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1. The “Save A Leg, Save A Life”™Foundation Insert Chapter Name Date

2. The “Save A Leg, Save A Life”™FoundationOur Mission Statement “To Reduce the Number of Lower Extremity Amputations and Improve the Quality of Life of Our Fellow Citizens Afflicted with Wounds and Complications from Peripheral Arterial Disease We Will Accomplish These Goals by Using Advanced Evidence Based Methods, by Educating Fellow Practitioners and Patients, and Through Community Outreach

3. The “Save A Leg, Save A Life”™Foundation “Amputation should not be seen as a treatment option, but as a treatment failure”- Yazan Khatib, MD “Save A Leg, Save A Life” Foundation

4. What is “SALSAL” really about? • No hidden agenda • No overt promotion of products or services • To reduce the gap between technology, knowledge and delivery • People’s Lives are at Stake!

5. Survival Rates After Amputation“Our Daily Motivation” After 1 major lower-extremity amputation 3-year survival rate is 50% 5-year survival rate is 40% Contralateral amputation 42% of patients within 1 to 3 years afterfirst amputation 56% of patients within 3 to 5 years afterfirst amputation $4 BILLION per year could be saved with a 25% reduction in amputations! American Diabetes Association. Diabetes 1996 Vital Statistics.

6. A Call to Action How do we, as a group, affect the change required to reduce the amputation rates and gain these benefits? We must do a better job of converting passive knowledge into applied knowledge….

7. Our Meetings • Part Journal Club • Part Group Therapy Session! • Interdisciplinary Teaching • Critical networking that translates into facilitation of patient care

8. Our Members Individuals from various backgrounds Academia Healthcare Industry Laypersons

9. Membership • Open to anyone desiring to participate in regular local Chapter meetings and Community Outreach projects • A goal is to foster collegial, non-adversarial team approach to Wound Care and Limb Salvage that will facilitate essential care to those at risk for Amputation, Heart Attack, Stroke as well as pain and suffering attributed to non-healing wounds • No financial obligation or dues is required • Donations will be accepted and acknowledged by the National Foundation

10. Chapter Development • Minimum of 10 members required to establish a Chapter • Membership must be Multi-disciplinary (MD, DO, DPM, PhD, ARNP, RN, LPN, PT, OT, RD and Cped • Students and Laypersons are encouraged to be members • Membership should also include Industry Representatives • All members must be treated with equal respect and common courtesy

11. Chapter Meetings • 6 (minimum) annually • Education Lecture including evidence based information • Topics relevant to Wound Mgt., P.A.D, Limb Salvage and Diabetes/Complications

12. Chapter Meetings • Case studies should also be presented to reinforce science and team approach • No hidden agendas! • Sign-in sheets must be present and then forwarded to National HQ

13. Chapter Meetings Community Outreach events may include: • Health Fairs • Walk-a-Thons • Lectures to Groups • Screenings for P.A.D. and Diabetes related issues (neuropathy, skin, gait abnormalities) • Data, tracking of referrals and other relevant results of screenings and projects must be forwarded to the Foundation…..critical for future funding as well as validation of our efforts

14. Adoption of SALSAL By-Laws HIGHLIGHTS • 6 Chapter meetings per year • 3 Community Outreach events per Chapter • Representation at SALSAL Annual Meeting Annual Meeting will include a Scientific CME Program as well as a General Membership Assembly General Membership portion will include Committee Reports, Elections and any new/old business

15. Our Plan Grass-roots organization will serve as the model in other communities and regions Meet regularly Identify Issues and Solving Problems in the Specialty of Wound Care Educational Activities Shared Resources Dialogue Outreach Create “SALSAL” chapters throughout the U.S. 40 + and counting

16. Existing Chapters Jacksonville, FL Detroit, MI Chicago, IL Bayou Region (Houma), LA Lafayette, LA Ft. Wayne, IN Nashville, TN Ann Arbor, MI Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX Grand Rapids, MI Temecula, CA Charleston, SC Laredo, TX Savannah, GA Yale/New Haven, CT Baltimore, MD Azalea City (Mobile) AL Buffalo, NY Scholl College Chicago, IL New Chapters Organizing Tucson, AZ Philadelphia, FL Emerald Coast, FL Gainesville, FL Barry Univ./Miami, FL Tallahassee, FL McAllen, TX San Antonio, TX NYC/NYU, NY Boston, MA Honolulu, HI Toledo, OH San Francisco, CA Northern Orange Co., CA Atlanta, GA Columbia, SC Rome, Italy Current Chapters

17. Our Vision • Affect change and improvement via the “grassroots approach” • Measure the impact of our efforts through tracking of amputation rates in SALSAL communities before and after establishment • Achieve at least a 25% reduction in amputation rates in SALSAL communities • Convert passive knowledge into applied knowledge and to improve wound care outcomes through “positive reinforcement”

18. Our Vision • To create an International Organization that will Educate Improve Outcomes Impact providers and non-providers alike Inspire Greatness • To become influential in creating healthcare policy, based on evidence and data obtained by cooperative efforts of our Chapter members

19. Community Outreach • Public Health Fairs • Church based Health Fairs • Community Education • Mobile Unit

20. Our Plan • Continue growth of through new Chapters • Create more powerful Web site with CME/CEU portal • Host annual conference and meeting of general membership “Save A Leg, Save A Life’ Foundation Annual Meeting September 2-4, 2010 The Peabody Hotel Orlando, FL

21. National ConferenceSeptember 2-4, 2010 Orlando, FL Save The Date!