Podiatry 2025: Speakers A - Z
We are looking forward to welcoming speakers from a range of backgrounds to Glasgow in November, and are starting to collect their profiles so that you can see who to expect. Please check back regularly for new additions.
Jennifer Andrews
Research Fellow and Lecturer in Podiatry at the University of Salford
Jennifer Andrews
Dr Jennifer Andrews is a Research Fellow and Lecturer in Podiatry at the University of Salford. Her research interests are the soft tissues of the foot in age and Diabetes, the technology that is used to measure soft tissue characteristics, and podiatric interventions for skin and nail pathology.
Jen is chair of the Manchester Branch of the Royal College of Podiatry, a member of the Research, Development and Innovation Committee and the Dermatology Specialist Advisory Group for the College. She runs a monthly journal club for College members and spend her spare time running and playing Rugby Union.
Joanne Casey
Senior Research Assistant, University of Southampton
Joanne Casey
Joanne is a passionate and experienced clinician who advocates for improving lower limb care. She is vice chair of the Legs Matter coalition and is keen to encourage the use of early intervention compression to support good foot and leg care. The Legs Matter campaign on reducing harm focuses on developing workforce capability and supporting practitioners to build confidence in compression therapy.
Joanne will lead a practical session exploring how early intervention compression skill developments can improve outcomes and empower clinicians across settings to deliver preventative care in venous disease.
Ketan Dhatariya
Consultant in diabetes, endocrinology and general medicine, Honorary professor of medicine, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, and University of East Anglia
Ketan Dhatariya
Professor Ketan Dhatariya graduated in 1991 and trained around London where he also did General Practice and ITU. In 2001 he went to Mayo Clinic and was appointed as a consultant in Norwich in 2004, and Honorary Professor in 2019.
He is the Chair of Association of British Clinical Diabetologists and was the Chair of the Joint British Diabetes Societies for Inpatient Care. He is the Chair of the Examining Board of the UK Diabetes Specialist Clinical Exam. He is the chair of the wound healing group for the IWGDF
He has over 230 peer reviewed publications, with over 20 book chapters on inpatient diabetes, peri-operative diabetes care or on the diabetic foot.
Sally Gates
PhD Student, University of Southampton
Sally Gates
She is the chair of the Royal College of Podiatry's Equality, diversity and inclusion steering group, and sits on the Research, development and innovation committee.
Sally has a background in linguistics and complementary therapies before moving into podiatry.
Sharon Gray
Professional Support Officer, Royal College of Podiatry
Sharon Gray
Sharon has worked in private practice and specialised in biomechanics. She also worked for the Ministry of Defence at the then Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre at Headley Court.
She has worked for the Royal College of Podiatry as a Professional Support Officer since 2011.
Jill Halstead
Clinical Head of Podiatry Service and Clinical Lead for Research. Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust
Jill Halstead
Dr Jill Halstead-Rastrick PhD is a podiatrist with 22 years' experience. She holds an NIHR Senior Clinical Research Award, and is the Clinical Lead for Research at Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust.
Jill has degrees in Sport & Exercise Science (BSc 2000), Podiatry (BSc 2003), Health Research (MSc 2008) and was awarded a PhD in 2013. She holds a Visiting Research Fellow title at the Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine and works with leading osteoarthritis (OA) research groups across the UK, USA and Australia.
Jill worked with the NICE guideline OA committee and the International foot and ankle osteoarthritis committee. She co-founded MSKUK, a special interest group to support grass roots and advanced practice in musculoskeletal practice. This has including publishing the first osteoarthritis foot atlas and publishing the first feasibility study of orthoses to treat painful midfoot OA.
Jill has received funding and published over 20 research articles exploring midfoot pain and osteoarthritis.
Katie Harwood
Professional Support Officer, Royal College of Podiatry
Katie Harwood
She has worked for the Royal College of Podiatry since 2012 and is currently one of the College's Professional Support Officers.
She is qualified in Employment Law and as an Expert Witness.
She is also a Board Director of the Labour Research Department.
Saul Hill
Professional Head of Podiatry, Acute and Community Podiatry Service Manager
Saul Hill
Saul is the Professional Head of Podiatry and the Acute and Community Podiatry Service Manager at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Following service in the British Armed Forces, he began his career as a Registered Podiatrist and progressed to roles as an Extended Scope Practitioner and Non-Medical Prescriber, with clinical interests in wound care, podiatric surgery, and research.
He has held senior operational roles within Community Health Services, leading on integrated care, service transformation, strategy implementation, and co-production.
Saul currently serves on the Royal College of Podiatry’s Medicines and Medical Devices Committee and the NHS Clinical Senate (East and West Midlands). He holds an MSc in Podiatric Surgery, an MBA in Healthcare Management, and has recently undertaken further study in Healthcare Policy at the University of Oxford.
Jane McAdam
Chair, Royal College of Podiatry; and Interim Deputy Dean for the School of Health and Safety at the University of Salford
Jane McAdam
Professor Jane McAdam is Chair of Council of the Royal College of Podiatry, and Interim Deputy Dean for the School of Health and Society at the University of Salford.
