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Open Science: Interdisciplinarity, ICT in the Education of Teacher Education Students at UPTC

VOLUME 21, 2024

The Role of Targeted Infra-popliteal Endovascular Angioplasty to Treat Diabetic Foot Ulcers Using the Angiosome Model: A Systematic Review

VOLUME 6, 2023

Olga Nájar Sánchez, Alba Catherine Alves Noreña, Fabio Camargo Morales

Abstract

In the current context of Open Science and Open Education, a participatory and constantly evolving space is taking shape, in which Knowledge Management (KM), supported by ICT, enables the construction of inclusive learning experiences within interdisciplinary environments. From this perspective, in December 2022, the Faculty of Education Sciences (FCE) of the Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia (UPTC) endorsed the interdisciplinary elective KM with ICT, which has been offered to teacher education programs since 2023. The research sought to determine how ICT-mediated KM, from an interdisciplinary perspective, contributes to the development of Open Science practices in teacher education. To this end, the study explored its contribution to implementing Open Science and Open Education practices among future teachers. A descriptive qualitative approach was adopted under the pragmatic paradigm, through which eight classroom projects developed by 18 students from the Computer Science Education program (LI) were documented in collaboration with basic and secondary education institutions in Tunja, Boyacá. The findings show effective interdisciplinarity among the areas of languages, computer science, history, psychology, and technology, as well as a significant relationship between digital resources created with freely accessible tools and the principles of Open Science. In conclusion, the integration of KM, ICT, and interdisciplinarity strengthens Open Science and Open Education in initial teacher education.

Keywords : Knowledge Management; Open Science; Open Education; interdisciplinarity; ICT; teacher education..
Erin Saricilar
Lecture in accounting. University of Basrah, College of Administration and Economics, Department of Accounting.

Abstract

Atherosclerotic disease significantly impacts patients with type 2 diabetes, who often present with recalcitrant peripheral ulcers. The angiosome model of the foot presents an opportunity to perform direct angiosome-targeted endovascular interventions to maximise both wound healing and limb salvage. A systematic review was performed, with 17 studies included in the final review. Below-the-knee endovascular interventions present significant technical challenges, with technical success depending on the length of lesion being treated and the number of angiosomes that require treatment. Wound healing was significantly improved with direct angiosome-targeted angioplasty, as was limb salvage, with a significant increase in survival without major amputation. Indirect angioplasty, where the intervention is applied to collateral vessels to the angiosomes, yielded similar results to direct angiosome-targeted angioplasty. Applying the angiosome model of the foot in direct angiosome-targeted angioplasty improves outcomes for patients with recalcitrant diabetic foot ulcers in terms of primary wound healing, mean time for complete wound healing and major amputation-free survival.
Keywords : Diabetic foot ulcer, angiosome, angioplasty