Physicians Program

The Painful Ankle 

Objective: The session will review several considerations when treating ankle pain and a range of conditions. Attendees will discuss how to assess articular and near arthcular deformities. Discussion will include current trends for treating osteochondral injuries. Additional ankle presentations will review examples of when to scope, fuse and replacement. Attendees will also discuss alternatives for ankle replacement or fusion.

Tips Quips and Pearls: What I do to Make a Procedure Easier

Objective: Attendees will review challenging cases including the Jones Fracture and skills to consider when determining a surgical plan. Attendees will review the differential diagnosis, review the pre-operative work-up and testing, and surgical techniques for each topic. The session will review and discuss real life experiences with cases on the lower extremity.

PICA Risk Management Lecture: AI in Podiatry: Clinical Implications for Documentation and Patient Communications
Non-CECH, Ohio Category I
Faculty:  Michael Brody, DPM

My Most Rewarding Case of the Year

Objective: Faculty will review unique and common cases that went better than expected. Attendees will review the differential diagnosis, review the pre-operative work-up and testing, and surgical techniques for each topic. The session will review and discuss real life experiences with soft tissue and revision cases on the lower extremity.

Hot and Cold - Regent Ballroom 2 & 3
Faculty: Said Atway, DPM; Patick Burns, DPM; David DeLuccia, LPO; Nathan Kalil, DPM; John Phillips, MD; Amanda Quisno, DPM

Objective: The session will cover important procedures and conditions for the lower extremity. Presentations will include discussion on bone transports including new techniques and utilization, updates on flaps for Charcot patients, and prosthetic options for after Charcot reconstruction. Attendees will review diagnostic and treatment challenges, and integrated care between podiatrists and vascular specialists. Additionally, the session will provide insight on amputation updates.

Scientific Paper and Poster Competitions: Presentations from Podiatric Physician Residents - Regent Ballroom 2 & 3 
Chair: Robert Brarens, DPM

2026 Ohio Resident Competition Poster Submissions

Objective: Compare the presentations of five surgical or diagnostic cases by podiatric physician residents. Finalists will present their papers. Following the paper presentations, the five finalists from the poster competition will present their research.

Lunch and Learn 1 - Non-CECH, Ohio Category I      
Choose from 3 Educational Sessions:
Session A:  Faculty: Deepak Sudheendra, MD
Session B: 
Session C: 

Broke or Fractured? Fix or Fuse? - Regent Ballroom 2 & 3
Faculty:  Said Atway, DPM; Patrick Burns, DPM; Mark Hofbauer, DPM; Tim Holmes, DPM

Objective: The session will provide updates on calcaneal fractures, ankle fractures, and considerations for the central and fifth metatarsal fractures. Attendees will discuss traumatic amputations and processing decision making for making a tough call. Presentations will review when cases are more than an ankle sprain and OCD’s that are not in the ankle.

Optimal Prime - Regent Ballroom 2 & 3
Faculty: Todd Kerner, MD, PhD; Daniel Logan, DPM; Amanda Quisno, DPM; Deepak Sudheendra, MD

Objective: The session will review several cases and patient scenarios to consider for determining when foot and knee pain isn’t just orthopedic, and how to improve perioperative pain management. Attendees will discuss consideration for recognizing mixed and arterial venous disease, and the importance of a patient’s lab work-up and surgery. Presentations will review pre-operative nerve work-up and determining treatment for post-operative nerve issues.

Forefront of Forefoot and Beyond - Regent Ballroom 2 & 3 
Faculty: Roberto Brandao, DPM; Meghann Featherstun, MS, RD, CSSD; Elizabeth Hewitt, DPM; Cameron Meyer, DPM; Jacob Seymour, DO

Objective: The session will review treatment options and considerations for hammertoes, and bunions. Presentations will include optimization for nutrition, and medication management in the tough rheumatoid arthritis patients. Attendees will review updates in foot and ankle neurosurgery. 

