Programme: Friday 21 November 2025
Updated 25 September 2025
Time |
Format |
Title |
| 8.00 | Registration, refreshments, exhibition, networking, wellbeing, poster viewing | |
| 8.00-9.00 | Surgical session | FOPS Fellows breakfast meeting Chair: Ewan Kannegieter, Consultant Podiatric Surgeon and Dean of the Faculty of Podiatric Surgery |
| 9.00-10.00 | Workshops | |
| B1 | Workshop/Concurrent | Patient journey from diagnosis to complete management of midfoot pathology Chair: Tom Walton Zoe Wilson, Podiatrist and owner of ZW Podiatry, Dr Jill Halstead, George Flanagan and Polly Lim PhD student (Foot orthoses for Midfoot OA) La Trobe University from Australia (integrated video) |
| B2 | Workshop/Concurrent | Podiatry futures: bringing prevention to schools and inspiring the next generation Chair: Claire O'Kane, Royal College of Podiatry Council member Stephen Coombs, Podiatry Professional Lead, Podiatry Futures Dr Charlotte Holley, Highly Specialist Podiatrist-Podopaediatrics Jonathan Jaimangal, Programme Director, Podiatry Cardiff Metropolitan University |
| B3 | Workshop/Concurrent | Developing a diagnostic framework for patients presenting with exercise induced leg pain (EILP) in sports: Scoping review and Delphi consensus Chair: Dr Helen Branthwaite, RCPod Chief Clinical Advisor, Katie Reilly, Specialist in Podiatric Sports Medicine and Podiatry Lecturer at Queen Margaret University |
| B4 | Workshop/Concurrent | Practical workshop on musculoskeletal ultrasound for podiatrists |
| B5 | Workshop/Concurrent | Assessing the limb of concern: For suspected chronic limb threatening ischaemia in ten minutes or less Martin Fox and Beth Lillico |
| B6 | Workshop/Concurrent | How to use technology to make you and your practice more efficient Chair: Sue Pike, Royal College of Podiatry Council member Pete Williams, Director of Eclipse Podiatry Liam McManus, Director of SW Podiatry Katie Harwood, Professional Support Officer, Royal College of Podiatry |
| B7 | Workshop/Concurrent | ANCLE (Allied Health and Nursing Collaborative Leg Engagement) Café case study Chair: Keri Hutchinson, Royal College of Podiatry Council member, Dr Joanne Fawcett and Joanna Tozer, Cardiff Metropolitan University |
| B8 | Workshop/Concurrent | Short papers session Chair: Sarah Curran, Chair of RCPod’s Reseach, Development and Innovation Committee
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| B9 | Workshop/Concurrent | Innovation that heals: digital tools transforming lower limb care Chair: Joseph Spannari, Conference Chair Elect North Cumbria Podiatry Team / Healthy iO Grace Messenger, Head of Podiatry at North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS FT |
| B10 | Surgical workshop/ Concurrent | Diabetic foot management Chair: Mr James Cowden, Conference Vice Chair (FOPS) Diabetic management in the complicated diabetic patient |
| 10.00-10.45 | Refreshments, exhibition, networking, poster viewing | |
| 10.00-10.30 | Practical pop-up | Practical pop-up: Locally delivered antibiotics presentation, practical demo and Q&A |
| 10.25-10.45 | Trade session | Trade theatre session Emblation |
| 10.00-10.45 | Wellbeing | EDI café Led by Di Scott-Brown, Royal College of Podiatry EDI Group Join us for a cup of tea, a biscuit and chat about all things equality, diversity and inclusion. Whether you have questions about EDI issues, want advice on your own experience or want to know how to support your employees better, you are welcome to join the conversation. |
| 10.10-10.40 | Sofa session | The power of podiatry volunteering Panel Chair: Michelle Reynolds |
| 10.45-12.00 | Plenary sessions | |
