Abstracts from The College of Podiatry Annual Conference 2016

Abstract

1 Educational tool and point-of-care tests to assist antibiotic prescribing decisions for diabetic foot ulcer infections (INDUCE study) John Ingram1, Scott Cawley2, Angela Jones2, Elinor Coulman3, Clive Gregory4, Tim Pickles3 1Department of Dermatology and Academic Wound Healing, Division of Infection & Immunity, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK; 2Podiatry Department, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, Cardiff, UK; 3Centre for Trials Research, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK; 4Division of Population Medicine, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK Correspondence: Angela Jones Background Assessing diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) for infection is difficult because clinical symptoms and signs may be masked by neuropathy and vasculopathy and there are no objective tests available at point of care to guide clinicians. Calprotectin in wound exudate may have value, but only in combination with other biomarkers. 2 Shoe hardness and gait Him Shun Hinson Kei, Paul Fletcher, Mike Curran Faculty of Health and Society, University of Northampton, Northampton, UK Correspondence: Him Shun Hinson Kei Introduction This study will have implications for any healthcare professionals who aim to alter patient’s gait with footwear. Comparison of a commercially available rowing specific shoe to a training shoe Trevor Prior Centre for Sports and Exercise Medicine, William Harvey Research Institute, Bart’s and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK Background In the sport of rowing, load applied through the feet must be efficiently and effectively translated into propulsive force at the oar. By contrast, the rowing shoe focussed the force beneath the 1st Met head and, due to the reduced contact area, resulted in a greater peak pressures. 4 Importance of accurate identification of arterial perfusion using different physiological tests Cynthia Formosa Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Malta, Msida, Malta Background Although diagnostic and therapeutic decisions in patients with peripheral