Breakout Session: APMA Presents - 2026 Coding and Documentation - Juniper A, B, C
Faculty: Sarah Abshier, DPM and Jeffrey Lehrman, DPM
                                            Danielle Butto, DPM
                                             
Objective: The session will review common errors made when performing radiology services in our offices…...and how to fix them! Discussion will include the extensive documentation requirements associated with radiology services and attendees will leave knowing how to create a compliant progress note reflecting the provision of this service. The session will also include important information about two recent ICD-10 code changes that you need to know. Attendees will learn how to accurately document and code for first ray surgical repair and discuss the coding / documentation intricacies associated with arthroscopy and the nuance of foreign body removal. There will be a special presentation about on call compensation from a recent national research study.

Pancake Feet and Food for Thought - Regent Ballroom 2 & 3 
Faculty: Roberto Brandao, DPM; Lawrence DiDomenico, DPM; Meghann Featherstun, MS, RD, CSSD; Elizabeth Hewitt, DPM; Christopher Hyer, DPM; Mark Prissel, DPM

Objective: The session will discuss flatfoot reconstruction including surgical algorithms and considerations of TTC for Stage 4 flatfoot. Attendees will review cases when considering the Cotton osteotomy. Presentations will also include post-operative nutrition recovery, the AI evolution for charting and how podiatry has developed and changed over the last few years.

Objective: The session will review recent skin substitute policy changes. Discussion will include how to create a progress note that establishes the medical necessity of a skin substitute application and other compliance considerations associated with this service.  The session will include information regarding coding and documentation for services performed during the postoperative global period.

Understanding Medical Practices in the World with AI - Regent Ballroom 2 & 3 
Faculty: Michael Brody, DPM

Objective: 
The session will discuss AI and Clinical Note Generation and how AI can be an ambient listener or a voice dictation tool.  Either method can add significant efficiencies to your practice.  How can you incorporate these into your practice and what are the risks and benefits of using AI as a note generation tool.

Attendees will review AI and your Patient, particularly how patients are using it. Patients are becoming more empowered with the information they can obtain from the internet.  Get an understanding of what is out there and how to interact with your patients in the new age of AI.

Discussion will include AI and HIPAA, and when you utilize AI for patient information what HIPAA considerations need to be taken into account.  In addition, AI is a great tool for you, but it is also a great tool for those who might want to break into your medical records. Understand what threats are out there and how to protect your patient records from being seen by individuals who should not see them.

Due to the ever-changing world of technology, the presentation will also discuss the Future of Medical Practice in the World of AI. This session is constantly being updated based upon new developments in the world of AI.  The lecture will focus on some of the new and exciting developments that can impact podiatric practice for good or for bad.

MIS and More - Regent Ballroom 2 & 3 
Faculty: Kim Avramaut, DPM; Roberto Brandao, DPM; Lawrence DiDomenico, DPM; Elizabeth Hewitt, DPM; Amanda Quisno, DPM; Randall Thomas, DPM

Objective: The session will discuss tips for MIS procedures, including several considerations for bunion procedures. Presentations will review how to work-up and optimize MIS procedures and factors when faced with a complication. Discussion will include reconsideration for 1st MTP joint replacement and comparing using plates or staples for the MTP fusion.

Faculty: Michael Brody, DPM 

Objective: 
Attendees will review the importance of the Patient Right to Access Rule which is part of the HIPAA Privacy Rule and the Office for Civil Rights has made it their mission to heavily enforce this rule.   What is it?  and what to you need to do in your practice to remain in compliance with the rule.

The session will also review the Breach Notification Rule for whenever patient information is seen by an unauthorized person it is a HIPAA breach.   This can happen due to mistakes, attacks, or other issues at your office, and the ultimate responsibility for a breach lies with the Podiatrist, in that it was the Podiatrists data that was breached. Attendees will discuss what a practice needs to do when a breach happens in their office and what a practice need to do when the breach happens due to a Business Associate.

The presentation will include what is new in MIPS for 2026.  The biggest change is there is now a Podiatry MIPS Value Pathway (MVP).   What is a MVP and how can this make life easier for podiatrists.   We will review the four categories of MIPS (Quality, Improvement Activities, Promoting Interoperability, and Cost.  Go over the changes for each category and help attendees to understand how to check their MIPS status at the QPP website, how to register for MVP's and how to implement workflows in their practices that help them to succeed in MIPS with little to no disruption to the care provided to patients.