| 10.45 | Plenary 1 | Plenary Session Chair Emma Stoneman, Conference Chair |
| 10.45 | Plenary 1 | Diabetes footcare in dark skin tones Jayne Robbie, Diabetes UK Clinical Champion, and Luxmi Dhoonmoon, Nurse Consultant Tissue Viability, London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust |
| 11.10 | Plenary 1 | Why glycaemic control is everyones responsibility Professor Ketan Dhatariya, Consultant Diabetologist |
| 11.35 | Plenary 1 | Antibiotic prescribing - making the most out of exemptions and IP Stephen Hughes, Consultant Pharmacist, and Jim Pickard, Chair, Royal College of Podiatry's Medicines Committee |
| 12.00-13.00 | Lunch, exhibition, networking, wellbeing, poster-viewing | |
| 12.00 | Sofa session | BAPO/RCPod |
| 12.00-12.30 | Practical pop-up | Practical pop up: Hallux rigidus. What you need to know and practical demonstration with Q&A Mr Ian Beech, Consultant Podiatric Surgeon from Guys and St Thomas NHS Trust |
| 12.00-12.50 | Student session | Student lunch: Career roundtable Networking session |
| 12.00-12.25 | Sofa session | Whatever happened to Barbie's feet? Dr Helen Banwell (PhD), Program Director for Podiatry, Allied Health and Human Performance, University of South Australia, and Professor Cylie Williams, Deputy Head, School of Primary and Allied Health, Monash University Kristin Graham |
| 12.15-13.00 | Wellbeing | Menopause café session Led by Dr Veronica Newton, Lecturer at Salford University |
| 12.15-12.55 | Trade session | Trade learning lab |
| 12.30-12.55 | Wellbeing | Wellbeing: Yoga Simple seated exercises to reduce stress, mobilise joints and stretch muscles (no bare feet or sportwear needed) Dr Anne Monaghan, Yoga teacher and Policy and Public Affairs Officer, Royal College of Podiatry |
| 12.30-12.55 | Sofa session | Mental health Dave James |
| 13.00-14.00 | Workshops | |
| C1 | Workshop/Concurrent | Managing the patient with midfoot pathology: a practical workshop Chair: Tom Walton Dr Richard Wilkins, Dr Jill Halstead, Alaa Razak, Alastair Oxberry and Patricia Taylor |
| C2 | Workshop/Concurrent | HCPC talk: Boundaries matter: advocating matters Chair: Joseph Spannari, Conference Chair Elect |
| C3 | Workshop/Concurrent | Epidemolysis bullosa update five years on from publication of the first clinical practice guideline for podiatrists Chair: Steve Kriss, Royal College of Podiatry Council member Dr Tariq Khan, GOSH NHS Foundation Trust, London |
| C4 | Workshop/Concurrent | Cutaneous manifestations in diabetes Chair: Martin Fox, Royal College of Podiatry Council member Dr Kasif Bhatti, Dermatologist |
| C5 | Workshop/Concurrent | Practical workshop on musculoskeletal ultrasound for podiatrists |
| C6 | Workshop/Concurrent | Working interprofessional in forensic gait analysis Chair: Keri Hutchinson, The Royal College of Podiatry Council Member Nadia Asgeirsdottir, Forensic Gait Analyst, and Rachel Vernon, Advanced Specialist Podiatrist, Forensic Gait Analyst |
| C7 | Workshop/Concurrent | Setting boundaries: know when to say "no" Chair: Adele Holmes, Royal College of Podiatry Council member Katie Harwood, Royal College of Podiatry Professional Officer, Anwar Ali, Royal College of Podiatry Employment Relations Officer, Emma Noe, Head of Podiatry Services at Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust |
| C8 | Workshop/Concurrent | Developing tomorrow’s workforce: alternative placements for a modern profession Chair: Rachel Richardson, Suffolk Podiatry Clinical Lead Maria Mitchell, Senior Allied Health Profession Workforce and Education Specialist |
| C9 | Student session | Student workshop: Embracing neurodivergence in podiatry Chair: Dave James, Coach, Mentor and International Speaker |
