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Table 1 Education and training materials supplied to participants
| Materials | Rationale |
|---|---|
| Printed educational materials | Education [16, 70] |
| NHMRC Guidelines [3] | Small beneficial effect on HCP practice [19–22, 71] |
| Western Australian High Risk Foot Model of Care [12] | Distribution/passive dissemination of PEM [19–22] Benefit to patient outcome [34, 72, 73] |
| The Foot Book: A manual for Aboriginal Health Workers about common foot problems, how to recognize them and what to do about them [74] | Culturally appropriate/real photographs of Aboriginal foot complications and foot deformities [75] |
| Royal Perth Hospital Multidisciplinary Foot Ulcer Telehealth Clinic brochure | Communication/marketing new clinic and educate what should be referred [70] |
| Royal Perth Hospital Multidisciplinary Foot Ulcer Telehealth Clinic referral form | Promote continuity and coordination of care of diabetic foot [42] |
| Electronic educational materials on USB | Distribution/passive dissemination of PEM [19–22] |
| NHMRC Guidelines [3] | Electronic materials equivalent effect on HCP practice to PEM [76] |
| Western Australian High Risk Foot Model of Care [12] | EHI and education –HCP used resource more frequently [77] |
| Create foot folder on work computer | |
| Ability to share information with others | |
| Resource for students and new staff | |
| Diabetic foot diagnostic imaging pathways [78, 79] | Evidence-based pathways in HDWA |
| Journal articles on the diabetic foot | Distribution/passive dissemination of PEM [19–22] |
| Images of diabetic foot problems | Facilitate recognition of foot deformities [59, 62] |
| Royal Perth Hospital Multidisciplinary Foot Ulcer Telehealth Clinic referral form | Promote continuity and coordination of care of diabetic foot [42] Communication/marketing of new clinic [70] |
| URL links useful for continuing education [80–82] | Access to further CME if interested |
| Access to CME for rural and remote HCP | |
| Online Aboriginal Cultural Orientation Training | |
| For patient assessment | Training [70] |
| 10-g monofilament | Equip teams [42] Enablement [70] |
| Enable foot risk stratification | |
| Two different diabetes foot care brochures produced by Diabetes WA [39] | Enable diabetic foot education [3] |
| Mobilise resources [42] | |
| Support self-management [42] | |
| Resources for Aboriginal people from Diabetes WA [39] | Enable culturally appropriate education |
| Comply with HDWA guidelines [12, 13, 83, 84] | |
| Education brochures for patients specific to stratified level of foot risk (low, intermediate, high or ulcer care) | Access to education/Education targeted to foot risk |
