Recent advances in technologies and techniques which circumvent conventional culture analysis have provided new insights into microbial behaviour and function advancing our understanding of pathogenesis. Simultaneously, these same techniques have further allowed us to address "host" response to infection opening a pathway to truly better understating the infective process in wounds. This webinar will provide a brief overview of these new technologies-techniques and how they may eventually end up helping clinicians in the not too far future.
Contributors:
- Dr Matthew Malone, Australia
Identifying risk factors that predispose individuals with diabetes to greater occurrences of foot disease is a cornerstone to providing basic care. This webinar will provide a basic overview on how to undertake a diabetic foot screen and stratify patients based on risk.
What you will learn:
- Identify the resources available to do a diabetic foot assessment and apply a structured approach to do it.
- Analyse the signs and symptoms of diabetic foot complications to determine their severity and potential complications.
- Assess the impact of diabetes-related factors on foot health and potential complications.
Contributor:
- Dr Matthew Malone, Australia
What you will learn:
- Define diabetic foot ulcer, its aetiology and the different treatment modalities.
- Evaluate barriers of comprehensive diabetic foot ulcer management.
- Analyse the update on the IWGDF guidelines and how the implementation of these will improve practice.
Contributors:
- Dr Matthew Malone, Australia
- Margo Asimus, Australia
A clinical case presentation of NPWT in complex diabetic foot ulcers
A case series in complicated diabetic foot ulcers with SINBAD score 3+ treated with PICO◊ 7 Single Use Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (sNPWT) along with patient empowerment.
What you will learn:
- Review 4 clinical cases in complex diabetic foot ulcers
- Review the clinical impact of PICO 7 sNPWT in these cases
- Describe the SINBAD score and that a score of 3 or greater is associated with worse clinical outcomes
The multi-disciplinary approach to managing diabetic foot ulcers.
Rebecca will discuss the assessment, management and working as a team to manage DFU.
Contributors:
- Rebecca Aburn, New Zealand
The International Working Group on the Diabetic Foot (IWGDF) has published evidence‐based guidelines on the prevention and management of diabetic foot disease since 1999. This webinar will provide a brief overview on the 2019 updated guideline on the diagnosis and treatment of foot infection in persons with diabetes. The webinar will cover the most pertinent clinical questions and provide illustration of how the guidelines are implemented.
Contributors:
- Dr Matthew Malone, Australia