General News
Welcome to the DFA Team
We’d like to welcome our new Steering Committee Members Dr Pam Chen and James Gerrard to the DFA team! We’re looking forward to the valuable input and diverse expertise they both bring to help DFA achieve its current objectives and help define our future goals and projects. Welcome Pam and James! We’d also like to thank those who applied for…
Read MoreThe Twelve Weeks of Christmas Healing Down Under
loading… Well ladies and gentleman, what a year it’s been for our Australian diabetic foot community. This year has been one of the biggest and best this nation has ever seen when it comes to diabetic foot disease. It’s seen the biggest diabetic foot conference ever held in the Southern Hemisphere on the sunny Gold…
Read MoreWelcome to DFA Diabetes Week 2017
loading… Welcome to DFA’s National Diabetes Week! National Diabetes Week 2017 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 updates that include the release of new information for our key stakeholders: patients, health professionals, researchers and industry.…
Read MoreJUST ANNOUNCED! An all new 'What's New in DFU' is coming to Queensland in July!
loading… Join international experts Dr Sicco Bus (NL), Dr Peter Lazzarini, Dr John Bingley, Ms Fiona Murray, Mr Jason Warnock in locations at Townsville and Brisbane! Following on from our 2016 successful series of ‘What’s New in DFU’ evenings, Diabetes Feet Australia is hitting the road in July with not one – but two –…
Read MoreFooting the bill for a ‘silent’ sickness
loading… The “silent burden” of foot disease afflicts one in ten hospital patients, costing taxpayers billions and filling nearly 5,000 hospital beds each night, according to research from DFA, QUT and the Wound CRC. The research, released on the back of World Diabetes Day (MONDAY NOVEMBER 14), analysed the conditions of 733 adult inpatients from…
Read MoreToe Jam Campaign – Limbs4Life & Care4Feet
loading… We are proud to support Limbs4Life & Care4Feet in their Toe Jam Campaign to raise patient awareness and avoid diabetes related amputations this 2016 World Diabetes Day. Be aware of the risk of Diabetes related amputations and take steps to stay safe. See Care4Feet and our own Patient Passport for advice about foot care for…
Read MoreA 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 MoreNew series in “DFA Guides you through” – Australian and International Guidelines
loading… After our previous “DFA Guides you through series” on the special issue in DMRR journal, we’re back in the coming weeks with a new series discussing the Australian and International Guidelines on the prevention and management of foot complications in diabetes. In 2011, the latest Australian guidelines were published, whereas the International Working Group…
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