Advocacy

Amputation Prevention Alliance

Every 3 minutes and 30 seconds in the United States, a limb is amputated due to diabetes.
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OUR MISSION

The Amputation Prevention Alliance is focused on saving limbs and lives, including among communities facing disproportionately high rates of amputations and amputated-related mortality. This work will include advancing needed policy changes, driving clinician awareness of opportunities to prevent amputations, and empowering patients to advocate for their best care. To address this crisis, the American Diabetes Association (ADA) has established the Amputation Prevention Alliance in partnership with innovators, clinical experts, leading health foundations, leaders in the diabetes community, policymakers, and provider groups. Our mission is to disrupt the curve of amputations among low-income and minority individuals with diabetes.

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More amputation-related information

Amputation Video Library

Information from experts and those dealing with amputation.

APA Summit Highlights - 2023
Charles Henderson APA Launch Announcement
Foot Check with Dr. Alper
Joe Holland's Amputation Awareness Testimonial

AOTI

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Advanced Oxygen Therapy Inc.

AOTI’s unique, multi-modality topical wound oxygen (TWO2) therapy has been proven in both random controlled trial and in real world evidence studies1 to provide more sustained healing for diabetic foot ulcers, resulting in a six-time lower recurrence rate vs standard of care alone and 71% reduction in amputations over 12 months. TWO2 therapy can be administered by the patient at home, improving access to care and enhancing treatment compliance.

1A Multinational, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blinded, Placebo-Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy of Cyclical Topical Wound Oxygen (TWO2) Therapy in the Treatment of Chronic Diabetic Foot Ulcers; Robert G. Frykberg, Peter J. Franks, et al. The TWO2 Study; Diabetes Care 2020;43:616-624, https://doi.org/10.2337/dc19-0476.

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PODIMETRICS

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podimetrics

Issues surrounding equitable access to high-quality, preventive care in America are pervasive. At Podimetrics, we’re working tirelessly to address this fact for patients living with complex diabetes. It’s our belief that many of the access problems we’re seeing today for patients can be improved through three specific changes: 1) Broader expansion of patient care into the home, 2) Increased utilization of easy-to-use technology in the home that can help identify health care issues before they’re full blown costly health ailments, and 3) High-touch care that is focused on building a trusted relationship between a patient and their care team.

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