Australian Podiatry Association - Tasmania

The continuing education topics and venues for 2012 are currently being confirmed.  Stay tuned for a great array of interesting speakers in 2012.  If you would like to request any continuing education topics or speakers to be considered please list them on the forum.  

FOOT HEALTH MONTH 2011

This year the theme of Foot Health Month is Diabetes: Counting the costs and we aim to influence Canberra’s decision makers and to educate the public.

The political campaign focuses on the need for additional (minimum of 12) Medicare funded visits to podiatrists for people with chronic disease-related foot complications. The public health campaign takes the form of Community Service Announcements for radio and television, urging people with diabetes to maintain foot health vigilance.

The Royal Hobart Hospital hosted the 2011 APodA Tasmania Diabetes Update seminar, attracting a large contingent of Tasmanian podiatrists. Rajna Ogrin, Shan Bergin and Byron Perrin provided the audience with an update of best practice in the areas of neurological and vascular assessment, neuropathic arthropathies and the prevention of ulceration.

The Royal Hobart Hospital will host the APodA Tasmania Diabetes Update on the 25th of June. The event is the second in the association's 2011 education series and will feature three highly credentialed presenters. Dr Rajna Ogrin, Dr Shan Bergin and Byron Perrin will cover a range of topics, providing practitioners with an update of recent research to guide clinical practice.

The Australian College of Podiatric Surgeons will be holding its 2011 Symposium at the Burswood Convention Centre, Perth on 4th August to 6th of August 2011 inclusive.

Please find attached the Delegate Registration form and Call for Posters information.

Dr Kay Crossley, Dr Natalie Collins and Kathryn Mills provided Tasmanian podiatrists with an update of the evidence for managing patello-femoral pain. A recent influx of quality research in the area has identified the importance of distal interventions such as foot orthoses, placing the focus on the role of podiatrists in the multidisciplinary approach to the condition.

In January 2011 the APodC’s online Continuing Professional Development (CPD) system was unveiled. The new system will provide Podiatrists with an opportunity to access online education at a minimal cost to members of APodA Tasmania after an initial 6 month period of free access. Non-members of APodA Tasmania will not be excluded from accessing the system, with non-member fees available.

Use your video camera or mobile phone to shoot a 90-second video on the attractions of podiatry as a career. Your movie need not have a script or a soundtrack but with your entry you should submit a brief synopsis of 50 words or fewer.