Research collaboration India fighting diabetic foot ulcers
Report Ulla Hellstrand Tang
Leg. överortopedingenjör, Med. Dr,/PhD, FOUUI- strateg, FOU-guide, Certified Prosthetist and Orthotist, Consultant, R & D manager, Sahlgrenska Universitetssjukhuset, Ortopedteknik
A successful collaboration between Amrita University, India and Sahlgrenska University Hospital is set up aiming to prevent diabetic foot ulcers and amputation. For two days clinicians patients’ representatives and researchers met at the Department of Prosthetics & Orthotics at Sahlgrenska University Hospital,
The collaboration is a part of an ongoing research collaboration on sustainable preventive treatment of the diabetic foot between Amrita University Hospital, India, and the Sahlgrenska University Hospital.Overall, itaims to leverage technology and international expertise to advance sustainable diabetic foot ulcer prevention and improve patient outcomes.
With digital tools including aiming to design predictive models by using artificial intelligence (AI), the teams advance in shared goals in this critical area. The research collaborations will lead forward, making progress in towards sustainable, preventive treatment of the diabetic foot ulcers in India and in Sweden.
During two days, the 4thand 5thof July, a digi-physical conference, knowledge was shared including guided tours at the Department of Prosthetics & Orthotics, Figure 3, the Gaitlab and the multidisciplinary diabetic foot team at Mölndsals Hospital.
Ulla Hellstrand Tang and Aris Seferiadis, head of orthotics, prosthetics and central sterile services department welcomed all to the conference.
In the session "Living with diabetes" Leif Sundberg, Gothenburg Diabetes Association and Thomas Magnusson, Diabetes Sverige shared their experiences of living with diabetes. The rehabilitation after amputation was presented by physiotherapist Markus Staaf
In the afternoon AI research at Amrita University Hospital was presented by Martin Montag discussing how continuous data collection via wearables can be used to design AI prediction models and recommendation. Stefan Hellstrand talked of methods to calculate the sustainability effects of intervention aimed to gain good foot health.
During the conference Dr. Dipu, Dr. Vivek and Dr. Folestad shared their experiences from clinical practice and research of how to mprove care for patients with foot complications considering the challenges working in complex organizations in India and Sweden respectively.
Elin Hellgren, working at the Gaitlab demonstrated how to make gait analyses and pressure measurement. An equipment that has been used in a 10-year follow-up study evaluating the effectiveness of using therapeutic footwear in the longterm follow up study on foot status, gait function, and quality of life.
Wound nurse Linn Lindelöw and Agnetha Folestad shared their knowledge based on their long expertise of ulcer treatment working in multidisciplinary diabetes foot teams, Figure 5.
Overall, this collaboration aims to advance the research and implementation of sustainable, preventive treatments for diabetic foot ulcers, leveraging technology and international expertise to improve patient outcomes and healthcare sustainability.
With a quote from Dr Vivek Lakshmanan, diabetic foot surgeon the conference can be summerised:
“I found the collaboration days showed the need for more research in the area of diabetic foot ulcer and its prevention. All the speakers were excellent in explaining the topics in detail; they were clearing the doubts patiently and made sure that we understood it. This workshop has inspired me in person to look into more scopes for research opportunities between India and Sweden. “Aim to strengthened the collaboration and exchange of knowledge, I look forward to work with you in the future on our proposed study on Diabetic foot imaging and risk stratification.
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