Future of Diabetic Foot Care
COST $125 (USD)PORTAL Education and Vasyli Medical are proud to present Dr David Armstrong discussing the future of Diabetic Foot Care. This event was filmed live in Sydney, Australia during 2009.
COURSE DESCRIPTIONThis is an entire day event. It is broken up into multiple videos for your viewing pleasure. It consists of six main parts with over 5 hours of video footage.
✲ PART I: Healing & Preventing the Diabetic Foot Wound
✲ PART II: A Common Sense Approach to Assessing Risk in the Diabetic Foot Wound
✲ PART III: Towards a Logical OTC/Offloading Prevention Regime
✲ PART IV: Advanced Wound Healing: VAC Therapy
✲ PART V: Charcot Foot – Presented by Mr Karl Heinz-Schott
✲ PART VI: KCI VAC Demonstration
✲ PART I: Healing & Preventing the Diabetic Foot Wound
✲ PART II: A Common Sense Approach to Assessing Risk in the Diabetic Foot Wound
✲ PART III: Towards a Logical OTC/Offloading Prevention Regime
✲ PART IV: Advanced Wound Healing: VAC Therapy
✲ PART V: Charcot Foot – Presented by Mr Karl Heinz-Schott
✲ PART VI: KCI VAC Demonstration
COURSE OBJECTIVES At the end of the activity, attendees will be able to:
✲ Identify key problems with management of the diabetic foot worldwide.
✲ Recognize the importance addressing key management issues and discussing relevant factors for rectifying them.
✲ Discuss the relationships between the diabetic foot, ischemic foot and limb loss.
✲ Discuss different wound management techniques for high risk wound care.
✲ Be familiar with negative pressure wound therapy and its application.
✲ Appreciate the Charcot Foot and the role it plays in high risk wound care/management.
✲ Outline the importance of the team approach to diabetic footcare.
✲ Identify key problems with management of the diabetic foot worldwide.
✲ Recognize the importance addressing key management issues and discussing relevant factors for rectifying them.
✲ Discuss the relationships between the diabetic foot, ischemic foot and limb loss.
✲ Discuss different wound management techniques for high risk wound care.
✲ Be familiar with negative pressure wound therapy and its application.
✲ Appreciate the Charcot Foot and the role it plays in high risk wound care/management.
✲ Outline the importance of the team approach to diabetic footcare.
ACCREDITATIONThis activity is approved for CPPE points within Australia/New Zealand. All other regions please check the allegibility of CME/CPPE points allocation.
TARGET AUDIENCE ✲ Medical Students ✲ Podiatrists ✲ Physiotherapists ✲ Orthopaedic Specialists ✲ Medical Internists ✲ General Practitioners ✲ Chiropractors ✲ Osteopaths ✲Nurses ✲ Foot Care Assistants ✲ Prosthetists/Orthotists
THIS COURSE HAS A LARGE AMOUNT OF VIDEO. PLEASE ENSURE YOU HAVE ADEQUATE INTERNET SPEED AND DOWNLOAD QUOTA TO VIEW IT.
