About the Conference
The Desert Foot 2017 Multi-Disciplinary Limb Salvage Conference brought together five groups involved with the care and preservation of the lower extremity this year. The Arizona Podiatric Medical Association, Indian Health Service, Veterans Administration, VA Podiatric Residency Directors, and the Department of Defense all converged on Phoenix, Arizona for four days of cutting edge lectures, 22 hands-on workshops, and an abundance of industry events.
3M Awarded Grand Sponsor of PRESENT Education 2017
Michael DelVacchio of 3M was honored by PRESENT Co-Founder Michael Shore, DPM as the Grand Sponsor of PRESENT Education for 2017.
Paul Brand Award
This Year's Recipient of the Paul Brand Award was Prof Javier Aragon-Sanchez, MD, PhD from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
Congressman Brad Wenstrup, DPM UPDATES the Desert Foot audience on the progress on the VA PROVIDER EQUITY BILL
Brad Wenstrup, DPM updates the Desert Foot audience on the latest developments in the VA PROVIDER EQUITY BILL via a Webcast from his Office in Washington, DC.
Robert Frykberg, DPM, MPH begins webcast by introducing Lawrence B Harkless, DPM
Lawrence B Harkless, DPM joins video at 2:37 minutes
Rep. Brad Wenstrup, DPM joins webcast at 6:15 minutes
Winners of the Desert Foot Poster Competition
Non-Resident Category
- First Place - $1500 Prize
Haywan Chiu, DPM – The Effect of Calcified Digital Arteries Identified in Foot X-rays on Limb Salvage in a Veteran Population
Follow this Link to view the winning abstract - Second Place - $750 Prize
Christopher Japour, DPM – Amniotic Allograft Reduces Joint and Soft Tissue Pain
Follow this Link to view the winning abstract - Third Place - $500 Prize
John Elliott, MD – Healing of Peripheral Ulcerations and Necrosis Utilizing Microburst Insulin infusion (MI)
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Resident Category
- First Prize - $1500 Prize
Justin Goldsmith, DPM – The Application of Dehydrated Human Amnion Chorion Membrane (dHACM) Allografts to Expedite Healing with Six Major Types of Refractory Non-healing Wounds – 157 cases
Follow this Link to view the winning abstract - Second Prize - $750 Prize
Michael Huchital, DPM - Insights for Nosocomial Infection of Stenotrophamos Maltophilia in a Patient Following Long Term Antibiotic Usage: A Case Study
Follow this Link to view the winning abstract - Third Prize - $500 Prize
Lydia Yun, DPM – A Novel Variation of the Traditional Weil Osteotomy for Treatment and Prevention of Chronic Plantar Foot Ulcers
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Grand Sponsor of PRESENT Education 2018
Michael DelVacchio of 3M was honored by PRESENT Co-Founder Michael Shore, DPM as the Grand Sponsor of PRESENT Education for 2017.