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Case study: Treating Fusarium osteomyelitis in severely immunocompromised patient
A case study has been published on the treatment of Fusarium osteomyelitis in an immunocompromised patient. Diabetic foot osteomyelitis (DFO) is a severe complication of diabetic foot ulcerations (DFU...
Consultant Podiatrist praises ‘considerable’ improvements in career progression routes in latest EDFN podcast
A Consultant Podiatrist who specialises in inpatient care has discussed how local and national peer reviews helped to shape career pathways in the latest Talking Feet episode. Joelle Baynham is the la...
Metformin and reduced vitamin B12 levels: new advice for monitoring patients at risk
New advice has been issued for healthcare professionals treating patients on metformin who may be at risk of vitamin B12 deficiency. Decreased vitamin B12 levels, or vitamin B12 deficiency, is now con...
Latest footcare data from National Diabetes Foot Care Audit
Important trends in footcare have been highlighted in an interval review from the National Diabetes Foot Care Audit (NDFA). The report uses data from just over 108,000 foot ulcer episodes in 76,310 pe...
Standardised care and better education could prevent amputations, NHS Resolution report finds
Foot experts have said “there must be learning” following the publication of a NHS Resolution report into compensation claims involving people with progressive diabetes-related lower-limb complication...
Touch your toes! Why good foot care is an essential step to improving health outcomes for people living with diabetes
Diabetes Consultant at Central Middlesex Hospital, London NorthWest University Healthcare and clinical lead for the North West London Diabetes Foot Project Dr Wing May Kong believes that people with d...
Podiatrists face ongoing prescribing limitations, research shows
A new paper reviewing a podiatrist’s rights and limitations to independent prescribing over the last 10 years has been published. Gaining independent prescribing rights was a significant milestone whi...
Research project seeks people with diabetes who experience nerve pain
People with diabetes who experience nerve pains, and osteopaths who have worked with such patients, are invited to take part in the development of a manual/physical therapy-based intervention for peop...
Shortage of podiatrists prompts fears of ‘tsunami’ in diabetic footcare and amputation rates
Investment in podiatry is urgently needed if diabetic footcare is to survive the “tsunami” caused by the perfect storm of a declining workforce and increasing rates of diabetes, experts have said. Del...