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Lecture Hall General Diabetes | Review

Strategies for Healing and Prevention in the Developing World - How to Do More with Less

Available Credits
CPME 0.75
ACPE 0.75

Kshitij Shankhdhar
Kshitij Shankhdhar, MBBS, Dip.Diab., FAPWCA
Diabetologist
Lucknow Diabetic Foot Care Clinic & Research Centre
Indiranagar, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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In this lecture Dr. Kshitij Shankhdhar introduces the listeners to the epidemic of diabetes predominantly affecting the developing countries and explains in detail the condition of diabetic foot care in developing world countries like India. He begins by enumerating the problems and comes out with 3 solutions, based on his experience of working with diabetic foot patients in different parts of India. In the lecture he introduces the listeners to his discovery - "The Samadhan System of offloading" and the new "One man team approach" both developed keeping in mind the various socio-economic aspects of diabetes patients from the developing world. The lecture ends on an optimistic note where it's concluded that "Improvisation is the key to success" while managing diabetic foot patients from developing world countries.

Goal and Objective
After participating in this activity, the viewer should be better able to:
1. Appreciate the need for diabetic foot care in developing countries
2. Understand the 1 man team approach to preventative foot care in developing countries
3. Understand The Samadhan System of offloading bodyweight for patients with fore foot plantar lesions Done updating lectures.

Estimated time to complete this activity is 45 minutes.

Physicians, diabetes educators, and other health care professionals who treat patients with diabetes.
Accreditation and Designation of Credit
PODIATRY: The Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine(OCPM) is an approved sponsor of Continuing Podiatric Medical Education through the Council on Podiatric Medical Education (CPME).

The Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine credits this activity for 0.75 credit hour.

Release Date: 02/14/2008 Expiration Date: 12/30/2012
Peer Review: on 02/14/2008

PHARMACY: Nova Southeastern University College of Pharmacy is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This program has been approved for 0.75 contact hours of General Pharmacy Continuing Education. (Activity Number:0092-9999-09-140-H01-P This i This is a knowledge-based activity)

Release Date: 01/24/2010 Expiration Date: 09/30/2012
Peer Review: on 09/30/2009
Activity Number: 0092-9999-09-140-H01-P This i This is a knowledge-based activity

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Method of Participation
Strategies for Healing and Prevention in the Developing World - How to Do More with Less
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Disclosure Information
Strategies for Healing and Prevention in the Developing World - How to Do More with Less
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It is the policy of PRESENT e-Learning Systems and it's accreditors to insure balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor in all its individually sponsored or jointly sponsored educational programs. All faculty participating in any PRESENT e-Learning Systems sponsored programs are expected to disclose to the program audience any real or apparent conflict(s) of interest that may have a direct bearing on the subject matter of the continuing education program. This pertains to relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or other corporations whose products or services are related to the subject matter of the presentation topic. The intent of this policy is not to prevent a speaker with a potential conflict of interest from making a presentation. It is merely intended that any potential conflict should be identified openly so that the listeners may form their own judgments about the presentation with the full disclosure of the facts.
Kshitij Shankhdhar, MBBS, Dip.Diab., FAPWCA has nothing to disclose.