Foot in Diabetes UK (FDUK) is about uniting, supporting and developing multidisciplinary teams to drive forward best practice and care in the management of the diabetic foot
FDUK is an international, independent, multi-professional, group of people who are involved in the care, management and research of people with diabetic foot disease.
The group is very closely associated with Diabetes UK and has links with many diabetes organisations throughout the world.
The leading charity for people with diabetes in the UK invites applications from exceptional allied health professionals, nurses and midwives who wish to undertake research training related to diabetes.
11 Feb 2009
FDUK now has more than 1000 members from various countries around the globe including the UK, Australia, France, New Zealand, USA, Canada, Spain, Italy, India and more.
Members include Podiatrists, Diabetes Specialist Nurses, Doctors, Orthotists, Microbiologists, Podiatry Students and Lecturers, Student Nurses and many more professions.
Are you involved with diabetic foot education?
Would you be prepared to take part in a research study which would involve completion of a questionnaire which will take approximately 5 minutes?
The questionnaire is to determine what healthcare professionals consider appropriate foot care advice for basic diabetic foot health behaviour.
For further details please got to the following website to access the questionnaire:
Diabetic Foot Health Education Survey
Thank you.
Alistair McInnes
The Diabetic Foot Journal Celebrates ten years of publication this year.
The journal has played a substantial role in promoting the prevention and management of diabetic foot disease. In the Winter 2007 edition Mathew Young and Alistair McInnes give a very encouraging summary of the activities and successes over the last ten years and look forward to the long term future of diabetic foot care.
The FDUK Forum is for all members to use for discussion and reading. It includes access to shared guidelines on good practice related to the foot in diabetes, from around the UK. The Forum is very active with a variety of topics about the diabetic foot including: Pressure relief, wound healing, antibiotics, orthotics, debridement, unusual cases, chat etc.