Programme: Thursday 20 November 2025
Updated 25 September 2025
Time |
Format |
Title |
| 9.00 | Registration. Exhibition opens | |
| 9.30-11.30 | Workshop/Concurrent | Save a Life: Two-hour Red Cross BLS training (Additional fee of £70 applies) |
| 10.00-11.00 | Trade session | Trade Learning Lab with Poderm Fungal nail treatment: advanced techniques using innovative instruments Mathilde Galy, Head of Poderm Academy & Poderm Clinic, and Beatriz Franco, Head of Marketing |
| 10.00-11.10 | Plenary 2 (Surgical stream) |
Medical update presentations Chair: Mr James Cowden, Conference Vice Chair (FOPS)
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| 10.00-10.30 | Sofa session | Working in collaboration across the NHS and private practice Paul Savage and Emma Noe |
| 10.15-11.00 | Café session | EDI Café Led by Di Scott-Brown, RCPod 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. |
| 10.15-11.10 | Student session | Student Network: Meet and greet Opportunity for all our students to meet and network |
| 10.15-11.00 | Workshop/Concurrent | CMT: The patients' story Chair: Coreen Beckford, Head of Education and Academic Quality Assurance Thomas Henderson, Vice Chair of Charcot-Marie-Tooth UK and Wendy Kane, Trustee of Charcot-Marie-Tooth UK |
| 10.15-11.10 | Workshop/Concurrent | Every step counts: collaborative approaches to amputation prevention Chair: Dr Helen Branthwaite, RCPod Chief Clinical Advisor Influencing amputations in a remote and rural region: Embracing NHS Scotland values and striving towards a collaborative workforce culture Fiona Main - Diabetes UK Clinical Champion ZAP (Zero avoidable amputations) – What have we learned from this initiative and what can you do differently next week to have an impact? Jayne Robbie, Diabetes UK Clinical Champion |
| 11.15-13.00 | Plenary sessions | |
| 11.15 | Plenary 1 | Conference opening Emma Stoneman, Conference Chair |
| 11.20 | Plenary 1 | Conference welcome from the CEO and Chair Professor Jane McAdam, Chair, Royal College of Podiatry, and Jane Pritchard, CEO, Royal College of Podiatry |
| 11.30 | Plenary 1 | Walking the narrative: How stories elevate podiatry's role in prevention and system leadership Carolyn McDonald, Chief Allied Health Professions Officer (CAHPO) for Scotland |
| 11.50 | Plenary 1 | Pathomechanics first, orthoses second: the clinicians in sports discussion Mandy Abbott, Senior Lecturer and Professional Lead for Podiatry at Glasgow Caledonian University, and Nick Gallogly, Consultant Orthotist |
| 12.15 | Plenary 1 | KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Rocky's road to glory: from scrum battles to World Champion Rochelle "Rocky" Clark MBE, World Cup Winner and record breaker |
| 13.00-14.15 | Lunch: exhibition, networking and poster viewing | |
| 13.00-13.20 | Trade session | Trade theatre session with Firefly |
| 13.00-13.30 | Sofa session | Routes to ultrasound education and practical tips on accessing mentorship Chair: Heidi Siddle Jai Saxelby, Allan Thomson, and Lisa Wright, Senior Lecturer in Podiatry at Glasgow Caledonian University |
| 13.40-14.10 | Sofa session | What is sports medicine? Katie Reilly, Specialist in Podiatric Sports Medicine and Podiatry Lecturer at Queen Margaret University and Neil Pomfret, Programme Lead at Queen Margaret University |
| 14.15 | Trade session | Trade theatre session Convatec |
| 13.00-13.40 | Trade session | Trade learning lab Emblation |
| 13.00-13.40 | Practical pop-up | Practical pop-up Bunions: All you need to know, including Q&A and have-a-go Mr Tony Wilkinson, Podiatric Surgeon and Mr Tommy Chan, Podiatric Surgeon |
| 13.15-13.45 | Networking | Council conversations An opportunity to chat and network with your Royal College of Podiatry Council members |
