Month: April 2024
Finalists announced for the Diabetes Nursing Awards 2024
Shortlisted finalists have been announced for the first awards ceremony celebrating exceptional nurses who have demonstrated outstanding commitment, innovation, and excellence in diabetes care. Beatin...
Countdown to national obesity conference
With just over two weeks until the inaugural Obesity & Weight Management Alliance conference, anticipation is mounting for an educational event that promises to equip UK healthcare professionals i...
Meet the Speakers: What does a holistic ‘threatened limb’ care workforce look like?
Multidisciplinary working in diabetes foot care is another topic at the upcoming free, online EDFN National Conference on April 26th. The session, ‘Who, What, Where and When – What does a holistic ‘th...
Meet the speaker: Plastic surgery – its role in foot reconstruction
The concept of soft tissue reconstruction and its potential role in diabetic foot salvage will be explored at the free, online EDFN National Conference on April 26th. Mr James Chan, Consultant in Reco...
Having advanced diabetes podiatrists in every Trust will reduce diabetic foot complications, expert says
To treat the pathophysiology of the diabetic foot every hospital Trust should have an advanced podiatrist in charge of coordinating diabetes foot care, a consultant physician has said. Speaking at the...
Upcoming webinar to focus on hybrid closed loop technology in pregnancy
Diabetes healthcare professionals are invited to sign up for a hybrid closed loop and pregnancy webinar taking place next month during Insulin Safety Week 2024. The benefits and barriers to using hybr...
Healthcare professionals urged to sign up for AI and diabetic foot ulcer webinar
A new online event dedicated to artificial intelligence and diabetic foot ulcer management has attracted a huge amount of interest just a month after opening for registrations. SpectralMD will be hos...
Meet the Speaker: Amputation rates ‘strongly related’ to diabetic foot service provision regardless of deprivation rank
The findings from a peer review of diabetic foot services in South West England will be explored at the EDFN National Conference on April 26th. Dr Richard Paisey, Honorary consultant Torbay and South ...
‘Innovative approaches’ to diabetic neuropathy to be explored at Royal Society of Medicine masterclass
Novel ways to tackle the “substantial burden” of diabetic neuropathy will be under the spotlight at an upcoming masterclass delivered by the Royal Society of Medicine. Healthcare professionals, resear...