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Register now for the 2023 DFD Webinar series!

Join global DFD experts as we tackle the latest in DFD clinical practice and research!

Last year we asked Australian stakeholders to help us determine the national Top 10 diabetes-related foot health and disease research priorities, and the findings from this study identified national stakeholder-agreed priority DFD research questions for the first time. In our upcoming 2023 DFA webinar series, we're tackling the top categories identified from the National Top 10 Research Questions.

Registration is FREE with a certificate of attendance issued for those who attend live. All webinars are also made available to watch on demand.

DFA would like to acknowledge and thank Urgo Medical for providing an unrestricted grant to support the 2023 DFA Webinar Series.

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Introducing The Digital DFD Guidelines Platform

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Diabetes-related foot disease is a leading cause of morbidity, mortality and healthcare cost burdens in Australia. Studies show these burdens can be considerably reduced when implementing guideline-based DFD care. 

 

Last year, we developed and released new Australian DFD Guidelines for the first time in a decade, giving health professionals multidisciplinary best practice standards of care for the provision of DFD care within Australia with the PDF paper versions of the guidelines available to download below.

We are excited to now release the digital and interactive platform of the 2021 Australian guidelines for diabetes-related foot disease. A free one-stop-shop for accessing the full six guidelines that also provides ten digital decision-making pathways to assist busy health professionals to easily access online and interactive evidence-based guideline information at a touch or click of a button!

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Introducing The Digital DFD Guidelines Platform

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Diabetes-related foot disease is a leading cause of morbidity, mortality and healthcare cost burdens in Australia. Studies show these burdens can be considerably reduced when implementing guideline-based DFD care. 

 

Last year, we developed and released new Australian DFD Guidelines for the first time in a decade, giving health professionals multidisciplinary best practice standards of care for the provision of DFD care within Australia with the PDF paper versions of the guidelines available to download below.

We are excited to now release the digital and interactive platform of the 2021 Australian guidelines for diabetes-related foot disease. A free one-stop-shop for accessing the full six guidelines that also provides ten digital decision-making pathways to assist busy health professionals to easily access online and interactive evidence-based guideline information at a touch or click of a button!

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new national strategy

In 2017, we released the 2018-2022 National Strategy for diabetes-related foot disease with the aim to ensure that all people living with DFD have access to and receive safe quality evidence-based care when and where they need it, and that they can be assured that future investments in research and development will continue to strive to improve their care delivery and health outcomes over time.

With the current national strategy fast approaching its conclusion, we're now busy reviewing what we have achieved as a nation over the last five years, and to determine the new priorities and recommendations to help lead the nation in tackling DFD over the next five years in the next national strategy for diabetes-related foot disease. We'll be releasing the draft of the new strategy for public consultation in 2023, where you can have your say in helping to guide our national DFD priorities.

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Empowering patients, their carers and families with knowledge and pathways to healing.

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For Health Professionals
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Supporting health professionals to improve clinical & quality of life outcomes for people with diabetes-related foot disease.

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Providing leading researchers with infrastructure and support to accelerate high quality clinical research in Australia.

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Linking industry with key opinion leaders & maintaining visibility of the growing national problem of diabetes-related foot disease.

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Managing foot disease during COVID-19

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conferences events

We bring together some of the globe’s most renowned researchers and clinicians in the fields of diabetes and diabetes-related foot disease to cover the latest research, from bench-top to bedside. From our conference to our 'What's New in DFU' events, we focus on the latest research, evidence-based practice and new technologies.

footwear guideliness

Published in the Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, the 2018 Australian Guidelines on footwear for people with diabetes contains 10 key recommendations to guide health professionals in selecting the most appropriate footwear to meet the specific foot risk needs of an individual with diabetes.

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New research on diabetes-related foot disease is published on an almost daily basis. Each month we release latest news and research to provide practical clinical summaries of the latest evidence on how to assess particular conditions according to the world’s leading authorities.

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The “Australian diabetes-related foot disease strategy 2018-2022” is the first step towards ending avoidable generations within a generation. This strategy was written by Diabetes Feet Australia with input from various national and state peak bodies, interdisciplinary foot disease services and individual experts from the Australian DFD community.

research repositpry

Diabetes Feet Australia has established the Australian Research Repository to showcase published Australian research on diabetes-related foot disease. Each entry in the repository must focus on diabetes-related foot disease, be peer reviewed and have one author with an Australian affiliation.

Dailyfootcare checklist

For people with diabetes, feet are often over-looked as the management of other aspects of diabetes takes higher priority. With over 50,000 Australians living with diabetes-related foot disease every day, we have developed the handy Daily Foot Checklist for people with diabetes to incorporate into their daily lives.

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For National Diabetes Week 2022, we’re spreading awareness about the impact of diabetes-related foot disease, and how you can help understand and support a loved one at-risk of developing or living with diabetes-related foot disease.

Latest News

DFA 23 Conference launching soon!

