2018 GEF Annual Meeting - Preliminary Lecture Schedule

Updated July 27, 2018
Subject to change without notice

All lectures will be held in the Callaway/Oakley Meeting Rooms

APMA is approved by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education as a provider of continuing education in podiatric medicine. APMA has approved this activity for eight (8) continuing education contact hours (CECH). No commercial interest provided financial support for this continuing education activity.

Wednesday, October 10 (3.0 CECH - Complex Case Presentations)

• 5:00–5:30 p.m. - Pressure Ulcer: Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment - Presented by Sarah L. Mele, DPM
• 5:30–6:00 p.m. - Fresh Umbilical Grafts - Presented by R. Daniel Davis, DPM
• 6:00–6:30 p.m. - When to Consider Elective Surgery in Patients with Diabetes - Presented by Sarah L. Mele, DPM
• 6:30–7:00 p.m. - Aseptic Pediatric Ankle Abscess - Presented by Tyson Green, DPM
• 7:00–7:30 p.m. - Open Talus Fracture - Presented by William H. Dabdoub, DPM
• 7:30–8:00 p.m. - Lecture Title TBD - Presented by Tyson Green, DPM

Thursday, October 11 (2.5 CECH - Pain Management, Wound Care, and Histopathology)

• 5:30–6:30 p.m. - Treating Pain Safely - Presented by Blake Fagan, MD. This scientific session may meet the requirements of state licensing boards requiring continuing education contact hours in Opioid Prescribing/Pain Management.
• 6:30–7:00 p.m. - Diabetes: The Disease Process - Presented by Ira H. Kraus, DPM
• 7:00–7:30 p.m. - Update on Cryopreserved Umbilical Grafts - Presented by R. Daniel Davis, DPM
• 7:30–8:00 p.m. - Histo-Pathological Lesions of the Foot & Ankle - Presented by Phill E. Ward, DPM

Friday, October 12 (2.5 CECH - Sports Medicine Common Foot & Ankle Problems, Foot & Ankle Trauma)

• 5:30–6:00 p.m. - Plantar Fasciitis in the Athlete: An Evidence-Based Approach to Treatment - Presented by Patrick A. DeHeer, DPM
• 6:00–6:30 p.m. - Athletic Footwear Update - Presented by Matt B. Werd, DPM
• 6:30–7:00 p.m. - The Role of the DPM as a Team Physician in College Sports - Presented by Tyson Green, DPM
• 7:00–7:20 p.m. - Unusual Shin Pain in an Athlete - Presented by Matt B. Werd, DPM
• 7:20–7:40 p.m. - Common Golf Injuries - Presented by Phil E. Ward, DPM
• 7:40–8:10 p.m. - Peroneal Tendon Tears - Presented by William H. Dabdoub, DPM