taught by our nation’s top key opinion leaders focused on evidence-based and best practices to improve limb salvage techniques, advanced wound care skills, and treat surgical and medical disorders of the lower limb … read more

Wound Care Today 2021 conference 19-20 October, Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes

Wound Care Today 2021 offers delegates a unique learning platform, FREE of charge, to enhance their delivery of care through clinical updates, personal development, practical learning zones and networking in a friendly, open and above all else safe environment … Due the huge popularity over the last three years, we’ll have the same mix of clinical and professional development themed sessions – with a host of expert speakers presenting at the conference … read more

NPWT Won’t Work If Your Patients Won’t Use It webinar | October 07, 2021

Nurses are tasked with managing an array of complex wounds. Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) is often viewed as a highly specialized skill, but it does not have to be complex. Join this webinar to learn how NPWT’s mechanism of action can address acute wounds, chronic wounds, and closed incisions. This session will provide education on the types of wounds appropriate for the various types of NPWT and equip nurses to confidently manage a patient with NPWT … read more

6th Annual ACFAP Pediatric Foot & Ankle Seminar October 7th-9th

This CME event will feature leading authorities on pediatric foot & ankle conditions. It will cover topics ranging from pediatric H&P, flatfoot, equinus, sports medicine, surgery, and rotational conditions. The meeting will be preceded on Thursday October 7th by a one day national park excursion. Featured at this meeting will be spectacular Death Valley National Park … read more

ACFAS 2022 – Austin Convention Center Feb. 24-27

Whether you come for the captivating sessions, hands-on workshops, or reconnecting with colleagues, ACFAS offers four days of learning as unique and as vibrant as the city of Austin itself! The ACFAS Annual Scientific Conference offers a wide range of topics so there is something for everyone, highly respected faculty, and the opportunity to enhance your knowledge and skills. Don’t miss out on this once-a-year learning experience … REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! REGISTER BY 2/9 BEFORE ONSITE FEES APPLY … read more

The ISWCAP and ASEAN wound conference 2021

The ISWCAP and ASEAN wound conference was held online on the 19–20 June 2021. Over the two-day programme the 434 participants saw 22 lectures and plenary sessions along with sponsored lunch symposia.

The chair of the organising committee Prof. Dr. Harikrishna K.R.Nair gave the opening address for what he described as “An inspiring two days, with a wealth of knowledge shared among the wound care family”. There were updates from Gulnaz Tariq on the World Union of Wound Healing Societies (WUWHS) events and Karen Ousey on behalf of the International Wound Infection Institute (IWII), along with sessions on diabetic foot ulcers, amputation, surgical site infection, oxygen therapy and much more. It was a truly international event with both speakers and delegates from Europe, North America, South America mainly Brazil, South Africa and Asia.

Recordings of that day will be uploaded onto the Malaysian Society Of Wound Care Professionals (MSWCP) website www.mswcp.org

World Union of Wound Healing Societies (WUWHS) announces Congress Postponement

Professor Marco Romanelli and Gulnaz Tariq, President and President Elect of WUWHS have announced the postponement of the forthcoming Congress to 1-5 March 2022. With concerns around the availability of travel and the wish for the organisers not to divert attention of busy HCPs from their own local facilities during the Covid-19 pandemic, they have taken the difficult decision to postpone … read more

The Annual Scientific Meeting (The National) is coming to Denver, July 29–August 1

Get ready to explore new frontiers with APMA in 2021! The Annual Scientific Meeting (The National) is coming to Denver, July 29–August 1. The must-attend meeting for every podiatrist will offer attendees up to 29.5 CECH with a diverse educational program touching on all aspects of foot and ankle surgery and medicine.

At this point in time APMA is closely monitoring the COVID public health crisis and preparing for multiple scenarios. We hope to see our attendees in person for four days of learning and networking. However, given the uncertainty of the situation and recognizing the need to accommodate everyone’s personal level of comfort, we are planning a hybrid event that will allow virtual attendees to concurrently stream the event.

Check out the preliminary program, and watch your APMA publications for more information. Registration for The National is now open.