Programme

Programme

Programme

Programme

26–28 November 2026

ICC Birmingham

26–28 November 2026

ICC Birmingham

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Open to all

Conference & Exhibition · 26–27 Nov

Members only

Learning Academy Immersive Day · 28 Nov

Thu

26

Nov

Fri

27

Nov

Sat

28

Nov

Members

Keynote

Plenary

Core

Advanced practice

Enrichment

Trade

Core — Essential knowledge and skills relevant to every registered podiatrist, whatever your setting or specialism.

Enrichment — Sessions that broaden your practice: new areas of interest, career pathways, research, policy and wider professional development.

Advanced practice — Higher-level content for those working at or towards advanced practice, including specialist and enhanced clinical roles.

This is a provisional programme. Sessions, speakers and timings are still being confirmed and more will be added — please check back for the latest version.

09:00

60 min

Registration

10:00

20 min

Plenary

Auditorium

Conference opening

Conference Chair, Joseph Spannari

Plenary

Auditorium

Welcome to conference

Chief Executive and General Secretary, Jane Pritchard

Plenary

Auditorium

Welcome to conference

Council Chair, Emma Noe

10:20

25 min

Keynote

Auditorium

Access to services to enage disadvantaged communities in exercise 

Prof. Cathy Bowen, Professor of Clinical Biomechanics

10:45

20 min

Plenary

Auditorium

Scope of practice

Julian Barratt, Head of Centre for Advancing Practice

11:05

15 min

Plenary

Auditorium

State of the nations

TBC

11:20

5 min

Break

11:25

60 min

Core

TBC

Employment sector

TBC

Core

TBC

HCPC clinical standards

TBC

Advanced

TBC

Vascular: Beyond the Obvious Foot: Advanced vascular decision-making in complex and overlapping presentations

TBC

Core

HAll 11a

Rheumatology: Is there ‘rheum’ for more in your assessment? Core skills in the assessment of the rheumatology-presenting foot and ankle

Christopher Joyce, Extended Scope Podiatrist in Rheumatology, Helen McKeeman, Principle Podiatrist for MSK, Aimee Patience, Podiatrist, Foot and Ankle Sonographer, Charlotte Dando, Lecturer

Advanced

TBC

Podiatric surgery

TBC

Advanced

TBC

MSK: From analogue to digital: Clinical and instrumented gait analysis in contemporary practice

TBC

Enrichment

TBC

Childrens: Stepping into children’s rheumatology: skills, pathways, and practice

TBC

Core

TBC

Learning disability

TBC

Core

TBC

Forensics: How do I study for a PhD? A personal account of a challenging PhD journey in forensic podology

Nick Howsham

12:30

60 min

Lunch & exhibition — Hall 3

12:30

60 min

TBC

TBC

Students networking

TBC

13:30

60 min

Core

TBC

FCP: First contact lower limb vascular assessment and management of peripheral arterial disease

Dr Lindsey Cherry, Associate Professor, University of Southampton

Core

TBC

Diabetes: Referral pathways in independent practice to NHS MDT

Jayne Robbie

TBC

TBC

Core skills: maintain and consolidate

Stephanie Stanley

ADVANCEd

TBC

Forensics: Forensic Gait Workshop

Rachel Vernon, Nadia Asgeirsdottir

advanced

TBC

Podiatric surgery

TBC

TBC

TBC

Childrens: Small feet, big signals: Red Flags in Children’s Podiatric Assessment

TBC

Enrichment

TBC

Enhancing your clinical dermatology skills: pathways to enhance education in dermatology for podiatrists

Dr Ivan Bristow, Michelle Reynolds, Sarah Bradshaw, Dr Jennifer Andrews

TBC

Hall 10a

How does the move to neighbourhood health services affect podiatry and what are the opportunities

Head of Policy, Department of Health and Social Care

TBC

TBC

Learning disability

TBC

TBC

TBC

Creating The Falmer clinic for podiatry placements: A partnership between University of Brighton and Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust

TBC

14:30

30 min

Enrichment

TBC

First Contact Practitioners

TBC

Enrichment

TBC

First steps into research: Opportunities for entry level options

Dr Lindsey Cherry, Associate Professor, University of Southampton

CORE

TBC

Footwear

TBC

Advanced

TBC

Podiatric surgery

TBC

Enrichment

TBC

MSK: Treatment to Prevention: GLP-1 Therapies vs Exercise in Community MSK Care - A Clinical Debate

Chris Drake, Advanced Practitioner Physiotherapist and Catherine Homer

Enrichment

TBC

CAIM: Integrated medical approach to paediatric rare skin genetic diseases

TBC

Trade

TBC

Trade learning lab: Poderm

TBC

CORE

TBC

The CUBED App

Sarah Bradshaw, Dr Jennifer Andrews, Michelle Reynolds, Michelle Cullen,

15:00

15 min

Break and poster presentations

15:00

15 min

trade

Hall 3 Trade Theatre

Trade Session: Firefly

15:15

45 min

COre

Auditorium

Short paper submissions

16:30

5 min

KEYnote

Auditorium

Bob Prince Lecture

TBC

16:55

5 min

Plenary

Auditorium

Close of conference

Conference Chair, Joseph Spanarri

17:00

1.5 hr

Evening

Hall 3 Trade theatre

Exhibition drinks

Your pass covers every session on the programme.

Your pass covers every session on the programme.