News - April 2008
Drs. Armstrong and Dananberg Represent Podiatry on the Emerald Isle
In a whirlwind 48-hour tour of the Emerald Isle David G. Armstrong, DPM, PhD delivered six lectures and one keynote address, conducted two grand rounds and participated in the launch of a regional amputation prevention program in Ireland and Northern Ireland. "Podiatric medicine and patient education are advancing well on this island" noted Dr. Armstrong, Professor of Surgery and Director of the William M. Scholl College’s Center for Lower Extremity Ambulatory Surgery (CLEAR) at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science.
From l-to-r: Vasyli Think Tank Members Dr. David Armstrong and Dr. Howard Dananberg
In addition to Grand Rounds appearances at Dublin’s famed Mater Misericordiae Hospital and Belfast’s University of Ulster, Dr. Armstrong participated in Galway with Principal Investigator, Dr. Sean Dinneen of the National University of Ireland, in the launch of the Western Ireland Diabetic Foot Study, a federally-sponsored project designed to screen high-risk patients and provide needed networks of interdisciplinary diabetic foot care.
Fellow renowned American Podiatrist Howard Dananberg, DPM also participated in the annual symposium of the Northern Ireland Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists, April 25-26, which also doubled as the 25th anniversary of Northern Ireland Podiatry Graduates. Howard’s presentation “A 25 year perspective on sagittal plane biomechanics” was sponsored by Vasyli International. Howard also ran a very successful 1st ray biomechanics seminar in Dublin on Sunday 27th.