Tag: podiatry

Reduced Mortality: Why GLP-1s and the “Dream Team” of Podiatry, Diabetes Care, and Opthalmology Are Changing the DFU Game @DiabetesCareADA #ActAgainstAmputation #Survival

We’ve known for a long time that a diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) isn’t just a wound on the bottom of a foot—it’s a massive red flare for a patient’s overall health. But a recent nationwide study in Diabetes Care just put some sobering, and ultimately hopeful, numbers behind that reality. The data from this massive... Continue Reading →

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Prof. David G. Armstrong Delivers Message on Team and Serves as Panelist at Spain’s 54th National Congress of Podiatry

Meloneras, Canary Islands — October 2025 Dr. David G. Armstrong, Distinguished Professor of Surgery and Neurological Surgery at the University of Southern California (USC), participated as an invited international faculty member at the 54th National Congress of Podiatry held in Meloneras, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain. Dr. Armstrong delivered a featured lecture titled “Why is... Continue Reading →

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Bangladesh Podiatry Society Celebrates One-Year Anniversary with Global Webinar #ActAgainstAmputation

Dhaka, Bangladesh – October 8, 2025 – The Bangladesh Podiatry Society marked its first anniversary today with a dynamic international webinar uniting clinicians, educators, and innovators from around the world. Hosted by Ekagra Health under the theme “Healing with Hope,” the event celebrated Bangladesh’s rapid progress in diabetic-foot care and limb preservation. The hybrid program,... Continue Reading →

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Saving Limbs in Diabetes While Fighting Cancer: A New Approach at City of Hope @CityofHope @JAPMAFeetTweets @ALPSlimb

For patients battling both diabetes and cancer, even a small foot wound can carry devastating consequences. Chemotherapy, radiation, immunotherapy, and stem cell transplants all compromise immunity and circulation. Add diabetes to the mix, and the risk of diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) and amputations rises dramatically. What’s more, even minor foot infections can force oncologists to... Continue Reading →

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Celebrating 20 Years of CLEAR Vision and Impact @RFUniversity @ALPSLimb

The Center for Lower Extremity Ambulatory Research (CLEAR) at Rosalind Franklin University just marked its 20th anniversary—a major milestone in advancing science, training, and care for people with lower extremity complications. Founded by Dr. David G. Armstrong in 2004, CLEAR has grown into one of the world’s most productive and influential programs of its kind.... Continue Reading →

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Every Clinic Counts: New Study Shows Individual Teams Can Change the Odds for Limb Preservation in US Veterans #ActAgainstAmputation #DiabeticFoot

A new national study published in JAMA Network Open offers a hopeful message for clinicians and care teams: where and how patients with diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) are treated makes a measurable difference in whether they keep their limbs . Researchers led by Hiroyuki Suzuki, MD, MSCI, and including our long-time friend and colleague Prof. Jeff Robbins, VACO Podiatry... Continue Reading →

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A life dedicated to limb preservation: @USC Prof David G. Armstrong #IWJPodcast

Here are some clips from the International Wound Journal podcast featuring Prof. Armstrong https://youtu.be/FosjHlyibQw https://youtu.be/sEw0SCMYCSY https://youtu.be/lx_IYzelTCE https://youtu.be/0CTkDePoWcs https://youtu.be/C8V2oxOtO4I

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Health professionals involved in diabetic foot and their tasks in a country without podiatrists: From a Japanese Nationwide Survey #Podiatry #ActAgainstAmputation

Authors:Yuki Izumi DPM, Hirotaka Onishi MD, MHPE, PhD, Lawrence A. Lavery DPM, MPH Published in:Wound Repair and Regeneration, 2024 Abstract:The study investigates the management of diabetic foot (DF) care in Japan, a country without podiatrists, using data from a nationwide survey. It identifies the health professionals involved and the tasks they perform, highlighting differences from... Continue Reading →

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Health Equity in Limb Preservation (HELP) Lab led by @TzeWoeiTan #ActAgainstAmputation @USC @KeckMed_USC @USC_Vascular

Vascular Surgeon Tze Woei Tan has helped to develop some of the most notable work over the past several years in identifying opportunities for health equity in diabetic foot care and limb preservation. It is only fitting that he should name his lab HELP. Here's to that and to working to #ActAgainstAmputation

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@AudibleBleeding #Podcast: How to Heal a Heel (or Limb Preservation is a Team Sport) #ActAgainstAmputation @VascularSVS

Thanks to the team at Audible Bleeding for putting together such a great group of characters-- led by Rachael Forsythe (and friends). Here is the link to the episode and the show notes. In today’s episode, Dr. Rachael Forsythe (@ROForsythe), consultant vascular surgeon at NHS Lothian, leads a fictional case-based discussion with leaders in managing diabetic foot... Continue Reading →

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