WEBINAR: ABPM Board Certification Explored: Podiatric Surgical Management, Part 1 – Perioperative Evaluation and Risk Assessment

This session will provide an in-depth exploration of the perioperative considerations essential to successful podiatric surgical outcomes. From risk stratification to interdisciplinary planning, this presentation emphasizes evidence-based strategies to optimize patient safety, reduce complications, and enhance surgical results.

ABPM Board Certification Explored: Podiatric Surgical Management, Part 1 – Perioperative Evaluation and Risk Assessment

Presented by Shahzad Ghori, DPM

Held Virtually, August 12th, 2025 at 8:00p.m. EST

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Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:

• Review current risk assessment and stratification tools applicable to podiatric surgical care.
• Identify and manage system-specific risks in the preoperative setting.
• Discuss the importance of comprehensive, multi-specialty work-up and collaborative surgical planning.
• Describe approaches for medical optimization and surgical planning to improve patient outcomes.
• Implement techniques aimed at minimizing surgical morbidity and mortality.
• Compare considerations across elective, trauma-related, and limb salvage procedures.
• Evaluate common challenges in perioperative medication management and identify strategies to address them.

Agenda

• Presentation by Shahzad Ghori, DPM – 8:00p.m. EST
• Questions & Answers – 8:50p.m. EST
• Conclusion – 9:00p.m. EST

Important note: we strongly recommend attending the webinar on the Google Chrome browser, on your laptop or desktop, for best quality.

This complimentary program is open to all DPMs and DPM students.

No commercial interest provided financial support for this continuing education activity.

The American Board of Podiatric Medicine (ABPM) is approved by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education as a provider of continuing education in podiatric medicine. ABPM has approved this activity for a maximum of 1.0 continuing education contact hours.

ABPM reserves the right to cancel this event for any reason with appropriate notice to attendees.

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