NADI Continuing Professional Development Series: 4th DIABETIC FOOT SYMPOSIUM/WORKSHOP & TRADE EXHIBITION

Beginning this year, The National Diabetes Institute (NADI) will be organising a two and a half days Diabetic Foot Symposium / Workshop & Trade Exhibition. This is the fourth in the series of 'Diabetic Foot' based on participants' request to focus on this important aspect of diabetes care.

Objectives of the Diabetic Foot Symposium/Workshop & Trade Exhibition

Participants are expected to be able to:

• appreciate recent advances and practical aspects of diabetes foot care.
• understand ways of ensuring early diagnosis and optimal management of problems associated with the diabetic foot.
• apply knowledge gained during the Symposium & Workshop to further improve care for persons with diabetes in the community especially in relation to prevention and management of the diabetic foot. 
• appreciate new and novel therapies and treatments in the management of diabetic foot.

Scientific Program Briefs*

The scientific program includes

Plenary sessions

• Classification of diabetic foot disease in practice
• The Role of Nurse in Preventive Diabetic Foot Care
• Multi-disciplinary Team Approach: The ideal and the practical

Symposium sessions

• Prevalence and management of diabetic foot disease
• Diabetic peripheral neuropathy
• Diabetic ulcers, gangrene and amputation
• Diabetic foot infections
• Off-loading and footwear
• Debridement and dressings
• Diabetic peripheral artery disease
• Diabetic foot care in practice
• Advances in diabetic foot care

Practical Workshop Sessions

• The Nuts and Bolts of Preventive Foot Care
• Pathways and Algorithms for Specific DF Types and Locations : Case Presentations

The Symposium/Workshop sessions will also include:*

• Lunch Symposiums
• Novel Treatments
• Case Discussions
• Company Sponsored Sessions

              - Anodyne Treatment

              - Treatment for Painful Diabetic Neuropathic Pain

              - Diabetic Socks

              - GTF to Promote Healthy Glucose & Lipid Metabolism

* Subject to change

Source: http://www.nadidiabetes.com.my/article.php?aid=132