Programme
| Day 1 Wednesday 7th July All conference sessions will take place throughout in the Elgar Suite, lower ground floor, Abbey Hotel In order to claim CPD credits, please sign the attendance register once each day located in the Elgar Suite |
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| 12:00 noon onwards | Badge Collection* *Pre-Registered Delegates Only, there is no onsite registration available. First Floor, Reception, Abbey Hotel Visit Exhibition Stands |
| Session 1: | The Diabetic Foot Care Team in 2021 Chair: Andrew Boulton (Manchester, UK) |
| 14:00 - 14:15 | Introduction and brief overview of Diabetic Foot in 2021 Andrew Boulton (Manchester, UK) |
| 14:15 - 14:40 | Setting up a foot service in the UK: Lessons from the North-East Nicola Leech (Newcastle upon Tyne, UK) |
| 14:40 - 15:05 | Setting up a foot service in Ireland: the Galway Experience Sean Dinneen (Galway, Ireland) |
| 15:05 - 15:25 | The expanding role of the podiatrist Jodie Buckingham (Oxford, UK) |
| 15:25 - 15:45 | The expanding role of the diabetes foot specialist nurse Rachel Berrington (Leicester, UK) |
| 15:45 - 16:15 | Comfort Break - Visit Exhibition Stands Shaw, Worcester and Montgomery Suites (Access from Reception, Ground Floor, Abbey Hotel) |
| Session 2: | Biomechanics and Radiology Chair: Gerry Rayman (Ipswich, UK) |
| 16:15 - 16:45 | What is the place of the plain radiograph of the diabetic foot in 2021? Richard Whitehouse (Manchester, UK) |
| 16:45 - 17:15 | Role of MR and CT in diabetic foot assessment Rowena Johnson (Oxford, UK) |
| 17:15 - 17:45 | Biomechanics: from physiotherapy to smart pressure sensing insoles Neil Reeves (Manchester, UK) |
| 17:45 - 18:15 | Health sensors, smart home devices and the internet of medical things: opportunities for foot care Bijan Najafi (Houston, USA) |
| 18:15 | Close / Free Evening |
| Day 2 Thursday 8th July All conference sessions will take place throughout in the Elgar Suite, lower ground floor, Abbey Hotel In order to claim CPD credits, please sign the attendance register once each day located in the Elgar Suite |
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| 08:30 - 10:15 | First Joint Symposium: Vascular Society of Great Britain and Malvern International meeting Co-Chairs: Andrew Boulton (Manchester, UK) and Sophie Renton (London, UK) |
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| 08:30 - 08:55 | Global Vascular Guidelines Ruth Benson (Birmingham, UK) |
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| 08:55 - 09:20 | Advances in endovascular revascularisation Chris Twine (Bristol, UK) |
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| 09:20 - 09:45 | Complex surgical revascularisation Rob Davies (Leicester, UK) |
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| 09:45 - 10:15 | Quality improvement for critical limb ischaemia Panagiota Birmpili (London, UK) |
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| 10:15 - 10:45 | Coffee/Tea Served in the Elgar Suite where the conference is taking place Please take the time to visit our sponsors in the |
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| Session 4: | Clinical aspects Chair: Fran Game (Derby, UK) |
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| 10:45 - 11:15 | International guidelines on diabetic foot infections: an update Edgar Peters (Amsterdam, NL) |
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| 11:15 - 11:45 | A pragmatic approach to diabetic foot infections in the UK Ketan Dhatariya (Norwich, UK) |
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| 11:45 - 12:10 | Oral vs intravenous antibiotics for osteomyelitis: lessons from the OVIVA study Ho Kwong Li (London, UK) |
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| 12:10 - 12:30 | Overview of current therapies for diabetic foot ulcers Nicolaas Schaper (Maastricht, NL) |
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| 12:30 - 13:45 | Lunch in a bag – please ensure you are seated whilst eating your lunch
Delegates - please make your way to the Restaurant, on lower ground floor of Hotel, where you will be able to collect your individual lunch bag Faculty and pre-ordered (during online event registration) special dietary requirements – will be delivered for collection in the Elgar Suite where conference is taking place Sponsors – will be delivered to the respective sponsor suites Please ensure you are seated at all times whilst eating your lunch Please take the time to visit our sponsors in the |
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| 13:45 - 15:30 | Oral Abstract Presentations Chair: Gerry Rayman (Ipswich, UK) / Andrew Boulton (Manchester, UK) |
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| 15:30 - 16:00 | Coffee/Tea Served in the Restaurant, lower ground floor of Hotel Please take the time to visit our sponsors in the |
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| 16:00 - 18:25 | Second Joint Symposium: British Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (BOFAS) and Malvern International Meeting Co-Chairs: Rick Brown (Oxford, UK) and Gerry Rayman (Ipswich, UK) |
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| 16:00 - 16:15 | The Charcot foot - The perfect storm William Jeffcoate (Nottingham, UK) |
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| 16:15 - 16:35 | Clinical presentation and differential diagnosis of acute Charcot foot Michael Edmonds (London, UK) |
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| 16:35 - 16:55 | How the orthopaedic surgeon differentiates Charcot neuroarthropathy from osteomyelitis? Anand Pillai (Manchester, UK) |
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| 16:55 - 17:15 | How long to cast in acute Charcot foot in a Total Contact Cast? Nicolaas Schaper (Maastricht, NL) |
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| 17:15 - 17:35 | When to operate on a Charcot foot? Dane Wukich (Dallas, USA) |
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| 17:35 - 17:45 | Exostectomy – open or mini-incision? Tim Williams (Colchester, UK) |
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| 17:45 - 18:05 | Surgical principles of mid-foot reconstruction Andrew (Fred) Robinson (Cambridge, UK) |
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| 18:05 - 18:25 | Surgical principles of hind-foot reconstruction Venu Kavarthapu (London, UK) |
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| 18:25 | Close / Free Evening | |
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Day 3 Friday 9th July All conference sessions will take place throughout in the Elgar Suite, lower ground floor, Abbey Hotel In order to claim CPD credits, please sign the attendance register once each day located in the Elgar Suite |
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| Session 7: |
Closing session: new treatments for diabetic foot lesions: a renaissance? Chair: William Jeffcoate (Nottingham, UK) |
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Topical oxygen – what evidence? Bob Frykberg (Phoenix, USA) |
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Sucrose octasulphate, PRONOX: use in neuroischaemic ulcers? Michael Edmonds (London, UK) |
| 10:15 - 10:40 |
Leucopatch and other trials – evidence for efficacy in hard to heal ulcers? Fran Game (Derby, UK) |
| 10:40 - 11:15 |
Comfort Break Visit Exhibition Stands Shaw, Worcester and Montgomery Suites (Access from Reception, Ground Floor, Abbey Hotel) |
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The future. Chair: Andrew Boulton (Manchester, UK) |
| 11:15 - 11:35 |
Measuring effectiveness of foot care strategies William Jeffcoate (Nottingham, UK), |
| 11:35 - 12:00 |
What does the future hold for diabetic foot care? David Armstrong (Los Angeles, USA) |
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Final comments & close of conference Gerry Rayman (Ipswich, UK) |
This meeting is supported by grants and sponsorship from the pharmaceutical and device industries. See here for details.
