Celebrating exceptional effort during Insulin Safety Week 2024
Following record-breaking numbers of sites taking part in Insulin Safety Week 2024, entries are now open for the Insulin Safety Week Excellence Awards. Created ...
Registrations open for Hypo Awareness Week 2024
The eagerly anticipated annual campaign Hypo Awareness Week returns this October, with the aim of raising crucial awareness of hypoglycaemia among healthcare pr...
Webinar: Working towards Zero All Preventable (ZAP) amputations
A free online event will look at how HCPs can ‘ACT NOW’ to save feet. The event, on Wednesday, July 10 from 12.30pm to 2pm, will focus on ‘Working towards Zero ...
Treating diabetic lower extremity ulcers with vLPM and vCPM tissue allografts ‘improves mortality’, study finds
Using vLPM and vCPM allografts in the treatment of diabetic lower extremity ulcers is linked to improved outcomes when compared to using other cellular tissue p...
Study of antibiotic prescribing trends in diabetic foot infections highlights need for ‘rational’ prescribing
A study which assessed antibiotic prescribing trends and microbial susceptibility patterns in diabetic foot infections (DFIs) has highlighted how understanding ...
Webinar: Introduction to thermography and its clinical application in foot health
Sponsored story A webinar taking place this month will introduce the innovative use of thermography in the management of foot health. The event, on Wednesday, J...
Celebrating UK nursing heroes
The winners of the first Diabetes Nursing Awards 2024 were announced at a ceremony in London earlier this month. Hosted by Dr Sarah Jarvis MBE, the evening cer...
EDFN Podcast: Tackling the ‘existential crisis’ facing podiatry
In the latest EDFN podcast, two experts discuss the efforts being made to sustain and grow the number of podiatrists as the profession faces an “existential cri...
Questionnaire on referral of heel ulcers in people with diabetes
Podiatrists have been urged to complete a questionnaire to assess the variations in reporting and referral of heel ulcers when patients have diabetes. The refer...