On April 4, 2016 Barry University and Derma Sciences held a scientific program supporting National Limb Loss Awareness Month. The panel of international experts discussed total contact casting in wound management and Charcot reconstruction, offloading in the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers, and how amputation prevention can save lives.
Distinguished Guests
Keynote SpeakerAlexandre Leme Godoy dos Santos, MD, PhD | ModeratorJeffrey Jensen, DPM, FACFAS |
Panelists
Desmond Bell, DPM, CWS
Founder & President, Save A Leg, Save A Life Foundation
First Coast Cardiovascular Institute, Jacksonville
Board Member, American Board of Wound Management Foundation
Miki Fujii, MD, PhD
Chief of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Kitaharima Medical Center, Japan
Kengo Matsumoto, MD
Plastic Surgeon, Oita Oka Hospital
WCC Researcher, Asahikawa Medical University, Japan
Robert J. Snyder, DPM
Director of Clinical Research,
Paul & Margaret Brand Research Center
Professor, Barry University School of
Podiatric Medicine, Miami
Past President, AAWC
Hugo Tristão, MD
Miguel Couto Hospital &
Air Force Hospital, Brazil
Jaime Wise, MD
Regional Medical Director,
Healogics Specialty Physicians, North Carolina