ANZSVS Conference 2026

Diabetic Foot disease, Limb Salvage & Multi-Disciplinary Team Approach

Scientific Session

Scientific Session

3:30 pm

10 September 2026

Bloom Room

Disciplines

Vascular Surgery

Vascular Nursing

Session Chairs

Lupe Taumoepeau
New Zealand
Sue Monaro
President | Australian & New Zealand Society for Vascular Nursing - Nsw

Session Program

3:30 pm

The Impact of Cognition, Concordance and Context on DFU Healing

Kathleen Finlayson (QLD)

3:36 pm

Challenges of limb salvage in rural and remote areas of Australia and New Zealand

Peta Tehan (NSW)

3:46 pm

Closing the Gap? Disparities in Outcomes of Diabetic Foot Disease in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Patients

Myrna Ishak (QLD)

3:54 pm

Comparing BEST-CLI participants with patients treated at a tertiary centre serving a regional-remote population

David Sun (NSW)

4:02 pm

Discussion

4:12 pm

Functional and Clinical Outcomes of Hallux and Lesser Digit Amputations in Diabetic Foot Disease

Myrna Ishak (QLD)

4:18 pm

Outcomes of the use of PolyNovo Biodegradable Temporising Matrix (BTM) and MTX in diabetic foot wounds

James Kellie (SA)

4:30 pm

Chemical Lumbar Sympathectomy in Non-Revascularised Chronic Limb Threatening Ischaemia: A Retrospective Single-Centre Cohort Study

Tin Yau Ngan (NSW)

4:36 pm

Topical Oxygen Therapy in Vascular Surgery: A Review of Technologies, Evidence, and Clinical Applications

Rebecca Aburn (Otago)

4:42 pm

Discussion

4:52 pm

Composite Cardiovascular Risk Improved with Multidisciplinary Team Care of Patients with Peripheral Artery Disease in the TEAM-PAD Trial.

David Savoan (NSW)

4:58 pm

Title: Redefining Responsibility in PAD Care: Australian Doctors’ Perspectives on Multidisciplinary Management

Miriam Wiersma (NSW)

5:04 pm

A Dedicated Vascular Home Hospital Pathway Safely Delivers Complex Limb Preservation Care While Increasing Acute Surgical Bed Capacity

Tishanthan Pathmarajah (Western Australia)

5:10 pm

An observational study on the extent of peripheral arterial disease in the Fijian lower limb amputee.

Shahzad Sadiq (VIC)

5:16 pm

Discussion

4:24 pm

Biodegradable Temporising Matrix in High-Risk Diabetic Foot Wounds: Who Benefits Most?

Chui Foong Ong (VIC)

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