Working To Prevent Diabetes-Related Amputations: Editorial
Working To Prevent Diabetes-Related Amputations: Editorial
Working To Prevent Diabetes-Related Amputations: Editorial
Working to prevent
diabetes-related amputations
W
e are all aware of the growing care. Healthcare professional training — rooted
menace of diabetes mellitus and in the concept of a team-based approach — will
its dreaded complication — the be highly beneficial for our Middle East region.
diabetic foot — which is known to lead to We have seen a rise in delegates attending from
lower limb amputations, affecting patients’ countries other than the Middle East and we
quality of life. Hence concerted efforts have hope to see more such vistors in the coming
Mounia Sabasse been made in the form of awareness initiatives year. The GDFC is known for meeting high-level
Gulf Diabetic Foot Working Group and educational campaigns to prevent international standards, which we will continue
Founder/President,
amputations due to diabetic foot in different to meet and maintain.
D-Foot International Vice
President, Wound Care Specialist in parts of the world. In the Gulf region, the Gulf Our annual Global Diabetic Foot Course
University Hospital Sharjah, UAE Diabetic Foot Working Group (GDFWG) is (GDFC) will be held in October/November
working equally hard in bringing awareness of this year and we hope to see healthcare
regarding diabetes and the diabetic foot to professionals who are committed to diabetic
this region. We have taken various steps in foot care and will utilize this comprehensive
improving diabetic foot care in this region, 4-day training course, taking advantage of
including providing training about the lectures and workshop that can easily be
prevention and management of the diabetic absorbed into practice. This is currently the only
foot for healthcare professionals involved in such course on the diabetic foot in the Middle
the provision of foot care. East region and we look forward to training
more individuals in this field.
4th GDFC Conference in Dubai City
Our annual conference about the diabetic Combining our efforts with the
foot is a very popular event in our region. The Wounds Middle East journal
last Gulf Diabetic Foot Conference (GDFC), The Diabetic Foot Journal Middle East is now
which was held in Doha, Qatar in March 2017, associated with the Wounds Middle East journal
was a wonderful success, with more than 900 and we believe that this combined platform will
delegates participating. Building on our success reach far more readers and health professionals,
from last year, this year we are holding the 4th thereby improving the overall wound and
GDFC conference in Dubai City on diabetic foot care in the Middle East region. We
23–24th March 2018. We expect it to be are sure our readers will soon see the benefits
just as popular as the last conference, and from this new format and concept.
are presenting a huge and impressive list I’m looking forward to seeing many of you
of international and national speakers from at the GDFC in March 2018 and the GDFC in
different continents who will share their the autumn, both are being held in Dubai, the
knowledge and experience of diabetic foot beautiful City of Gold. WME
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