Healthcare Provider Resources

In the past Dr. Nesbitt has been the Medical Advisor several national healthcare groups.
We would like to make available to you some of the patient educational tools & healthcare provider resources we have developed:

• The Do’s of Daily Diabetic Foot Care – A list of foot-care information for the diabetic patient.
• Footwear – What to buy, where to buy and when to buy.
• Assessing Your Lower Extremity Risk - How your lower extremity risk is determined and what impact this has on your follow-up, footwear and vocation/activities you can pursue.
• Why the Treatment of Diabetic Ulcers is so Important - A presentation given at the Calgary Diabetic Awareness Day at the University of Calgary November 24th.2007)
• An Approach to Managing a Diabetic Foot Ulcer Patient – An article from The Canadian Family Physician. Vol.50: April 2004: 561-567.
• Plantar Fasciitis – 3 video clips for patient self-management
• Lower Extremity Lesions: A-Z: Abscesses to Zebras – A presentation to the 53rd Annual Scientific Assembly ACFP, Banff March 1.2008
• Growth Factor and Human Skin-Equivalent Products – An article from The Canadian Journal of CME, August 1999: 87-97.
• The Charcot Foot – A brief description of this condition and treatment approach.
• Establishing a Diabetic Lower Extremity Program (Part 1 and 2) – An article from The Canadian Journal of Diagnosis, July 2000, Pgs 60-69 (Lead Article) and August 2000, Pgs 85-92. Vol. 16, 17, No. 7, 8.

Please feel free to download the following Patient Educational Pamphlets:

• Arterial Ulcer
• Bunions
• Diabetic Foot and Neuropathic Ulcer - Prevention and Treatment
• Plantar Fasciitis
• Rheumatoid Arthritic Foot
• Venous Stasis Ulcer

Additional information will be gladly shared on request.