Education


Course Program

 

Advanced Foot and Ankle Virtual Course:
Revisions, Complications, and Complex Cases

Course Chair: Christopher P. Miller, MD, MHS
Course Co-Chairs: Jacob R. Zide, MD, and Elizabeth Cody, MD

 


Course Objectives

Upon completion of this course, learners should be able to:

  • Compare and contrast approaches for treating routine and complex foot and ankle deformities and conditions

  • Describe patient selection and treatment strategies for revision procedures

  • Outline the ways to identify and manage complications

  • Determine and apply strategies to improve patient outcomes


The American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society (AOFAS) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. AOFAS designates this blended event (live activity and enduring materials), for a maximum of 11.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME requirements of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery's Maintenance of Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABOS credit.
For more information on AOFAS accreditation and educational policies, visit the Program Overview page.
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Program

 

Symposium 1 – Adolescent and Young Adult Problems
Moderator: Jacob R. Zide, MD

Adolescent Bunion
Collin May, MD, MPH

Tarsal Coalitions and Rigid Flatfoot
Maryse Bouchard, MD, MSc

The Young Cavovarus Deformity
Anthony I. Riccio, MD

Residual/Uncorrected Club Foot in the Young Adult
Jacob R. Zide, MD

Cases and Discussion

 

Symposium 2 – The Complicated Athlete
Moderator: Christopher P. Miller, MD, MHS

Considerations for Handling the Professional or Collegiate Athlete
Martin J. O'Malley, MD

The Aging Athlete
Cristian A. Ortiz, MD

Deformity: When Does It Need to Be Addressed?
Mark C. Drakos, MD

Sky High Expectations: Patient and "Team"
Robert B. Anderson, MD

Cases and Discussion

 

Symposium 3 – Managing Complications of Forefoot Surgery
Moderator: Elizabeth Cody, MD

Bunion Recurrence
Scott J. Ellis, MD

Hallux Varus: When to Reconstruct vs Fuse
Anthony Ndu, MD

MIS Complications
Rebecca A. Cerrato, MD

Lesser Toes
Elizabeth Cody, MD

Cases and Discussion

Support for this symposium is provided by an educational grant from Medline UNITE Foot & Ankle.

 

Symposium 4 – Malunions and Malalignment: Part 1
Moderator: Christopher P. Miller, MD, MHS

Calcaneal Malunion
John Y. Kwon, MD

Revision Ankle ORIF
Max P. Michalski, MD

Neuropathic Hindfoot/Ankle Trauma
Amgad M. Haleem, MD, PhD

Navicular Stress Fractures and Nonunions
Christopher P. Miller, MD, MHS

Cases and Discussion

 

Symposium 5 – Malunions and Malalignment: Part 2
Moderator: Jacob R. Zide, MD

Lapidus Complications
Christina Stukenborg-Colsman, MD

Revision Peroneal and Ankle Ligament Reconstruction
James W. Brodsky, MD

Failed Flatfoot
Casey J. Humbyrd, MD, MBE

Ankle Malalignment
Anish R. Kadakia, MD

Cases and Discussion

 

Symposium 6 – Complications of Total Ankle Replacement
Moderator: Elizabeth Cody, MD

Why Does My Ankle Still Hurt?: The Painful Total Ankle Replacement
Lew C. Schon, MD

Managing the Stiff TAR
Constantine A. Demetracopoulos, MD

Intra-operative Problems
Karl M. Schweitzer Jr., MD

Fireside Chat: What Can TAR Learn from TKA?
Elizabeth B. Gausden, MD, MPH

Cases and Discussion

 

Symposium 7 – Nonunions and Bone Loss
Moderator: Jacob R. Zide, MD

Talar AVN
Amanda J. Fantry, MD

Primary Fusion for Ankle/Hindfoot Trauma
Todd A. Irwin, MD

Managing Large Tibial/Talar Bone Defects
Brian M. Weatherford, MD

Biologics for Fusion
Jason T. Bariteau, MD

Cases and Discussion

 

Symposium 8 – Calling for Help
Moderator: Christopher P. Miller, MD, MHS

Opioid Free Pain Management
A. Holly Johnson, MD

What Does Foot & Ankle Need to Know from PRS?
Sammy Dowlatshahi, MD

Psychological Pain
Whitney Herge, PhD

Vascular Surgery
Mark C. Wyers, MD

Cases and Discussion


Faculty/Planner Disclosures

Christopher P. Miller, MD, MHS

  • Enovis: Consultant
  • Arthrex, Inc.: Consultant

Jacob R. Zide, MD

  • Orthofix Medical, Inc.: Consultant

Elizabeth A. Cody, MD

  • HS2 LLC: Ownership
  • HSS ASC Development Network LLC: Ownership
  • Johnson & Johnson: Consultant
  • Stryker: Consultant

