Tele-DFD: Remotely providing effective healthcare for diabetic foot disease (Old ID 27644)
Role
Collaborator
Description
Current models of care for diabetes-associated foot disease (DFD) management are not sustainable due to the recurring nature of this condition and lead to enormous social and economic burden (~$24 million / year). Models of healthcare that are financially viable and effective at meeting the challenges of the dispersed population of Northern Australia are urgently needed to reduce the rates of DFD-related amputations, and costs associated with preventable hospital admissions and ongoing treatment. This project will test whether a telehealth model of care (Tele-DFD) is more effective at achieving secondary prevention than the current usual face to face consultation model. If effective this model offers the potential of improved health outcomes and substantially reducing geographic disparity and social and economic burden from DFD.
Date
01 Jul 2022 - 30 Jun 2026
Project Type
GRANT
Keywords
Prevention;Complications;Diabetes;Peripheral artery disease;Risk Factors
Funding Body
Townsville Hospital and Health Service, CRC for Developing Northern Australia
Amount
960000
Project Team
Joseph Moxon;Rebecca Evans