PROGRAMME
The UK Diabetic Foot Congress (UK DFC) presents a full day of expert-led sessions on diabetic foot disease. Covering national perspectives, wound care, vascular disease, osteomyelitis, Charcot foot, and surgical approaches, the programme features lectures, panels, and debates designed to share knowledge, drive innovation, and improve patient outcomes.
Registration
Introduction & Welcome
Diabetic Foot Disease – National Perspectives
Chairperson: Ms Jayne Robbie & TBC
0905-0915:
Prevention is better than cure: The Pathway to Ulceration and the Importance of Screening
0915-0925:
Gender and Diabetes
0925-0935:
Geographic Variation in Diabetes Care
0935-0945:
Panel Discussion
Taking a Holistic Approach to Diabetic Foot Care
Chairperson: Prof Dave Russell & TBC
0945-0955:
Reducing Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetic Foot Patients
Professor Christian Heiss, Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, Surrey
0955-1005:
Psychological Aspects of Diabetes
1005-1015:
Neuropathy in Diabetes – Natural history, Impact on Gait and Symptom Management
1015-1025:
Panel Discussion
If I was Health Minister
Chairperson: Miss Kaji Sritharan & TBC
1025-1035:
Health Inequalities in Diabetes Care
1035-1045:
The Cost of Diabetic Foot Ulcers to the NHS
1045-1105:
Panel Discussion - what I would do as Health Minister - VOTE
Coffee Break
Diabetic foot ulceration
Chairperson: Prof Raju Ahluwalia & Prof Fran Game
1125-1135:
Why are Diabetic Ulcers difficult to treat? The Biology Underlying Complex Wounds
Prof Matthew Hardman, Chair in Wound Healing, Hull
1135-1145:
An Evidence-based approach to Wound Management - what works?
1145-1155:
Assessing Diabetic Foot Ulcers – Best Practice
1155-1205:
The Evidence behind Offloading Strategies
1205-1215:
Panel Discussion
Vascular Disease and Diabetes
Chairperson: Ms Jayne Robbie & TBC
1215-1225:
The Anatomy of Arterial Disease in Diabetics and Predicting Failure of Intervention
1225-1235:
The Role of Open Surgery for Revascularisation
1235-1245:
The Role of Endovascular Technology for Revascularisation
Dr Raghu Lakshminarayan, Consultant Radiologist & BSIR President, Hull
1245-1255:
Panel Discussion
Lunch
Research Trials - Quickfire Update
Chairperson: Prof Raju Ahluwalia & TBC
1340-1350:
MIDFUT
Prof Dave Russell, Consultant Vascular Surgeon, Leeds
1350-1400:
BASIL Trials
Mr Matthew Popplewell, Consultant Vascular Surgeon, University of Birmingham
1400-1410:
Reconstruction outcomes and registries
Prof Lyndon Mason, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Liverpool
1410-1420:
Panel Discussion
Osteomyelitis
Chairperson: Prof Dave Russell & TBC
1420-1430:
An Approach to Managing Osteomyelitis
1430-1440:
Osteomyelitis – Challenges in Prescribing Antibiotics for Diabetic Foot Ulcers
1440-1450:
Evidence for Gentamicin/Vancomicin Beads – do they work? Role of Cerement in Heel Ulceration
Prof Anand Pillia, Consultant Foot & Ankle Surgeon, Manchester
1450-1500:
Panel Discussion
Charcot Foot
Chairperson: Dr Frank Webb & TBC
1500-1510:
Charcot’s Foot – Diagnosis & Treatment
Prof Ketan Dhatariya, Consultant in Diabetes & Endocrinology, Norfolk & Norwich
1510-1520:
Preventing Recurrent Ulceration – Insoles, Gait Analysis and future technologies
1520-1530:
Panel Discussion
Coffee Break
Orthopaedics
Chairperson: Miss Kaji Sritharan & TBC
1550-1600:
Surgical Offloading Strategies
1600-1610:
Minor Amputations – Implications for the biomechanics of the foot
1610-1620:
Role of the Plastic Surgeon in the Diabetic Foot
1620-1630:
Alternative Perspectives of Limb Salvage
Mr Frank Webb, Consultant Podiatric Surgeon, Buxton
1630-1640:
Panel Discussion
Congress Parliament
1640-1710:
The bill to be debated: How can we improve gatekeeping and prevent inequality in diabetes foot care from primary to secondary care?
A) By utilising existing resources more effectively - Mr Naseer Ahmad, Consultant Vascular Surgeon, Manchester
B) Modern technology is the answer - Prof Frances Game, Consultant Diabetologist, Derby
1710-1740:
Keynote Lecture
Inclusive Diabetes Care - Prof Andrea Williamson, Professor of General Practice and Inclusion Health, Glasgow