PATIENT RESOURCES

Education is an essential part of quality care. The resources below are provided to support foot health education and help you better understand common conditions, treatments, and preventive care.

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DIABETES RESOURCES

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Alberta Diabetes Link

https://albertadiabeteslink.ca/

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Caring For Your Feet: Safe Foot Care If You Have Diabetes (Wounds Canada)

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/603729ce0e79511eedf6d045/t/63f28f3bfa9c3016ae15d667/1676840766223/Foot+Care+-+Wounds+Canada.pdf

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Diabetes Foot Care (Diabetes  Canada) 

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/603729ce0e79511eedf6d045/t/63e6d9f3ff48fc1549e5b5cb/1676073464965/Foot+Care+-+DC.pdf

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Diabetes Foot Care Pathway Toolkit (

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Diabetic Foot Complications: When Is It An Emergency

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/603729ce0e79511eedf6d045/t/63f28e73341b0b5249443aa9/1676840566666/Foot+Care+When+is+it+an+Emergency+-+Wounds+Canada.pdf

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Foot Care For People With Diabetes (Alberta Health Services)

https://myhealth.alberta.ca/Alberta/Pages/Why-Foot-Care-is-Important.aspx

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Be Spa Safe: Your Guide To Protecting Yourself At The Spa

https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/assets/wf/eph/wf-eph-be-spa-safe.pdf

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FOOT CARE DEVICES POLICY RESOURCES

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Critical and Semi Critical Single-Use Medical Devices Policy  (Alberta Health Services)

https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/assets/healthinfo/ipc/hi-ipc-clp-single-use-medical-devices-faq.pdf

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Infection Prevention & Control Best Practice Recommendations for Foot Care Devices (Alberta Health Services)

https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/assets/healthinfo/ipc/hi-ipc-footcare-bpg.pdf​​​​

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FOOTWEAR PADDING AND OFFLOADING

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TED Talk: Foot Pain Is Not Normal

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7uRwHkki48&t=606s​