Mapping Diabetic Foot Care in Europe - EWMA Diabetic Foot Committee

This survey, one of the initiatives promoted by the DFU Committee within EWMA, aims to collect information from those who take care of patients with diabetic foot across Europe. The goal is to better understand the current state of DF care on our continent and, ideally, to connect professionals into a multiprofessional network that may serve as a point of reference both for patients and other specialists. The initiative seeks to promote quality care and help implement evidence-based practices, in alignment with the IWGDF guidelines.

The survey, which explores the organizational and technical features of diabetic foot-related clinical practice, will remain active on this webpage and can be completed by either individual professionals or multidisciplinary teams, depending on the local structure. Our ambition is to gradually build a realistic map of diabetic foot care across Europe.

Following this survey, additional questionnaires will be released on the same platform, focusing more on clinical aspects of diabetic foot management. These future surveys will aim to better understand real-world implementation and support targeted actions to improve care.

We thank you sincerely for your participation in the survey, and we will thank you twice more if you spread the word about this initiative among your contacts. The broader the response, the stronger and more widespread the diabetic foot care network across Europe will become.

Best regards,
The EWMA DFU Committee

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Estimated Completion Time and Access
The survey will take approximately 20-25 minutes to complete.
You can pause and return to the survey later as long as you use the same device and browser, and cookies are enabled. Your answers will be saved automatically.

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Practical Instructions
Please follow the guidance below when completing it:

For Individual Practitioners:
If you are a healthcare professional working independently — such as a general practitioner (GP), specialist, nurse, podologist, or podiatrist — please complete the survey individually, based on your own experience and practice.

For Multidisciplinary Teams or Centers:
If you work in a clinic or center where diabetic foot care is provided by a team of professionals, we ask that the survey be completed once on behalf of the team. In this case, responses should reflect the team’s collective procedures and practices.

Please avoid duplicate submissions from the same center unless individual professionals are working independently at different locations or within separate services.

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Data Protection and GDPR Compliance Notice
We are committed to protecting your personal data and ensuring your privacy in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (EU Regulation 2016/679). Below is important information regarding how your data will be managed:

Purpose of Data Collection
Your responses will be used solely for the purposes described in this survey, which may include research, analysis, service improvement, or publication in anonymised form.
Data Storage and Security
All data will be stored securely in GDPR-compliant systems. Access is restricted to authorised personnel, and technical and organisational measures are in place to prevent unauthorised access, loss, or misuse.
Anonymity and Confidentiality
Your answers will be treated with strict confidentiality. Unless you explicitly give consent to be identified, your responses will be anonymised or pseudonymised and cannot be traced back to you.
Legal Basis for Processing
Your data is processed based on your consent (Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR), which you may withdraw at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing before withdrawal.
Your Rights under GDPR
You have the right to:
Access your personal data
Rectify incorrect or incomplete data
Request deletion (“right to be forgotten”)
Restrict or object to processing
Data portability (where applicable)
Lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
If you wish to exercise any of these rights or have questions about how your data is used, please contact us at: ewma@ewma.org
Retention Period
Your data will be retained only as long as necessary to achieve the survey’s research goals and will be securely deleted thereafter.

By continuing with this survey, you consent to the above.