ACFAS 2026 Schedule at a Glance
8:00 am – 4:30 pm
9:00 am – 11:45 am
Leadership Development Program
12:00 pm – 6:00 pm
1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Cavus Workshop*
TAR Workshop*
Flatfoot with Tendon Transfers Workshop*
7:00 am – 8:00 am
Updates in Surgical Anatomy
Cutting Edge on Camera: A Video Masterclass in Foot and Ankle Surgery
MIScellaneous
8:15 am – 9:30 am
Opening Session
9:30 am – 10:15 am
Break/Scan for CECH in Exhibit Hall
10:15 am – 12:00 pm
Arthroscopy Debates
Balancing Act: Modern Soft Tissues Solutions in Foot & Ankle Reconstruction
Complex Diabetic Foot Reconstruction Case Based
Manuscript Session 1
Manuscript Session 2
12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Lunch in Exhibit Hall
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
ACFAS Region Membership Meetings
2:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Diabetic Limb Salvage Workshop*
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
MIS Drama: When Less Becomes A Lot More (Complicated)
Hindfoot Complications – Master vs. Apprentice
Perioperative Management: Medical ABC’s
Grounded Again? Advanced Ankle Instability
3:30 pm – 4:15 pm
Break/Scan for CECH in Exhibit Hall
4:15 pm – 5:30 pm
Lumps, Lesions & Lessons: Navigating Tumors
Masters at the Table: Case Based Strategies
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Resident and Student Club Member Reception
By invitation only
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Welcome Reception in Exhibit Hall
7:30 am – 9:30 am
TAR Essentials: Indications, Techniques and Pitfalls
What's New in Foot & Ankle Surgery: Top 10 Papers of the Year
9:30 am – 10:15 am
Break/Scan for CECH in Exhibit Hall
10:15 am – 12:00 pm
First Ray Focus: Contemporary Concepts in Bunion Surgery
From Peak to Pivot: The Mature Surgeon’s Path Forward
Manuscript Session 3
Manuscript Session 4
12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Lunch in Exhibit Hall
12:15 pm – 1:15 pm
ACFAS Honors and Awards Ceremony
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
ACFAS Region Membership Meetings
2:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Game-Ready: Advanced Foot & Ankle Surgical Techniques for Sports Medicine Workshop*
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Hallux Limitus
International Hindfoot and Ankle Reconstruction
Nerve Techniques
Military Session
Complex Cases Debates and Second Opinions
3:30 pm – 4:15 pm
Break/Scan for CECH in Exhibit Hall
4:15 pm – 5:30 pm
Crash, Burn, Recover – Complications Shaping Better Surgeons
Principles & Pearls in Hindfoot & Ankle Reconstruction
6:00 - 7:30 pm
Fellowship Fair
7:30 am – 9:30 am
The Complicated Diabetic Limb: Multidisciplinary Management and Surgical Intervention
Advanced Strategies in TAR
Minimal Access, Maximum Impact: Modern MIS Bunion Correction
9:30 am – 10:15 am
Break/Scan for CECH in Exhibit Hall
10:15 am – 12:00 pm
Forefoot Complications: Unplanned, Unfiltered & Unforgettable
Comprehensive Achilles: Balancing Tension, Technique, and Outcomes
Surgical Mental Fitness: Preventing Burnout In the OR and Beyond
Trauma Tactics: Broken Not Beaten
International Sports
12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Lunch in Exhibit Hall
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Surgical Biomechanics of the Forefoot & Hindfoot: What Every Surgeon Should Know
Small Steps, Smart Solutions: Managing Common Pediatric Pathologies
Bureaucracy Meets Biology: The Art of Operating in the Worker’s Comp World
Surgical Controversies: I NEVER Open These…Well, Except…
3:30 pm – 4:15 pm
Break/Scan for CECH in Exhibit Hall
4:15 pm – 6:00 pm
Salvage: The End of the Road (Strategies After Failed Surgery)
Lack of Consensus but Standard of Care in Ankle Trauma
8:00 am
Coding and Billing for the Foot and Ankle Surgeon*
*Additional fee required.
Schedule is subject to change.
The American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons is approved by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education as a provider of continuing education in podiatric medicine. ACFAS has approved this activity for a maximum of 30 continuing education contact hours.