In the run up to World Diabetes Day, which takes place on Thursday 14 November, an information poster ‘The Five Minute Foot Screen’ has been developed by the HSE’s Podiatry Clinic Manager in Galway, Dr David Watterson, and is supported by Diabetes Ireland.
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| Left to Right: Dr Sean Dineen, Consultant Endocrinologist, University Hospital Galway; Angela McKenna, MSD; Dr David Watterson, Podiatry Clinic Manager, Merlin Park University Hospital, Galway |
This innovative and simple tool will provide GPs, practice nurses and other health professionals with a step-by-step guide to completing a foot screen, primarily for patients with Diabetes, in less than five minutes.
‘The Five Minute Foot Screen’ supports the National Footcare Model of care and has been designed to include pictures of the individual tests that are performed, as well as pictures of common foot problems associated with diabetes.
“This poster will reinforce the existing skills and knowledge that our doctors, nurses and health professionals have in Ireland, and ensure that they can apply those skills and knowledge to help prevent foot complications that are reaching epidemic proportions in Ireland,” said Dr Watterson.
The design of The Five Minute Foot Screen is based on a ‘wheel’ with the patient at the centre. It gives examples of how patients can help themselves as well as what healthcare providers can do for them to improve their outcomes.
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