This Week @ ACFAS

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August 2, 2023

Manuscript Deadline is Tomorrow

Time is running out! Don’t wait any longer to submit your manuscript for consideration for oral presentation at the 2024 ACFAS Annual Scientific Conference!

Manuscript submissions are due by tomorrow, August 3. Applicants will be notified of acceptance by October 5. $10,000 in prize money will be shared among the winners as follows:

• 1st place $3,000

• 2nd place $2,500

• 3rd place $1,500

• Four Honorable Mentions of $750 each

Poster submissions can still be sent in until August 31. Applicants will be notified of acceptance by Stepember 29.

Enhance Your Skills: Foot and Ankle Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery

Find new perspective on trauma management by attending Basic Principles of Foot and Ankle Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery for DPMs October 6-7 in Jacksonville, Florida.

Through hands-on labs, evidence-based lectures, practical exercises, and small group discussions you will learn learn skill sets including:

Planning treatment for metatarsal fractures, hallux valgus, and first MTP arthritis based on assessment, imaging, classification, and decision making
Applying reduction techniques in fracture management with emphasis on the soft tissue
Using appropriate fixation techniques to treat common pathologies of the foot and ankle including (peri) articular fractures

Building on the ACFAS Comprehensive Fixation for the Ankle and Foot: A Resident's Course, this course is jointly presented by ACFAS and AO North America and awards 14.75 CECH.

ACFAS Recognized for Leadership Development Program

ACFAS is proud to announce that the Chris Mahaffey Leadership Development Program has received national acclaim by winning the 2023 American Association of Medical Society Executives (AAMSE) Profiles of Excellence Award in Leadership.

The Leadership Development Program is designed to provide participants with the knowledge, resources, mentoring and networking opportunities to develop their ability to lead within the specialty while fostering the diversity and abilities of the next generation of leaders.

The College would also like to thank the members whose efforts have helped to make the program a success:

ACFAS Chris Mahaffey Leadership Development Program Task Force

Chair Laura Sansosti, DPM, FACFAS; Jason Piraino, DPM, MS, FACFAS; Ronald Ray, DPM, FACFAS, WCC, PT; Harry Schneider, DPM, FACFAS; Board Liaison Eric Barp, DPM, FACFAS

Inaugural Cohort

Adam Bernatsky, DPM, FACFAS; Scott Carrington, DPM, FACFAS; Duane Ehredt, DPM, FACFAS; Caroline Kiser, DPM, FACFAS; Bryn Laubacher, DPM, FACFAS; Austin Matthews, DPM, MPHE, FACFAS; Kyle Mauk, DPM, FACFAS; Timothy Miller, DPM, FACFAS; Megan Oltmann, DPM, FACFAS; James Sang, DPM, FACFAS; Eric Fan Shi, DPM, FACFAS; Mark Solomon, DPM, FACFAS; Jonathan Thompson, DPM, MHA, FACFAS; James Whelan, DPM, FACFAS; Tonda Wooten, DPM, FACFAS; Lauren Wurster, DPM, FACFAS

Program Mentors

Jeff Baker, DPM, FACFAS; Michelle Butterworth, DPM, FACFAS; Keith Cook, DPM, FACFAS; Thanh Dinh, DPM, FACFAS; John Giurini, DPM, FACFAS; Paul Kim, DPM, FACFAS; Mike Lee, DPM, FACFAS; Roya Mirmiran, DPM, FACFAS; Scott Nelson, DPM, FACFAS; Erin Robles-Sherman, DPM, FACFAS; Brett Sachs, DPM, FACFAS; Jack Schuberth, DPM, FACFAS; Barry Scurran, DPM, FACFAS; Hiro Shibuya, DPM, FACFAS; John Steinberg, DPM, FACFAS; Eric Walter, DPM, FACFAS

The Profiles of Excellence Awards recognize recipients for excellence in six areas of medical society management: advocacy, communications, education, leadership, membership and the diversity, equity, and inclusion category.

Arthroscopy of the Foot and Ankle in Chicago

Learn and practice established and cutting-edge techniques in foot and ankle surgery when you attend Arthroscopy of the Foot and Ankle.

Earn 14 CECH with over 9 hours of hands-on lab time, plus didactic lectures and surgical demonstrations from skilled arthroscopy surgeons. You still have three chances to join us this year:

August 12-13

October 14-15

December 9-10

Space is filling up fast! Secure your spot now to learn to:

Refine arthroscopic techniques of the ankle and subtalar joint, with a focus on motor skill development.
Effectively perform soft tissue techniques including synovectomy, fibrous band resection, and gutter debridement.
Approach, resect and saucerize medial and lateral talar dome lesions.
Retrieve loose bodies in the ankle and be introduced to arthroscopic excision of the os trigonum.
Understand the risks and complications of foot and ankle arthroscopy and their management.

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