Several conditions are associated with increased risk to a patient's foot health but perhaps none more important than those associated with Diabetes.
These can be both limb and life-threatening. Anyone working in the field of foot health must know how to provide a minimum level of assessment, be able to recognise complications and know how and when to refer.
This course will help keep you and your patients safer. Written by one of the U.K.'s leading Specialist Podiatrists in Diabetic foot care, this course is both comprehensive and written from a practical standpoint.
The course covers:
How diabetes can impact on foot health
Global burden of diabetes foot disease
Pathway to foot ulceration
Types of foot ulcers
How to use NICE guidelines
Your legal obligations
Avoiding getting sued
When and how to refer the patient
This course is aimed at:
Podiatrists
Nurses
Healthcare Assistants
Foot Health Practitioners
Tissue viability Nurses
The course is specifically aimed at increasing the learners knowledge of how disease can increase ulceration risk but with a strong focus on knowing when and how to refer so as to avoid litigation whilst improving the outcomes for your patients.
