EDFN autumn webinar on diabetes footcare in dark skin tones
The latest English Diabetes Footcare Network webinar will share guidance and further insights into diabetes footcare in dark skin tones, in light of a new handbook from Diabetes Africa.
Delegates will hear more on the guidance issued by Diabetes Africa, which aims to reduce inequity in diabetes-related footcare outcomes as a result of skin tone differences. The Diabetes footcare in dark skin tones handbook covers the subtle variations in symptoms and disease progression in diabetes-related footcare for people with dark skin tones.
The English Diabetes Footcare Network (EDFN) webinar, which is open to any healthcare professionals working in lower limb care including GPs, hospital doctors, speciality nurses, podiatrists, tissue viability teams and community practitioners, is designed to help clinicians understand how to check for skin damage in dark skin tone.
It takes place on Thursday, October 24, from 7pm to 8pm, with delegates set to learn:
How foot complications associated with diabetes might present differently in dark versus light skin tones
Cultural considerations that might be relevant to preventing diabetes-related foot complications
How to use the skin tone tool effectively in diagnosing and treating diabetes related foot complications
How to use and put into practice the guidance covered in Diabetes Africa’s handbook.
Speaking at the event will be Dr Bernadette Adeyileka-Tracz, a registered pharmacist and the Executive Director of Diabetes Africa, and Luxmi Dhoonmoon, a Nurse Consultant in Tissue Viability at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust who is a co-author of the Diabetes Africa handbook.
The webinar will also cover ‘ACT NOW and skin tones’. ACT NOW is a six-stage triage and risk assessment tool for people with diabetes, their carers and health care professionals. It is designed to help recognise the early warning signs that might lead to amputation and which, if identified, should activate urgent referral to the Multi-Disciplinary Foot Protection Team (MDFT).
‘ACT NOW and skin tones’ will be delivered by Jayne Robbie, a senior lecturer and course lead for the MSc in advancing practice in peripheral vascular disease at Birmingham City University, and diabetes specialist podiatrist at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust.
Diabetes Africa a non-profit organisation with the mission of eradicating diabetes and its related diseases in people of Black, African, and African Caribbean heritage. Diabetes Africa is leading on projects not only in Africa, but also in the UK, including the Diabetes footcare in dark skin tones handbook.