Open AccessThe “Podiatry Diabetes Model”‐ an example of an organised approach to the podiatric care of people with diabetes in regional Victoria
Author(s) -
Perrin Byron,
Gardner Marcus,
Kennett Susan
Publication year - 2011
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 - 10.1186/1757-1146-4-s1-o36
Subject(s) - podiatry , medicine , diabetes mellitus , service (business) , rehabilitation , foot (prosody) , foot care , alternative medicine , diabetic foot , physical therapy , family medicine , pathology , endocrinology , linguistics , philosophy , economy , economics
Background To ensure an efficient and consistent publically-funded podiatry service to people with diabetes in the Greater Bendigo region of Victoria the “Podiatry Diabetes Model” of care was developed. The model aims to ensure that people with diabetes are seen by a podiatry service that is most appropriate according to their risk of diabetes-related foot complications. The aim of this study was to determine if people with diabetes were actually seen by the most appropriate podiatry service as indicated by the model.