Caring for diabetes

Page content: Footcare "train the trainer" program - Introduction | Footcare training - level two | Footcare training - level three | Implementing footcare assessment tool | Supporting resources | Self management | Behaviour change

Footcare "train the trainer" program introduction

The following footcare training modules were developed by the workforce development team in consultation with the Central West Gippsland PCP, DPMI project.

The WD team provided advice to the Diabetes Prevention & Management Initiative (DPMI) project advisory group on evidence and best practice in relation to footcare assessment and clinical pathways, worked with the advisory group to develop an assessment tool and action plan that was feasible for the local area and developed supporting literature and training modules.

Contained in this section are the supporting literature, training modules and assessment forms.

Footcare assessment and training modules (57kb, pdf)

Footcare training - level two

The following presentation provides training to increase skills in:

• Appropriate foot assessment and documentation of assessment
• Identification of foot at high risk of ulceration or amputation
• Identification of active foot problems that require further assessment and/or treatment
• Development of foot care action/care plans consistent with assessment findings.

Best feet forward - Footcare for people with diabetes - Level 2 (1,432kb, MS powerpoint)

Footcare training - level three

The following presentation provides training to increase skills in:

• Why people with diabetes are at risk of foot problems
• How to care for the feet of people with diabetes to prevent problems
• Identifying foot problems
• Action to take for foot problems.

Best feet forward - Footcare for people with diabetes - Level 3 (931kb, MS powerpoint)

Implementing footcare assessment tool

The following presenation:

• Explores the concepts of social marketing
• Identifies and develops strategies for raising awareness with health care providers in Central Gippsland of the need for systematic assessment, documentation and management of diabetes foot problems
• Identifies and develops strategies to promote a coordinated approach to diabetes foot assessment and clinical pathways for people with diabetic foot problems.

Footcare assessment implementation - The use of social marketing concepts to market footcare assessment and clinical pathway (43kb, MS powerpoint)

Supporting resources

Medical record - Diabetes foot assessment / Action plan

Provides a template for the Mecial record.

Medical record - Diabetes foot assessment / Action Plan (91kb, pdf)

Medical record - Diabetes foot assessment / Action plan - Diabetes education

Provides a template for the Mecial record.

Medical record - Diabetes foot assessment / Action plan - Diabetes education (128kb, pdf)

Case study answers for footcare level two

The following document provides recommended case study answers for case studies 1 through to 5.

Pre-reading module - Case study recommended answers (108kb, pdf)

'High risk foot' label template

Provides an A4 sheet of 'high risk foot' labels.

High risk foot - Labels (30kb, pdf)

Self managment

The following presentation:

• Provides an overview of the concepts of self management
• Reviews self management programs and evidence
• Explores the components of self management and integration into practice.

Self management - Evidence and theoretical components (569kb, MS powerpoint)

Behaviour change

The following presentation:

• Provides an overview of behaviour change and self management
• Explores best practice models of behaviour change
• Discusses the key concepts of self management and empowerment
• Explores self management models and evidence
• Discusses and workshop problem solving and goal setting.

Promoting behaviour change - For individuals and populations (926kb, MS powerpoint)

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