About DFSI

About DFSI  

Diabetic Foot Society of India - "DFSI" as it is popularly called, is one of the few societies worldwide dedicated to managing the Diabetic Foot. It was founded on 30^th March 2002. Since then, DFSI has been at the vanguard of training and sensitizing numerous medical and paramedical personnel through highly structured, innovative and state of the art educational programs all over the country and abroad.

Over the past 12 years, the Diabetic Foot Society of India (DFSI) has played a pivotal role in transforming diabetic foot complications from a largely neglected issue into a well-recognized and actively managed condition. Through structured training and awareness programs, DFSI has empowered a vast network of physicians, surgeons, anesthesiologists, nurses, and paramedics across the country.

At the heart of DFSI’s mission is the promotion of a Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) approach, uniting surgeons, physicians, nurses, physiotherapists, orthotists, and other allied healthcare professionals. This collaborative model ensures comprehensive, patient-centered care that addresses every aspect of diabetic foot management — from prevention and early diagnosis to advanced limb salvage techniques.

DFSI has conducted 48 one-day workshops under the National Wound Care Program banner sponsored and vetted by the World Diabetes Foundation and Access to Health. The programs were conducted in Medical Colleges and have trained 2000 doctors and nurses in day to day wound management in the diabetic foot.

DFSI continues to lead the way in education, research, and advocacy, striving to reduce the burden of diabetic foot disease and prevent avoidable amputations through collective expertise and nationwide engagement.It is now one of the foremost medical bodies admired for its work on the Diabetic Foot. DFSI has two landmark educational books published, distributed free of cost to more than 10,000 people in the medical fraternity across India. These have become the reference material for all those who work with the diabetic foot.

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