Podiatry This Week
  November 22, 2022 Facebook   Twitter   Instagram   Linkedin
Seaford Pharmaceuticals Inc.
 
CFPM Board of Directors 2022/2023

At the Canadian Federation of Podiatric Medicine's Annual General Meeting held on Saturday, November 5, the 2022/2023 Board of Directors was approved.
The new Board of Directors includes the following: 

Stephanie Playford - President 

Rob Bellmont - Director 

Elisabeth Hibbert - Director 

Alicia McQuistan - Director 

Helen Rees - Director 

Jenny Sinclair - Director 

Salima Abdul Sultan - Director

 
Cryos Precision Orthotic System - Advancing the Standard of Care
Cryos Technologies®
Cryos partners with clinicians to deliver Greater Patient Satisfaction, Better Clinical Outcomes, and Enhanced Practice Differentiation. Designed by clinicians for clinicians. Our in-house Podiatrists ensure Cryos technologies and clinic implementation is relevant to the operational challenges and growth opportunities in today’s practice environment. Together with our clinic optimization team, they bring functional experience on patient compliance, therapeutic enhancement, practice differentiation and growth to our clinic partnerships.
Read more about Cryos’s Precision Orthotic System
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Dormer Laboratories Inc.
Dormer Laboratories Inc.
Industry News
Key Considerations in Wound Hygiene
SOURCE: Podiatry Today
Wound hygiene is very important. Basically, if you go through the steps, you want to cleanse the wound and that can be to the provider's preference, whether it's hypochlorous acid or it's another type of cleansing agent. And then, you want to actually debride the wound. And then, once you thoroughly debride the wound, there are still some areas that need to be refashioned. 

 
Proprioception: A Primer on Balance & Aging
SOURCE: Lower Extremity Review
We typically lose proprioception as we age, which can negatively affect balance. But why do we lose proprioception simply because we age? Proprioception was originally defined as “the perception of joint and body movement as well as position of the body, or body segments, in space.”

 
Many-Faceted Rasch Calibration of the Foot Function Index-Revised Short Form
SOURCE: Journal of Foot and Ankle Research
The Foot Function Index Revised Short version (FFI-RS) is a foot- and ankle- patient-reported outcome measure (PROM), developed from the Foot Function Index (FFI). Previous studies, estimating item parameters and multidimensional properties, have limitations properly establishing the measurement properties of the FFI-RS. A multi-faceted Rasch analysis with a larger sample would allow for a more robust validation approach to improve the clinical interpretation of the FFI-RS using a multidimensional perspective.

 
Qualitative Exploration of Patient and Healthcare Professional Perspectives on Barriers And Facilitators to Foot Self-Care Behaviors in Diabetes
SOURCE: BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care
The overlay method is used in forensic podiatry to compare the shape, position, and overall fit of features between questioned and reference footprint evidence. However, the scientific foundation underpinning its validity in the comparison of insole footprints is not fully understood because of a lack of published data defining its statistical operating parameters.

 
IG Wealth, Patrick Buscar
Medical Technology, Inc. (MTI)
Job Postings
 
JOB OPPORTUNITIES
The Company: Hamilton Foot Care, Irving M Luftig B. Sc., DPM (posting October 20, 2022)
 
Corporation Office: 849 Upper Wentworth St, Suite 209, Hamilton, Ontario, L9A 5H4
Work Location: 849 Upper Wentworth St, Suite 209, Hamilton, Ontario, L9A 5H4
Start Date: As soon as possible
Type of Position: Permanent, Full Time
Positions Available: 1
Hours per Week: 35
Working hours Monday, 10-6 Tuesday 10-3 Wednesday 12-8, Thursday 10-6, and Friday 10-3
Compensation: Fee for Service as per industry/profession
Benefits: CPD for medical education $1-2k per year; 1 year of membership to the Ontario Podiatric Association, ($2500)
The Role: The Podiatrist/Chiropodist will help people dealing with a range of mobility issues, relieve pain and treat infections of the feet and lower legs. The Podiatrist/Chiropodist will also be helping patients with a variety of different issues from infants through seniors requiring all types of foot care. The role requires diagnosis of diseases, deformities and injuries of the human foot and communicate diagnoses to patients, treating patients using a variety of medical interventions including Orthotics, Extra Corporeal Shockwave Therapy, Injection Therapy, and other modalities. Provide various Routine Foot Conditions with patients of all ages. May perform surgery on the forefoot and subcutaneous soft tissues of the foot.
Language
- English
Education
- DPM / D. Ch (or equivalent valid in Ontario via requirements of the College of Chiropodists of Ontario
- Baccalaureate Degree (University)
- Successful completion of Ontario Chiropody Registration Examinations
- Membership with the College of Chiropodists of Ontario prior to commencing practice
Experience
- Mandatory
- 1-3 years of private practice experience as a Chiropodist and/or Podiatrist
- Soft Tissue Surgical competence including cutting into the subcutaneous tissues of the foot within the Ontario scope of practice preferred
-Optional:
- 1 year experience in wound care
- Will be required to become a member of Wound Care Canada
- Will be required to become a member of OPMA Ontario Podiatric Medical Association, OR Ontario Society of Chiropodists,
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Able to use diagnostic equipment for chiropodist practice
If you are interested in the Podiatrist position and would like to join and grow with Hamilton Foot Care Irv Luftig B.Sc., DPM, we encourage you to send us a CV/Resume in confidence to irvluftig@rogers.com
We thank all applicants who applied for the position; however, only those shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview. Thank you.
 
Get full details here
 
Did you know that CFPM can post a job posting to reach the chiropody/podiatry community? This service is FREE for all CFPM members and $150 for non-members (for a 30 day posting).