01276nas a2200349   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001100055653002000066653001800086653003500104653002800139653001800167653001100185653003100196653001700227653001900244653001800263653003000281653001800311100001500329700001300344700001200357700001400369700001300383245004200396300001000438490000700448050001700455520044000472022001400912       2012                            d  c2012 Feb10aCanada10aChronic Disease10aDiabetic Foot10aEducation, Nursing, Continuing10aEvidence-Based Practice10aGlobal health10aHumans10aPatient Education as Topic10aSouth Africa10aUnited Kingdom10aUnited States10aWorld Health Organization10aWound Healing1 aSibbald GR1 aAyello E1 aSmart H1 aGoodman L1 aOstrow B00aA global perspective of Wound Care©.  a77-860 v25  aSIBBALD 20123 a<p>Chronic wounds, particularly foot ulcers in persons with diabetes, have become a global pandemic in the developing and developed world. The authors propose a longitudinal interactive education program (knowledge, skills, and attitudes) linked to interprofessional centers of excellence to reduce the incidence of foot ulcers and unnecessary lower-limb amputations. This model is generalizable to other skin and wound conditions.</p>  a1538-8654