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‘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...

Bioactive split thickness skin allograft appears to ‘significantly improve’ wound healing in diabetic foot ulcer

Treating diabetic foot ulcers with bioactive split thickness skin allograft (BSA) can improve healing and reduce the rate of adverse events, a clinical trial ha...

Talking Feet: Second episode in the new EDFN podcast series

Consultant Vascular Surgeon Naseer Ahmad joins us for the second EDFN podcast, discussing the role of the vascular surgeon, inequalities around lower limb amput...

Deadline looms for entries for Rowan Hillson Inpatient Safety Award

Healthcare professionals who adapted inpatient diabetes care during the pandemic will be celebrated with the revamped Rowan Hillson Inpatient Safety Award. The ...

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

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