Robert B. Anderson, MD

  • Artelon: Consultant
  • DJO: Consultant
  • Arthrex, Inc.: Consultant
  • Stryker: Consultant
  • Intellectual Property: Other Intellectual Property

Jason T. Bariteau, MD

  • stridelink: Stock Options
  • restor3d, inc.: Stock
  • Seaspine Orthopedics Corporation: Consultant
  • DJO: Consultant
  • Intellectual Property: Other Intellectual Property

Maryse Bouchard, MD, MSc

  • OrthoPediatrics Corp.: Consultant
  • OrthoFlexion: Stock (CEO, Unpaid)

James W. Brodsky, MD

  • Nothing to Disclose

Rebecca A. Cerrato, MD

  • Stryker: Consultant
  • Acumed LLC: Resident Educational Speaker
  • Vilex LLC: Consultant
  • Intellectual Property: Other Intellectual Property

Constantine A. Demetracopoulos, MD

  • Artelon: Consultant
  • Arthrex: Consultant
  • Enovis: Consultant
  • HS2 LLC: Stock
  • In2Bones: Consultant; IP Royalties
  • Responsive Arthroscopy LLC: Consultant
  • restor3d, inc.: Consultant
  • RTI Surgical, Inc.: Consultant
  • Simulate Technologies: Consultant
  • Treace Medical Concepts, Inc.: Consultant
  • Exactech, Inc.: IP Royalties
  • Wolters Kluwer Health - Lippincott Williams & Wilkins: Publishing Royalties

Sammy Dowlatshahi, MD

  • Nothing to Disclose

Mark C. Drakos, MD

  • Intellectual Property: Other Intellectual Property

Scott J. Ellis, MD

  • Elsevier Publishing: Consultant
  • Springer: Consultant
  • Foot Innovate: Consultant
  • Curvebeam: Consultant
  • Stryker: Consultant
  • Vilex LLC: Consultant
  • Medartis: Consultant
  • Extremis Robotics: Consultant
  • Paragon 28: Consultant
  • Intellectual Property: Other Intellectual Property

Amanda J. Fantry, MD

  • Nothing to Disclose

Elizabeth B. Gausden, MD, MPH

  • DePuy Orthopaedics Inc.: Consultant
  • Stryker: Consultant

Amgad M. Haleem, MD, PhD

  • Vilex LLC: Consultant
  • Orthofix Medical, Inc.: Consultant
  • Stryker: Consultant

Whitney Herge, PhD

  • Nothing to Disclose

Casey J. Humbyrd, MD, MBE

  • Intellectual Property: Copyright

Todd A. Irwin, MD

  • Paragon 28: Consultant
  • Vilex LLC: Consultant
  • Marrow Access Technologies: Consultant
  • Medline Industries, Inc.: Consultant

A. Holly Johnson, MD

  • Altier Trauma: Stock
  • Carbon 22: Stock
  • Motio: Other Business Ownership
  • Forma Orthopaedics: Other Business Ownership
  • Treace Medical Concepts: Consultant; Other Intellectual Property
  • Novastep: Royalties

Anish R. Kadakia, MD

  • Arthrex, Inc.: Consultant
  • Intellectual Property: Other Intellectual Property

John Y. Kwon, MD

  • Paragon 28: Consultant
  • DJO: Consultant
  • restor3d, inc.: Consultant
  • Intellectual Property: Other Intellectual Property

Collin May, MD, MPH

  • OrthoPediatrics Corp.: Consultant

Max P. Michalski, MD

  • Extremity Medical: Consultant
  • Intellectual Property: Other Intellectual Property

Anthony Ndu, MD

  • Smith and Nephew: Consultant
  • Tyber Medical: Consultant
  • Johnson & Johnson: Consultant

Martin J. O'Malley, MD

  • Nothing to disclose

Cristian A. Ortiz, MD

  • Acumed: Consultant
  • DePuy Synthes: Consultant

Anthony I. Riccio, MD

  • OrthoPediatrics Corp.: Consultant

Lew C. Schon, MD

  • Zimmer Biomet: Consultant
  • Curvebeam AI: Stock
  • Intellectual Property: Patent

Karl M. Schweitzer Jr., MD

  • Stryker: Consultant
  • Ibex, Inc.: Consultant; Stock Options
  • Tayco Brace, Inc: Consultant; Stock Options
  • restor3d, inc.: Stock Options

Christina Stukenborg-Colsman, MD

  • Nothing to Disclose

Brian M. Weatherford, MD

  • Stryker: Consultant
  • DePuy Synthes: Consultant

Mark C. Wyers, MD

  • Nothing to Disclose