Special Assistance

MedStar Health wishes to ensure that no individual with a disability is excluded, denied services, segregated or otherwise treated differently from other individuals because of the absence of auxiliary aids or services identified in the Americans with Disabilities Act.  Please contact 202-780-1655 to notify us of your needs.

Date & Location

Wednesday, April 15, 2020, 6:00 AM - Saturday, April 18, 2020, 12:30 PM, JW Marriott, Washington, DC

Target Audience

Dermatology, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Infectious Disease, Internal Medicine, Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedics, Physical Medicine/ Rehabilitation, Plastic Surgery, Podiatry, Surgery, Vascular Surgery

Overview

MedStar Georgetown University Hospital’s Diabetic Limb Salvage Conference is a multidisciplinary team approach meeting that provides each member of the healthcare team with the education and resources needed to heal wounds and prevent amputations. It features a prominent international faculty that promotes the importance of a multi specialty approach in limb salvage. The course is designed for healthcare practitioners of all specialties and promotes an evidence-based approach with emphasis on take-home points, techniques, and functional outcomes. This 3-day conference format includes didactic lectures, specialty symposia, and video surgical case demonstrations for the purpose of providing an interactive learning experience.

Join us for a one day pre-conference administrative track that will cover topics such as:

• Starting From Scratch: the Genesis of the Georgetown Model
• Leveraging Your Resources to Increase Productivity in the Center
• Nuts and Bolts of Running a Hospital Based Wound Center

Sign up now.  Limited space available!

Objectives

Objectives

Nurse:
1. Analyze the public health crisis of diabetic limb loss.
2. Discuss the pain of sensory loss and non-compliance to care.
3. Examine the options in vascular interventional technology and techniques, both surgical and endovascular.
4. Promote the practice of functional limb salvage so that patients maximize their active ambulatory status.
5. Navigate the complexities of biomechanics, limb salvage, the problem wound, wound based infection, preserving limb length.
6. Cite the financial and social impact of diabetic limb salvage and amputation.

Occupational Therapist:
1. Assess the utilization of different ambulatory offloading devices in the management of a diabetic foot ulcer.
2. Differentiate the implications of different types of amputations which can occur with a patient with a diabetic foot wound and the ramifications of each on the patient’s functional status.
3. Identify various comorbidities that occur with diabetes and their impact on wound healing and patients’ overall health.
4. Identify various surgical interventions utilized with patients who have a diabetic foot ulcer.
5. Evaluate the impact of an amputation on the patient’s quality of life and the role of a support group.

Physical Therapist:
1. Summarize the benefits of plastic surgery intervention in the process of limb salvage.
2. Identify comorbidities and frailty factors which affect wound healing following surgical intervention or development of an ulcer.
3. Cite recommendations for treatment of edematous limbs including lymphatic management.
4. Compare the benefits of limb salvage versus amputation and their effect on functional outcomes.
5. Apply the latest recommendations in the treatment of Charcot Foot Deformity to best therapeutic practice for maximizing patient mobility.

Upon completion, the learner will be able to:

1. Analyze the public health crisis of diabetic limb loss
2. Discuss the pain of sensory loss and non-compliance to care
3. Examine the options in vascular interventional technology and techniques, both surgical and endovascular
4. Promote the practice of functional limb salvage so that patients maximize their active ambulatory status
5. Navigate the complexities of biomechanics, limb salvage, the problem wound, wound based infection, preserving limb length
6. Cite the financial and social impact of diabetic limb salvage and amputation

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 18.5 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change.

JW Marriott Washington, DC
1331 Pennsylvania Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20004

Phone
Toll Free (US & Canada): 800-393-2503
International: 202-393-2000

In the heart of Washington, DC and minutes from the White House, the Washington Monument and the Smithsonian Museums, the luxurious JW Marriott provides unparalleled proximity to the pulse of the nation’s capital. This deluxe four-star hotel is only one block from the Metro (subway) and 15 minutes from Reagan National Airport. The majority of hotel rooms feature “monumental views” of the historic Washington skyline, and all have plush mattresses with 300-thread count linens, cherry furnishings, earth-tone fabrics and HD TVs, with connections for your laptop or iPod. Valet parking (fee) is available at the hotel, and several other parking options are nearby.

Reservations: 

Room Block Rate: $299 + applicable tax (14.8%)

Please call JW Marriott Washington reservations at 800-393-2503 or click here to reserve a room at the group rate. When making reservations by phone, please indicate that you are part of the “DLS” or “Diabetic Limb Salvage” group. The cut-off date to book your room is March 25, 2020.

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MedStar Health is pleased to invite you to submit an abstract for presentation at the 2020 Diabetic Limb Salvage Conference. This is an excellent opportunity for you and your colleagues to share your latest work and research with world-renown experts in the field!

If you are interested in supporting the program, please contact Ada Guo, ada.guo@medstar.net.

If you are interested in supporting the program, please contact Ada Guo, ada.guo@medstar.net.

If you are interested in supporting the program, please contact Ada Guo, ada.guo@medstar.net.