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Podiatrist shortage may impact on older people

Discussion in 'Australia' started by admin, Nov 25, 2004.

  1. admin

    admin Administrator Staff Member


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    Podiatrist shortage may impact on older people
    ABC News
     
  2. Tuckersm

    Tuckersm Well-Known Member

    It is interseting that as podiatry is gaining increased favour with the Australian Government Dept of Health with improved access to Medicare funded podiatry, and changes to the health act to allow podiatric surgeons better access to private hospitals, the federal education minister, who in a past life was AMA president, refuses to provide appropriate funding for undergarduate podiatry education, both in number of places and funding per place, placing stress on many of the undergarduate courses.

    If the Curtin trend continues the current shotage of podiatrists will only continue. In Victoria a one year gap in 2002, with no graduates as the course changed from 3-4 years resulted in many podaitry vacancies, both public and private not being filled, and has in part reignited the debate on alternative foot care providers
     
  3. Sean Millar

    Sean Millar Active Member

    Podiatrist shortage

    A radio bulletin announced yesterday the UWS schools of podiatry and osetopathy would not be accepting any students for the next 2 years. Can anyone comment?
     
  4. admin

    admin Administrator Staff Member

    Concerns raised over osteopathy courses

    No comments at this stage, but:

    Concerns raised over osteopathy courses from ABCNews
     
    Last edited: Nov 28, 2004
  5. bigtoe

    bigtoe Active Member

    jobs?

    hello i currently live in scotland and am looking to work abroad within the next two years, is there a lot of scope to finding podiatry jobs in australia, if so can anyone pass on some website or contacts
     
  6. Craig Payne

    Craig Payne Moderator

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    There is apparently curently lots of work in Australia at the moment (NB the title of this thread)

    Check these resources:
    Australasian Podiatry Council Information for Overseas Qualified Podiatrists
    For employment, see:
    Australasian Podiatry Council Looking for Work
    Podiatry Zone
    Australian Podiatry Association (Victoria) Classified Ads
    Other State Association will have info, but its not on their websites: NSW, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, and West Australia, who no have a website :(, but can be emailed on apodawa@iinet.net.au
     
    Last edited by a moderator: Nov 27, 2004
  7. Tuckersm

    Tuckersm Well-Known Member

    Finding work in Oz

    Seek is also used by a number of hospitals and health centres to advertise podiatry jobs as well as the associations
    http://www.seek.com.au/Healthcare/
     
  8. admin

    admin Administrator Staff Member

    FYI background for information. Here is the original Press Release from Curtin, dated June 2003:
    Also of relevance to this thread is the announcement from UWS in this thread: Changes in Podiatry Course at UWS
     
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