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Diabetic Limb Salvage Conference

DLS Co-located with SAWC Spring | WHS for 2023
The Official Meeting Site for the Diabetic Limb Salvage Conference
The Diabetic Limb Salvage Conference
April 26-30, 2023 | National Harbor, MD

Co-located with the Symposium on Advanced Wound Care (SAWC) Spring | Wound Healing Society (WHS) meeting, the Diabetic Limb Salvage Conference will host its annual meeting in National Harbor, MD, April 26-30, 2023. 

About the Diabetic Limb Salvage Conference

Join us this April to experience an inclusive agenda, an interdisciplinary line-up of key opinion leaders, and the latest innovations. DLS is highly regarded as one of the world’s finest limb salvage events, DLS brings together the most eminent lower limb specialists for an unforgettable meeting. This annual conference focuses on a multidisciplinary team approach that provides each member of the healthcare team with the education and resources needed to heal wounds and prevent amputations. It features a prominent international faculty that promotes the importance of a multispecialty approach in limb salvage. The course is designed for healthcare practitioners of all specialties and promotes an evidence-based approach with emphasis on take-home points, techniques, and functional outcomes.

Download the SAWC Spring | WHS | DLS 2023 Brochure to Learn More!

Agenda Highlights

Managing Complex Osteomyelitis in the Limb Salvage Patient

Vascular Options When There Are No Options

Surgical Offloading and Biomechanics: It’s Not Limb Salvage Without Them

Plastic Surgery Repair to Salvage Limb, Length, and Function

Amputations Done Correctly: Not Always a Failure

Charcot Arthropathy…There’s More To It and More to Do About It!

Patient Panel Discussion - Turning the Tables!

Planning Committee
John Steinberg, DPM
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
MedStar Washington Hospital Center
Washington, D.C.
Christopher E. Attinger, MD
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
Washington, D.C.
Kauren Kim Evans, MD
Plastic Surgeon
MedStar Health
Washington D.C
Cameron Akbari, MD
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
Washington, D.C.
J.P. Hong, MD, PhD
Asan Medical Center
University of Ulsan
Seoul, Korea