Diabetic Foot Assessment and Its Complications
This Diabetic Foot Assessment and Complications course provides healthcare professionals with a clear, evidence‑based understanding of diabetic foot disease in the primary care setting. Moreover, the session strengthens clinical confidence, helping clinicians recognise early and advanced foot problems and understand their wider clinical impact. Every element focuses on safe, structured assessment that supports timely intervention and reduces the risk of serious complications.
Additionally, delegates explore the importance of regular foot checks, learning how consistent monitoring prevents deterioration and supports proactive management. The session highlights how neuropathy, vascular disease, Charcot foot, ulceration and infection present in practice, allowing clinicians to recognise concerning features quickly. Consequently, participants gain stronger clarity on when reassurance is appropriate and when urgent referral is essential.
Throughout the course, delegates examine peripheral neuropathy and its effect on sensation, gait and skin integrity. Furthermore, the session reviews peripheral vascular disease, helping clinicians understand impaired circulation and its role in delayed healing. Charcot foot is explored in detail, with emphasis on early warning signs, structural changes and escalation pathways.
The training also covers painful neuropathy, ulceration and infection. As a result, delegates strengthen their ability to identify high‑risk presentations, apply evidence‑based management and support safe follow‑up. Case‑based discussion reinforces real‑world decision‑making and improves pattern recognition across varied diabetic foot scenarios.
This course uses simple frameworks and practical examples. Therefore, delegates leave with improved confidence, stronger assessment skills and a deeper understanding of diabetic foot complications in primary care.
Course Content
- Impact of peripheral neuropathy on the diabetic foot
- Peripheral vascular disease and impaired circulation
- Charcot foot: recognition, risks and early warning signs
- Painful neuropathy and symptom management
- Foot ulceration and infection: identification, escalation and prevention
Who Should Attend
Ideal for nurses and clinicians and HCSWs involved in diabetes management who want to strengthen knowledge and improve patient outcomes.
