Grand Rounds - January 17, 2025
"Diabetic Foot"
Speaker: Chia‐Ding (JD) Shih, DPM, MPH, MA. Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery, Dept. of Vascular Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of USC; Adjunct Assistant Professor, California School of Podiatric Medicine at Samuel Merritt University; Chair, Podiatric Population Health Committee, American Public Health Association.
Objectives
- Describe the importance of amputation prevention in the case of diabetic foot ulcers.
- Differentiate the approaches to an acutely infected diabetic foot ulcer and a chronic non-healing diabetic foot ulcer.
- Incorporate resources related to social determinants as part of diabetic foot management.
Accreditation: St. Charles Health System is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. St. Charles Health System designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM.
The period to claim credit for this activity expires one year after its original publication. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
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Target Audience: Physicians, Nurses, Pharmacists, Allied Health Professionals.
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