Join us live on June 10, 2025, at 11:30 am PST to watch our brand new webinar, Assessing & Preventing Lower Extremity Ulcerations & Amputations by Dr. Mark Hinkes, DPM, DABFAS, FACFAS, FAPWCA

In this course, Dr. Mark Hinkes will describe the critical role of health care professionals and diabetes educators in the assessment of the lower extremities concerning diabetes foot ulcer and amputation prevention. He will outline the identification of risk factors for the development of diabetes foot ulcers and amputations and detail the steps involved in a comprehensive diabetes foot exam. Attendees will learn how to use international guidelines to stratify individuals into risk and screening categories combined with evidence-based medicine to prevent lower extremity complications.

Objectives:

1. Perform a comprehensive diabetes foot exam that includes a vascular and neurological evaluation plus identification of bone, soft tissue, and nail deformities.
2. Utilize the information from the exam as data to stratify individuals into internationally accepted risk groups and refer to members of the interdisciplinary team for risk mitigation.
3. Identify when to re-screen individuals depending upon identified risks and risk categories and apply the guidelines of the International Working Group on the Diabetic Foot (IWGDF) to prevent “category creep” leading to diabetes foot ulcers and amputations.
4. Describe how risk data may be used to nourish machine learning and artificial intelligence tools to provide predictive analytics leading to personalized medicine.

Learning Outcome:

Healthcare professionals will gain confidence in assessment, screening, and risk mitigation to prevent lower extremity complications in individuals living with diabetes.

Target Audience:

This course is a knowledge-based activity designed for individuals or groups of diabetes professionals, including RNs, RDs/RDNs, Pharmacists, Nurse Practitioners, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Physician Assistants, and other healthcare providers interested in staying up to date on current practices of care for people with prediabetes, diabetes, and other related conditions. The practice areas for RDs/RDNs for CDR reporting are healthcare, preventative care, wellness, and, lifestyle along with, education and research.

Instructor: Dr. Mark Hinkes, DPM, DABFAS, FACFAS, FAPWCA, is a Podiatrist who is Board certified by the American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery, a Fellow of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgery, and a Fellow of the American Professional Wound Care Association with 40+ years’ experience providing foot health care; 20 years in private practice and 20 years in the Veterans Affairs Medical System as former Chief of Podiatry Section and Chair of the Preservation Amputation Care Treatment (PACT) Program.

Earn 1.5 CEs 

Fee: $29.00 – Click here to enroll in the course.

Level 5 | Specialty Topics Webinar Updates

All courses air at 11:30 a.m. (PST)

1. June 5, 2025 – Weight-Inclusive Diabetes Care: Turning Compassion into Practical Tools
   by Jessica Jones, MS, RDN, CDCES
2. June 10, 2025 – Assessing & Preventing Lower Extremity Ulcerations & Amputations
   by Dr. Mark Hinkes, DPM, DABFAS, FACFAS, FAPWCA
3. June 11, 2025 – Mindful Eating for Successful Diabetes Management
   by Evgeniya Evans, MAPP, RDN, LDN, CDCES

Accreditation: Diabetes Education Services is an approved provider by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider 12640, and this course awards listed CPEUs in accordance with the Commission on Dietetic Registration’s CPEU Prior Approval Program.