Medical Education Program - Foot and Ankle
West Coast Foot and Ankle Summit

Friday and Saturday, August 4-5, 2023
San Diego, California
DESCRIPTION
 
This technique-oriented program is designed to expose physician attendees to the latest surgical concepts in lower extremity surgical techniques. Practical, hands-on lab and training sessions maximize physician exposure to the latest tools and techniques.
FACULTY
Eric I. Ferkel, MD

Southern California Orthopedic Institute
Van Nuys, CA

Fellowship: New England Baptist Hospital
Boston, MA
Eric Giza, MD

Team Physician, Sacramento Republic FC Professional Men’s Soccer Team
Sacramento, CA

Associate Clinical Professor, University of California Davis
Sacramento, CA
Thomas G. Harris, MD 

Chief of Foot and Ankle Surgery, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Torrence, CA

Fellowship: Harbor-UCLA/Balance Orthopaedics
Long Beach, CA


 
Christopher W. Hodgkins, MD

Baptist Health Medical Group
Coral Gables, FL

Fellowship: Hospital for Special Surgery
New York, NY

Fellowship: Florida Orthopaedic Institute
Tampa, FL
Kaitlin Neary, MD

St. Luke’s Clinic
Boise, ID

Fellowship: University of California, Davis
Davis, CA
Joseph K. Park, DPM

Burbank Foot Care Center
Burbank, CA

Residency: UCLA Medical Center
Sylmar, CA
Ryan B. Rigby, DPM

Logan Regional Orthopedics
Logan, UT

Fellowship: Sarasota Orthopedic Associates, Foot & Ankle Fellowship
Sarasota, FL
AGENDA
Friday, August 4, 2023
7:00 am Registration and Breakfast
8:00 am Welcome – Arthrex Medical Education Staff 
Didactic Session I: Ankle Instability
8:10 am InternalBrace™ Ligament Augmentation Repair: Why? 
8:20 am ATFL InternalBrace Technique 
8:30 am Case Discussion 
Didactic Session II: Trauma
9:10 am Perfecting Syndesmotic Reduction 
9:20 am How I Fix My Deltoid Ligament Injuries 
9:30 am The Case for Intramedullary Fixation of the Fibula
9:40 am Case Discussion
10:20 am Break 
10:40 am

 
Literature in Action    
Faculty discuss a recent publication that changed their management of a patient.
Didactic Session III: Achilles Tendon Injuries 
11:00 am
 
Best of Both Worlds? Optimal Treatment of the Midsubstance Achilles.
11:10 am
 
Insertional Achilles SpeedBridge: What Technique Steps Matter?  
11:20 am Case Discussion
11:50 am Arthrex Trauma Update
12:00 pm Lunch
1:00 pm
 
Wet Lab Session I: Ankle Instability, Foot and Ankle Trauma, and Achilles Repair
4:00 pm Reception
5:00 pm Adjourn
Saturday, August 5, 2023
7:00 am Breakfast Available
7:50 am Opening Comments – Medical Education
Didactic Session IV: Flatfoot
8:00 am The Spring Ligament in AAFD 
8:10 am Optimizing Management of Stage III Flatfoot?
8:20 am Case Discussion
Didactic Session V: Forefoot
9:00 am Hallux Rigidus: New Technology Fuses or Keeps It Moving
9:10 am Lesser Toes: Dealing With the Bigger Problem  
9:20 am MIS Without MIStakes 
9:30 am Hallux Valgus Case Discussion
10:10 am Break
10:30 am

 
Literature in Action    
Faculty discuss a recent publication that changed their management of a patient.
Didactic Session VI: Arthritis
10:50 am Order in Chaos: A Simple OCD Treatment Algorithm
11:00 am Tips for a Successful Ankle Fusion  
11:10 am
 
Global Premiere: The Arthrex DualCompression Hindfoot Fusion Nail Implant System
11:20 am  Case Discussion: Arthritis and OCD
12:00 pm Lunch
1:00 pm Wet Lab Session II: Forefoot and Flatfoot 
4:00 pm Adjourn
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