On diabetic foot, wound healing, amputation prevention, and the merger of consumer tech with medical devices
This message from Dr. Michael Shaw – a biochemist and public health advocate (with diabetes) just penned this most progressive post on the Insurance Thought Leadership blog. Can we make common-sense remote patient monitoring (RPM) treatment / prevention pay? We have got to try
Read More Tech That Helps With Diabetic Ulcers – A “Progressive” Message from Insurance Thought LeadershipA beautiful sketch by Dr. Simon Freilich somehow captures the barbaric nature of amputation even more poignantly. Thank you so much for this, Simon.
Read More A censored sketch of amputationHere is a mashup of two manuscripts recently posted to the blog. While amputation appears to be reducing in OECD states, the risk for mortality secondary to DFU is high and may be getting higher.
Read More Decreasing amputation, worldwide…but greater prevalence and mortality from Diabetic Foot Ulcers (DFU)?Fascinating and potentially impactful work from colleagues from Krakow regarding analysis and reporting of DNA methylation during NPWT. OBJECTIVE: Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) has been used to treat diabetic foot ulcerations (DFUs). Its action on the molecular level, however, is only partially understood. Some earlier data suggested NPWT may be mediated through modification of […]
Read More The Epigenetics of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy? DNA Methylation and healing of diabetic foot ulcers #NPWT #ActAgainstAmputation #DiabeticFootThe 19th annual Global Diabetic Foot Conference (DFCon19) concluded this weekend in Hollywood. It featured delegates from 50 nations plus 30 streaming online. Lecturers ranged from shoe making in Pakistan to Next-Gen Vascular and Charcot Reconstruction to Epidermal Electronics to Cloud Computing from Microsoft. A highlight of the symposium included Edward James Olmos Award for […]
Read More DFCon19- 550 Delegates, 50 Nations Gather to #ActAgainstAmputation and Honor @GUMedicine John Steinberg #DiabeticFootEven as amputations stabilize or reduce in many parts of the world, more troubling is the morbidity and mortality associated with diabetic foot ulcers. Bottom line: DFUs are associated with a 2.3-fold greater risk for year over year mortality than people without DFU. Congratulations to Saluja, Jude and others for this important work. Abstract Background […]
Read More Foot ulceration and its association with mortality in diabetes: Meta analysis suggests 2.3-fold greater risk year over year #DiabeticFootImportant work from Carinci, Uccioli and coworkers evaluating 21 nations within the Organization for Economic Cooperation (OECD) showed a massive 30.6% reduction in major amputation between 2000 and 2013 with minor amputations (foot-level) remaining stable. These were for all-cause amputation, but diabetes was equally reduced (29%).
Read More A Significant Drop in Major Amputation Worldwide: Message from the @OECD @APMA #DiabeticFoot #ActAgainstAmputationWe at SALSA and other colleagues worldwide have been using a functional score to follow up with WIFI’s initial limb threat score. In essence, initial WIFI survey asks “Can we practically preserve this limb” Functional assessment asks “Should we preserve this limb?”
Read More WIFI + Functional Score: “Can we preserve this limb?” meets “Should we preserve this limb?” #ActAgainstAmputation #DiabeticFootBY Jenesse Miller This week, as USC celebrates the inauguration of Carol L. Folt as the university’s 12th president, two symposiums are taking place Wednesday and Thursday with TED-Talk-style presentations highlighting innovative work from USC faculty. With nearly $900 million in research expenditures in the last fiscal year, USC pursues new innovations, discoveries and solutions to the world’s […]
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