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Clinical Care and Education

DC2430 - Forging The Path: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Diabetes Foot Care

Friday, November 22, 2024
10:00 - 11:15 AT Time
Location: Argyle A1-2

    Speaker(s)

  • AK

    Ahmed Kayassi, MD

    Associate Professor of Vascular Surgery
    University of Toronto
    Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Disclosure(s): I do not have a relationship with a for-profit and/or a not-for-profit organization to disclose

  • Jolene Heil, MClScWH BScN RN NSWOC IIWCC-CAN

    Clinical Nurse Specialist - Wound Care
    Providence Care
    School of Nursing, Queen's University
    Kingston, Ontario, Canada

    Disclosure(s): I do not have a relationship with a for-profit and/or a not-for-profit organization to disclose

  • Virginie Blanchette, BSc, MSc, DPM, PhD (she/her/hers)

    Associate Professor
    Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
    University of Quebec at Trois-Rivieres
    Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada

    Disclosure(s): Diabetes Action Canada: Advisory Board (Ongoing), Committee/Planning Member (Ongoing); Wounds Canada: Board Member (Ongoing), Committee/Planning Member (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (Ongoing)

    • Moderator(s)

  • ZA

    Zaina Albalawi, MD MSc FRCPC

    Disclosure information not submitted.

Diabetes foot care is by necessity interdisciplinary! From clinical screening, risk-stratification, education to addressing mechanics, vascular flow, infections and beyond. It takes an intentionally orchestrated team to deliver effective and timely care to people living with diabetes at-risk for foot complications and to support self-management.

This session with renowned experts in the field, comes together to provide distilled insights and practical tips on understanding and navigating diabetes foot care in diabetes and primary care settings. At the core, is the vision to engage diabetes care teams and to optimize the potential to alter the trajectory of diabetes foot complications and have a meaningful impact on diabetes health outcomes.

Learning Objectives:

  • Recognize the role of diabetes foot screening, risk-stratification, and management in a diabetes and primary care setting
  • Appreciate the perspectives of lived-experience with diabetes foot complications
  • Integrate pragmatic approaches to diabetes foot and ulcer assessment including nutritional approaches
  • Adapt diabetes foot medical and surgical pathways for risk-reduction strategies into your clinical practice