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The Diabetic Charcot Foot: the Clinicians' Enigma

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CPME 0.75

Robert Frykberg
Robert Frykberg, DPM, MPH
Carl T. Hayden VA MedicalCenter, Phoenix, AZ
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Dr. Frykberg will give an in-depth overview of diabetic Charcot foot. He will review the history of Charcot foot, incidence, presentation, diagnosis and treatment options available.

Goal and Objective
After participating in this activity, the viewer should be better able to:
1. Identify diseases that will lead to Charcot foot
2. Describe the morbidity and mortality of Charcot compared to other diabetic diseases
3. Describe the pathogenesis of Charcot
4. List predisposing factors for Charcot
5. Describe the role of proinflammatory cytokines on Charcot
6. List the 4 stages of Charcot
7. Describe the clinical presentation of Charcot
8. Describe diagnosis and treatment of Charcot

Estimated time to complete this activity is 43 minutes.

Practicing Podiatrists
Accreditation and Designation of Credit
The The Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine (OCPM) is approved by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education as a sponsor of continuing education in podiatric medicine.

The Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine credits this activity for 0.75 credit hour.

Release Date: 01/18/2010 Expiration Date: 12/31/2011
Peer Review: on 12/04/2009

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Disclosure Information
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It is the policy of PRESENT e-Learning Systems and it's accreditors to insure balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor in all its individually sponsored or jointly sponsored educational programs. All faculty participating in any PRESENT e-Learning Systems sponsored programs are expected to disclose to the program audience any real or apparent conflict(s) of interest that may have a direct bearing on the subject matter of the continuing education program. This pertains to relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or other corporations whose products or services are related to the subject matter of the presentation topic. The intent of this policy is not to prevent a speaker with a potential conflict of interest from making a presentation. It is merely intended that any potential conflict should be identified openly so that the listeners may form their own judgments about the presentation with the full disclosure of the facts.
Robert Frykberg, DPM, MPH has disclosed that he receives Honorarium/Expenses and serves on the Speaker's Bureaus for KCI, Merck, Pfizer and Organogenesis. He receives Grant/Research Support from Oculus Innovative Sciences.