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A week in the diabetic foot
loading… During National Diabetes Week 2016 (10-16th July), what were the statistics on diabetic foot disease? We released a new infographic at the conclusion of National Diabetes Week that provides an alarming look into just one week in the Australian diabetic foot. Over 400 people were diagnosed, 84 people had an amputation and 28 lost their…
Read MoreDiabetic Foot Disease: a silent killer among diabetics (video)
loading… Diabetes Feet Australia’s Pete Lazzarini and Dr Jaap van Netten discuss with Channel 9 News Brisbane new data on the devastating impact of diabetic foot hospitalisations in Australia. Mr Lazzarini led the Australian-first study published in BMJ Open finding one in every 22 patients in our hospitals have active diabetic foot disease. The study…
Read MoreDFA's passport to foot disease prevention
loading… At Diabetes Feet Australia, we aim to empower people at risk of diabetic foot disease, their carers and families, with knowledge and pathways to foot disease prevention. We have a brand new resource available today: “DFA passport to foot disease prevention”. This passport will help people at risk of foot disease to: Talk to health professionals to…
Read MoreWelcome to DFA’s National Diabetes Week!
loading… National Diabetes Week 2016 kicks off today. Diabetes Feet Australia will highlight the growing burden of foot disease in people with diabetes throughout this week. DFA provides you with special daily updates that include the release of new information for our key stakeholders: patients, health professionals, researchers and industry. We’ve got a big week…
Read MoreDFA launches Inaugural "What's New in DFU" Event
loading… Diabetes Feet Australia’s acclaimed inaugural event brought together national and international leaders in diabetic foot disease “What’s News in DFU”, held on April 19th 2016, was a sell-out event at QUT‘s Room 360 in Brisbane. Delegates included allied health professionals, medical specialists and researchers, all excited to hear the latest from a number of DFA’s vast network of experts. With thanks…
Read MoreSpecial diabetic foot disease issue in DMRR Journal
loading… Every four years, a special issue on diabetic foot disease is published in the high ranking peer-reviewed journal Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews (DMRR). This special issue follows the International Symposium on the Diabetic Foot (ISDF) and the presentation of the International Working Group on the Diabetic Foot (IWGDF) evidence-based global consensus guidance. Just like…
Read MoreWelcome to Dr Jaap van Netten as DFA Scientific Director
loading… DFA welcomes Dr. Jaap van Netten, a human movement scientist from the Netherlands, to the team as Scientific Director. The Netherlands has led the world in industry-led next-generation diabetic foot disease research since the real beginnings of DFU research in the 1980s. In the 1990s, under the International Diabetes Federation, The Netherlands established an…
Read MoreDiabetic Foot Disease is the size of Canberra
loading… The issue of diabetic foot disease is the size of Canberra…
Read MoreDiabetic Foot Team lowers Amputation rate: Norway
loading… Norwegian investigators discovered a significant decrease in the incidence of diabetic foot amputations in one town 10 years after the establishment of a diabetic foot team at the city’s only hospital. Diabetic foot team lowers rate of major amputations
Read MoreDiabetes UK: Putting Feet First
loading… People with diabetes are 30 times more likely to have a lower limb amputation than people without the condition. Diabetes UK is Putting Feet First and fighting to save people with diabetes from unnecessary amputations.
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