APMA Online CECH Summer Series

View the detailed program, including lecture topics and speakers.

August 8, 10 a.m.–7 p.m. ET

10–10:10 a.m.: President's Address with Seth Rubenstein, DPM
10:10–10:30 a.m.: Orientation to the Summer Series and Obtaining Your CECH
10:30–11:30 a.m.: Wounds that Kill
11:30–1 p.m.: Global Vascular Guidelines on Critical Limb Threatening Ischemia
1–2 p.m.: Break
2–4 p.m.: Limb Preservation
4–4:30 p.m.: Break
4:30–6 p.m.: The Diabetic Foot and Osteomyelitis
6–7 p.m.: Update on the Opioid Crisis and Podiatric Pain Management

August 9, 10 a.m.–4:30 p.m. ET

10 a.m.–12 p.m.: Risk Management Program: My Life is OVER!—The Anatomy of a Malpractice Case*
12–1 p.m.: New Technologies in Patient Monitoring
1–1:30 p.m.: Break
1:30 p.m.–3 p.m.: Oral Abstracts
3–4:30 p.m.: Surgical Blitz (10-minute lectures on surgical pearls)

August 15, 10 a.m.–6 p.m. ET

10 a.m.–11:30 a.m.: Fixation Techniques
11:30 a.m.–1 p.m.: Surgical Blitz (10-minute lectures on surgical pearls)
1–2 p.m.: Break
2–4 p.m.: Sports Medicine/Biomechanics
4–6 p.m.: Trauma

August 16, 10 a.m.–3:30 p.m. ET

10 a.m.–11:30 a.m.: MIPS Update
11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m.: APMA Summer Series Coding Seminar
1:30–2 p.m.: Break
2 p.m.–3:30 p.m.: APMA Summer Series Coding Seminar

*PICA policyholders attending the APMA Online CECH Summer Series risk management program are eligible for up to a 15-percent premium discount for attending the risk management programming. Those attendees who have participated in other meetings or the home study and received a 10-percent discount can receive an additional 5-percent discount for attending the risk management programming at the APMA Online CECH Summer Series.

Registration is closed.

Cancellation Policy
Cancellation policy: Cancellation requests must be made in writing. Cancellations received by July 31 will receive a refund minus a $100 fee. No refunds available for no-shows or cancellations received after July 31. Refunds will be processed after the event.

The APMA Abstract Competition will be held during the Summer Series, and you get to be a judge! The competition will include seven oral abstracts and more than 100 poster abstracts. Meeting participants will have the chance to vote for their favorite abstract during the event, with the "Attendees' Choice" winner receiving special recognition! View the list of all oral abstracts and poster abstracts.

Oral Abstracts Track
Sunday, August 9, 1:30 p.m.–3 p.m.

• De-Mystifying Research, Rachel H. Albright, DPM, MPH
• Avoiding the Deep Plantar Arterial Arch in Transmetatarsal Amputations: A Cadaver Study, James H. Whelan, DPM
• Relationship Between pH Shifts and Rate of Healing in Chronic Non-Healing Venous Stasis Lower Extremity Wounds, Arthur Tarricone
• The Role of Home-based Thermal Imaging Device in Preventing Diabetic Foot Ulcers, Than Thao Thuy Nguyen
• Conservative Versus Surgical Management of Fifth Metatarsal Diaphyseal Fractures: A Retrospective Review, Marc D. Jones, DPM
• Association Between Hemoglobin A1c, Vitamin C and Microbiome in Diabetic Foot Ulcers, Intact Diabetic Skin, and Intact Non-Diabetic Skin, Khanh Phuong Tong
• Validation of the Foot and Ankle Outcome Score for Use in Infracalcaneal Heel Pain, Alisha P. Joshi
• Questions and answers

† Young Physician

APMA expresses its sincere appreciation to the following companies for their generous support in making the Summer Series possible.

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