Informations générales sur le projet IQEDFOOT

Nom du projet

Initiative for quality improvement and epidemiology in multidisciplinary diabetic foot clinics

Abréviation du projet

IQEDFOOT 

Code du projet

HDBP0010

Organisation principale qui supervise la mise en œuvre du projet

• Sciensano

Organisation partenaire participant au projet

• Not available

Organisation qui a commandité ce projet

• Institut national d'assurance maladie-invalidité (INAMI)

Organisation apportant un soutien financier ou matériel

• Institut national d'assurance maladie-invalidité (INAMI)

Brève description du projet

Since 2005, multidisciplinary tertiary diabetic foot clinics are recognized by the INAMI-RIZIV. IQED-Foot uses the audit-feedback method to monitor quality of care and support healthcare providers in improving quality of care. Periodically, recognised diabetic foot clinics are required to prospectively provide data of the first 52 individuals presenting with a deep diabetic foot ulcer or an active Charcot foot during a 1-year inclusion period. Included individuals are then followed up for 6 months.

The project is executed by Sciensano and governed by a group of national experts.

The activities within this initiative can be summarized as follows:

• IQED-Foot conducts regular audits in the Belgian recognised diabetic foot clinics to evaluate quality of care using valid, evidence-based quality indicators whenever possible.
• IQED-Foot helps the recognised diabetic foot clinics to improve quality of care by offering individual feedback with anonymous benchmarking and by organizing information meetings with expert speakers and discussions between colleagues, thus promoting the exchange of good treatment strategies.
• IQED-Foot studies epidemiological aspects and increases scientific knowledge about the presentation, treatment and outcomes of patients with diabetic foot problems.