PRESENT Desert Foot East Conference – May 2-3, 2026 – Teaneck Marriott at Glenpointe, Teaneck, NJ
The Live In-Person Desert Foot East Conference returns to Teaneck, New Jersey at the Teaneck Marriott at Glenpointe, May 2-3, 2026. The lecture program will be taught by some of the finest teachers in podiatry and will be focused on evidence-based, best practices to improve limb salvage techniques, advanced wound care skills, and treat surgical and medical disorders of the lower limb. The conference provides a great opportunity for you to learn along with a large part of the federal service wound care and surgical community, as well as professionals in acute care, home care, and the private sector.
The conference brings together groups involved with limb salvage preservation of the lower extremity, from healthcare clinicians in the private sector, the Veterans Administration, VA Podiatric Residency Directors, Academy of Physicians in Wound Healing (APWH), and the Department of Defense from across the country. The most unique part of the conference is the rotating interactive hands-on workshops, that focus on advanced technologies that provide our attendees with hands-on practical experience and training on surgical procedures, advanced wound care, and new techniques in healing the lower extremity that you will bring back to your offices to begin using on Monday morning. This important annual conference is estimated for 12 CECH/CME for all podiatric surgeons and surgical residents.
Details
The Live In-Person Desert Foot East Conference returns to Teaneck, New Jersey at the Teaneck Marriott at Glenpointe, May 2-3, 2026. The lecture program will be taught by some of the finest teachers in podiatry and will be focused on evidence-based, best practices to improve limb salvage techniques, advanced wound care skills, and treat surgical and medical disorders of the lower limb. The conference provides a great opportunity for you to learn along with a large part of the federal service wound care and surgical community, as well as professionals in acute care, home care, and the private sector.
The conference brings together groups involved with limb salvage preservation of the lower extremity, from healthcare clinicians in the private sector, the Veterans Administration, VA Podiatric Residency Directors, Academy of Physicians in Wound Healing (APWH), and the Department of Defense from across the country. The most unique part of the conference is the rotating interactive hands-on workshops, that focus on advanced technologies that provide our attendees with hands-on practical experience and training on surgical procedures, advanced wound care, and new techniques in healing the lower extremity that you will bring back to your offices to begin using on Monday morning. This important annual conference is estimated for 12 CECH/CME for all podiatric surgeons and surgical residents.
Learning Objectives
- Identify and demonstrate the epidemiology and pathophysiology of lower extremity disease.
- Demonstrate the basic established principles of care for skin and nail disease of the lower extremity.
- Identify different wound care techniques and technologies as well as their importance in managing chronic lower extremity wounds.
- Recognize the various presentations of infections of the skin, nail, soft tissue, and bone and demonstrate their appropriate management based on current literature.
- Identify and demonstrate complex diabetic and non-diabetic foot and ankle deformities and be able to reposition and stabilize these deformities with various internal and external fixation techniques and technologies.
- Critically evaluate and comprehend evidence-based outcome data for the treatment of disorders of the diabetic and non-diabetic lower limb.