Diabetic Foot Management 7-CME Credit

A diabetic foot is a foot that exhibits any pathology that results directly from diabetes mellitus or any long-term (or "chronic") complication of diabetes. The presence of several characteristic diabetic foot pathologies such as infection, diabetic foot ulcer, and neuropathic osteoarthropathy is called diabetic foot syndrome.

Due to the peripheral nerve dysfunction associated with diabetes (diabetic neuropathy), patients have a reduced ability to feel pain. This means that minor injuries may remain undiscovered for a long while. People with diabetes are also at risk of developing a diabetic foot ulcer. Research estimates that the lifetime incidence of foot ulcers within the diabetic community is around 15% and may become as high as 25%. The uncontrolled diabetic foot may suffer from the very bad consequences of amputation.

Attendees of this Diabetic Neuropathy Management eLearning Lecture will learn the risk factors related to the development of diabetic neuropathy, how to diagnose, the latest medical and surgical management of diabetic neuropathy.

TOPICS TO BE COVERED:

1. causes and risk factors for diabetic foot neuropathy

2. Diabetic Foot Presentation, Prevention; and Surgical Management

TARGET AUDIENCES:

All surgeons and doctors especially diabetic foot surgeons, endocrinologists, GPs, Family doctors, and all nurses.