*PLEASE NOTE BOTH SESSIONS MUST BE ATTENDED TO COMPLETE THE UPDATE*
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Please note that the Diabetic Foot Health sessions are in two parts. You can attend them in any order but ideally you do both part 1 & 2 on a date and location to suit yourself.
The Chase Hotel Nuneaton – part 1 = 22nd October 2025
Venue to be confirmed – part 2 = TBC
Buffet lunch will be provided.
Items to bring: pen, paper, mobile phone, handheld doppler and 10g monofilament.
Speakers:
Katherine Griffin
Principle Lead Podiatrist in Diabetes and Tissue Viability, South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust
Wendy May
Advanced Podiatrist in Diabetes and Tissue Viability, South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust
Margaret Sharma
Podiatrist in Diabetes and Wound Management, Coventry and Warwickshire UHCW NHS Trust
Agenda:
- Update on current NICE guidelines relating to diabetic foot
- Diabetic foot complications – background knowledge and management
- How to assess the diabetic foot during annual screenings
- Practical session on foot screening using Doppler and monofilament
- Confidence to advise patients on their risk status and looking after their feet
- Referral pathways
Session 2 on date TBC
Agenda:
- Update on wound healing and wound hygiene
- Complications of diabetic foot ulcers
- Diabetic foot ulcer wound management and dressing selection
- Practical session on dressing toe and foot ulcers