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WEST PENN HOSPITAL
SCOTT ALTER, DPM, MEMORIAL LECTURE SERIES
8:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
7:30 a.m. – Registration and Continental Breakfast
4 Contact Hours
Saturday, September 12, 2020
Alan Catanzariti, DPM, FACFAS – Pittsburgh, PA
Program Director, Foot & Ankle Residency Training Program;
Section Chief Podiatry, Department of Orthopedics Allegheny Health Network
1. Surgical Management of Non-Union
2. Surgery for Midfoot Arthrodesis
Naohiro Shibuya, DPM, FACFAS – Temple, TX
Professor, Texas A&M University, College of Medicine
1. What’s the Best Amputation Level?
2. When Skin Says “Stop” in Ankle ORIF
3. Posterior Arthroscopy: When and How
4. Best Surgical Procedure for Charcot?
Registration Fee Process:
Make check payable to: WPFAS
Fee: $400 for six (4) or $90 each
Send check to:
Beth Sheedy, West Penn Hospital, Foot & Ankle Institute, 4800 Friendship Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15224
NO CASH OR CREDIT CARD PAYMENTS
On-Site Registration:
On-site registration, with a check, is available the day of the conference. NO CASH OR CREDIT CARD PAYMENTS.
Target Audience
Who Should Attend:
Foot & Ankle surgeons, podiatrists, orthopedic surgeons and other health care providers involved in the clinical and surgical management of the foot and ankle.
Learning Objectives
Intent and Objectives:
Attendees will develop a comprehensive understanding of “state-of-the-art” principles and techniques of foot and ankle surgery.
Attendees will understand principles of managing complications and limb-salvage.
Attendees will understand the use and application of emerging techniques involving orthobiologics, arthroscopy, endoscopy, total ankle replacement, intramedullary fixation, external fixation, and cartilage replacement.
Attendees will understand new concepts and techniques utilized in the management of complex diabetic lower extremity problems such as Charcot, ankle fractures, osteomyelitis and significant soft tissue deficits.
Attendees will understand the management of foot and ankle trauma including ankle fractures, calcaneal fractures, forefoot fractures, ankle sprains and osteochondral lesions of the talus.
Contact Hours:
Each four hour course is awarded 4.0 credit hours.
The Western Pennsylvania Hospital is approved by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education as a provider of continuing education in podiatric medicine.
The Western Pennsylvania Hospital has approved this activity for a maximum of four (4) continuing education contact hours.