DFCon08 Called "A Massive Success" in Fight Against Amputations
The 2008 Diabetic Foot Global Conference, better known as DFCon, was declared a "massive success" by co-chairs George Andros, MD, renowned Los Angeles vascular surgeon, and David G. Armstrong, DPM and PhD, professor of surgery and director of the Dr. William M. Scholl College’s Center for Lower Extremity Ambulatory Research (CLEAR) at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science in North Chicago, IL.
With 850 delegates from all 50 states and more than 50 nations, the annual meeting serves as a foremost gathering place for disseminating new research and practical knowledge regarding the fight against diabetes-related amputations. Andros and Armstrong also participated in a special live satellite link from the conference with about two dozen TV and radio stations across the country that reached more than one million audience members.
Advances discussed at this year's meeting included technology ranging from stem cell therapy to special thermometers that identify potentially amputation-causing wounds of the foot. DFCon also presented its 2008 Edward James Olmos Award for Advocacy in Amputation Preventions to Benjamin A. Lipsky, MD, of the University of Washington and the VA Puget Sound Acute Care System in Seattle, WA.
