Below is an agenda outline for the 2025 Heartland Foot & Ankle Conference. Please note that presentations may be adjusted as we approach our event.  If you have questions, reach out to us at ipms@ipms.org.

Click here for a downloadable PDF of the tentative agenda.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2025 - 9.47 Credits

6:30 a.m. - Registration Opens

7:00 - 8:00 a.m. - Residency Presentations

8:00 - 9:30 a.m. - Non-Arthritic Ankle Presentations + Case Discussion

9:40 - 10:20 a.m. - Topic: DERM

10:20 - 11:00 a.m. - Topic: WOUND

11:10 - 11:50 a.m. - Topic: NERVES

12:00 - 2:00 p.m. - TBD

2:00 - 4:00 p.m. - Trauma Presentations + Case Discussion

4:45 - 6:45 p.m. - Fireside Chat - Sponsored by PICA

7:00 - 8:15 p.m. - Women in Podiatry Reception - Sponsored by Vilex

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2025 - 7.64 Credits

6:30 a.m. - Registration Opens

7:00 - 8:00 a.m. - Residency Presentations

8:00 - 9:30 a.m. - Cavus Presentations + Case Discussion

10:00 - 11:30 a.m. - Bunion Presentations + Case Discussion

11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. - Lunch & Annual Meetings

1:00 - 2:20 p.m. - Surgical Coding Presentations + Case Discussion

2:25 - 3:10 p.m. - TBD

3:10 - 3:30 p.m. - Topic: PT Protocols

3:30 - 4:45 p.m. - The Terrible Tendon & Plantar Plate + Roundtable Discussion

4:45 - 5:30 p.m. - Exhibitor Reception / Social / Poster Contest

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2025 - 4.98 Credits

7:30 a.m. - Registration Opens

8:00 - 8:20 a.m. - Trimalleolar Ankle Fractures

8:20 - 8:40 a.m. - The Lateral Ankle

8:40 - 9:00 a.m. - OCL of the Talus

9:20 - 9:40 a.m. - 5th Metatarsal Fractures

9:40 - 10:00 a.m. - Navicular Stress Fractures

10:00 - 10:20 a.m. - Syndesmosis Injuries

10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. - MIS/Funky Forefoot + Case Discussion

12:15 - 1:00 p.m. - Lunch

1:00 - 2:30 p.m. - Complication Disasters + Case Discussion

2:30 p.m. - Adjourn

IPMS Nurses/Assistants Agenda for October 9-10, 2025

Below is a tentative agenda outline for the 2025 Heartland Foot & Ankle Conference Nurses and Assistants tracks. Please note that presentations may be adjusted or added as we approach our event.  If you have questions, reach out to us at ipms@ipms.org.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2025 - 5.25 Credits

6:30 a.m. - Registration Opens

8:00 - 8:15 a.m. - Welcome

8:15 - 8:45 a.m. - The Role of Over-the-Counter Orthotics in Patient Care

8:45 - 9:30 a.m. - Ask Questions & Think Ahead

9:30 - 10:00 a.m. - Exhibitor Break

10:00 - 10:30 a.m. - Office Basics

10:30 - 11:00 a.m. - Medical Mission Work - as a Podiatrist

11:00 - 11:30 a.m. - Diabetic Wound Care

11:30 a.m. - 12:40 p.m. - Lunch | Exhibitor Break

12:45 - 1:30 p.m. - Sterile Technique

1:30 - 2:00 p.m. - Insurance: Billing and Coding Requirements

2:00 - 2:30 p.m. - Insurance Changes Since 2024

2:30 - 3:15 p.m. - Roundtable Insurance Discussion

3:15 - 4:10 p.m. - Exhibitor Reception

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2025 - 4.5 Credits

7:30 a.m. - Registration Opens

8:00 - 8:30 a.m. - The 3 Minute Foot Exam

8:30 - 9:00 a.m. - What is a Podiatrist?

9:00 - 9:30 a.m. - They'll Grow Out of It: Common Lower Extremity Pediatric Issues & Do They Really Go Away?

9:30 - 10:00 a.m. - Exhibitor Break

10:00 - 10:30 a.m. - Neuropathy vs Vascular Pain

10:30 - 11:00 a.m. - They WON'T Grow Out of It: Recognizing Surgical Lower Extremity Deformities in Children

11:00 - 11:30 a.m. - The Good, The Bad, and the Complicated: Challenges in Foot & Ankle Injuries

11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - When Every Step Hurts: A Guide to Acute Foot & Ankle Injuries

12:30 - 1:00 p.m. - Lunch

1:00 - 2:00 p.m. - Sole Session: Interactive Roundtable