Objectives

The aim of the Diabetic Foot Study Group (DFSG) of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) is to promote the advancement of knowledge on all aspects of diabetic foot care through active co-operation and collaboration between diabetologists, podiatrists, specialist nurses, orthopaedic and vascular surgeons and all other specialists with an interest in caring for diabetic patients with foot problems.

Activities and membership
In addition to its regular annual meetings, the DFSG organises seminars, workshops and other meetings, sometimes in conjunction with other EASD working groups such as NeuroDiab (Neuropathy Working Group) and DESG (Diabetes Education Study Group). Each year the DFSG submits a written report of activities to EASD for inclusion in the journal Diabetologia.

The group aims to bring together researchers working in this field through exchanges of experiences in research and clinical practice during regular meetings. In addition, the DFSG works actively for the promotion of European collaborative studies and also acts as a reference group for the EASD in matters relating to foot problems, amputations, and so on.

Membership of the DFSG is open to all members of the EASD whose abstracts are accepted and presented during the annual meeting of the group.
Meetings are announced in the EASD pages of the journal Diabetologia and on the study group website. All abstracts selected for oral or poster presentation will be published in a booklet available at the time of the meeting.

Edward Jude - Chairman & The Executive Committee of DFSG The Diabetic Foot Study Group (of the EASD)

Click here for a short report of the 9th meeting of the Diabetic Foot Study Group 2010