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Diabetes Week 2017: DFA’s National Plan to end avoidable amputations within a generation
DFA was established in 2015 with the goal of “Ending avoidable amputations in a generation”. In the last two years, we have not only showcased the problem in Australia, but have also developed a plan to tackle the burden of diabetic foot disease. Through expert engagement, DFA developed the “National Plan to End Avoidable Amputations within a…
Read MoreDiabetes Week 2017 – DFA guides you through this year’s research in diabetic foot disease
Keeping track of what’s out there and finding the time to read it seems a near impossible job at times. So DFA is “guiding you through” the most important scientific & clinical developments in diabetic foot disease between Diabetes Week 2016 and 2017. The last twelve months have seen various interesting developments, both scientifically and…
Read MoreWelcome to DFA Diabetes Week 2017
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. We’ve…
Read MoreDiabetic Foot Disease: a silent killer among diabetics (video)
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 found…
Read MoreDFA's passport to foot disease prevention
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 get…
Read MoreWelcome to DFA’s National Diabetes Week!
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 in…
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