Lecture Assignment for Week 4 Monday, July 20, 2009
1st Year Lecture
Principles of Local Anesthesia


Mark Beylin, DPM
South Florida Institute of Sports Medicine

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Dr. Beylin reviews the principles of local anesthesia and demonstrates the most commonly used foot nerve blocks

This presentation was made possible
by an Educational Grant from

Gill Podiatry
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2nd Year Lecture
Hypermelanotic and Melanocytic Proliferative: Lesions of the Leg and Foot - Pt 1


Terrence Harrist, MD
of Strata Diagnostics Cambridge & Waltham, MA

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This lecture by Dr. Terrence Harrist, MD discusses the clinical and histological features of common hypermelanotic lesions and melanocytic proliferations.


3rd Year Lecture
The Role Of Bacteria And Their Toxins In Retarding Wound Healing


Cornelius Donohue, III, DPM
Section Chief, Podiatric Surgery
The Medical College of Pennsylvania Hospital
Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery
Drexel University College of Medicine
Founder, World Walk Foundation

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Dr. Donohue discusses the role of bacteria in the development of the non-healing, chronic wound. The presentation begins with a review of current concepts of wound healing, specifically, the stages of wound healing, angiogenesis, principles of limb preservation and a diagnostic and treatment algorithm. With this information as background , the impact of bacteria on wound healing is explained along with other related concepts including the bacterial ""continuum"", critical colonization, bacterial toxins and finally, methods for controlling the destructive effects of bacteria on the healing wound.

This presentation was made possible
by an Educational Grant from

Organogenesis
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