APRIL 7 TO 10, 2021

Diabetic Limb Salvage: A Team Approach

A Unique Interactive Virtual Experience

M E D S T A R G E O R G E T O W N U N I V E R S I T Y H O S P I T A L ’ S

Conference Chairmen: Christopher E. Attinger, MD • John S. Steinberg, DPM

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Course Directors: Cameron M. Akbari, MD • Karen Kim Evans, MD • J. P. Hong, MD, PhD

MedStar Georgetown University Hospital’s Diabetic Limb Salvage Conference is providing compelling content for the 2021 conference in a virtual format. This annual conference conference equips each member of the healthcare team with the education and resources needed to heal wounds, prevent amputations, and most importantly to improve function. It features a prominent international faculty that promotes the importance of a multi-specialty approach in limb salvage.

Here’s what you can look forward to in 2021:

• Robust four-day agenda (Wednesday to Saturday) with lectures, panel discussions with interactive Q&A, and networking opportunities

• Exhibit Hall with interactive booths and chat features

• Virtual abstract viewing with oral presentations

• Virtual tour of the Center for Wound Healing at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital

• Virtual Cadaveric Symposium led by MedStar Georgetown University Hospital faculty

• Industry sponsored symposiums

• Flexible schedule that permits you to attend comfortably from your own home or office

Session topics will include:

Cardiac and Renal Risk Factors Diabetic Foot Osteomyelitis

Functional Limb Salvage Inflow, Outflow, and Edema

Plastic Surgery and Problem WoundsInteractive Questions and Discussion Sessions

Video and Case Presentations Keynote Lecture given by Executive Vice President for Medical Affairs and Chief

Medical Officer for MedStar Health, Stephen R. T. Evans, MD

Call for Abstracts!

MedStar Health and MedStar Georgetown University Hospital are pleased to announce the call for oral and poster abstracts for the 2021 Diabetic Limb Salvage Conference.

Abstracts will be reviewed and selected on the basis of their scientific merit and content quality. Submitted abstracts meeting the eligibility requirements will be considered for poster presentation from Wednesday, April 7 to Saturday, April 10, 2021.The top abstracts will also be awarded and presented orally on Saturday, April 10, 2021 during general session.

We invite you to participate by submitting a 250-word abstract, which should describe work with relevance to diabetic foot and limb salvage. Please visit DLSconference.com for more information.

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: February 26, 2021

2021 MedStar Georgetown Distinguished Achievement Award in Diabetic Limb Salvage

MedStar Georgetown University Hospital is honored to present Benjamin A. Lipsky, MD, FACP, FIDSA with the 2021 MedStar Georgetown Distinguished Achievement Award in Diabetic Limb Salvage.

Dr. Lipsky is currently Professor of Medicine Emeritus at University of Washington, Seattle, where he has been on the faculty for 41 years. He was previously based for 35 years at the Veterans Administration Medical Center where he was Chair of Infection Control, Hospital Epidemiologist, Director of the Primary Care Clinic, and directed a Wound Infection Research Clinic that conducted over 60 randomized clinical trials. From 2012-2018 he was a Teaching Associate and Associate Fellow at Green Templeton College and Visiting Professor (Infectious Diseases and Microbiology) at the University of Oxford, Division of Medical Sciences, as well as a Visiting Professor of Infectious Diseases at the University of Geneva.

Dr. Lipsky has authored more than 280 peer-reviewed publications and over 100 other medical papers and textbook chapters, as well as four books on infectious diseases and diabetic foot complications. He has been the Chair of the guideline committees on diabetic foot infections of both the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the International Working Group on the Diabetic Foot since their inception and is a member of the Editorial Board of the International Working Group on the Diabetic Foot.

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Early Bird registration is open NOW through February 8, 2021!

EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION FEES

Physician $350 Nurse $299

Resident or Fellow

$20 Physical Therapist or Occupational Therapist

$299

Physician Assistant $299 Allied Health Professional $299

Nurse Practitioner $299

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APRIL 7 TO 10, 2021

Diabetic Limb Salvage: A Team ApproachA Unique Interactive Virtual Experience

M E D S T A R G E O R G E T O W N U N I V E R S I T Y H O S P I T A L ’ S

ACCREDITATION In support of improving patient care, MedStar Health is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

CREDIT DESIGNATION This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 12.5 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change.

CPME: An application has been submitted to Western University of Health Sciences for credit.