Diabetic Foot Syndrome
24–25 June 2026
Scientific director: Hartmut Görtz (Lingen)
Speakers: Dirk Hochlenert (Cologne), Gerald Engels (Cologne), Kaspar Gundlach (Hamburg), Ulrich Rother (Erlangen), N.N.
| - | 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/processed the loss; patient-centred approach through acceptance of the inevitable and integration into the measures |
| - | Further basics: knowing structural and functional characteristics and integrating them into your own concepts (adipose tissue atrophy, muscle imbalance, hallux limitus/rigidus, shortened calf muscle complex, hollow foot/flat foot), knowing basic concepts: Charcot foot, sampling for pathology and microbiology, classifications, dressing materials, NPWT, certification, network partners |
| - | 1st ray: D1 tubercle, H. limitus/rigidus, rotation, H. valgus, MTK 1: Understanding and mastering: development, examination, internal and external relief/immobilisation |
| - | Lesions on long toes, metatarsal heads 2-5: Understanding and mastering: Development, examination, internal and external relief/immobilisation |
| - | Lesions on the lateral side, heel, other regions: Understanding and mastering: Development, examination, internal and external relief/immobilisation |
| - | Septic surgery of the foot: Understanding the routes of infection, compartments and the necessity of radical initial debridement |
| - | Amputation surgery: Knowledge of the rules of function-preserving amputation surgery (minor and major) |
| - | Postoperative treatment: knowledge of liner therapy, relief strategies, orthoses, shoe provision |
| - | Diagnosis of PAD in diabetics, indications for revascularisation: understanding and mastering when which measure is indicated and when it is possible to wait |
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 |
Venue
Hotel Courtyard by Marriott Berlin Mitte
Axel-Springer-Straße 55
10117 Berlin
Room: Hamburg 3
Participation fee
DGG members: EUR 495.00 (incl. VAT)
Participation fee without DGG membership: EUR 745.00 (incl. VAT)
Participation fee for members of other professional associations: €595.00 (including VAT, proof to be sent by email to dgg(at)gefaesschirurgie.de)
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