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Experts lined up as agenda is revealed for EDFN National Conference
Health inequalities, wound care and mental health services are just some of the topics that will be covered by leading experts at the EDFN’s upcoming national diabetic footcare conference. The N...
Experts lined up for international diabetic foot conference
Healthcare professionals with an interest in diabetic foot problems are invited to the longest-standing international diabetic foot conference. The 19th Malvern Diabetic Foot Conference takes place fr...
Appeal for diabetes podiatrists and vascular surgeons for NICE guideline update
A call has been made for members to join a diabetes committee to advise on a NICE guideline. The organisation is looking for diabetes specialist podiatrists and vascular surgeons to join the diabetes ...
‘High compliance’ of smart sock wearers in remote temperature monitoring
The use of smart socks to monitor temperature in a bid to prevent foot ulcers proved to have a high rate of compliance, a study has shown. American researchers examined the use of smart socks, a remot...
Webinar: Foot disease and osteomyelitis in people with diabetes
Healthcare professionals involved in decision-making and patient care around GLP1RAs have been invited to attend a specialist webinar. ‘Foot disease and osteomyelitis in people living with diabetes’ h...
‘We want everyone to come to the party’ – EDFN Chair talks about taking a multi-disciplined approach in latest podcast
Growing the EDFN’s membership so that it includes everyone involved in limb salvage is one of the current aims of the network, its Chair has said. Speaking in the latest episode of the EDFN’s Talking ...
Diabetic foot ulcers associated with higher risk of mortality and hospitalisation
Diabetic foot ulcer episodes are linked to all-cause mortality and all-cause inpatient hospital admissions, according to a recent study. Conducted by the virtual care support company Podimetrics, the ...
Use of ultrasound imaging to assess diabetic foot ulcer could lead to ‘new paradigm for wound surveillance’
A scoping exercise has found that podiatrists with prior knowledge and training in diagnostic musculoskeletal ultrasound are able to make rudimentary reports on clinical findings in diabetic foot ulce...
Clinicians should ‘protect’ renal function of people with diabetic foot ulcer to reduce infection risk, researchers say
Severely reduced estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) is “strongly” associated with poor prognoses in people with diabetic foot osteomyelitis (DFO), a study has highlighted. The authors of the ...