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Welcome to the 2011 Foot Mechanics Conference. This year we will be learning about manual therapy, a great way to add immediate impact to your treatment plans. We will also be learning from each other through case presentations and covering the wound care core module for your APC requirements.
Our CSO's will build on their product knowledge for the key products we now offer in the clinics. We will be supercharging what we do in Medtech and learning from each other through sharing expereinces while working at the front of the clinics.
Saturday night will feature a dinner with special activities and awards hosted by Carlo Ellis.
DATE: 9-10 April 2011
LOCATION: Auckland University of Technology, Northcote, Auckland. Clinical Room AA126. See map below.
ACCOMADATION: Poenamo Hotel, 31 Northcote Road, Takapuna, Auckland. (Map here)
PROGRAMME:
Saturday: Conference 8.30am - 4.30pm
Conference Dinner: Saturday Night 8pm till late (not too late)
Sunday: Conference at 9am - 4.00pm
Key Presenter - Richard Van Plateringen
Richard is a Podiatrist from Dunedin, New Zealand. Richard has over 25 years of expereince and joins the Foot Mechanics team in April as the key presenter at our conference for 2011. Richard specialises in "manual therapy" of the foot. Over the course of the weekend you will learn the theory of mobilisation, participate in workshops to apply the theory and leave being able to add this skill to your everyday treatment of patients.
What you will learn:
- The theory of mobilisation
- Assessing foot posture for mobilisation
- Indications and contra indications for mobilisation
- The inplications of foot wear on foot mechanics
- Practical workshop on performing foot mobilisations including;
- Talus
- Calcaneus
- Cuboid
- Cuneiforms
- Navicular
- Matatarsals
- Ankle
- The benefits of using orthotics and manipulation as a combined treatment approach
- Strapping techniques
- K-taping
- How to add foot and ankle physical rehabilitation programmes to your treatment plans
Plus:
In addition to Richards presentation and workshop on mobilisation the confernece includes;
- Case presentations from our podiatrists
- CCME approved Wound Care module
- A team dinner with special activities
- An update on Foot Mechanics as a company and where we are going in the future
- CSO stream including;
- Working with Medtech efficently
- Reccomending foot health products
- Phone techniques
- Optimising your podiatrists calendar
- Keeping a "healthy clinic"