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Preventing Foot & Leg Ulcer in Diabetic & Other Patients

South Carolina Public Radio | By Bobbi Conner

Published February 21, 2017 at 5:42 AM EST

Health Focus — Tonya Turner, Associate Director for Clinical Services and registered dietician and nutrition specialist at the Weight Management Center at MUSC

This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr.Teresa Kelechi about research underway to explore a home-based, prevention and treatment plan for patients with recurring foot and leg ulcers. Dr. Kelechi is a certified wound care nurse and Professor in the College of Nursing at MUSC.

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Bobbi Conner

Bobbi Conner has been producing and hosting public radio programs for over 30 years. She was the longtime host of the national Parents Journal public radio program. Conner has lived in the Charleston area for over twenty years.

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