| 13.30-14.15 | Wellbeing | Wellbeing session: Men's health |
| 14.15-15.15 | Workshops sessions | |
| A1 | Workshop/Concurrent | Movement disorders in children. What's in our podiatry toolkit? Chair: Liam McManus, Royal College of Podiatry Council Member Dr Helen Banwell (PhD), Program Director for Podiatry, Allied Health and Human Performance, University of South Australia Professor Cylie Williams, Deputy Head, School of Primary and Allied Health, Monash University |
| A2 | Workshop/Concurrent | Musculoskeletal (MSK) ultrasound for podiatrists: Utility and updates Chair: Lawrence Ambrose, RCPod's Head of Policy and Public Affairs Andrew Brown, Jai Saxelby, Heidi Siddle and Lisa Wright
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| A3 | Workshop/Concurrent | Opportunities to get involved in research Chair: Sue Pike, RCPod Council member Dr Richard Collings, CAHPR Southwest Research Champion, Catherine Gooday, Principal Podiatrist, Norfolk and Norwich University Foundation Hospital and Dr James Gavin, Lecturer in Musculoskeletal Health at Southampton University |
| A4 | Workshop/Concurrent | British Association of Dermatologists – Onychomycosis guidelines update  Chair: Steve Kriss, RCPod Council member Professor Ivan Bristow and Dr Kashif Bhatti, Dermatologist |
| A5 | Workshop/Concurrent | Your next patient has learning difficulties Chair: Roisin Connell Rachel Vernon |
| A6 | Workshop/Concurrent | Record keeping Chair: Emma Noe, Royal College of Podiatry Council member, Sharon Gray and Katie Harwood, Professional Support Officers, Royal College of Podiatry |
| A7 | Workshop/Concurrent | Private Practice or Associate - staying compliant with HMRC Chair: Adele Holmes, Royal College of Podiatry Council member, and David Davies, TWD Accounting |
| A8 | Student session | Student workshop: Foot and ankle taping techniques Mandy Abbott, Senior Lecturer and Professional Lead for Podiatry at Glasgow Caledonian University |
| A9 | Surgical workshop/ Concurrent | In-foot skin flaps, rotations and advancements Chair: Ewan Kannegieter, Consultant Podiatric Surgeon and Dean of the Faculty of Podiatric Surgery Rebecca Shirley, Consultant Plastic Surgeon |
| 15.15-16.00 | Refreshments: exhibition, networking and poster viewing | |
| 15.15-15.35 | Trade session | Trade theatre session Convatec |
| 15.15-15.55 | Practical pop-up | Practical pop-up Regional anaesthetics blocks Q&A The dos and don'ts, cans and can'ts Rena Francis, SpR Podiatric Surgeon |
| 15.20-15.40 | Sofa session | Digital wound care in North Cumbria Grace Messenger, Head of Podiatry at North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS FT |
| 15.40-16.00 | Trade session | Trade theatre session Emblation |
| 16.00-17.30 | Plenary session | |
| 16.00 | Plenary 1 | Plenary session Chair Emma Stoneman, Conference Chair |
| 16.00 | Plenary 1 | The health benefits of sun exposure Professor Richard Weller |
| 16.00-1635 | Plenary 2 (Surgical stream) |
Role of plastic surgery in the complex podiatric patient Chair: Alasdair McCulloch Rebecca Shirley, Consultant Plastic Surgeon |
| 16.30 | Plenary 1 | Podiatry in end-of-life (EOL) care: debridement, dying and decision-making Mark Povey, Clinical Lead Podiatrist, Kent Health Community NHS Foundation Trust |
| 16.55 | Plenary 1 | Bob Prince Memorial Lecture: One profession: a multi-disciplinary approach George Flanagan, Consultant Podiatric Surgeon, and Zoe Wilson, Podiatrist and owner of ZW Podiatry |
| 17.25 | Plenary 1 | Welcome to Glasgow from the Lord Provost |
| 17.30 | Plenary 1 | Closing remarks Emma Stoneman, Conference Chair |
| 17.30-18.30 | Drinks reception with trade and poster viewing | |
| 18.30 | Close of exhibition | |