SIR 2024
Arterial Interventions and Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD)
Max T. Hukill, AB (he/him/his)
Medical Student
Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine
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Alexander Andrew Argame, BSN, RN (he/him/his)
Medical Student
Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine
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Kavenpreet Bal, MS
Medical Student
Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine
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Alok Bhatt, MD
Assistant Program Director of Vascular and Interventional Integrated Residency
Kaiser Permanente physician
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Geogy Vatakencherry, MD, FSVM,FSIR
Program Director of Vascular and Interventional Integrated Residency
Kaiser Permanente physician
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Outline the various medical device tools available for home health care for diabetic foot ulcers, discussing the benefits, appropriateness, ease of use, and compliance of each device
Describe the engineering principles at play, such as the need to relieve plantar pressure and shear stress
Highlight the device recommendations within the International Working Group on the Diabetic Foot (IWGDF) consensus guidelines
This exhibit will:
Describe the medical workup for patients with diabetic foot ulcers, including pertinent history, physical exam findings, labs, infection risks, and diagnostic tests
Review diabetic foot ulcer preventative care standards outlined by IWGDF
Describe the different off-loading devices, with benefits, trade-offs, and indications for use
Offer clinicians a physical intuition for the mode of action of each device to aid in both clinical reasoning and patient education