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A network of healthcare professionals dedicated to the improvement of diabetes footcare in England

The EDFN is a group of diabetes foot champions who established a network across England to improve outcomes for people with diabetes.

If you are involved in diabetes footcare, join our network and become part of a new community dedicated to improving care and reducing amputations.

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 nati...

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...

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...

‘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 ...

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 osteomy...

‘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 t...

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 virtua...

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...

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 st...

The Talking Feet Podcast: the podcast of the EDFN
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Engage with footcare professionals in our interactive online forum, where you can set up topics, pose questions, gain feedback and share ideas.

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