Our Specialist Advisory Groups (SAGs) are member-led groups that bring together practitioners with similar clinical interests to connect and discuss ideas and solutions. New members are welcome and new groups continue to form.
Recent additions include SAGs dedicated to Vascular podiatry, and Learning difficulties and mental health.
Children's podiatry
Founded: 1999
Scope: Disorders and treatment of children (podopediatrics)
Chair: Simon Jones
Vice Chair: James Welch
Complimentary and integrated medicine (CAIM)
Founded: 2006
Scope: Member interest in CAIM and its practical use in podiatric medicine; helping to facilitate evidence-based practice and courses for members
Chair: Tariq Khan
Vice Chair: Mansoor Butt
Dermatology in podiatry
Founded: 2003
Scope: Specialism for dermatology of the lower limb; affiliated with the Primary Care Dermatology Society
Co-chairs: Ivan Bristow and Sarah Bradshaw
Forensic podiatry
Founded: 2011
Scope: Advise the College in forensic podiatry related issues
Chair: Sarah Reel, acting chair
Learning disabilities/mental health and neurodiversity
Founded: 2022
Scope: Support and develop practice within learning disabilities, mental health and neurodiversity field
Chair: Karen Mellon
Vice Chair: Roisin Connell
MSK UK
Founded: 2011
Scope: Musculoskeletal disorders and treatment
Chair: Richard Wilkins
Vice Chair: Dao Tunprasert
Podiatric rheumatology care association (PRCA)
Founded: 1997
Scope: To provide a network and facilitate support between podiatrists working in the field of rheumatology
Chair: Robert Field
Podiatric sports medicine (PSM)
Founded: 2014
Scope: Main aim is to form a speciality in podiatric sports medicine with examinations leading to award of Certificate of Completion of PSM Specialty Training. This will set the standards of clinical practice in the UK and Ireland. SAG will fullfill that role in the interim.
Chair: Nat Padhiar
Vice Chair: Sean Savage
Find out more about the PSM SAG
Ultrasound in podiatry
Founded: 2015
Scope: Useage of ultrasound in podiatry
Chair: Heidi Siddle
Vice Chair: Jai Saxelby, Lisa Newcombe
Vascular
Founded: 2021
Scope: Vascular disorders and treatment
Chair: Andrew Latham