We're back! And in 2023, we're going resort style, where you can relax and recharge as we all learn about the latest in global DFD clinical practice and research. DFA 2023 features a social program delivered in DFA style, an interactive exhibition, leading global DFD experts and most importantly, future-focused content with ...
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Australian DFD Guidelines now published in JFAR!

Back in 2020, DFA appointed an expert multi-disciplinary guideline working group to develop a best practice plan to adapt suitable international guidelines into the Australian context to become the new Australian DFD guidelines. And in late 2021, we released the new 2021 Australian evidence-based DFD guidelines that now serve as ...
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What’s new at DFA?

DFA has the great pleasure in welcoming Dr Viv Chuter, Dr Emma Hamilton and Ms Hayley Ryan to the DFA Steering Committee. The DFA Steering Committee plays a crucial leadership role in developing the national strategic plan and priorities for DFA, and delivering projects and activities. As you'll read in the short bio's below, ...
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Diabetes and Feet Toolkit released

Following on from the release of the 2021 Australian guidelines for diabetes-related foot disease last year, we are excited to release the Diabetes and Feet companion toolkit that has been designed to help busy multidisciplinary health professionals use guideline recommended DFD care at any time and place and with the person with diabetes-related foot ulcer right there in ...
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National Diabetes Support Scheme – Indigenous Consultation Project

Yarning Pty Ltd has been engaged by Diabetes Australia to consult with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and communities, and health workers who provides support to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with diabetes to gain thoughts, insights, and valuable feedback around the National Diabetes Support Scheme and associated ...
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Expression of Interest – seeking new DFA steering committee members

The DFA Steering Committee plays a leadership role in developing the strategic plan and priorities for DFA, and delivering projects and activities that align with the strategic plan. Members have a well-developed understanding and experience with diabetes-related foot disease in Australia and participate in making informed, valuable contributions to DFA’s ...
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Latest Research

New Aussie research in November

Check out the latest in DFD Aussie research released in the last few weeks. Frailty in people with chronic limb threatening ischemia and diabetes-related foot ulcers: A systematic review. Fernando ME, Blanchette V, Mishra R, Zulbaran-Rojas A, Rowe V, Mills JL, Armstrong DG, Najafi B. Frailty represents a state of ...
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New Aussie Research in August

Check out the latest in DFD Aussie research released in the last few weeks. Routine bacterial culture of proximal bone specimens during minor amputation in patients with diabetes-related foot infections has little clinical utility in predicting re-operation or ulcer healing. Voon K, Vo UG, Hand R, Hiew J, Ritter JC, ...
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New DFD Aussie Research June

Check out the latest in DFD Aussie research that's been released in June and July. Investigating the experience of receiving podiatry care in a tertiary care hospital clinic for people with diabetes related foot ulcers. Ong EKM, Fryer C, Graham K, Causby RS. this study aimed to explore the lived ...
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Latest Aussie Research for April

Check out the latest Aussie research released in the last few weeks! Factors associated with adherence to using removable cast walker treatment among patients with diabetes-related foot ulcers. Ababneh A, Finlayson K, Edwards H, Lazzarini PA. Adherence to using knee-high offloading treatment is critical for healing diabetes-related foot ulcers (DFUs). ...
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What’s new in Aussie DFD research for March

Check out the latest Aussie DFD research released in the last few weeks. Wound healing with "spray-on" autologous skin grafting (ReCell) compared with standard care in patients with large diabetes-related foot wounds: an open-label randomised controlled trial. The aim of this trial was to assess the potential benefit of spray‐on ...
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What’s new in Aussie research

It’s been a busy few months for DFD aussie research – so grab yourself a cuppa and check out the latest that has been released below! Trends in the Incidence of Hospitalization for Major Diabetes-Related Complications in People With Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes in Australia, 2010-2019. This study ...
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What’s new in research in August

It's been a busy few weeks for DFD research - so grab yourself a cuppa and check out the latest that has been released below! Management of diabetes-related foot disease in the outpatient setting during the COVID-19 pandemic Pang B, Shah PM, Manning L, Ritter JC, Hiew J, Hamilton EJ. ...
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Latest DFD research released in May

Check out the latest in DFD research released in the last two weeks! Release of the National Scheme's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health and Cultural Safety Strategy 2020-2025; the impacts for podiatry in Australia: a commentary Gerrard JM, Godwin S, Chuter V, Munteanu SE, West M, Hawke F. In ...
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Topical oxygen therapy for diabetes related foot ulcers

Check out the latest research from the last two weeks! Topical oxygen therapy for diabetes-related foot ulcers: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Thanigaimani S, Singh T, Golledge J. Topical oxygen therapy (TOT) has been suggested as a treatment for diabetes-related foot ulcer (DFU) but no prior meta-analyses of randomised clinical ...
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Latest Aussie DFD research released in April

It's been a busy month for DFD research so far in April - so check out the latest in research below! Availability and service provision of multidisciplinary diabetes foot units in Australia: a cross-sectional survey Vo UG, Gilfillan M, Hamilton EJ, Manning L, Munshi B, Hiew J, Norman PE, Ritter ...
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