::ilegx:: 2010 Meeting

Interdisciplinary Leg Initiative
an integral part of

6-7 October 2010
ExCeL Centre, London UK

Hold the Date

BIBA Medical has been awarded the opportunity to arrange various innovation showcases alongside the newspapers and this provides an unexpected opportunity to project the ilegx concept - just where it needs to be heard - in the heart of Government and health policy circles surrounded by very senior leaders of health technology companies. Therefore the ilegx programme directors have decided that the next ilegx annual meeting should become an integral part of the Healthcare Innovation Expo to be held on the 6th to the 7th October 2010 in ExCel, London, UK. This event is supported by the Department of Health and the NHS and aims to be one of the top 5 global healthcare innovation events attracting 10,000 delegates.

We learned in the first two ilegx annual meetings that the key to success was both early referral to a specialist centre and interdisciplinary team working to save legs. This platform means that we can reach out to NHS staff in both hospitals and the community as well as engage with politicians and policy makers to make them aware of the unacceptably high amputation rate in both the UK and Europe. The event - now in its second year - is sponsored by Lord Freddie Howe who is the Innovation Minister at the UK's Department of Health.

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ilegx 2010 Preliminary programmeTackling The Four Major Causes of Amputation

DAY 1 - 6 October 2010

ilegx-APWCA transatlantic sessionChairman: R. Greenhalgh, UK

11:00-11:10
IntroductionR. Greenhalgh, UK

11:10-11:30 ilegx PhilosophyM. Edmonds, UK
D. Mayer, CH
G. Tepe, D

11:30-12:00
Transatlantic Effort To Reduce AmputationS. Kravitz, USA

12:00-13:00
Necrosis, Apoptosis, Senescence enlightenedD. McCord, USA

13:00-14:30
LUNCH/EXHIBITION

Infection & NeuropathyChairman: M. Edmonds, UK

14:30-14:40
MRSA and other Multiresistant OrganismsR. Strohal, Austria

14:40-14:50
Discussion

14:50-15:00
Best Choice AntibioticsT. Ruf, CH

15:00-15:10
Discussion

15:10-15:30
Interactive Case Presentation 1 M. Edmonds, UK

15:30-15:40
Compliance and Behaviour of DiabeticsLoretta Vileikyte, UK

15:40-15:50
Discussion

15:50-16:00
Management of NeuropathyA. Bolton, Manchester UK

16:00-16:10
Discussion

16:10-17:00
Interactive Case Presentation 2, 3 and 4M. Edmonds, UK

17:00-18:00
INDUSTRY RECEPTION

DAY 2 - 7 October 2010

Ischemia I - Endovascular First

Chairman: G. Tepe, D

09:00-09:10
Extreme InterventionsL. Graziani, I

09:10-09:20
Discussion

09:20-09:30
Subintimal angioplasty in DiabeticsA. Bolia, UK

09:30-09:40
Discussion

09:40-09:50
Early Endovascular Treatment Reason for Drop of Amputation Rate?P. Huppert, D

09:50-10:00
Discussion

Ischemia II - Vascular Surgery

Chairman: D. Mayer, CH

10:00-10:10
Distribution of Arterial DiseaseI. Baumgartner, CH

10:10-10:20
Discussion

10:20-10:30
Limb Salvage in the Renal PatientH. Rashid, UK

10:30-10:40
Discussion

10:40-11:30
Ischemia III - Vascular DebateG. Clerici, i

10:40-11:30
ilex great debate including case presentation:
Dedicated below the knee endovascular intervention is the gold standard rather than distal bypass

For: I. Baumgartner, CHG. Tepe, D
Against: M. Edmonds, UKD. Mayer,
CH

11:30-12:30
LUNCH/EXHIBITION

Charcot Foot Chairman: M. Edmonds, UK

12:30-12:40
Early Diagnosis of Charcot DiseaseG. Clerici, I

12:40-12:50
Discussion

12:50-13:00
Mechanisms of Charcot Disease
N. Petrova, UK

13:00-13:10
Discussion

13:10-13:20
Management of Charcot Disease
T. Böni, CH

13:20-13:30
Discussion

13:30-14:00
Interactive Case Presentations 6 and 7
M. Edmonds, UK

14:00-14:30
Meeting Summary
R. Greenhalgh, UK

14:00-14:10
Neuropathy and Carcot
M. Edmonds, UK

14:10-14:20
Endovascular First
G. Tepe, D

14:20-14:30
Vascular Surgery
D. Mayer, CH