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Forthcoming conferences and events
Scottish one day conference
18 May 2024
The Scottish one day conference will be held on 18 May 2024 at the Macdonald Aviemore Resort, Aviemore.
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Fireside chats: Lessons from private practice
11 June 2024, 7.30 - 8.30pm
New for 2024, our series of online fireside chats are designed to facilitate the sharing of experiences, insights and information on different aspects of private practice. Each session will feature a panel of expert speakers, followed by questions and discussion.
The topic for the next session on 11 June will be: Managing patient expectations and complaints
Podiatric Surgery 2024
13-14 June 2024The Faculty of Podiatric Surgery conference 2024 will be held from 13-14 June at the Leonardo Royal Hotel Birmingham. There will be a day of workshops on 12 June before the conference opens.
Bookings are now open.
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Children's Podiatry Specialist Advisory Group Annual Conference 2024
28 June 2024
The Children’s Podiatry Specialist Advisory Group will be holding its annual conference on Friday 28 June 2024 at the studio, Manchester.
The theme for this year's conference is rheumatology. The event will include an ultrasound practical hands-on and theory session with multiple machines amd realtime scanning of the foot.
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Annual Conference and Exhibition 2024
28-30 November 2024
The Royal College of Podiatry's Annual Conference and Exhibition will be held in Harrogate from 28-30 November 2024.
The Podiatrist
Our award-winning magazine is published every two months. It provides a wide range of articles on different aspects of podiatry to help keep you up-to-date and informed.
Your ways to learn
From the Royal College of Podiatry’s CPD courses to the 24 CPD hours available by attending the Annual Conference. From member-only webinars to a dedicated Learning Management System and access to a CPD diary. There’s never been more ways to learn and develop your skills.
TALUS
The Teaching And Learning Update System (TALUS) is our online platform providing members with CPD anytime, anywhere. Find a range of free courses here or access your paid RCPod online learning content.
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Conferences and events
We have designed our conferences to ensure that they meet the professional development needs of every member, whether they work privately, in the NHS, in research and academia, or a combination.
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Paid courses offered by RCPod
Bringing together leaders in their fields, our courses offer face-to-face, blended and online options across a variety of topics as both short courses and extended scope options.
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RCPod approved courses
Find a course that has been granted Approved status by the Royal College of Podiatry.
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e-Learning for health
RCPod members can access the e-learning for health platform for free. Featuring a range of essential courses for healthcare workers.
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Branch events
Find out what’s happening in a branch near you with a range of branch meetings and courses happening across the UK and online.
Post-graduate learning routes
Learning doesn’t need to stop at graduation. Find out more about the range of post-graduate qualifications available to continue your academic journey.
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JFAR - Journal of Foot and Ankle Research
Developing your skills
Podiatric surgery
Members can participate locally, visiting their podiatric surgery department and discuss complex cases with the consultant-led team. Each year there’s a national training day, plus a Faculty of Podiatric Surgery conference.
Enhanced scope of practice
Members can enhance their scope of practice in areas such as ultrasound, acupuncture and injection therapy.
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Progressing your membership status
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Fellowship
Members have access to our Fellowship programmes to advanced practice. Becoming a Fellow of the Royal College of Podiatry in Podiatric Medicine (FCPodM) or a Fellow of the College of Podiatry in Podiatric Surgery (FCPodS).Find out more about Fellowship
Accredited Practice Scheme
The Accredited Practice Scheme is to help ensure best practice, achieve a high standard of care to patients and to ensure the correct protocols and procedures are followed to practice safely and effectively within the profession.Login to find out more about practice accreditation
Future steps in your career
You might have just qualified or have been practising for 30 years. Whatever stage of your career you are at, we want you to go further and will support you all the way. The College offers you bespoke services to help your professional development, including mentoring, advice on returning to practice and an assistant practice programme.
Mentoring
Our online mentoring platform creates a space to share knowledge, skills, tools and guidance to support you, whether you want to be a mentor, a mentee, or both. Mentoring aims to help members with their professional development.
Starting your own practice
Members thinking of starting their own practice have access to our private practice handbook. This provides information on the aspects you will need to do and have in place. Our Professional Support Officers are also on hand to offer advice and support.
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Assistant practice
We have developed a successful assistant practice programme which is run by the College and underpins the development of your support workforce.
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Return to practice
Whether you have chosen to take time out from your career to raise children, travel, study or care for relatives, you may now be deciding to return to practice. Please get in touch with the Royal College of Podiatry and we will advise on the process.
Clinical standards
All registered podiatrists must maintain the appropriate level of clinical practice to ensure patient safety. We provide detailed guidance on all 14 standards, and these are reviewed regularly to ensure they are always up-to-date and reflect any change in legislation. The College also has Professional Support Officers on hand who can provide you with advice or assistance in these areas.