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Lectures and hands-on workshops

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The Surgical Symposium lectures & hands-on workshops are scheduled for Thursday, April 22 - Sunday, April 25, 2027, at Loews Philadelphia Hotel.  

Registration for LESS CHAOS: PHL will open December 1.

Registration Fees

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GENERAL SYMPOSIUM LECTURES & HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS

  March 5 & Before March 6 & After
DPM/DO/MD $1149 $1249
*Attending DPM
(receives free resident registration)
$1149 $1249
DPM in practice 4 years or less $949 $1049
Resident/Fellow $399 $399
*Attendings who complete a full-fee registration will be provided a code in their confirmation email that enables a resident to register for the event at no charge.

 

 

Event Hours & CMEs

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Date Lecture Hours # of CME Credits
Thursday, April 22, 2027 9:00 am - 9:50 pm TBA
Friday, April 23, 2027 7:00 am - 6:00 pm TBA
Saturday, April 24, 2027 7:00 am - 6:30 pm TBA
Sunday, April 25, 2027 7:00 am - 1:00 pm TBA

 
The hours listed are in the Eastern Time Zone.

HELPFUL LINKS

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Lecture Schedule- COMING SOON
Event Registration- opens December 1
Registration Brochure
Pre-Course Certification
Surgical Symposium Didactic Lectures
Sawbones Workshops
Hotel Reservations
Visit Philly
CME Credit Attendance Verification Times

DIDACTIC LECTURE TOPICS

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Lecture topics are subject to change without notice.  Lectures occur all four days of the Symposium (Thursday-Sunday).

A sampling of presentation topics:

ORTHOPLASTIC RECONSTRUCTION AND LIMB PRESERVATION

  • Lower-extremity reconstruction: surgical decision-making and limb salvage

  • Wound temporization, flap selection, and soft-tissue coverage

  • Management of heel ulcers with calcaneal osteomyelitis

  • Talectomy, extremity length restoration, and osseointegration

BONE DEFECTS, GRAFTING, AND RECONSTRUCTIVE FIXATION

  • Bone graft selection and techniques to optimize incorporation

  • Segmental bone defect repair: bone transport and lengthening

  • Induced membrane reconstruction: the Masquelet technique

  • Primary and revision intramedullary nailing

CHARCOT FOOT AND ANKLE

  • Staged management of infected midfoot Charcot deformity

  • Midfoot reconstruction with beams, truss screws, and double plating

  • Hindfoot and ankle stabilization with circular frames and intramedullary nails

  • Tendon transfers and salvage strategies for complex Charcot deformity

LOWER-EXTREMITY ALIGNMENT AND DEFORMITY CORRECTION

  • Lower-extremity alignment and supramalleolar osteotomy

  • Equinus deformity: acute and gradual correction

  • Acquired adult flatfoot: classification and surgical decision-making

  • Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease: soft-tissue and osseous treatment strategies

PERFUSION ENHANCEMENT AND DIABETIC WOUND HEALING

  • Transverse tibial distraction for distal perfusion enhancement

  • Diabetic foot ulcer treatment: indications, technique pearls, and outcomes

  • Periosteal distraction: current evidence and comparison with transverse tibial distraction

  • Distal tibial axial distraction osteotomy for perfusion and length restoration

PERIPHERAL NERVE SURGERY

  • Ordering and interpreting EMG/nerve conduction studies

  • Intraoperative nerve stimulation for tarsal tunnel syndrome

  • Peripheral nerve stimulation: indications and clinical applications

  • Advances in peripheral nerve surgery

ANKLE JOINT PATHOLOGY, TRAUMA, AND ARTHROPLASTY

  • Ankle distraction arthroplasty and osteochondral lesions of the talus

  • Pediatric, complex malleolar, and pilon fractures

  • Ankle fracture management in patients with diabetes

  • Total ankle arthroplasty: implant positioning, complications, and revision strategies

 

 

Workshop topics

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Workshop topics are subject to change without notice.  Workshops are included with your Symposium registration and occur on Friday and Saturday.

Friday, April 23, 2027

  • Module 1: Fixator-Assisted Soft-Tissue Repair — Transverse tibial distraction.

  • Module 2: Equinus Deformity Correction — 6V hexapod correction using six-axis deformity correction principles.

  • Module 3: Midfoot Charcot Deformity Correction — 6H hexapod correction using six-axis deformity correction principles.

Saturday, April 24, 2027

  • Module 4: Periosteal Distraction

  • Module 5: Complex Pediatric and Equinocavus Deformity Correction — Miter frame (6V × 6H) hexapod techniques.

  • Module 6A: Hexapod Automated Cable Bone Transport

  • Module 6B: Distal Tibial Varus-Recurvatum Deformity Correction — Hexapod automated six-axis deformity correction.

Cancellation Policies

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The Goldfarb Foundation is unable to assume risk or responsibility for the exhibitors’ and/or registrants’ time or expenses should an act of God, government action, aviation disruption, disaster, weather, or other force beyond the control of the Goldfarb Foundation make it inadvisable or impossible to conduct this event. The registrant may wish to consider purchasing personal travel insurance to insure his/her expenses.

CANCELLATIONS APRIL 1, 2027, AND BEFORE
A nonrefundable $150 administrative fee will be charged on all LESS CHAOS: PHL registration cancellations. The remaining balance will be refunded in the manner in which the original payment was made.  Credit card processing fees are not refundable.

CANCELLATIONS APRIL 2, 2027, AND AFTER
No refunds will be issued for cancellations received on April 2, 2026, and after. Registered individuals who do not attend the meeting are considered “No Shows” and will not receive a refund.

All cancellations must be made by email to Lara Beer-Caulfield lara@ppma.org.

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Phone : 717-763-7665
Fax : 717-761-4091
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The William L. Goldfarb Foundation 757 Poplar Church Road
Camp Hill, PA 17011