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Sign up to Hypo Awareness Week to receive resource pack
There is still time to sign up to this year’s Hypo Awareness Week, which aims to raise awareness of hypoglycaemia among healthcare workers in hospitals and primary care sites. Registrations are still ...
Launch of Hypo Audit
The impact of Hypo Awareness Week in hospitals will be measured with the launch of a national Hypo Audit. Hypo Awareness Week is an annual campaign designed to improve the awareness, education and man...
Inpatient care of diabetic foot complications under the spotlight
The role of inpatient podiatry teams and their impact on outcomes has been examined in a new article in the Journal of Diabetes Nursing. Authors Joelle Baynham and Debbie Sharman, both Consultant Podi...
Post-transplant patients do not incur worse DFU outcomes, new study says
Research into the outcomes of people with diabetic foot ulcer following kidney transplantation has found their outcomes are no worse than those who have not undergone a transplant, despite immunosuppr...
Stem cell therapy linked to lower rates of amputation in diabetic foot cases, meta-analysis shows
The use of stem cell therapy has been found to be “significantly” more effective in the treatment of diabetic foot compared to traditional methods, meta-analysis has found. Researchers found that stem...
Rising number of amputations coupled with fewer podiatrists is creating an ‘unsustainable model’, warns RCPod’s Head of Policy
Increasing recruitment into podiatry is ‘essential’ in the fight against rising rates of amputations, says the Royal College of Podiatry’s Head of Policy and Public Affairs in the latest EDFN podcast....
New Masters in peripheral vascular disease offers CPD opportunities
A new course in peripheral vascular disease is set to help to address a public health need and a gap in healthcare training. A Master of Science in Advancing Practice in Peripheral Vascular Disease wi...
Deadline fast approaching for QiC Diabetes Awards entries
Diabetes healthcare professionals who have developed innovative practice will be celebrated at this year’s QiC Diabetes Awards – with the deadline for entries now just weeks away. The closing date for...
Hypo Awareness Week 2022 – Save the date and registration
A national hypoglycaemia awareness week is returning later this year after a triumphant event in 2021. Organisers have announced that Hypo Awareness Week (HAW) 2022 will take place between October 3 ...
CPD module: Diagnostic Imaging in the Lower Limb
A CPD module in imaging is running at the University of Brighton this November, covering x-ray, diagnostic ultrasound and MRI. The module, which is aimed at healthcare professionals interested in lowe...