Call for Speakers

The Foot & Ankle Health section is seeking late breaking abstracts pertaining to "The Adoption of the Diabetic Amputation Prevention Team (ADAPT)"  and other diabetes-related topics. Selected speakers will be given the opportunity to present during our scientific sessions that run from Sunday (Nov. 1, 2026) to Tuesday (Nov. 3, 2026). Lectures should last 8-10 minutes, with 5 minutes for discussion, question, and answer.

Background: The management of the diabetic foot disorder requires a multidisciplinary approach and an organized, coordinated system of care. The four major decision points in the prevention of amputation are:

1. Early referral to a multidisciplinary amputation prevention team
2. Aggressive management of infection
3. Rapid diagnosis of PAD and initiation of revascularization in the case of impaired tissue perfusion
4. Incorporation of evidence based advanced wound care modalities.

With this integrated approach up to 85% of amputations are preventable.

Learning Objectives

1. To familiarize the public health community to the growing epidemic of the diabetic foot disorder and the cascade of events leading to major leg amputation.
2. To recognize the barriers, ethnic and geographic variations, and lack of coordinated care that leads to significant variations in amputation rates across the globe.
3. To empower and encourage meeting participants of a wide variety of backgrounds, interests, and specialties to collaborate and contribute to the multidisciplinary amputation prevention teams within their own community.  

Please submit an abstract of your talk to the website and to Adam Fleischer, DPM, MPH (adam.e.fleischer@gmail.com)

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Program Planner Contact Information:

Adam Fleischer, DPM, MPH
adam.e.fleischer@gmail.com