It is CLEAR's mission to advance current knowledge regarding assessment and treatment of the diabetic foot and its related diseases/complications, which include ulceration, infection, peripheral vascular disease, neuropathic arthropathy,and amputation.

Furthermore, it is the mission of the group to assess the impact of these maladies on society and commensurately the impact of potential treatments or assessment techniques and to deliver practical clinical solutions to clinicians and their patients in the developed and developing world.

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Los Angeles, 19-21 March, 2009

CLEARcast is a podcast featuring interviews with world-renowned clinican researchers in the field of the foot and ankle. The special emphasis is placed on amputation prevention, wound healing, and the diabetic foot.

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Every 30 seconds, a limb is lost due to diabetes.

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Website last updated: Jun 27, 2008

2008 APMA Annual Scientific Meeting

Honolulu, 24-27 July, 2008

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CLEARcast 10/27/07 Does wound healing need a "cholesterol test" before it gets a "Lipitor"?CLEARcast/Entries/2007/10/27_Does_wound_healing_need_a_%22cholesterol_test%22_before_it_gets_a_%22Lipitor%22.html
CLEARcast 12/5/07 Of Frogs and Men: The Promise of Peptide Antimicrobials in Wound Healing?CLEARcast/Entries/2007/12/5_Of_Frogs_and_Men%3A_The_Promise_of_Peptide_Antimicrobials_in_Wound_Healing.html
CLEARcast 12/5/07 Unsteadiness, Uncertainty, Depression and AmputationCLEARcast/Entries/2007/12/5_Unsteadiness,_Uncertainty,_Depression_and_Amputation.html
CLEARcast 12/18/07 Charcot: Toward a Common Language and ClassificationCLEARcast/Entries/2007/12/18_Charcot%3A_Toward_a_Common_Language_and_Classification.html
CLEARcast 3/10/07 The Future of Residency EducationCLEARcast/Entries/2008/3/10_The_Future_of_Residency_Education.html
NEW - Human Performance Laboratory (Gait Lab) http://www.rosalindfranklin.edu/dnn/scholl/Home/SchollCollegeofPodiatricMedicine/Clear/GaitLab/tabid/505/Default.aspx
CLEARcast 4/17/07 Quantifying outcomes in foot surgery: A new way forward?CLEARcast/Entries/2008/4/17_Quantifying_outcomes_in_foot_surgery%3A_A_new_way_forward.html

  1. •5/20/08

World-Class Wound Healing Unit Launched in United KingdomNews/Entries/2008/5/20_World-Class_Wound_Healing_Unit_Launched_in_United_Kingdom.html

  1. •6/10/08

Armstrong first podiatrist to receive Rosalind Franklin University's top research Award News/Entries/2008/6/10_Armstrong_first_podiatrist_to_receive_Rosalind_Franklin_Universitys_top_research_Award_.html

  1. •6/13/08

Third World Union Symposium Draws 5000 News/Entries/2008/6/13_Fourth_World_Union_Symposium_Draws_5000__.html

  1. •6/16/08

Armstrong and Boulton Release Comprehensive Diabetic Foot Guidelines at 68th American Diabetes Association MeetingNews/Entries/2008/6/16_Armstrong_and_Boulton_Release_Comprehensive_Diabetic_Foot_Guidelines_at_68th_American_Diabetes_Association_Meeting.html

  1. •6/26/08

Armstrong Delivers Commencement Address to Healthcare Graduates of 700-year-old Spanish University, Receives Honorary ProfessorshipNews/Entries/2008/6/26_Armstrong_Delivers_Commencement_Address_to_Healthcare_Graduates_of_700-year-old_Spanish_University,_Receives_Honorary_Professorship.html