The AOFAS Advanced Foot and Ankle Virtual Course is a comprehensive, case-based course that ​offers solutions to the most complex and challenging problems that foot and ankle orthopaedic surgeons encounter. Faculty presented the newest advancements and emerging technologies in surgical and non-surgical treatment.
Program
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
Understand and contrast extensile and minimally invasive surgical solutions
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
A need for this educational activity has been determined based on previous course evaluations and the AOFAS educational curriculum. The content of this course was based on current issues and topics provided by AOFAS membership and leadership. For more information on the AOFAS CME mission, visit aofas.org/education.
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.
Learn more about the AOFAS CME Program Mission
AOFAS requires all instructors, planners, and other individuals in a position to control or influence the content of an educational activity to disclose all relevant financial relationships or affiliations during the past 12 months with any commercial interest (any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing healthcare goods and services consumed by, or used on patients). All identified conflicts of interest must be resolved and the education content vetted by AOFAS for fair balance, scientific objectivity, and appropriateness. AOFAS also requires faculty to disclose when off-label/unapproved uses of a product are discussed in a CME activity. AOFAS attests that the persons responsible for the development of this educational activity did so independently and were not influenced by commercial supporters. All financial disclosures will be provided to meeting attendees in the final program materials.
The material presented in this continuing medical education activity has been made available by the American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society (AOFAS) for educational purposes only. This material is not intended to represent the only, nor necessarily the best, methods or procedures appropriate for the medical situation discussed, but rather is intended to present an approach, view, statement, or opinion of the authors or presenters, which may be helpful or of interest to other practitioners. Methods, techniques, and procedures demonstrated and views and opinions expressed by speakers, presenters, and faculty are their own, and do not necessarily represent those of AOFAS, nor does presentation on the program represent or constitute endorsement or promotion by AOFAS. AOFAS expressly disclaims any warranties or guarantees, expressed or implied, and shall not be liable for damages of any kind in connection with the material, methods, information, techniques, opinions, or procedures expressed, presented, or demonstrated.
Faculty Disclosures
Jorge Acevedo, MDArthrex Inc.: Paid Consultant, Royalties, Speakers' Bureau
Kivanc Atesok, MD, MScNothing to Disclose
Timothy Badwey, MDTreace Medical Concepts, Inc.: Employee, Speakers’ BureauTriMed: Royalties
Errol Bailey, MDExtremity Medical: Paid Consultant Stryker/Wright Medical: Paid Consultant TriMed: Paid Consultant
Jason Bariteau, MDDJO: Paid Consultant, RoyaltiesSeaspine: Paid Consultant
John Chao, MDNothing to Disclose
Bopha Chrea, MDNovastep: Paid Consultant
Elizabeth Cody, MDStryker: Speakers' Bureau
Matthew Conti, MDCurveBeam: Paid Consultant
Constantine Demetracopoulos, MDAOFAS: Board Member/Committee MemberExactech Inc.: Paid Consultant, Royalties, Speakers' BureauIn2Bones: Paid Consultant, Royalties Medshape: Paid Consultant RTI Surgical: Paid Consultant Wolters Kluwer Health – Lippincott Williams & Wilkins: Financial or Material Support, Royalties
Jesse Doty, MDNothing to Disclose
Sara Galli, MDNothing to Disclose
Christopher Gross, MDAlafair Biosciences: Stock-privately held companyAOFAS: Board Member/Committee Member Arthrex: Fellowship Bioventus: Paid Consultant Foot and Ankle International: Editorial/Governing board - Publications Metric: Paid Consultant Paragon28: Fellowship, Paid Consultant Stryker: Grant/Research Support Wright Medical / Stryker Orthopaedics: Grant/Research Support
Amgad M Haleem Amin, MD, PhDAOFAS: Board Member/Committee Member, Editorial/Governing Board - Publications Stryker: Paid Consultant, Speakers' Bureau Vilex Medical: Paid Consultant, Speakers' Bureau
Edward Haupt, MDExactech Inc.: Paid Consultant
Jeannie Huh, MDNothing to Disclose
Todd Irwin, MDGLW: Unpaid Consultant Marrow Access Technologies: Paid Consultant Medline: Paid Consultant, Royalties Paragon28, Inc.: Paid Consultant, Royalties
A. Holly Johnson, MDAltior Trauma: Stock-privately held company Arthrex, Inc: Speakers' Bureau (Terminated)BICMD: Stock or stock options Carbon 22: Stock-privately held company Novastep: Paid Consultant, Royalties Zimmer-Biomet: Paid Consultant
Rishin Kadakia, MDRestor3d: Paid Consultant
Philip Kaiser, MDNothing to Disclose
Elizabeth Martin, MD, ScMAAOS: Board member/Committee Member Johnson & Johnson: Stock or stock options Novastep: Paid Consultant Paragon28: Paid Consultant, Stock-privately held company
James McWilliam, MDArthrex, Inc: Paid Consultant, Royalties
Christopher Miller, MDArthrex, Inc: Grant/Research Support, Paid Consultant, Speakers' Bureau
