Programme: Saturday 22 November 2025
Time |
Format/Room |
Title |
| 8.15 | Registration and refreshments | |
| 8.25 - 8.55 | Wellbeing Boisdale 1 |
Morning wake-up yoga Dr Anne Monaghan, Yoga teacher |
| 9.00-10.00 | Workshops | |
| Workshop/Concurrent Boisdale 1 |
Assessing the limb of concern: for suspected chronic limb threatening ischaemia in ten minutes or less Martin Fox, Vascular Podiatrist and Council Member, Royal College of Podiatry Beth Lillico, High Risk and Vascular Specialist Podiatrist |
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| Workshop/Concurrent Carron 1 |
Neurodiversity and me Chair: Roisin Connell, Chair of the Special Advisory Group (SAG) for learning disabilities, mental health and neurodiversity Rachel Vernon, Advanced Specialist Podiatrist, Forensic Gait Analyst |
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| Workshop/Concurrent Alsh |
Integration of complementary and integrated medicine (CAIM) techniques in podiatric practice Chair: Steve Kriss, Council Member, The Royal College of Podiatry and Consultant Podiatric Surgeon Dr Tariq Khan, GOSH NHS Foundation Trust London Dr Mike Cummings British Acupuncture Society and Hon Clinician RLHIM, University College Hospital London |
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| Workshop/Concurrent Boisdale 2 |
Saving limbs and lives: the gift of all podiatrists in a new era of rising amputations, to enable people to live their best lives Chair: Dr Helen Branthwaite, Chief Clinical Advisor, The Royal College of Podiatry Amputations are on the rise again! Why and what can podiatrists in all settings do to reverse this trend? Professor Mike Edmonds Reduced amputations with system change and no significant extra money: can it be done? Andrew Sharpe, Advanced Podiatrist Rapid access routes for independent podiatrists into NHS podiatry services and MDTs for people at risk of amputation - how did we all make it a reality? Mika Dave, Consultant Podiatrist |
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| Workshop/Concurrent Carron 2 |
Private practice marketing session: stop faffing with your marketing - doing more is not the answer Chair: Sue Pike, Council Member, The Royal College of Podiatry Jill Woods, Healthcare Marketing Specialist and author of Elevate Mindset, Marketing and Happiness - strategies for health practice owners |
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| Workshop/Concurrent M2/M3 |
Short papers Chair: Dr Jennifer Andrews Arwa Aldafeeri Toni Symon Kym Hennessy Kate Mckenzie Professor Ivan Bristow, Visiting Professor |
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| Workshop/Concurrent Dochart |
Sutures workshop Mr Ewan Kannegieter, Consultant Podiatric Surgeon and Dean of Faculty of Podiatric Surgery Co-facilitators: Aaron McCusker, Yang Sern Kang, Declan Doherty, Scott Hendrick |
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| Surgical Workshop Lomond Auditorium |
MIS workshop (Surgical Fellows) Chair: Mr James Cowden and Ms Jade Tang, Conference Vice Chairs (FOPS) Mr Kaser Nazir, Consultant Podiatric Surgeon Mr Tony Wilkinson, Consultant Podiatric Surgeon Mr Tommy Chan, Consultant Podiatric Surgeon Co-facilitator: Chih Huang |
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| 10.00-10.15 | Break and networking | |
| 10.15-11.15 | Workshops | |
| Workshop/Concurrent Alsh |
Feet first in frailty: managing risk from the ground up Chair: Joseph Spannari, Conference Chair Elect Tracy Walker, Head of Durham School of Podiatric Medicine Sarah Gallagher, new graduate podiatrist |
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| Workshop/Concurrent Dochart |
Local anaesthetic refresher A refresh on the local anaesthetic drugs, safe dosage calculations and record keeping Chair: Emma Stoneman, Conference Chair Jackie Locke, Lecturer in Podiatry at Glasgow Caledonian University Please note this is not a full LA update |
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| Workshop/Concurrent Carron 2 |
Legs Matter: the safe administration of early intervention compression hosiery workshop Joanne Casey, Senior Research Assistant, University of Southampton |
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| Workshop/Concurrent M2/M3 |
Forensic analysis of footprints in footwear: reliability testing of a novel measurement method Chair: Keri Hutchinson, Council Member, The Royal College of Podiatry Nick Howsam MSc, BSc (Hons), BSc (Hons), PG Dip, Dip FHID Podiatrist and Forensic Podologist |
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| Workshop/Concurrent M4 |
CUBED - A melanoma screening app for podiatrists Chair: Lawrence Ambrose, Head of Policy and Public Affairs, The Royal College of Podiatry Dr Jennifer Andrews, Research Fellow at Salford University Professor Ivan Bristow Michelle Reynolds Sarah Bradshaw |
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| Workshop/Concurrent Boisdale 2 |
Talking to people about menopause in your clinic Chair: Dr Helen Branthwaite, Chief Clinical Advisor, The Royal College of Podiatry Dr Veronica Newton, University of Salford |
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| Workshop/Concurrent Carron 1 |
Build to sell. How to prepare for and execute the optimal sale of your clinic Chair: Adele Holmes, Council Member, The Royal College of Podiatry Ben Colman, Exit Planning and Practice Valuations, Myers La Roche |
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| 11.15-11.30 | Break and networking | |
| 11.30-13.15 | Plenary sessions | |
| 11.30 | Plenary 1 Clyde Auditorium |
Plenary session chair Emma Stoneman, Conference Chair |
| 11.35 | Plenary 1 Clyde Auditorium |
Pharmacogenomics Jill Swan, Principal Pharmacist Clinical Services - Surgical Services, Critical Care and Anticoagulation |
| Plenary 1 Clyde Auditorium |
The need for quality palliative care for people living and dying with CLTI. What could 'good' look like and how can podiatrists help Dr Henry Davies, Vascular Surgeon Trainee |
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| 12.20 | Plenary 1 Clyde Auditorium |
Exploring complex cases with our expert panel Chair: Professor Jane McAdam, Chair of Council, The Royal College of Podiatry Tony Wilkinson, Council Member, The Royal College of Podiatry Keri Hutchinson, Council Member, The Royal College of Podiatry Martin Fox, Council Member, The Royal College of Podiatry Council Beth Lillico, High-Risk and Vascular Specialist Podiatrist |
| 13.05-13.15 | Plenary 1 Clyde Auditorium |
Conference reflections Joseph Spannari, Conference Chair Elect |
| 13.15-14.00 | Lunch and networking | |
| 14.00-15.00 | Workshops | |
| 13.30-15.30 | Workshop/Concurrent M1 |
Save a Life: Two-hour Red Cross BLS Training* (Additional cost of £70 applies) |
| Workshop/Concurrent M2/M3 |
Foot and ankle taping techniques workshop Mandy Abbott, Senior Lecturer and Professional Lead for Podiatry at Glasgow Caledonian University |
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| Workshop/Concurrent Carron 2 |
Legs matter: early intervention compression workshop Joanne Casey, Senior Research Assistant, University of Southampton |
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| Workshop/Concurrent M4 |
Forensic podiatry: footprint examination workshop Dr Sarah Reel, Retired lecturer and expert witness in forensic podiatry |
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| Workshop/Concurrent Boisdale 1 |
Casting workshop: cast aside - exploring the use of total contact casting (TCC) in diabetic foot care Samantha Tather Heather Courtness |
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| Conference closes Joseph Spannari, Conference Chair-Elect |
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