⇒  Programme Friday 19 November 2021
⇒  Programme Saturday 20 November 2021

Thursday 18 November 2021
09.00 - 12.00 Room 3B Branches meeting
10.00 - 13.30 Main concourse Registration 
11.00 - 12.00 Room 12 Student network - Meet and greet
09.30 - 11.30   Room 14 Save a Life. Two hour Red Cross BLS training (pre-booked session)
12.15  Hall 1A WELCOME PLENARY SESSION
12.15 Hall 1A Conference opening
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Lord Roy Kennedy, President, The Royal College of Podiatry
- Mark F W Blundell, Her Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant of Merseyside
12.30 Hall 1A Welcome to conference from the CEO and Chair of Conference
- Steve Jamieson, Chief Executive and General Secretary, The Royal College of Podiatry
- Matthew Fitzpatrick, Chair of Conference, The Royal College of Podiatry
12.45 Hall 1A Keynote speech: The power of seven
Martine Wright, MBE, London Olympics and Paralympics
Learning objectives
13.10 Hall 1A The evolution of human skin pigmentation: The gene for red hair, sun sensitivity and skin responses to ultraviolet radiation
Professor Jonathan Rees, Emeritus Professor of Dermatology, University of Edinburgh
Learning objectives
13.30

13.30-14.45
Hall 2 Exhibition opens

Lunch, exhibition and poster viewing
14.45 - 15.45  Hall 1A CONCURRENT SESSIONS A
A1
14.45
Hall 1 A THE RHEUMATIC FOOT
Chair:
Robert Field, Lead Podiatrist (Rheumatology Services), Dorset HealthCare University Foundation Trust
14.50 Hall 1A “Do you have any problems with your feet today?”: How to manage the consequences
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Dr Lindsey Cherry, Clinical Lecturer in Podiatric Rheumatology, University of Southampton and Solent NHS Trust
15.05   Winning the foot health lottery: How do patients access the care they need?
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Dr Edward Roddy, Professor of  Rheumatology and Honorary Consultant Rheumatologist, Keele University
Learning objectives
15.20   Unmet foot health needs in rheumatology
- Professor Anthony Redmond, Professor of Clinical Biomechanics, University of Leeds
15.35   Discussion
A2 Hall 1B MSK
Chair: Dr Jill Halstead, Clinical Head of Podiatry Service, Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust
    Advancing practice using plantar pressure analysis: What are the applications in NHS clinic?
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Richard Collings, Team Lead Podiatrist, Torbay and South Devon NHS Trust, Honorary Research Fellow, University of Plymouth
- Gemma Crabtree, Advanced Podiatrist in High-Risk Biomechanics, Leeds Community Healthcare Trust
Learning objectives
A3  Room 3A INDEPENDENT PRACTICE:
Top tips to grow your business
Chair:
Claire Angus, Director of Membership Services, The Royal College of Podiatry

This workshop will help you attract new patients, build loyalty with your existing patients, and increase profit for your practice. Acquire practical tips that you will be able to implement immediately on your return to your practice

Carl Jones and Morag Foudy, Directors, London Marketing Set
Learning objectives

A4 Hall 1C SURGERY
Chair:
Suzanne Taylor, Dean, Faculty of Podiatric Surgery
14.45   Fractures of the foot
Jared Green, Specialist Registrar, Podiatric Surgery, Sussex Foundation Trust
15.15   Bone substitute what’s the support?
Matthew Cichero, Consultant Podiatric Surgeon, Great Western Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Learning objectives
A5 Room 4A RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT & INNOVATION

Introduction and background impact of technology on podiatry
Dr Paul Chadwick, Clinical Director, The Royal College of Podiatry
Learning objectives

Technology in practice
Professor Sandra MacRury, Professor of Podiatric Medicine and Rehabilitation, Cardiff Metropolitan University and Chair of Research, Development and Innovation Committee, The Royal College of Podiatry

The use of digital health in the management of dementia

Professor Sarah Curran, Professor of Podiatric Medicine and Rehabilitation, Cardiff Metropolitan University and Chair of Research Development and Innovation Committee, The Royal College of Podiatry
Learning objectives

A6 Room 12 STUDENT NETWORK
Chair:
Ada Fraser, Student Network Vice Chair, The Royal College of Podiatry

Use of dermoscopy for melanoma

Dr Ivan Bristow, Podiatrist, Lymington, Hampshire and Adjunct Associate Professor QUT
Learning objectives
A7 Room 4B SHORT PAPERS
Chair:
Dr Lisa Farndon, Clinicial Research Podiatrist, Sheffield
14.45   Towards a better risk stratification model for people with diabetes at risk of incident foot ulceration: a prognostic modelling analysis of patients on the SCI-Diabetes register
Joanne Hurst, Research Fellow, Glasgow Caledonian University
14.55   Technology-enabled remote management of diabetes foot disease: a service evaluation study
Fiona Main, Diabetes Specialist Podiatrist, NHS Highland 
15.05   Staggered Steps - The impact of multiple sclerosis on lower limb health - Ailsa Baumgartner, National University of Ireland, Galway 
15.15   Providing diabetic footcare in a lower middle-income country: a reflection
Alastair Hunt, OMF (International) UK
15.25   Screening for Depressive Symptoms in Patients with Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy
Cynthia Formosa, University of Malta 
15.35   An investigation on the reduction of 1st metatarsal plantar pressures with a novel offloading device (the Mandakini) in a Singaporean population
Melissa Lee, Senior Podiatrist, Podiatry Department, Ng Teng Fong General Hospital, Singapore
A8 
Limited capacity pre booked only
Room 11 DIABETES AND VASCULAR WORKSHOP
The 3 Ps of periperal arterial disease
- Pam Smith, Vascular Specialist Podiatrist, Salford Care Organisation, (Northern Care Alliance NHS Group)
- Sue Matthews, Vascular Specialist Podiatrist, Manchester Local Care Organisation
- Suhail Ainarkar, Advanced Podiatrist, Manchester Local Care Organisation
Learning objectives
15.45 - 16.45  Hall 2 Refreshments, exhibition and poster viewing
15.55 - 16.10   Canonbury demo zone: How does PODOSmart Gait Analysis fit into my practice?
Michelle Gibson, Podiatrist, Education and Training Manager
16.20 - 16.35   Algeos demo zone: EMS Shockwave Therapy
Emily Ball, Podiatrist

16.00 - 16.30 Room 4A RCPod Public affairs Q&A Session
Lawrence Ambrose and Ross Barrow, The Royal College of Podiatry
16.45  Hall 1A PLENARY SESSION
16.45   Chair’s welcome
Professor Stuart Baird, Council Member, The Royal College of Podiatry
16.50   Scratching the surface: a brief introduction to assessing skin and lesions
Chin Whybrow, GP Partner, Stoke Road, Gloucester
Learning objectives
17.15   Don’t wait for the foot fairy: How to succeed in private practice
Doctor Bharti Rajput, Founder Clinic Director, Sole Body Sole, Dundee
17.35   Collectivism after COVID-19: Are we still all in this together?
Paul Nowak, Deputy General Secretary, Trades Union Congress
Learning objectives
17.55   Close
18.00 - 19.15   Networking welcome reception hosted in the Exhibition

Digital poster presentations and poster table discussions hosted by RD&I Network

18.30 - 19.30   Student careers networking session

Evening free for exploring Liverpool with friends and colleagues

 

⇒  Programme Friday 19 November 2021
⇒  Programme Saturday 20 November 2021

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