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On the occasion of this year’s World Diabetes Day, D-Foot International organised the Global Diabetic Foot Awareness Week from 8 to 14 November.
Various initiatives raised awareness of the importance of the appropriate management of diabetic foot problems and promote the work of diabetic foot specialists around the world.
Activities during the Global Diabetic Foot Awareness Week included:
• Global and regional webinar programmes
• Launch of the D-Foot diabetic foot info cards
• Announcement of the D-Foot International Board Commendation Awards 2020 and launch of the SACA Regional Chair Nomination Award.
Activities during the D-Foot International Diabetic Foot Awareness Week included a regional webinar programme throughout the week, the launch of the first series of diabetic foot Info Cards, the conferring of the first D-Foot International Board Commendation Award 2020 and the launch of the SACA Regional Chairs Nomination Awards.
Life in the Brazilian Amazon region is tough: rivers instead of roads, few qualified healthcare professionals and disorganised public service. More than half of the estimated 280,000 people with diabetes have foot problems.
During my academic training, I witnessed in the emergency room how a woman with diabetes cried together with the doctors at the news of an above-knee amputation. That episode made me become passionate for diabetic foot.
All over the world, the advent of specialist diabetic foot clinics has clearly demonstrated a year-on-year improvement in clinical outcomes for patients presenting with ulcerations.
Foot problems are one of the most common complications of diabetes, and the most feared.
Up to 1 in 4 of all people with diabetes who have a loss of sensation to their feet will develop an ulcer in their lifetime. When that happens, over time, an amputation may follow in most people, and with it, their ability to work, see their friends, look after their kids and go about their lives.
It doesn't have to be like this.
D-Foot International is presenting free webinars during the current period of lockdown.
Lectures from experts around the world focus on different topics related to diabetic foot: infection, vascular disease, Charcot foot, local wound care, etc of up to 20 minutes.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about how to log in to the webinar.
Como seguimiento al éxito de la "Lockdown Academy", D-Foot organizará una serie de seminarios en español en julio y agosto. La participación es gratuita. Regístrese en línea para una o más sesiones.