ALPS (American Limb Preservation Society)

Have you read it yet? 📖 A Patient’s Guide to Prevent Lower Extremity Amputations ALPS (American Limb Preservation Society) Education Committee Initiative mentioned in the recently published Wounds Canada Journal (WCC) 2024 Vol 22 No 2 in the article: A Patient’s Guide to Prevent Lower Extremity Amputations: An American Limb Preservation Society (ALPS) Initiative by Virginie Blanchette PhD DPM MSc Biomed and Matthew Bunte, MD, MS, FSVM, FSCAI, FACC The guide aims to support patients, their advocates and their aligned healthcare and social providers to work together to maximize the opportunity to preserve the lower extremity and avoid unnecessary amputations. At ALPS, we hope these resources may be useful in your practice and to be disseminated without limit in the community to achieve maximum know. Read it in WCC: https://lnkd.in/deX7vg36 Read the full guide on our website: https://lnkd.in/dSv8RZZu

"These devices capture the imagination — and they’re getting better at helping us look after our patients better and drive medicine forward. By marrying our humanity with the technology, we can effect positive change on ourselves and the planet. We don’t have to predict the future. It’s all happening now,” states Professor of surgery and neurological surgery at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California and ALPS Founding President Dr. David Armstrong in this USC article about USC physicians are creating byte-size miracles through #AI #Innovation. Read it here: https://lnkd.in/dhyEgEsK

What a memorable 24 hours in Dallas #ActAgainstAmputation ALPS (American Limb Preservation Society) C2SHiP American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA) #DiabeticFoot Joseph Mills MD Lee Rogers Adrianne P. S. Smith, MD Lawrence Lavery, DPM MPH Alexandria Armstrong Lawrence Harkless Matthew J. Sideman, MD, DFSVS, FACS Tania Armstrong Cyaandi Dove, DPM Georgia Krehbiel, MBA

Here's to 2025! ✨️🎉🥂✨️ Wishing you a New Year filled with hope and progress from all of us here at the American Limb Preservation Society. Help eliminate preventable amputations in the coming year by becoming a member of ALPS today! Be a part of our community of limb preservation experts, and gain ongoing education opportunities, and other professional resources including conferences, workshops, and webinars that enhance your knowledge and skills. And as a member of ALPS you furthermore get access to these exclusive benefits: 🔹 Access to ALPS’ member networking platform where you can network with thought leaders within limb preservation. 🔸Discount on your registration fee for the official annual conference of ALPS, DFCon. 🔹Eligibility to become a part of ALPS board and committees. 🔸Keeping up to date with what is happening in limb preservation. 🔹The opportunity to apply for our ALPS Traveling Fellowship, which provides recipients up to $7,500 and the opportunity to visit two limb preservation centers of excellence. Get more information and join us here: https://lnkd.in/eXnRMX6 #HappyNewYear2025 #ActAgainstAmputation

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#DFCon2024 Best Scientific Abstract Award Winner is Myeounggon Lee For #DFCon2024, he submitted the poster titled: EVALUATION OF A SMART OFFLOADING DEVICE SYSTEM FOR ACCELERATING DIABETIC FOOT ULCER RECOVERY: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL "I completed my postdoctoral training at Baylor College of Medicine and am currently a postdoctoral researcher at UCLA Health, working with Dr. Bijan Najafi on the Smart Boot Study project. This study focuses on optimizing wound healing for patients with diabetic foot ulcers by leveraging advanced IoT wearable sensors. The project is actively recruiting participants and progressing successfully," Lee Myeunggon comments. What a great project and congratulations Myeounggon Lee!

Special End-of-Year CME Sale: Use code “thanks20” at checkout! If you haven’t met your CME requirements for 2024, look no further. Earn up to 15.5 Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits while exploring the latest advancements in limb preservation with DFCon on Demand! ALPS CEO Georgia Krehbiel, MBA comments: "With DFCon on demand, you can experience a diverse program from DFCon 2023 with more than 50 key topics combining the recent medical literature with the experience of our front-line clinicians. We are delighted to be able to offer this attractive opportunity at an attractive end-ofyear-price!" The on-demand experience entails insight on: 💠 International Working Group Guidelines 💠 Standardizing a Toe and Flow Surgical Program for Limb Preservation Across Northern Italy 💠How the BEST CLI Trial Has Challenged the Status Quo 💠BASIL-2 Breakdown – Balancing Belief in Bypass or Balloon 💠 Highlights from the Diabetic Foot Consortium 💠 Driving High-Quality Care to the Highest Risk Patients 💠 Epidermal Electronics 💠 Learning From the First Ever NIH SmartBoot Trial 💠 Next-Gen Exoskeletons Today 💠 International Offloading Guidance 💠Medical vs Surgical Management of Osteomyelitis 💠CIBL is to Infection as CLTI is to Ischemia 💠Key Advances in Wound Healing Over the Generations 💠A Crisis of Proceduralism-The Paradox of Over & Under Treatment of PAD 💠Science of Wound Healing 💠Deep Vein Arterializations 💠Post DVA Wound Management 💠PAT to Measure Flow 💠Toe & Flow in Action in the OR 💠Biomechanics of the Amputee 💠Pain Management 💠Neuropathy Eye and Diabetes Screening Head to our website to dive into invaluable content at your convenience: https://lnkd.in/gDF6Qgys

Listen to ALPS Board member Dr. Katharine McGinigle, MD MPH in this video below and help us continue our vital mission of eliminating preventable amputations over the next generation! 👏 👇 Be a part of our end-of-year donation campaign to support groundbreaking research, life-changing initiatives, and community engagement programs in limb preservation. Your contribution, no matter the size, brings us closer to a future without preventable amputations. To contribute and become a crucial part of our limb preservation movement, click here: https://lnkd.in/ep3Pc2Dg Join the ALPS community and be a part of our journey to save limbs and transform lives! Become a member of ALPS: https://lnkd.in/eXnRMX6

Wishing you a joyful holiday season, and a New Year filled with hope and progress from all of us here at the American Limb Preservation Society! #HappyHolidays #MerryChristmas #ActAgainstAmputation David Armstrong, Georgia Krehbiel, MBA Stephanie Wu, DPM, MSc , Michael Conte , Joseph Mills MD, Ryan Crews , Brian D. Lepow, Cyaandi Dove, DPM, Katharine McGinigle, MD MPH, Annkathrin Mathe, Signe Sten Holst, Tobias Busch Nielsen