Lesson 1Key history parts: high sugar, ulcer length, past ulcers or cuts, body symptomsLearners will spot main history parts for suspected diabetic foot infection, like ulcer start, past wounds or cuts, body symptoms, sugar control, and recent drugs, to judge seriousness and guide quick tests in Ghana.
Describing ulcer start and lengthPast ulcers, cuts, and operationsRecent injury, shoes, and pressure historyBody symptoms and sepsis warningsDrug, antibiotic, and allergy checkLesson 2First hospital handling in 24 hours: starting antibiotics, culture method, offloading ways, dressing picks, sugar control teamworkLearners will plan the first 24 hours of hospital care, including starting antibiotic choice, right culture methods, quick offloading, dressing picks, pain relief, and sugar management teamwork with the inpatient team in Ghana.
Risk-based starting antibiotic choiceGetting deep tissue and bone culturesQuick offloading and bed rest ordersPicking first dressings and local careTeamwork on insulin and sugar controlLesson 3Lab and scans: full blood count, CRP, blood cultures, HbA1c, simple x-rays, MRI needs and useThis part explains right lab and scan workup, including full blood count, CRP, ESR, blood cultures, HbA1c, simple x-rays, and MRI, CT, or ultrasound needs to find bone infection, pus pockets, and gas in soft parts in Ghana hospitals.
Starting swelling and sepsis labsHbA1c and body marker roleSimple x-rays and usual findingsMRI needs for bone infectionWhen to use CT or ultrasound scansLesson 4How diabetic foot infection and nerve ulcer formThis part reviews ways nerve ulcers and infections happen in diabetes, linking high sugar, nerve damage, poor blood flow, and weak defence to patterns that guide risk grouping and treatment in Ghana patients.
Long high sugar effect on body partsNerve damage and lost protectionSmall and big blood vessel poor flowDefence weakness and infection riskFilm build-up in long foot woundsLesson 5Teamwork with sugar experts, infection doctors, blood vessel surgeons, and wound teamsLearners will learn how to team up with sugar experts, infection doctors, blood vessel surgeons, and wound teams, setting roles, referral signs, and talk ways to improve results and cut problems in Ghana hospitals.
When to call sugar servicesCalling infection specialistsReferral rules for blood vessel surgeryWorking with wound and foot careOrganised team case reviewsLesson 6Focused foot and leg check: probe-to-bone, depth, side paths, nerve test (10g thread), leg pulsesThis part details organised foot and leg check, including looking, feeling, probe-to-bone test, depth and side path check, nerve screen with 10g thread, and blood flow check with foot pulses in Ghana settings.
Organised foot look checkProbe-to-bone method and meaningMeasuring wound depth and side paths10g thread nerve testFeeling and grading foot pulsesLesson 7Leaving hospital plan: outpatient wound care, offloading tools, shoe orders, sugar follow-upLearners will plan safe leaving for diabetic foot infection patients, including outpatient wound setups, offloading tools, shoe orders, sugar follow-up, teaching on danger signs, and rules for quick return in Ghana.
Checking readiness and safety for leavingSetting outpatient wound care visitsOrdering offloading tools and shoesPlanning diabetes and sugar follow-upPatient teaching on repeat preventionLesson 8Wound grouping systems and seriousness scores (IDSA, IWGDF, University of Texas)Learners will compare main wound grouping and seriousness score systems, like IDSA, IWGDF, and University of Texas, and use them to group risk, standardise records, and guide care level and treatment strength in Ghana.
IDSA infection seriousness groupsIWGDF risk and infection gradingUniversity of Texas wound stagesLinking scores to treatment pathsUsing scores for talk and checksLesson 9Rules and time for surgery clean or cut and around-operation thoughtsThis part sets rules and time for surgery clean or cut, including signs, speed levels, around-operation improvement, sleep method thoughts, and after-operation limb save and recovery planning in Ghana hospitals.
Signs for quick surgery cleanRules for small versus big cutBefore-operation risk check and improvementAntibiotic time around operationAfter-operation wound and limb save plansLesson 10Wound care rules, germ drug wise use, repeat checks and recordsThis part shows standard wound care rules, dressing picks, clean intervals, germ drug wise use rules, and ways for repeat checks, photos, and records to watch healing and guide changes in Ghana settings.
Standard bedside wound checkPicking dressings by leak and depthFrequency and ways of cleaningAntibiotic step-down and lengthRepeat photos and health record keeping
