It’s been a couple of years since I last was on the Podiatry lecture circuit.

This past weekend I had the pleasure of delivering a presentation on the benefits of video gate analysis in podiatric practice. This incredible diagnostic tool has helped us educate, diagnose and treat thousands of patients with greater success over the past 13 years since introducing it to our offices in Mississauga and Brantford. It’s also reassuring to know you never quite get over the anxiety of presenting to a large group of well-educated clinical specialists with lots of questions. Thanks, Liz!

The Canadian Federation of Podiatric Medicine (CFPM) is the national organization representing foot care specialists from all across Canada. Not only is this a great opportunity to meet colleagues, but a superb chance to collectively learn from each other. Many of our members and guests from far afield have unique experiences and expertise which they share willingly. It’s typically a relaxed learning environment, usually with a significant amount of interaction, and even a little bit of ribbing can take place.

The subject matter of the lectures is broad and diverse, from shoe technology (Brooks Sports), advanced sports medicine treatments presented by Dr. Moore from the British Ministry of Defence based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Cutting-edge technology in the orthotic industry from fellow Ontario clinician Robert Nekrasas, D.Ch. and his company, Penguin Orthotics. There were presentations on the latest advancements in diabetic wound care, ankle injury classifications, identification of cancer in nail lesions, and one of the most interesting subjects was breakthrough technology in catalyzing wound healing. The presenter for this subject was Julian Molia, representing his company NANOTESS,  an award-winning Canadian company with a defined goal of changing access to effective healthcare technologies. So impressive was their presentation and research that I believe in the near future we will be adopting this technology and incorporating their products into our surgical and wound care protocols. 

As with all the technologies we incorporate into our practice, improved patient care is the greatest driving factor we consider, and it must be proven with credible scientific research.

All in all, it was a thoroughly enjoyable weekend for Marilyn and myself. We are required by our governing body to fulfill a required number of hours of continuing education every year, I believe most of my fellow practitioners will agree with such great content the CFPM made this a pleasure to fulfill.

Watch for new information soon once we bring NANOTESS technology onboard.