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Diabetes podiatry services for Māori in Aotearoa: a step in the right direction?

Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 2022
Māori with diabetes are at a 65% greater risk of amputation compared to non‐Māori with diabetes. Despite evidence to support the role of podiatrists in reducing diabetes‐related lower limb amputations; the effectiveness of diabetes podiatry services at ...
B Ihaka, K Rome, H Came
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UK podiatrists’ experiences of podiatry services for people living with arthritis: a qualitative investigation

Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 2018
Background Provision of podiatry services, like other therapies in the UK, is an area that lacks guidance by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.
Louise McCulloch, Alan Borthwick, Anthony Redmond, Katherine Edwards, Rafael Pinedo-Villanueva, Daniel Prieto-Alhambra, Andrew Judge, Nigel K. Arden, Catherine J. Bowen   +8 more
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Potential Utility of Ultrasound-Enhanced Delivery of Antibiotics, Anti-Inflammatory Agents, and Nutraceuticals: A Mini Review

Antibiotics, 2022
Ultrasound technology has therapeutic properties that can be harnessed to enhance topical drug delivery in a process known as phonophoresis. The literature on this method of drug delivery is currently sparse and scattered.
J. Karim Ead, Arjun Sharma, Miranda Goransson, David G. Armstrong   +3 more
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The impact of workforce redesign policies on role boundaries in ‘generalist’ podiatry practice: expert views within the professional body

Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 2014
Background Demographic changes and a predicted rise in the prevalence of chronic illness have led to a range of health policies in the UK (and elsewhere) focused on workforce flexibility and extended roles for the allied health professions.
Samantha J Stressing, Alan M Borthwick
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Assisting role redesign: a qualitative evaluation of the implementation of a podiatry assistant role to a community health setting utilising a traineeship approach

Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 2012
Background Increasing demands for podiatry combined with workforce shortages due to attrition, part-time working practices and rural healthcare shortages means that in some geographic areas in Australia there are insufficient professionals to meet ...
Moran Anna M, Nancarrow Susan A, Wiseman Leah, Maher Kerryn, Boyce Rosalie A, Borthwick Alan M, Murphy Karen   +6 more
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Practical steps and collegiality in the building of podiatry curricula to meet accreditation and health sector employability demands.

Journal of Teaching and Learning for Graduate Employability, 2013
Historically, mixed arrangements have been in place between educational institutions and podiatrist registration bodies to evaluate the capacity of programs to adequately prepare new graduates for clinical practice.
Anita Raspovic, Linda Pannan
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Validity and reliability of the Australian Therapy Outcome Measures – Physiotherapy, for podiatry (AusTOMs-PT for use in podiatry)

Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 2020
Background Valid and reliable outcome measure enable measurement of health care service impact. There are limited valid and reliable outcome measures for use in podiatry practice to measure the impact of treatment.
Cylie M. Williams, Nina Davies, Jessica Kolic, Antoni Caserta, Alicia M. James, Carolyn Unsworth   +5 more
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Clinical audit of core podiatry treatment in the NHS

Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 2009
Background Core podiatry involves treatment of the nails, corns and callus and also giving footwear and foot health advice. Though it is an integral part of current podiatric practice little evidence is available to support its efficacy in terms of ...
Burnside Jaclyn, Beecroft Craig, Harle Justine, Littlewood Keith, Farndon Lisa, Barnes Andrew, Wheeler Tracey, Morris Selwyn, Walters Stephen J   +8 more
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Journal of Foot and Ankle Research: the first ten years

Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 2018
Journal of Foot and Ankle Research (JFAR) was launched in July 2008 as the official research publication of the Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists (UK) and the Australasian Podiatry Council, replacing both the British Journal of Podiatry and the ...
Hylton B. Menz, Alan M. Borthwick, Catherine J. Bowen   +2 more
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Structural, Dermal and Ungual Characteristics of the Foot in Patients with Type II Diabetes

Medicina, 2019
Background and Objectives: Diabetes is a chronic and metabolic disease, considered as an important public health problem. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of podiatric pathology in type II diabetic patients.
Cristina Gonzalez-Martin, Sonia Pertega-Diaz, Teresa Seoane-Pillado, Vanesa Balboa-Barreiro, Alfonso Soto-Gonzalez, Raquel Veiga-Seijo   +5 more
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