Global Preventive Foot Care
Summary: 2025 document from Wound Canada provides a global view on preventive foot care. Focuses on high-risk groups (diabetes, neuropathy, PAD, elderly); strategies: Annual screening (monofilament, tuning fork, vascular checks), patient education (self-care, footwear), offloading (custom orthotics, shoes), multidisciplinary teams, policy advocacy. Addresses disparities (low-resource settings, cultural barriers), evidence-based tools (IWGDF guidelines), and prevention’s role in reducing DFU/amputation burden. Calls for standardized global approaches, research, and implementation to improve outcomes equitably.
Keywords: global foot care, DFU prevention, screening strategies