Wounds UK is pleased to announce this year’s National Conference, which will be taking place in a new online format.
Taking place online
21st Annual National Conference of The Diabetic Foot Journal
For nearly two decades the National Diabetic Foot Conference has provided healthcare professionals involved in the care of the diabetic foot with dynamic and interactive learning events, through provision of topical and lively programme formats..
Agenda
22 October 2020
09.00 - 09.10
Chair’s introduction
Matthew Young
09.10 - 09.25
How has COVID changed service delivery
- Adapting and developing new ways of working
- Positives and negatives
- COVID skin and COVID toes – what you need to know
Debbie Wilson
15 minute break
09.40 - 09.50
Low risk feet
Robert Heggie
09.50 - 10.00
Pressure offloading
Zainab Anwar Ali Abdul Hadi
15 minute break
10.15 - 11.00
Improving outcomes for patients with diabetic foot ulcers through a standardised pathway approach
- Reflection on the burden of diabetic foot ulcers on the NHS, the clinician and the patient
- Discussion on how to optimise efficient use of resources and highlight the benefits of introducing a standardised clinical pathway
- Local implementation of a fast track referral and treatment pathway demonstrating safe and effective management of the patient and their wound
Sarah Hart & Duncan Stang
15 minute break
11.15 - 11.25
A Clinical Prediction Rule for Foot Ulceration
Francesca Chappell
11.25 - 11.35
Data Linkage and Geospatial Mapping Exposes Inequalities in Outcomes for Diabetic Foot Disease in Glasgow
Joanne Hurst
11.35 - 11.45
The 'i' in Team? Improving inter-disciplinary interactions
Emma Milne
15 minute break
12.00 - 12.20
New drugs and new dangers
- Eg SGLT2s + GLP1s interactions and their impact on the foot
-Awareness of renal liver and other problems and how they affect treatment including antibiotic choices
Matthew Young
15 minute break
12.35 - 12.55
Evaluating the effectiveness of different ulcer scoring systems
- Methodology and results of a local research study
- Findings and conclusions
- Impact on practice
Graham Leese
12.55 - 13.00
Chair’s concluding remarks
Matthew Young
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21st Annual National Conference of
The Diabetic Foot Journal
22 October 2020
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