title: The role of interdisciplinary team approach in the management of the diabetic foot: a joint statement from the Society for Vascular Surgery and the American Podiatric Medical Association.
abstract: The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) and the American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA) recognize the beneficial impact of a multidisciplinary team approach on the care of patients with critical limb ischemia, especially in the diabetic population. As a first step in identifying clinical issues and questions important to both memberships, and to work together to find solutions that will benefit the shared patient, the two organizations appointed a representative group to write a joint statement on the importance of multidisciplinary team approach to the care of the diabetic foot.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn 06520, USA. bauer.sumpio@yale.edu
authors.forename: Bauer E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Sumpio
authors.forename: David G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Armstrong
authors.forename: Lawrence A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Lavery
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Andros
mesh_terms: D017719:Diabetic Foot / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011032:Podiatry; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D012955:Societies, Medical; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures