Identifying risk factors that predispose individuals with diabetes to greater occurrences of foot disease is a cornerstone to providing basic care. This webinar will provide a basic overview on how to undertake a diabetic foot screen and stratify patients based on risk.
What you will learn:
- Identify the resources available to do a diabetic foot assessment and apply a structured approach to do it.
- Analyse the signs and symptoms of diabetic foot complications to determine their severity and potential complications.
- Assess the impact of diabetes-related factors on foot health and potential complications.
Contributor:
- Dr Matthew Malone, Australia
This expert education event brings together a highly qualified faculty to inform and provide an update on the latest best practice on Diabetic Foot Ulcer Management as well as Bioburden and Infection Treatment.
There will be interactive case study discussions and opportunities to ask questions of our speakers.
What you will learn:
- Define diabetic foot ulcer, its aetiology and the different treatment modalities.
- Evaluate barriers of comprehensive diabetic foot ulcer management.
- Analyse the update on the IWGDF guidelines and how the implementation of these will improve practice.
Contributors:
- Dr Matthew Malone, Australia
- Margo Asimus, Australia
A clinical case presentation of NPWT in complex diabetic foot ulcers
A case series in complicated diabetic foot ulcers with SINBAD score 3+ treated with PICO◊ 7 Single Use Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (sNPWT) along with patient empowerment.
What you will learn:
- Review 4 clinical cases in complex diabetic foot ulcers
- Review the clinical impact of PICO 7 sNPWT in these cases
- Describe the SINBAD score and that a score of 3 or greater is associated with worse clinical outcomes