Steven Neufeld, MDArtelon: Royalties, Stock-privately held company Conmed: Paid Consultant merete: Royalties Ossio: Paid Consultant Stryker/Wright Medical: Paid Consultant Vilex: Royalties
Craig Radnay, MD, MPHCarbon22: Owner/Co-Owner Founder/Co-Founder, Unpaid Consultant In2Bones: Royalties, Unpaid Consultant Kinos: Royalties Novastep: Paid Consultant Royal Biologics: Paid Consultant Stryker/Wright Medical: Paid Consultant, Speakers' Bureau
Fernando Raduan, MDNothing to Disclose
Allison Schafer, DONothing to Disclose
Oliver Schipper, MDExactech Inc.: Paid Consultant, Royalties In2Bones: RoyaltiesNovastep: Paid Consultant, Royalties Pressio: Stock-privately held company Red Point Medical: Paid Consultant, Royalties Restor3d: Royalties Surgical Fusion Technologies: Paid Consultant, Royalties
Glenn Shi, MDNothing to Disclose
Steven Steinlauf, MDExtremity Medical: Royalties Smith and Nephew, Inc.: Paid Consultant Stryker/Wright Medical: Paid Consultant, Royalties
Paul G Talusan, MDParagon28, Inc.: Grant/Research Support, Paid Consultant
Eric Tan, MDArthrex Inc.: Paid Consultant, Speakers' Bureau Red Point Medical: Paid Consultant, Stock-privately held company Stryker: Paid Consultant, Speakers' Bureau
Ettore Vulcano, MDNovastep: Royalties
Alastair S.E. Younger, MBChB, ChMAcumed: Grant/Research Support, Paid Consultant, Royalties, Speakers' Bureau Arthrex Inc.: Grant/Research Support Biocomposites: Grant/Research Support, Speakers' Bureau Bioventus: Grant/Research Support, Paid Consultant Paragon 28: Paid Consultant, Royalties Stryker/Wright Medical: Grant/Research Support, Paid Consultant, Royalties, Speakers' Bureau Zimmer-Biomet: Grant/Research Support
Education Committee Disclosures
Michael Aronow, MD, FAAOS, FACSAAOS: Board member/Committee MemberAOFAS: Board Member/Committee MemberConnecticut Orthopaedic Society: Board member/Committee Member CreOsso, LLC: Stock or stock options Techniques in Foot and Ankle Surgery: Editorial/Governing board – PublicationsJonathon D. Backus, MDAOFAS: Board Member/Committee MemberMarrow Access Technologies: Stock or Stock OptionsMedline Unite: Paid Consultant, Royalties – PublisherCallum Clark, MDArthrex Inc.: Speakers' BureauM. Truitt Cooper, MDGLW: Stock-privately held companyIn2Bones: Paid Consultant, RoyaltiesSmith & Nephew: Grant/Research SupportStryker: Educational GrantCanon Cornelius, MDNothing to DiscloseCesar de Cesar Netto, MDAAOS: Board Member/Committee MemberAOFAS: Board Member/Committee MemberArtelon: Paid Consultant, RoyaltiesCurveBeam: Paid Consultant, Stock or stock optionsFoot & Ankle International: Editorial/Governing board – PublicationsFoot and Ankle Clinics: Editorial/Governing board – PublicationsInternational WBCT Society: Board member/Committee MemberMedartis: Paid Consultant, RoyaltiesParagon 28: Grant/Research Support, Paid Consultant, RoyaltiesStryker: Paid ConsultantTayco Brace: Stock-privately held companyZimmer-Biomet: Paid Consultant, RoyaltiesDaniel C Farber, MDJMEA: Stock-privately held companyTreace Medical Concepts, Inc.: Paid ConsultantAlena FreyStaffNothing to DiscloseLauren Geaney, MDAOFAS: Board Member/Committee MemberCT Orthopedic Society: Board Member/Committee MemberFoot & Ankle International: Editorial/Governing Board – PublicationsNovastep: Paid ConsultantParagon 28: Paid Consultant, RoyaltiesSmith & Nephew: Paid ConsultantVilex: Paid ConsultantJulie GlossonStaffNothing to DiscloseDaniel Guss, MDAOFAS: Board Member/Committee MemberButterfly, Inc.: Grant/Research SupportOssio: Paid Consultant, Stock-privately held companyParagon 28: Fellowship SupportAmgad M. Haleem Amin, MDAOFAS: Board Member/Committee Member, Editorial/Governing Board – PublicationsStryker: Paid Consultant, Speakers’ BureauVilex Medical: Paid Consultant, Speakers’ BureauTracy Harig, MDNothing to DiscloseJeannie Huh, MDNothing to DiscloseKenneth Hunt, MDJISAKOS: Editorial/Governing board – PublicationsPanther Orthopaedics: Stock-privately held companyParagon 28: Editorial/Governing board – Publications, Paid ConsultantKelly K. Hynes, MD, FRCSCAcumed: Paid ConsultantAOFAS: Board Member/Committee MemberCanadian Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society: Board Member/Committee MemberEndo Pharmaceuticals Inc: Paid ConsultantOrtho Xcel: Paid Consultant (Terminated)Brandon King, MDHeron Therapeutics: Paid Consultant (Terminated)Ashlee MacDonald, MDNothing to DiscloseElizabeth Martin, MD, ScMAAOS: Board Member/Committee MemberAOFAS: Board Member/Committee MemberJohnson & Johnson: Stock or stock optionsNovastep: Paid ConsultantParagon28: Paid consultant, Stock-privately held companyMax Michalski, MD, MsCArthrex Inc.: Grant/Research SupportExtremity Medical: Paid Consultant, Royalties, Speakers' BureauMohamed Mokhtar Abd-Ella, MdDNothing to DiscloseIrvin Oh, MDInnomed: RoyaltiesJoseph O’Neil, MDNothing to DiscloseChristian A. Ortiz, MDAcumed: Paid ConsultantAO: Board member/Committee MemberCharles Saltzman, MDLima Corporate: Unpaid ConsultantNextremity Solutions: Paid ConsultantParagon28, Inc.: Paid ConsultantSaunders/Mosby-Elsevier: Royalties – PublisherVilex, LLC: Paid ConsultantZimmer Biomet: Royalties – PublisherGlenn Shi, MDNothing to DiscloseMonica Volesky, MDNothing to DiscloseRichard Zell, MDNothing to DiscloseJacob Rothschild Zide, MDOrthofix, Inc.: Paid Consultant