She worked privately in Australia, and then joined the NHS working in various roles in London and Salford – overall working as clinician for over 25 years. Her areas of interest are biomechanics, orthotics and pressure relief, which includes complex high risk patients as well as providing stock, modular and bespoke footwear. She is an appointed Governor to the Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust in Greater Manchester.
In her role at the University of Salford, Jane is part of the senior management team for the School of Health & Society, with senior executive responsibility for the School across strategic and operational key performance indicators.
Ewan Kannegieter
Consultant Podiatric Surgeon and Dean of the Royal College of Podiatry Faculty of Podiatric Surgery
Ewan Kannegieter
Mr Ewan Kannegieter is a Consultant Podiatric Surgeon based in Essex and current Dean of Podiatric Surgery at the Royal College of Podiatry.
He is also Associate Professor of Medical Sciences at Quinnipiac University, USA, where he supervises research Fellows.
With nearly 25 years’ experience in foot surgery, his specialist interests include minimally invasive techniques, limb salvage, service redesign, and surgical education.
Ewan leads a private practice, sits on the hospital’s medical admissions committee, and oversees clinical governance for MSK, orthopaedics, radiology, SEM, and podiatric surgery. He is passionate about raising the profile of podiatric surgery in the UK and beyond.
Carolyn McDonald
Chief Allied Health Professions Officer (CAHPO) for Scotland
Carolyn McDonald
Professor Carolyn McDonald is the Chief Allied Health Professions Officer (CAHPO) for Scotland and provides professional leadership in the Scottish Government for the third largest of NHS Scotland workforce as lead for all 14 of the allied health professions. She provides expert advice to Scottish Government Ministers and policy officials on professional matters including education, training, workforce, regulation and practice affecting all disciplines.
Carolyn graduated as an occupational therapist in Dublin, Ireland, and has worked all her professional life in Scotland holding various clinical roles in acute and community settings across older people and children’s services as well as in public health research.
Carolyn is the National Clinical Lead within the Scottish Government on Rehabilitation and has presented at the 3rd Global Rehabilitation 2030 meeting in Geneva, Switzerland on the policy and action on rehabilitation in Scotland. She also has a leadership role and impacts on other aspects of Scottish Government policy including Getting It Right For Everyone (GIRFE) and AHP contribution to Population Health Policy.
Carolyn is an Honorary Professor at both Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh and Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen.
Emma Noe
Head of Service at Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust
Emma Noe
Emma has been a member of Council since 2024 and has recently been elected into the role of Chair Elect. Emma is also Chair of the College's Membership Committee and its NHS Managers' Steering Group.
Outside of work Emma enjoys walks on the beach, jigsaws, time with family and friends and musical theatre.
Jane Pritchard
Chief Executive and General Secretary of the Royal College of Podiatry
Jane Pritchard
Before joining the Royal College of Podiatry, Jane was Chief Executive at the Association for Clinical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine (ACB). She is currently on the Science Council Board of Trustees. Jane was a Director at responsible business charity, Business in the Community, leading on community impact, high street regeneration and social enterprise support. During this period, she created and delivered an Olympic legacy programme supporting social enterprise growth to create more than 5000 jobs and over £400m in economic growth.
Additionally, Jane has been a non-Executive Board Member of Impact Hub Kings Cross CIC, part of a global support network for mission-based enterprise delivering positive social and environmental outcomes aligned to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Jayne Robbie
Senior Lecturer and Course Lead; MSc in advancing practice in peripheral vascular disease
Jayne Robbie
Jayne Robbie is a senior lecturer and course lead for the MSc in Advancing Practice in Peripheral Vascular Disease at Birmingham City University as well as a Diabetes Specialist Podiatrist at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust.
She has been involved with high risk foot care for over twenty-five years, and became the first podiatrist in the West Midlands to be accepted onto the Diabetes UK Clinical Champions programme in 2019 and now sits on their Healthcare Professionals Advisory (HPA) Committee and Health Inequalities steering group. She is also co-chair of the Foot in Diabetes UK Executive Committee, and a member of the English Diabetes Footcare Network Committee and the iDEAL (Insights into Diabetes Excellence, Access and Learning) multi-professional panel as well as the RCPod Vascular SAG.
She was awarded Fellow of the Faculty of Podiatric Medicine at the Royal College of Surgeons and Physicians of Glasgow in 2022 and elected Dean in May 2025. She was also awarded Fellow of the Royal College of Podiatrists in April 2023 in recognition of her work.
Michael Sweeney
Foot and ankle surgeon
Michael Sweeney
Dr Sweeney is a board qualified foot and ankle surgeon with ABFAS and board certified with ABPM.
He is a Pennsylvania native who attended Edinboro University of Pennsylvania and graduated in 2017 with a Bachelor’s degree in Biology. He then went on to Kent State University College of Podiatric Medicine to obtain his DPM where he served as Class President. He is also a recipient of the KSUCPM Student of the Year Award.
He completed an intensive three year surgical residency training at a Level 1 Trauma Center at the University of Louisville where he served as chief resident. He then completed a fellowship in Waycross, Georgia with a focus on Limb Deformity Correction and Reconstruction in 2025.
Dr. Sweeney currently practices in Laurens, South Carolina at Upstate Podiatry Group.