Implementing preventive strategies for at-risk patients. Initial management of common lower extremity complications. The guide is set up as a series of modules that each address a clinical problem which would be encountered in the primary care clinician's office, such as loss of protective sensation, foot ulceration, etc. There is some repetition between modules - this is done because we anticipate that separate modules will be accessed for different patients with different problems. The final module is an interactive, instructional case presentation.
Prevention is the common thread throughout the guide.
Multidisciplinary preventive strategies are outlined, and advice given on when to refer. Initial management of each problem is also reviewed and illustrated with still and video images when applicable. Key clinical points are emphasized, and common pitfalls discussed. There are many points of significant controversy in this area of medicine. This guide addresses some of these but focuses on material that we believe is generally well accepted by those who work in this field.