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Foot Health is Public Health

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This session will review the morbidity and mortality associated with foot disease and the impact on the health of the public. An overview of the social determinants including economic stability, education access and quality, healthcare access and quality, neighborhood and built environment and social and community context related to managing diabetic foot ulcers will be reviewed. Understanding the multiple complexities related to treating diabetic foot ulcers including the social components is vital if we want to improve the health of the public.

CME (Credits: 0.5) CEU (Credits: 0.5)

This CME lecture is from the Live In-Person
2023 Desert Foot Conference.

Yvette Conyers, DNP, RN, FNP-C, CTN-B, CFCN, CFCS, CNE
Associate Dean, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Assistant Professor
University of Maryland, School of Nursing
Baltimore, MD
[email protected]

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Learning Objectives:

1. Define the five areas of Social Determinants of Health (SDoH).
2. Identify the intersectionality of SDoH on diabetic foot ulcers treatment and management.
3. Describe the impact of foot health as a public health issue.

 

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