Diabetic foot syndrome
24–25 June 2026
Academic Director: Hartmut Görtz (Lingen)
Speakers: Dirk Hochlenert (Cologne), Gerald Engels (Cologne), Kaspar Gundlach (Hamburg), Ulrich Rother (Erlangen), Marcel Belling (Berlin)
Objectives
- People with PNP: Being able to assess what people with DFS are unable to do due to neuropathy; communicating with people about something they only know from the past without having understood or come to terms with the loss; a patient-centred approach through acceptance of the inevitable and integration into treatment plans
- Further fundamentals: understanding structural and functional characteristics and integrating them into one’s own approaches (adipose tissue atrophy, muscular imbalance, hallux limitus/rigidus, shortened calf muscle complex, high-arched foot/flat foot); understanding basic concepts: Charcot foot, specimen collection for pathology and microbiology, classifications, dressing materials, NPWT, certification, network partners
- 1st metatarsal: D1 head, hallux limitus/rigidus, rotation, hallux valgus, MTK 1: Understanding and mastering: aetiology, examination, internal and external relief/immobilisation
- Lesions of the long toes, metatarsal heads 2–5: Understanding and mastering: aetiology, examination, internal and external relief/immobilisation
- Lesions of the lateral side, heel and other regions: Understanding and mastering: aetiology, examination, internal and external relief/immobilisation
- Septic surgery of the foot: Understanding the routes of infection, compartments and the necessity for radical, initial debridement
- Amputation surgery: Knowledge of the principles of function-preserving amputation surgery (minor and major)
- Post-operative management: Knowledge of liner therapy, off-loading strategies, orthoses and footwear management
- Diagnosis of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) in diabetic patients, indications for revascularisation: understanding and mastering when which intervention is indicated and when a ‘wait-and-see’ approach is appropriate
Contents
Wednesday, 24 June 2026
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
| 09:00–09:45 | People with PNP |
| 09:45–10:30 | Further basics – structural and functional characteristics |
| 10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. | Coffee |
| 11:00 – 12:30 | 1st beam: D1 tubercle, H. limitus/rigidus, rotation, H. valgus, MTK 1 |
| 12:30 – 13:00 | Lesions on long toes, metatarsal heads 2–5 (part 1) |
| 1:00 – 2:00 | Lunch |
| 2:00 – 3:00 | Lesions on long toes, metatarsal heads 2-5 (Part 2) |
| 3:00 – 3:30 | Lesions on the lateral side, heel, other regions (Part 1) |
| 3:30 – 4:00 | Coffee |
| 4:00 p.m. | Lesions of the lateral side, heel, other regions (Part 2) |
Contents
Thursday, 25 June 2026
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
| 09:00–09:45 | Septic surgery of the foot |
| 09:45–10:30 | Amputation surgery |
| 10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. | Coffee break |
| 11:00 – 11:45 | Postoperative treatment, provision of prostheses and aids |
| 11:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m | Diagnosis of PAD in diabetics, indications for revascularisation |