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New research on diabetes-related foot disease is published on an almost daily basis. Keeping track of what is out there and finding the time to read seems a near impossible job at times. DFA aims to provide summaries on latest research from around the globe and nationally to keep you up-to-date.

Australian and International Guidelines on the management of diabetic foot disease

Dec 1, 2015

loading… This is the fourth article in the “DFA Guides You Through” series on Australian and International diabetic foot disease guidelines. In this article, we compare the Australian guideline and IWGDF guidance on the management of diabetic foot disease. Management of diabetic foot disease is divided in three topics: organization of care and ulcer assessment; footwear and offloading; and…

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Australian and International Guidelines on the prevention of diabetic foot ulcers

Dec 1, 2015

loading… This is the third article in the “DFA Guides You Through” series on Australian and International diabetic foot disease guidelines. Prevention has long been the Cinderella of diabetic foot disease, receiving scant attention in research and guidelines. While it is still underrepresented in research (of the last 100 published RCTs on diabetic foot disease…

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An overview of current Australian and International Guidelines on diabetic foot disease

Dec 1, 2015

loading… This is the second article in the “DFA Guides You Through” series on Australian and International diabetic foot disease guidelines. You can find the first article here. Both the Australian and the International Working Group on the Diabetic Foot (IWGDF) Guidelines on diabetic foot disease use clearly formulated recommendations based on well-defined grading systems and extensive systematic literature searches,…

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Australian and International Guidelines – their history and development

Dec 1, 2015

loading… This is the first article in the “DFA Guides You Through” series on Australian and International diabetic foot disease guidelines. The next article provides an overview of both guidelines. In 2011, the Australian National Evidence-Based Guideline “Prevention, Identification and Management of Foot Complications in Diabetes” was published. This guideline updated and replaced a foot-related chapter in…

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