ANNUAL NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF
Protecting the diabetic foot hours up to 5 d for e li app
Providing the best evidence to guide practice for everyone who works with diabetes patients This conference is aimed at:
Thursday 8 October 2015
Podiatrists, specialist podiatrists, community podiatrists, podiatry managers/leads, consultants, tissue viability specialists, diabetologists, vascular surgeons, diabetes specialist nurses, practice nurses, orthotists, district nurses and nursing home nurses.
Ibis Hotel, Earls Court, London
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www.diabetesonthenet.com/events Scottish Diabetes Group Organised by The Diabetic Foot Journal in association with the Foot in Diabetes UK (FDUK) and the Scottish Diabetes Group (SDG)
ANNUAL NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF
hours up to 5 d for e li app
Protecting the diabetic foot Providing the best evidence to guide practice for everyone who works with diabetes patients The annual National Conference of The Diabetic Foot Journal is now in its 16th year and will again provide healthcare professionals with a dynamic, topical and interactive learning event. This year’s conference is entitled ‘Protecting the diabetic foot’ and sessions have been designed to examine common patient presentations, providing evidence-based and practical guidance to ensure effective assessment, investigation, treatment strategy and management. Content will be relevant for all healthcare professionals responsible for the care of the diabetic foot, including: podiatrists, specialist podiatrists, community podiatrists, podiatry managers/leads, consultants, diabetologists, vascular surgeons, diabetes specialist nurses, tissue viability nurses, practice nurses and orthotists. We look forward to seeing you again in London. Programme Planning Committee Paul Chadwick, Consultant Podiatrist, Salford Graham Leese, Chair, Scottish Diabetes Group, Dundee Joanne McCardle, Advanced Acute Diabetes Podiatrist, Edinburgh Duncan Stang, National Diabetes Foot Coordinator for Scotland and Scottish FDUK Representative, Lanarkshire Matthew Young, Consultant Physician, Edinburgh
SPEAKERS INCLUDE Matthew Young
Consultant Physician, Edinburgh
Duncan Stang
National Diabetes Foot Coordinator for Scotland and Scottish FDUK Representative, Lanarkshire
Claire Mackintosh
Consultant Physician, NHS Lothian
Martin Fox
Vascular Podiatrist, NHS Manchester
Jane MacAdam
Director of Prosthetics, Orthotics and Podiarty, School of Health Sciences, University of Salford
THURSDAY 8 OCTOBER 2015, LONDON
08.30–08.50 08.50–09.00 09.00–10.00
10.00–11.00
Registration and refreshments Chair’s welcome and introduction
Matthew Young, Consultant Physician, Edinburgh
Primary and secondary prevention of ulceration
Recent evidence on screening and primary care Pressure relief in primary prevention Foot surgery Offloading Matthew Young, Consultant Physician, Edinburgh
First-aid for the acute foot
Recognition Referral — and what to do in the absence of an MDT Response Out-of-hours care Duncan Stang, National Diabetes Foot Coordinator for Scotland and Scottish FDUK Representative, Lanarkshire
11.00–11.30
Educational symposium
11.30–12.00
Refreshments and exhibition viewing
12.00–12.30
Educational symposium
12.30–13.00
Educational symposium
13.00–14.00
Lunch and exhibition viewing
14.00–14.30
Antimicrobial management of diabetic foot infection
14.30–15.00
15.00–15.30
Establishing the diagnosis Choosing the appropriate antibiotic Outpatient or inpatient — how long is long enough Claire Mackintosh, Consultant Physician, NHS Lothian
Non-surgical vascular interventions for the diabetic foot
Assessment and diagnosis – PAD and CLI Referring on - When and to whom Emerging approaches - With diabetic foot risk management Preventing amputation and prolonging life – getting the basics right Martin Fox, Vascular Podiatrist, NHS Manchester
Refreshments and exhibition viewing
15.30–16.00 What’s new in offloading guidance
Benefits of offloading Importance of offloading Choosing the right offloading device Quality management of total-contact casting
Jane MacAdam, Director of Prosthetics, Orthotics and Podiarty, School of Health Sciences, University of Salford
16.00–16.30
Update on the national audit
16.30
Chair’s summary and close
Speaker TBC
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