Scientific program

PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME
(last update 18/09/2018)

 Saturday, 20 October 2018
08:00-08:30 OPENING - REGISTRATION
08:30-09:30 FREE COMMUNICATIONS
Chairpersons: Loukas Thiaspras – Eleftherios Vogiatzoglou
09:30-11:30 SESSION 1: DIABETIC FOOT
Chairpersons: Stavroula Christaki - Chariklia Loupa - Eleftherios Vogiatzoglou

09:30-09:55 20 Years journey in the diabetic foot world
Stavroula Christaki
09:55-10:20 A typical day in the “Diabetic Foot” Clinic at Amalia Fleming General Hospital
Chariklia Loupa
0:20-10:45
Diabetic foot neuropathy: Biomechanics of the foot in diabetes
Noor Janahi
 10:45-11:10 Cases studies from the “Diabetic Foot” Clinic at Amalia Fleming General Hospital
Eleftherios Vogiatzoglou
 11:10-11:30 Wound dressings in diabetic foot disease
Maria Valsami
 11:30-12:00  COFFEE BREAK
 12:00-14:00 SESSION 2: SKIN DISORDERS
Chairpersons: Fiori Kousta - Nikola Maneta - Konstantinos Mazis

 12:00-12:15 Hyperhidrosis:- Treatment and management
Stelios Angelidis
 12:15-12:30 Toe nail reconstruction: Ιt is all about patient’s psychology…
Irini Sakelli
  12:30-12:45 Onychomycosis and nail culture test: What is the best practice?
Aris Yfantidis

12:45-13:30 DEBATE
Onychomycosis treatment: “The …Old, ... the new and the …simple”
 12:45 Management of onychomycosis with systemic therapy
Fiori Kousta
 13:00 Management of onychomycosis with laser
Charalambos Aggelakopoulos
 13:15 Management of onychomycosis with Clearanail
Loukas Thiaspras
13:30-13:40 Semi-permanent pedicure: Is it leading to onychomycosis?
Eleni Tatsi

13:40-14:00 CLINICAL WORKSHOP
Orthonyxia - Use of nail brace
Spiridoula Tasoula
14:00-15:00 INTERMISSION
 15:00-15:30 LECTURE
Chairpersons: Stavroula Christaki - Chris Petropoulos - Lee Murphy

FastForward bunion correction: Advanced techniques in bunion surgery
Vladimir Zeetser
 15:30-17:00 SESSION 3: HINDFOOT DISORDERS
Chairpersons: Anastasios Mourikis – Nikolaos Athanasakis – Emmanouil Kasapakis

15:30-15:45 Posterior Tibial Tendon Dysfunction
 Nina Potouridi
15:45-16:00 Treatments with injections: The role of the Orthopaedic
 Apostolis Zografakis
16:00-16:15 Achilles tendinopathy
 Anastasia Theofanous
16:15-16:30 Biomechanical variations in the ankle joint after total arthroplasty
Paraskevas Argyriadis
16:30-16:45 Heel pain and ESWT
 Nikolaos Roussos

16:45-17:00 CLINICAL WORKSHOP
Disorders of Achilles Tendon and rehabilitation with Human Tekar
Georgios Alexandropoulos – Panagiotis Anagnostakos
17:00-18:15 SESSION 4: BEYOND BIOMECHANICS
Chairpersons: Nikolaos Andrianopoulos – Elena Pouliou – Malvina Kourakou

17:00-17:20 The effect of posture during gait. The perception of good posture and biomechanics
Georgios Kelalis
17:20-17:40
Biomechanics theory, shoes, orthotic insoles and sport injuries. What do we really know?
Loukas Thiaspras
 17:40-18:00 Intrinsic foot Muscle function: A new paradigm for arch strength
Chris Petropoulos

18:00-18:15 CLINICAL WORKSHOP
Is it true that the normal function of the first ray contributes to the normal mechanics of the foot?
Emmanouil Arvanitakis
18:15-18:45
Supported by:

SATELLITE LECTURE
Zorica Milinic
 18:45-19:15 LECTURE 2
From 3D scan to patented Biomechanical Insole...the Belgium way...what is in for us?
Paul Borgions
 19:15-20:15 SESSION 5: FOOT SURGERY
Chairpersons: Αnastasios Mourikis – Emmanouil Arvanitakis – Zikos Kentros

19:15-19:30
 Presentation of case studies
Nikolaos Konstantinou
19:30-19:45
 Presentation of case studies
 Georgios Thiveos

19:45-20:15 CLINICAL WORKSHOP
Transdermal minimally invasive surgical technique. Aplication on a footform
Stavros Ristanis
20:15 OPENING CEREMONY
Welcome Addresses - Awards
   
Sunday, 21 October 2018
09:00-10:00 SESSION 6: PODOPAEDIATRICS
Chairpersons: Marios Lykissas – Alexandros Kastrinis – Anastasia Theofanous

09:00-09:15 Osgood Schlatter’s & Sever’s Disease
Nikolaos Athanasakis
09:15-09:30 Paediatric Pes planovalgus: Is there a treatment?
Ekaterini Kalykakis
09:30-09:45 Bow legs and knock knees: The Role of Physiotherapist
Mimi Marsellou
09:45-10:00 Habitual toe walking: Physical examination and differential diagnosis
Elena Pouliou
10:00-11:30 SESSION 7: FRONT FOOT DISEASES
Chairpersons: Chris Petropoulos – Stavros Ristanis

10:00-10:15 Hallux Valgus and conservative treatment
Nikolaos Drakos
10:15-10:30 
Predislocation Syndrome
Tonia Kyriakou
10:30-10:45 Physical rehabilitation in metatarsalgia
Chrisa Karamanidou
10:45-11:15
Snapshots:
Incisional nail surgery
Hallux valgus surgery
Hammertoe surgery
Lee Murphy
11:15-11:30 Discussion
11:30-12:00 COFFEE BREAK
12:00-14:00 SESSION 8: PRACTICAL ISSUES
(Running business, referrals, clinical cases for all disciplines etc.)
Chairpersons: Nikolaos Drakos – Nikolaos Athanasakis – Apostolis Zografakis

12:00-12:15 Evidence based non-surgical treatment options for Morton's Neuroma
Efstratios Zolotas
12:15-12:35 Presentation of case studies
Nina Potouridi
12:35-12:50 Podiatry in the Digital Era – Opportunities and Challenges
Dimitrios Armadoros
12:50-13:35 Complex tissue deficits on foot: The Role of Orthopedic, Plastic Surgeon and Podiatrist - Presentation of case study
Marios Lykissas – George Gremoutis – Stavroula Christaki
13:35-13:50 BSc (Hons) Podiatry in Greece. "From theory to action"
Graduate students of Metropolitan College
13:50-14:00 Discussion
14:00-15:00 INTERMISSION
15:00-16:00 CLINICAL WORKSHOP: PRACTICE
Chairpersons: Christos Karvounidis – Elena Pouliou – Efstratios Zolotas

15:00-15:20 Chiropractic and podiatry - Foot manipulation
Evangelos Dimou-Rousoulentsis
15:20-15:40
Footscan - Clinical assessment and insoles
Emmanouil Arvantiakis – Loukas Thiaspras
15:40-16:10 Assessment and management of foot disorders with IASTM technique and Ttool
Evangelos Theodosopoulos – Christos Karvounidis
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