The Foot in Diabetes – Rehabilitation, Prosthetic & Orthotic Management

Target group

Doctors, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, nurses, prosthetists & orthotists (CPO), podiatrists and other health professionals.

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Programme & Slides

09.00 – 09.10 Opening Jette Schack, Vice President of ISPO Norge

09.10 – 09.40 Diabetes: a global challenge Zaeem Zahid, (doctor in the surgical department at Ahus hospital, doctorate in diabetes and a masters in leadership Slides

09.40 – 10.25 A Biomechanical Approach to Diabetic Foot Assessment and Footwear Prescription Dr Roozbeh Naemi, Associate professor in biomechanics, Staffordshire University Slides

10.45 – 11.30 The diabetes foot team at Ullevål University Hospital Fredrik Nilsen, medical specialist in orthopaedic surgery; Hilde Losnedal, nurse; Sissel Braut, prosthetist/orthotist Slides1 – Slides2 – Slides3

11.30 – 12.00 Personal experiences of the foot in diabetes Carl-Erik Jovin

13.00 – 13.45 The management of the foot in diabetes in Scotland Nikki Munro, orthotist Slides

13.45 – 14.15 Podiatric (foot therapeutic) management of the foot in diabetes TBA, foot therapist

14.30 – 15.00 Offloading the diabetic foot. A two-year randomised trial comparing the plantar pressure of three types of commenly used insoles Ulla Tang, orthotist and foot therapist

15.00 – 15.30 Amputation and diabetes – special challenges Jette Schack, physiotherapist; Linn Schwanborg, prosthetist/orthotist — Programme updated as of September 5th.