| C10 | Surgical workshop/ Concurrent | Surgical update presentations Chair: Ms Jade Tang, Conference Vice Chair (FOPS)
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| 14.00-14.45 | Refreshments, exhibition, networking, wellbeing, poster-viewing | |
| 14.00-14.20 | Trade session | Trade theatre session |
| 14.00-14.20 | Practical pop-up | Practical pop-up session: Therapeutic injections: presentation and Q&A Ms Lesley Posmyk, Consultant Podiatric Surgeon |
| 14.00-14.40 | Sofa session | NHS managers and podiatric surgery service development Miss Helen Milnes, Consultant Podiatric Surgeon and Alex Harrington, Clinical Manager Wye Valley NHS Trust |
| 14.00-14.40 | Networking | Ideas incubators Facilitated by Jennifer Andrews and Mike Backhouse, RCPod Research Committee members |
| 14.15-14.45 | Wellbeing | Wellbeing: Yoga Simple seated exercises to reduce stress, mobilise joints and stretch muscles (no bare feet or sportwear needed) Dr Anne Monaghan, Yoga teacher and Policy and Public Affairs Officer, Royal College of Podiatry |
| 14.25-14.45 | Trade session | Trade theatre session |
| 14.45-15.45 | Workshops | |
| D1 | Workshop/Concurrent | Panel discussion: Ask the experts what to do on managing the patient with midfoot pathology Chair: Tom Walton Dr Richards Wilkins, Dr Jill Halstead, Nick Knight and George Flanagan |
| D2 | Workshop/Concurrent | Practical workshop on musculoskeletal ultrasound for podiatrists |
| D3 | Workshop/Concurrent | Implementing the new British Society for Rheumatology (BSR) guideline for the management of foot health in inflammatory arthritis Chair: Robert Field, Lead Podiatrist, Rheumatology Services, Pan Dorset Community Services Directorate, Christopher Joyce, Extended Scope Podiatrist, Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust |
| D4 | Workshop/Concurrent | The vascular podiatry journey. A service user perspective Sheryl Braidwood, Patrick McGill |
| D5 | Workshop/Concurrent | Mental capacity and consent Chairs: Sharon Gray and Katie Harwood, Professional Support Officers, Royal College of Podiatry Ben Troke, Weightmans Solicitors |
| D6 | Workshop/Concurrent | Forget marketing: What you need is a success GPS Chair: Liam McManus, Royal College of Podiatry Council member Jill Woods, Healthcare Marketing Specialist and author of Elevate Mindset, Marketing, and Happiness Strategies for Health Practice Owners |
| D7 | Workshop/Concurrent | Recruit, retain, redesign: Practical strategies for the future workforce Chair: Joseph Spannari, Conference Chair Elect Emma Noe, Head of Podiatry Services at Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust and Rachel Richardson, Suffolk Podiatry Clinical Lead |
| D8 | Workshop/Concurrent | Business cases, service expansion and growth of podiatric surgery: getting them across the line Chair: Alasdair McCulloch Mr Mathew Rothwell, Consultant Podiatric Surgeon |
| 15.45 | Plenary session | |
| 15.45 | Plenary 1 | Plenary Session Chair Emma Stoneman, Conference Chair |
| 15.45 | Plenary 1 | HCPC on behaviour. Professionalism in practice |
| 16.10 | Plenary 1 | What difference does it make? What does quality look like? Mr James Cowden, Faculty of Podiatric Surgery, and Dr Helen Branthwaite, Royal College of Podiatry Clinical Adviser |
| 16.30 | Plenary 1 | The legal pitfalls- where it all goes wrong Katie Harwood and Kylie Rees Young, Weightmans |
| 16.55 | Plenary 1 | Jewel in the Crown: short paper presentation and presentation of award Joseph Spannari, Chair elect, Annual Conference |
| 17.15 | Plenary 1 | Close Emma Stoneman, Conference Chair |
| 16.00 | Close of exhibition | |