WA Foot Collaborative Annual Meeting (WAFCAM)
Time is Tissue!
WA Foot Collaborative Annual Meeting (WAFCAM)
Saturday 26 June 2021 — Fiona Stanley Hospital, Education Building — FREE EVENT
About the event
Convened by Diabetes WA, and with the support of WAFCAM Chair Dr Olufemi Oshin, WAFCAM is an annual event for General Practitioners and nurses; podiatrists, specialists and surgeons; and all allied professionals interested in caring for the feet of people with diabetes. The aim of the event is to bring together a collective group of like-minded people to discuss the current situation in caring for people with diabetes and foot disease; celebrate successes in the field of high-risk foot services; and apply knowledge and innovation to work toward better outcomes.
We were unable to hold the event in 2020 due to COVID-19; however, in 2021, we bring together speakers and health professionals – from WA and across Australia – to celebrate the work being done in this space and inspire future work. With the Sustainable Health Review as our guide, we are inspired to work toward more person-centred, equitable and seamless access to high-risk foot services and integrated models of care.
Register for WAFCAM 2021, following the link below, and be a part of the collaborative effort to improve outcomes now, because time is tissue.
Attendance attracts CPD points through RACGP and Podiatry WA.
Further enquiries may be sent to jennifer.sweeting@diabeteswa.com.au
Draft* program and speakers
Fiona Stanley Education Building
Saturday 26 June 2021
*Working title provided for all presentations
| 7.30-8.00am | Registration and sponsor engagement | |
|---|---|---|
| 8.00-8.05am (5) 8.05-815am (10) |
Acknowledgement of Country
Introduction to WAFCAM |
Dr Olufemi Oshin (WAFCAM Chair; Consultant Vascular Surgeon, Medical Co-Director Hospital Logistics and Acute Access, Royal Perth Bentley Group) |
| 8.15-9.00am (45) | Diabetes-related foot disease: Global problems with local solutions | A/Professor Peter Lazzarini
(Podatrist, Principal Research Fellow, The Prince Charles Hospital & QUT, Brisbane) |
| 9.00-9.20am (20) | Successful States: Timely access to Ambulatory High-Risk Foot Services | Danielle Charles (Director of Podiatry, Cairns and Hinterland Hospital Health Service) |
| 9.20-9.40am (20) | Telehealth and Podiatry: New ways of connecting across country | Ben Ward (Podiatrist, Cairns Diabetes Centre) |
| 9.40-10.00am (20) | Foot Forward Pathways | Dr Emma Hamilton (Endocrinologist, Fiona Stanley Hospital) |
| 10.00-10.30am (30) | Sponsor engagement, tea/coffee and light refreshments | |
| 10.30-10.50am (20) | Working smarter in times of growing demand | Dr Olufemi Oshin (WAFCAM Chair; Consultant Vascular Surgeon, Medical Co-Director Hospital Logistics and Acute Access, Royal Perth Hospital) |
| 10.50-11.20am (30) | The Red Hot Foot Line: Rapid access to MD foot team for patients and health professionals | Joanna Scheepers (Podiatry Manager, St John of God, Midland Hospital) |
| 11.20am-11.40am (20) | What have we got here? The microbiology of sampling in diabetic foot ulcers | Dr Edward Raby (Clinical Microbiologist and Infectious Disease Consultant, Fiona Stanley and Royal Perth Hospitals) |
| 11.40am-12.00pm (20) | Antibiotics for DFI: Seven tips for success | Dr Laurens Manning, (BSc, MBChB, DTM&H (London), FRACP, PhD, infectious disease physician and clinical researcher at Fiona Stanley Hospital (FSH), University of Western Australia and Telethon Kids Institute) |
| 12.00-12.15pm (15) | The Kimberley Foot Initiative: Red Dirt Foot Healing | Courtney Fairfull (Project Lead, Kimberley Regional High Risk Foot Service) and Sarah Tomlinson (WACHS Senior Podiatrist and Clinical Lead, Kimberley Regional High Risk Foot Service) |
| 12.15-12.30pm (15) | Barriers to foot care in the North Metro Area | Dr Robert Ma (Vascular and Endovascular Surgeon, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital) and Shona Vigus (Credentialed Diabetes Educator, Diabetes WA) |
| 12.30-1.00pm (30) | Sponsor engagement, tea/coffee and light refreshments | |
| 1.00-1.10pm (10) | Health Pathways for feet | Dr Irene Dolan (GP Clinical Editor, WA Primary Health Alliance, HealthPathways WA) |
| 1.10-1.40pm (30) | What’s Next and Future Directions | Panel Q and A session |
| 1.40-2.00pm (20) | Close | Dr Femi Oshin |
The Western Australian Foot Care Annual Meeting is a highly interactive event for vascular surgeons, podiatrists, GPs, nurses and any allied health professional interested in caring for the feet of people with diabetes.
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