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The Advanced Practicing Podiatrists High Risk Foot Group; Melbourne
Final Program now available, as well as a "tax invoice" option for payment, which a number of Hospital and Health service finance depts require (though online registration is still necassary, and a promotion code will be provided for this to be completed once payment is confirmed)
The conference is close to 70% subscribed, with 7 weeks to go!
__________________ Stephen Tucker Calvary Health Care
Re: The Advanced Practicing Podiatrists High Risk Foot Group; Melbourne
This conference is now almost fully subscribed, with under 10 delegate positions left.
The last few positions will only be accepted via http://www.trybooking.com/23768 without prior arrangement, to ensure the conference is not oversubscribed.
__________________ Stephen Tucker Calvary Health Care
Re: The Advanced Practicing Podiatrists High Risk Foot Group; Melbourne
Congratulation on filling the numbers so fast Stephen.
For those interested l will be exhibiting at the conference and will also bring the in-shoe pressure mapping system we use, fscan.
This will show you first hand how the information can be seen and used to improve outcomes by altering fulcrums, trajectory and pressure points to off load whilst the client waits.
Here is some research on the subject, there is more but l think this is the most recent...
Pressure-reduction and preservation in custom-made footwear of patients with diabetes and a history of plantar ulceration.
Waaijman R, Arts ML, Haspels R, Busch-Westbroek TE, Nollet F, Bus SA.
Diabet Med. 2012 Apr 30.
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Aims To assess the value of using in-shoe plantar pressure analysis to improve and preserve the offloading properties of custom-made footwear in patients with diabetes.
Methods Dynamic in-shoe plantar pressures were measured in new custom-made footwear of 117 patients with diabetes, neuropathy and a healed plantar foot ulcer. In 85 of these patients, high peak pressure locations (peak pressure > 200 kPa) were targeted for pressure reduction (goal: > 25% relief or below an absolute level of 200 kPa) by modifying the footwear. After each of a maximum three rounds of modifications pressures were measured. In a subgroup of 32 patients, pressures were measured and, if needed, footwear was modified at 3-monthly visits for 1 year. Pressures were compared with those measured in 32 control patients who had no footwear modifications based on pressure analysis.
Results At the previous ulcer location and the highest and second highest pressure locations, peak pressures were significantly reduced by 23%, 21% and 15%, respectively, after modification of footwear. These lowered pressures were maintained or further reduced over time and were significantly lower, by 24-28%, compared with pressures in the control group.
Conclusion The offloading capacity of custom-made footwear for high-risk patients can be effectively improved and preserved using in-shoe plantar pressure analysis as guidance tool for footwear modification. This provides a useful approach to obtain better offloading footwear that may reduce the risk for pressure-related diabetic foot ulcers
Re: The Advanced Practicing Podiatrists High Risk Foot Group; Melbourne
No fashion statement here, but these are the open toe units that l will bring for the inshoe assessment, for those that would like to try it out.
This will allow the wearer to experience a normal(?) gait/forces in the shoe on the left and simulate H. Limitus in the shoe on the right, then see the inshoe data generated and how we can use it to change our prescription of the footwear and improve the outcome.
Re: The Advanced Practicing Podiatrists High Risk Foot Group; Melbourne
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Originally Posted by Boots n all
No fashion statement here, but these are the open toe units that l will bring for the inshoe assessment, for those that would like to try it out.
This will allow the wearer to experience a normal(?) gait/forces in the shoe on the left and simulate H. Limitus in the shoe on the right, then see the inshoe data generated and how we can use it to change our prescription of the footwear and improve the outcome.
Thanks David,
The conference is sold out with 150 podiatrists from around the country (well mostly from Melbourne) expected on Friday
__________________ Stephen Tucker Calvary Health Care
Re: The Advanced Practicing Podiatrists High Risk Foot Group; Melbourne
I am a very gentle soul. No injuries would have been inflicted however do love that enough people were fearful enough to not take one. I do believe there is a photo somewhere but I haven't see it yet......
They were very comfy shoes....if you compare them to what I was wearing, lol.
Great work David and also great work to the HRF group. I very much enjoyed the ones I attended on the need and extension of the profession to include the advance skills needed to work with different populations.
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Cheers,
Cylie.... in a permanent state of confusion
The Advanced Practicing Podiatrists High Risk Foot Group; Melbourne
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