Fellowship in Diabetic Foot Care
Develop advanced expertise in the prevention, diagnosis, and multidisciplinary management of diabetic foot complications with evidence-based wound care and limb preservation strategies.
Course Overview
The Fellowship in Diabetic Foot Care is a focused multidisciplinary postgraduate training program designed to develop expertise in the prevention, diagnosis, and comprehensive management of diabetic foot complications. The program emphasizes risk assessment, wound care, infection control, offloading techniques, vascular evaluation, and limb-salvage strategies, integrating medical, surgical, podiatric, and rehabilitative approaches. Fellows gain structured hands-on exposure in outpatient clinics, inpatient services, wound care units, and multidisciplinary diabetic foot teams, preparing them for independent practice in specialized diabetic foot and limb preservation centers.
What You'll Learn
Perform comprehensive diabetic foot risk assessment and stratification.
Diagnose and manage diabetic foot ulcers and infections.
Apply principles of wound debridement and advanced wound care.
Evaluate neuropathic, ischemic, and neuro-ischemic foot disease.
Implement offloading, footwear, and pressure redistribution strategies.
Recognize indications for vascular intervention and surgical referral.
Manage osteomyelitis and complex diabetic foot infections.
Coordinate multidisciplinary care for limb preservation.
Educate patients on foot care, prevention, and self-management.
Practice ethical, evidence-based diabetic foot care and participate in audit or quality improvement.
Requirements
Curriculum
6 Sections · 30 Lessons · 6 Months
01Foundations of Diabetic Foot Care5 lessons
- Pathophysiology of diabetic foot disease
- Diabetic neuropathy and ischemia
- Foot examination and risk classification
- Infection pathways and microbiology
- Patient education and prevention strategies
02Diabetic Foot Ulcers & Wound Care5 lessons
- Classification of diabetic foot ulcers
- Wound assessment and documentation
- Debridement techniques
- Dressings and topical therapies
- Negative pressure wound therapy
03Diabetic Foot Infections & Osteomyelitis5 lessons
- Soft tissue infections
- Diabetic foot osteomyelitis
- Antibiotic selection and stewardship
- Surgical drainage and debridement principles
- Monitoring treatment response
04Vascular Assessment & Limb Salvage5 lessons
- Peripheral arterial disease in diabetes
- Non-invasive vascular assessment
- Indications for revascularization
- Collaboration with vascular surgery/intervention
- Limb salvage strategies
05Offloading, Orthotics & Rehabilitation5 lessons
- Offloading devices and techniques
- Footwear modification and orthotics
- Charcot foot management
- Physical therapy and gait training
- Post-healing care and recurrence prevention
06Surgical, Multidisciplinary & Advanced Care5 lessons
- Minor amputations and surgical wound care
- Management of Charcot neuroarthropathy
- Multidisciplinary diabetic foot team models
- Quality indicators and outcomes measurement
- Ethical decision-making and end-of-life considerations
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