Open AccessA podiatry‐led Peripheral Arterial Disease service – observations and early outcomes
Author(s) -
Fox Martin,
Smith Lisa,
Stuart Louise,
Gordon Helene,
Proudman Michelle
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of foot and ankle research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.763
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 1757-1146
DOI - 10.1186/1757-1146-3-s1-o10
Subject(s) - medicine , podiatry , arterial disease , service (business) , intensive care medicine , peripheral , multidisciplinary approach , disease , rehabilitation , physical therapy , physical medicine and rehabilitation , vascular disease , alternative medicine , pathology , social science , economy , sociology , economics
Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) is significant issue in the UK. Under diagnosis and management results in avoidable heart attacks, strokes and amputations. Our NHS organisation has commissioned a new Podiatry-led, multidisciplinary, community-based, PAD service. It is focussed on stimulating identification, diagnosis and management, as part of an approach to address poor local cardiovascular disease (CVD) outcomes. We will outline the development and description of the service model and present initial outcomes from it. This will complement the key conference theme of peripheral arterial disease, as presented by Prof. Cliff Shearman.