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January 17, 2024

In Memoriam: Past ACFAS President Dr. Ben Hara

ACFAS extends its deepest condolences to the friends and family of Ben Hara, DPM, FACFAS who passed away on January 5 at the age of 97.

Dr. Hara served as President of ACFAS (then ACFS) from 1971-1972. He was pivotal in creating the first textbooks to focus on surgical complications. He once said, “Any surgeon worth his salt is called upon to manage the consequences of complication and resolve them satisfactorily.”

Dr. Hara later proposed developing hands-on classes and workshops that thousands of foot and ankle surgeons have since benefitted from. A leading specialist in practice management, Dr. Hara at one point lead the largest foot and ankle practice in the United States.

To learn more about Dr. Hara's contributions to the College, read

The Evolution of a Profession: The First 75 Years of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons.

Connect with Industry at ACFAS 2024

Companies providing the latest technologies and innovations are providing hands-on demonstrations throughout ACFAS 2024, held February 1-4 in Tampa. These non-CECH sessions include:

Innovation Labs: Get in-hand experience with products from Depuy, Orthofix, and Smith + Nephew in the Exhibit Hall

Product Theaters: Check the HUB Theater schedule for in-depth sessions by Accumed and Amgen

Industry Sessions: Make the most of your lunch break with demonstrations by Arthrex, Treace, Depuy, and Orthogenesis.

Arthroscopy of the Foot and Ankle in Chicago

Enhance your skills in cutting-edge evaluation techniques at Arthroscopy of the Foot and Ankle. Featuring over 9 hours of hands-on cadaveric lab training guided by expert faculty, earn 12.5 CECH at one of four sessions this year:

March 23-24 SOLD OUT

August 17-18

September 7-8

November 16-17

Attendees will learn to refine arthroscopic techniques of the ankle and subtalar joint, how to approach lateral dome lesions, and other critical uses of arthroscopic imaging.

Tomorrow: ACFAS Virtual Journal Club

The next ACFAS Virtual Journal Club will be held tomorrow, January 18, at 7:00 pm CT.

Lapidus Bunionectomy to Treat First Tarsometatarsal Hypermobility

Host: University Foot & Ankle Institute Fellowship

Fellowship Director: Babak Baravarian, DPM, FACFAS

Presented by the ACFAS Research Committee, the Virtual Journal Club is complimentary for ACFAS members. The ACFAS Virtual Journal Club is generously supported by PICA.

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