Inpatient Diabetic Foot Infections
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- Improve quality of care for diabetic foot infections by optimizing diagnosis and medical therapy, use of imaging and use of subspecialty consultation.
The University of Michigan Medical School is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The University of Michigan Medical School designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Original Release Date: November 2019
Termination Date: December 2023
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. New CDC report: More than 100 million Americans have diabetes or prediabetes. .
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