Here at DFA, we develop free insightful and practical education, designed to keep DFD health professionals informed with the latest in DFD from an evidence-based clinical, research and practical perspective. Stay tuned as we launch our new free platform for health professionals very soon! And in the meantime, check out some of our modules and webinars below.
Sample some of our webinars!
Each year in Australia, an estimated 510,000 people are living with diabetes-related foot disease. We invite you to watch our insightful 'Wound Healing' practical module with Dr Pam Chen which focuses on the foundation blocks of DFU healing, standard of care, adjunct therapies, practical tips and an insightful discussion with our IWGDF world leading experts Professor Fran Game (UK) and Professor Ketan Dhatariya (UK).
We'd like to thank URGO Medical for their support as our official webinar partner for the release of this Elearn practical DFD module series.
To officially launch the Australian strategy for foot health and disease in diabetes 2030, we've developed an insightful webinar where we chat with some of the authors about why we need a new DFD strategy and discuss how and why the nine key national priority goals can help improve the foot health of people living with diabetes.
So kick back and click play to learn all about the new national strategy and how we can work collaboratively to reduce the burden of diabetes-related foot disease, improve patient outcomes, and advocate for equitable access to care across Australia.
We'd like to thank URGO Medical for their support as our official webinar partner for the release of this important national strategy click to LEARN MORE.
How useful is smart technology in the care of people with diabetes-related foot disease
FEATURING PROFESSOR BIJAN NAJAFI | USA
Catch up on conversation from our 2023 Webinar series where Professor Bijan Najafi (USA) walked us through the latest in DFD clinical and research technology followed by an insightful Q&A session about how useful smart technology is in the care of people living with diabetes-related foot disease.
We'd like to thank URGO Medical for their support as our official webinar partner for the release of the 2023 Research Webinar Series.
Here at Diabetes Feet Australia, we provide insightful and practical education for health professionals, with the goal to improve feet health outcomes for people living with diabetes. So, we invite you to listen and learn from our two podcast series, which focus on not just the foot, but everything that goes along with it.
New research on diabetes feet health and disease is published almost daily, and in the last 3 years, over 250 publications featuring our very own Australian DFD researchers have been published globally. In contrast though, currently DFD receives less than 0.2% of all Australian diabetes research funding.
In our DF Podcast Research series, we're providing a national platform to showcase both Australian DFD research and researchers. So, join us for our relaxed interview series where we chat directly to leading researchers, and learn about them, their research, and the latest in diabetes feet health & disease.
Diabetes Feet Australia and health professionals across the nation have recognised we need to support better foot health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, particularly those living in rural and remote communities.
An essential part of this is us listening to and developing an understanding of the lived experience of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples living with diabetes-related foot disease. In our DFYarn Podcast series, our aim is to listen and learn about the lived experiences of diabetes feet health and disease in our First Nations Communities, in health settings, and the impact more broadly.
In this episode, host Professor Viv Chuter listens to and learns from Michael Pigram, a proud Ngarigo and Dharug man living on Darkinjung Country. This episode privileges Michael’s teachings and his lived experiences. Michael talks about centring culture in health and healing, connection to Country, and cultural responsiveness in foot care services.
In episode one of our research series, we chat with Dr Peta Tehan about her recent paper ‘How far has diabetes-related foot disease research progressed in Australia? A bibliometric review (1970–2023)’, recently published in the Journal of Foot and Ankle Research. The episode explores the findings of this research, highlighting the importance of prevention research and the need for more collaboration and investment in diabetes feet health research. Dr Tehan also talks about her current research in nutrition and wound healing.