About the Conference
The 2025 PRESENT Treasure Hunt Conference returned to Los Angeles the weekend of February 22-23, 2025. The annual Medicare and DME update lectures presented by Gabriel Halperin, DPM, FFACFAS, FAENS and Paul Kesselman, DPM, DABFAS, DABMSP, respectively, were a highlight of the meeting, along with lectures from Marc Benard, DPM, FACPM, FFPM RCPS (Glas) and Jarrod Shapiro, DPM, FACFAS, FACPM.
Select speakers from the 2025 PRESENT Treasure Hunt Conference have generously agreed to make their lecture slides available to download. You can access these files at this LINK.
Conference Chairmen
Robert Lee, DPM
Conference Chairman
Harold Schoenhaus, DPM
Conference Co-Chairman
Gabriel Halperin, DPM
Conference Co-Chairman
LACPMA Star Award Recipient
The prestigious annual STAR Award was bestowed on Benjamin Scherer, DPM of Foot & Ankle LA in Los Angeles, CA. During the past 10+ years, Dr Scherer has been involved with LACPMA and CPMA as a Delegate Member, Secretary and now as the current Treasurer, all the while maintaining that work-life balance everyone strives to achieve. Dr Scherer never gets or asks for any credit, he just gets things done. We know he will continue to serve and contribute to the LACPMA for the better part of the future.
LACPMA President Dr David A. Pougatsch presents the 2025 PRESENT Treasure Hunt Star Award to Benjamin Scherer, DPM pictured above with his family.
Thank You to All of Our Sponsors for Their Continued Support of PRESENT Conferences
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What Attendees are Saying
I prefer this conference because it is "short and sweet" on a weekend, packed with great information. As a practice owner, Dr Halperin's Medicare updates are so valuable; I am very thankful to have such an expert in our community!
Jenny Yu, DPM
Dr Halperin and Dr Kesselman are the foundations of the practice management portion of the seminar. Dr Benard and Dr Frykberg headlined the educational portion. Exhibit Hall featured both current and future technologies. Overall it was well worth it. Thank you again PRESENT and my own Los Angeles County Podiatric Medical Association for a successful event.
Ara Kelekian, DPM
Every year I attend this conference with pleasure. It is offering professional knowledge enrichment, an opportunity to mingle with longtime friends and strengthens bonds between professionals in the field.
Michael Avakian, DPM
Downtown location is ideal because I can take the Red Line Metro subway train to downtown. Weekend Sat & Sun is ideal to avoid interruption to work schedule.
Dennis Yenn, DPM
Overall good, informative presentation of Medicare updates, national & state legislation updates.
Chuc Dang, DPM
Having returned as a lecturer to Treasure Hunt after a few years, I'm quite pleased that the ongoing affiliation between the LA County Podiatric Medical Society and PRESENT Conferences has confirmed my initial instincts and expectations and continues to be successful. The combination of excellent practice management content, excellent clinical content and quality speakers, along with a good and varied array of industry vendors creates both an extremely convenient learning opportunity for a large number of practitioners in commuting distance, as well as a convenient location for those traveling from out of town.
Marc A Benard, DABFAS, DABPM, DPM, FACPM, FFPM RCPS (Glas)
