Description
Dr. Virginie Blanchette’s research interests focus on the prevention and management of lower limb complications of diabetes, such as diabetic plantar ulcers and amputation. She is particularly interested in knowledge translation, including shared decision-making and stakeholder engagement, for optimal health approaches in inter-professional teams, and frontline medicine. Lower limb preservation through sustainable health approaches are at the heart of her programming. Her research program revolves around the management of diabetic foot ulcers and their complications, in a team approach. She is interested in the entire continuum of the population at risk of diabetic foot and its complications, from the low-risk population to that at risk of ulceration recurrence and with amputations. Her research efforts are part of the development of primary care practices in the management of at-risk diabetic feet, the organization of health care and the application of knowledge, while having a patient-based research approach.
