Programme: Saturday 22 November 2025
Updated 25 September 2025
Time |
Format |
Title |
| 8.15 | Registration and refreshments | |
| 8.25 - 8.55 | Wellbeing | Wellbeing: Morning wake-up yoga Simple seated and unseated exercises to start your day and reduce stress, mobilise joints and stretch muscles (no bare feet or sportswear needed) Dr Anne Monaghan, Yoga Teacher and Policy and Public Affairs Officer, Royal College of Podiatry |
| 9.00-10.00 | Workshops | |
| E1 | Workshop/Concurrent | Assessing the limb of concern: for suspected chronic limb threatening ischaemia in ten minutes or less Martin Fox and Beth Lillico |
| E2 | Workshop/Concurrent | Neurodiversity and me Chair: Roisin Connell, Chair of the Special Advisory Group (SAG) for learning disabilities, mental health and neurodiversity Saul Hill, Professional Head of Podiatry Acute and Community Podiatry Service Manager at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Rachel Vernon (Advanced Specialist Podiatrist, Forensic Gait Analyst) |
| E3 | Workshop/Concurrent | Integration of complementary and integrated medicine (CAIM) techniques in podiatric practice Chair: Steve Kriss, Royal College of Podiatry, Council member, Dr Tariq Khan, GOSH NHS Foundation Trust London and Dr Mike Cummings British Acupuncture Society and Hon Clinician RLHIM, University College Hospital London |
| E4 | Workshop/Concurrent | Saving lives and limbs: 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, 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 for the at-risk foot |
| E5 | Workshop/Concurrent | Private practice marketing session Chair: Sue Pike, Council member, Royal College of Podiatry, Jill Woods, Healthcare Marketing Specialist and author of Elevate Mindset, Marketing and Happiness strategies for health practice owners |
| E6 | Workshop/Concurrent | Short papers |
| E7 | Workshop/Concurrent | Sutures workshop Mr Ewan Kannegieter, Consultant Podiatric Surgeon and Dean of Faculty of Podiatric Surgery |
| E8 | Surgical Workshop/ Concurrent | MIS - presentation and saw bone workshop 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 |
| 10.00-10.15 | Break and networking | |
| 10.15-11.15 | Workshops | |
| F1 | Workshop/Concurrent | Feet first in frailty: managing risk from the ground up Chair: Joseph Spannari, Conference Chair Elect |
| F2 | Workshop/Concurrent | Local anaesthetic refresher. A refresh on the local anaesthetic drugs, safe dosage calculations and record keeping Chair: Krishna Gohil Jackie Locke, Lecturer in Podiatry at Glasgow Caledonian University *Please note this is not a full LA update |
| F3 | Workshop/Concurrent | Legs Matter: the safe administration of early intervention compression hosiery workshop Led by Joanne Casey, Senior Research Assistant, University of Southampton |
| F4 | Workshop/Concurrent | Forensic analysis of footprints in footwear: Reliability testing of a novel measurement method Chair: Keri Hutchinson, Council member, Royal College of Podiatry Nick Howsam MSc, BSc (Hons), BSc (Hons), PG Dip, Dip FHID Podiatrist and Forensic Podologist |
| F5 | Workshop/Concurrent | CUBED - A melanoma screening app for podiatrists Chair: Coreen Beckford, Head of Education and Academic Quality Assurance Dr Jennifer Andrews, Research Fellow at Salford University, Professor Ivan Bristow, Michelle Reynolds and Sarah Bradshaw |
| F6 | Workshop/Concurrent | Talking to people about menopause in your clinic Chair: Dr Helen Branthwaite, RCPod Chief Clinical Advisor Dr Veronica Newton, University of Salford |
| F7 | Workshop/Concurrent | Build to sell. How to prepare for and execute the optimal sale of your clinic Chair: Adele Holmes Ben Colman, Podiatry Business Central |
| 11.15-11.30 | Break and networking | |
| 11.30-13.15 | Plenary sessions | |
| 11.30 | Plenary 1 | Plenary session chair Emma Stoneman, Conference Chair |
| 11.35 | Plenary 1 | Pharmacogenomics Jill Swan, Principal Pharmacist Clinical Services - Surgical Services, Critical Care and Anticoagulation |
| 11.55 | Plenary 1 | 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 |
| 12.20 | Plenary 1 | Exploring complex cases with our expert panel |
| 13.05-13.15 | Plenary 1 | 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 | Save a Life: Two-hour Red Cross BLS Training (Additional cost of £70 applies) |
| G1 | Workshop/Concurrent | Foot and ankle taping techniques workshop Mandy Abbott, Senior Lecturer and Professional Lead for Podiatry at Glasgow Caledonian University |
| G2 | Workshop/Concurrent | Legs matter: the safe administration of early intervention compression hosiery workshop Led by Joanne Casey, Senior Research Assistant, University of Southampton |
| G3 | Workshop/Concurrent | Forensic podiatry: Footprint examination workshop Sarah Reel |
| G4 | Workshop/Concurrent | Doppler workshop Martin Fox |
| G5 | Workshop/Concurrent | Casting workshop |
| Conference closes | ||