Tag: Disparities

More than 100,000 Americans with diabetes have limbs amputated each year. This is a crisis @Guardian @NSBarsky #ActAgainstAmputation @ALPSlimb

More than 100,000 Diabetes-Related Amputations in the USA: This is a Crisis The article "Death by Diabetes: America's Preventable Epidemic" by Neil Barsky examines the high rate of amputations due to diabetes in the U.S., particularly among Black Americans. It highlights the preventable nature of these amputations with proper medical care and diet. The piece... Continue Reading →

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The Collaborative Fight Against Diabetes-Related Amputations in the Black and Brown Community #ActAgainstAmputation @ALPSlimb @JNJInnovMed @JNJNews @steveosunsami

A must watch for anyone who cares about eliminating preventable amputation in people with diabetes. Thanks to our SALSAmiga, Dr. Dominique Woods for sending this our way. https://twitter.com/i/status/1758268481647059454 In the poignant ABC News segment "Severed: Diabetes Denial and Mistrust," the narrative extends beyond the statistics and into the heart of a community effort to combat... Continue Reading →

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American Heart Association Advocates for Early Detection and Team-Based Care in Response to Disproportionate Impact of Peripheral Artery Disease in People of Color #ActAgainstAmputation #AmericanHeartAssociation

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION ADVOCATES FOR EARLY DETECTION AND TEAM-BASED CARE IN RESPONSE TO DISPROPORTIONATE IMPACT OF PERIPHERAL ARTERY DISEASE IN PEOPLE OF COLOR LOS ANGELES, June 18, 2023 — In a new scientific statement published in the renowned Journal 'Circulation', a collective of esteemed medical researchers, including David G. Armstrong, Professor of... Continue Reading →

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@American_Heart Podcast – Health Disparities in PAD: Solutions Across Diverse Communities ActAgainstAmputation #DiabeticFoot @ALPSlimb @USC @USC_vascular @ResearchatUSC @KeckSchool_USC @ClevelandClinic @YaleMed @UArizona @UMich

Click here for our American Heart Association podcast "Health Disparities in PAD: Solutions Across Diverse Communities" Featuring Lee Kirksey, MD, MBA; David G. Armstrong, DPM, MD, PhD; Carlos Mena, MD, FACC, FSCAI, FSVM; Kirsten Concha-Moore MD; Chloé Powell, MD The transcript for the podcast is here Health Disparities in PAD: Solutions Across Diverse Communities Page... Continue Reading →

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Study: Disparities in Preventative Diabetic Foot Education ActAgainstAmputation #DiabeticFoot @ALPSlimb @VascularAZ @USC @USC_vascular @ResearchatUSC @KeckSchool_USC @TzeWoeiTan

This from our combined Arizona/USC SALSA Team. Objective The objective of this study is to assess the overall differences in the standard of preventive foot care for patients at risk of diabetic foot ulceration and to identify specific demographic factors affecting these healthcare practices including race and ethnicity. Methods The National Health and Nutrition Examination... Continue Reading →

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Opportunities for diabetes and peripheral artery disease-related lower limb amputation prevention in an Appalachian state: A longitudinal analysis @SamanthaMinc @WestVirginiaU @usc_vascular

Opportunities for diabetes and peripheral artery disease-related lower limb amputation prevention in an Appalachian state: A longitudinal analysis Great work from West Virginia's Sam Minc and coworkers with a little help from us here at USC. SamanthaDanielle MincabStevanBudicDylanThibaultaRanjitaMisradDavid GArmstrongeGordonStephen SmithfLukeMaronea Lower extremity amputation due to peripheral artery disease (PAD) and diabetes (DM) is a life-altering event that identifies disparities in... Continue Reading →

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@USC Armstrong Keynotes Mississippi Podiatric Surgical Symposium Focusing on Health Disparities and an “Amputation Tsunami”

David G. Armstrong Professor of Surgery and Director of the Limb Preservation Program at the Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California, served as a keynote as well as moderator at a symposium focused on addressing and eliminating disparities in the US South and beyond. The symposium, held in Biloxi, was sponsored by... Continue Reading →

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