Diabetes Foot Care Clinical Pathway

• Overview
• Alberta’s Pathway Hub - central location for trusted, evidence-informed clinical, patient and referral pathways.
  • Endocrinology Diabetes Foot Care Pathway – Zones: Calgary | North, Edmonton
  • Provincial Lower Limb Ischemia Primary Care Pathway
• Pathway Implementation Guide - supports primary care providers and teams in implementing the pathway into their practice.
• Services Map
• Saving Limbs & Lives eLearning Modules - educates on how to perform a foot screen through the Primary Health Care Learning Portal

NOTE: AHS staff should access the module via MyLearningLink to receive credit for it.

For information about referral criteria and process, contact the individual locations or visit the Alberta Referral Directory.

• High Risk Foot Teams (HRFT) – Accept referrals for patients at risk of a diabetic ulcer or with an ulcer/wound present.

• Wound Clinics (WC) – Accept referrals if the patient has a diabetic ulcer or wound.

• High Risk Foot Teams Roles and Responsibilities:  guides providers who want to form a HRFT and/or understand the roles and responsibilities of a HRFT.

Locations

Resources to enable self-care and to identify when to seek medical help for foot problems.

• Foot Care for People with Diabetes - describes risk levels and how to perform self-care
• Diabetes Foot Health Self-Screening Tool – guides patients in checking and caring for their feet at home
• Patient Handouts
  • Diabetic foot care for the low risk foot
  • Diabetic foot care for the moderate risk foot
  • Diabetic foot care for the high risk foot

Patient Information Insert

Developed in collaboration with the Alberta Pharmacy Association, this is a resource that informs and encourages patients to ask their healthcare provider for an annual foot exam.

For an electronic copy of the patient information insert, email diabetesobesitynutrition.scn@ahs.ca

Alberta Aids to Daily Living, Alberta Health

• Therapeutic Footwear Vendors
• Recognized High Risk Foot Teams

Alberta Foot Care Nurse Services

• Alberta Foot Care Nurses (listed by community)

Alberta Health Services

• Resources - Diabetes

Ankle Brachial Pressure Index and Toe Pressures
For arterial vascular lower leg assessments - contact local medical imaging providers

College of Podiatric Physicians of Alberta

• Find a Podiatrist

Primary Care Networks (PCNs)
Many PCN’s offer services to address patients at risk of developing a diabetic ulcer – PCN Services