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C10: Tactics to Avert the Diabetic Foot Ulcer and Limb Amputation Epidemic

Thursday, June 11, 2026
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM ET
Location: Hynes CC, Third Level, Room 302

This multidisciplinary session on the diabetic foot ulcer brings together leading experts from multiple disciplines to help forge a better pathway and algorithm of care to address the epidemic of diabetes and its initially silent co-traveler, the diabetic foot ulcer. Twenty percent of people with diabetes develop a foot ulcer during their lifetime, and 20% of such patients end up with an amputation. Despite many advances, amputation rates appear to be increasing in the US. Participate in discussing solutions for better, more effective prevention and care.

Presentations:

  • 3:30 PM - 3:38 PM ET
    The epidemic of diabetes and diabetic foot ulcer: a tidal wave

    Speaker: Joseph L. Mills, MD – Baylor College of Medicine

  • 3:38 PM - 3:46 PM ET
    What is a no option patient and do they have any options at all?

    Speaker: Michael S. Conte, MD – Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery, UC San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

  • 3:46 PM - 3:54 PM ET
    Transverse Tibial Transport

    Speaker: David G. Armstrong, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Southern California

  • 3:54 PM - 4:02 PM ET
    Which patients truly need revascularization to heal or which patients benefit the most?

    Speaker: Katharine L. McGinigle, MD – University of North Carolina

  • 4:02 PM - 4:10 PM ET
    Expanding access to care to SAVE more limbs

    Speaker: Lyssa Ochoa, MD

  • 4:10 PM - 4:18 PM ET
    Five things your limb salvage vascular surgeon wants and needs from his/her podiatric colleague

    Speaker: Samantha Danielle Minc, MD (she/her/hers) – Duke University School of Medicine

  • 4:18 PM - 4:26 PM ET
    What five things does a limb salvage podiatrist want/need from his/her vascular surgeon?

    Speaker: Laura Shin, MD, PhD

  • 4:26 PM - 5:00 PM ET
    Discussion