ROYAL COLLEGE OF PODIATRY LEARNING ACADEMY
The Foot in Diabetes
Six weeks. Expert-led. Fully flexible. Sharpen your assessment
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Course fee: £350 | Starts 23 October | Blended learning | Live webinars | Certificate on completion
Aims of the course
Diabetes-related foot disease is common, costly and often missed. This course gives you enriched, evidence-based content on the core complications. You will also learn advanced strategies to assess and manage them.
It’s enhanced CPD for NHS community teams, independent practitioners and First Contact Practitioners in primary care. HCPC registration is required.
Learning outcomes
- Know when to escalate. Spot complex needs and refer to the right MDT.
- Sharpen your assessment. Reflect on current neurological and vascular practice.
- Apply the guidelines. Put national diabetes frameworks into everyday care.
- Offload with confidence. Apply offloading principles and understand limb salvage surgery.
- Communicate better. Engage patients well and work across professions.
- Lead the change. Understand current research and leadership pathways.
Course delivery format
Learn on your terms. Each week combines recorded video lectures, directed reading and interactive tasks. Everything is online and self-paced.
Built-in self-assessment lets you check progress as you go. Pass the final self-assessed quiz to unlock your completion certificate.
Content releases and webinars
New content lands every week. Live webinars turn the theory into discussion. Bring your questions and your toughest cases. Missed one of the sessions? Don’t worry, every webinar is recorded for repeat viewing.
Schedule of content release and webinars
| Week | Topic | Content release | Webinar |
| 1 | Introduction | 23 October | 29 October (introduction) |
| 2 | Neurology | 30 October | N/A |
| 3 | Vascular | 6 November | 29 October (introduction) |
| 4 | Ulceration | 13 November | N/A |
| 5 | Offloading | 21 November | Conference |
| 6 | Leadership | 29 November | 3 December (with Essity) |
Topics and learning time
| Week | Topic | What you'll cover |
| 1 | Introduction | What diabetes is, why it matters, pathophysiology and outcomes. Recorded lectures by Prof Fran Game. |
| 2 | Neurology | Neurological assessment and management, including the Charcot foot. |
| 3 | Vascular | Handheld Doppler, duplex ultrasound indications, toe and ankle brachial pressure indices. |
| 4 | Ulceration | Wound assessment and treatment. Infection, tissue sampling and antibiotic stewardship. |
| 5 | Offloading | Offloading, footwear and casting. Surgical interventions, from debridement to amputation. |
| 6 | Leadership | Psychosocial factors, health literacy and inequalities. Then leadership and service development. |
Bookings now open
Closing date:16 October 2026
Group bookings
Closing date: 16 October 2026