eCourse - APodA Medicines in Podiatry
Course aim Refreshing your knowledge of safe and effective use of medicines in podiatry. Practical concepts and information you can use in your clinic tomorrow.
Please be aware this e-course does not make you eligible to prescribe or administer S4 medicines. For information on how to become an endorsed prescriber for scheduled medicines go to the Podiatry Board of Australia's webpage here.
eCourse Content
Module 1
- Medicines and podiatry: reviewing key information (guidelines, legislation) and relevance to your practice
- Refreshing the essentials: pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, and the importance of subjective patient medicines history, case study 1
Module 2
- Anti-infectives and podiatric dermatology, case study 2, 3
- Local anaesthetics and podiatric procedures, case study 4
Module 3
- Pain management in podiatry: analgesics, NSAIDs and more, case study 5, 6
- Complex cases: co-morbidity, polypharmacy, allergies, and adverse medicine events, case study 7
Module 4
- Bringing it all together: safe and effective use of medicines
- Advanced podiatric pharmacology and endorsement in scheduled medicines: how can this enhance your practice?, case study 8
eCourse Cost
- APodA Members* - $250 | Non Members - $495 | APodA Student Member Free
eCourse Access
- To purchase, click on Register myself (scroll to the bottom of the page) submit your details and pay online
- Once registered you will receive a confirmation email with a link to the e-Course in the learning portal and a password. This registration is unique to you so please do not share it.
- The video and assessment in the learning portal cannot be downloaded
- Where access to documents, resources or program material is made available to you as a member of the APodA, or participant of this APodA program, you understand that it is your responsibility to keep the material confidential and only use or disclose it for the purpose for which it was provided, unless the APodA authorises other use or disclosure.
Certificate of Completion
- An automated certificate of completion will be emailed to you upon the successful completion of all four (4) online assessments. (pass mark is 80% or higher, 3 attempts only)
- APodA members can upload the CPD certificate to the CPD portal located in the Member Centre to easily track their CPD hours for the year.
About the Presenter
Ele Lentakis has been a podiatrist for almost a decade, with several years of experience as an endorsed prescriber. Ele graduated from the Queensland University of Technology with a Bachelor of Health Science (Podiatry) 1st Class Honours in 2012. Ele is a member of the Golden Key International Honour Society and was the recipient of numerous meritorious awards during her study. During her podiatry studies, Ele worked in pharmacy and holds a Certificate II in Community Pharmacy from the Pharmacy Guild of Australia. This experience, in addition to her studies, fostered her keen interest in clinical therapeutics and in obtaining her endorsement for scheduled medicines. Since graduation, Ele has worked in private practice and hospital settings, both in Melbourne and Brisbane. In 2018, Ele completed the training requirements for Endorsement in Scheduled Medicines under the Podiatry Board of Australia, and now mentors podiatry students and new practitioners to also train in this field of practice. Beyond her clinical work, Ele has also been involved in lecturing and clinical supervision of podiatry students in the School of Clinical Sciences, QUT. Ele has contributed to clinical research and has presented at both state and international conferences. She has also chaired several panel discussions within the profession. Ele is the co-founder of TWH Foot Care, a company that creates contemporary, podiatrist-approved foot care products. Prior to her podiatry career, Ele trained professionally as a ballet dancer and was also a certified fitness trainer. Ele is currently completing a Masters of Public Health and Masters of Infectious Diseases Intelligence.
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CPD Terms & Conditions
- By registering for an event with the APodA you will receive APodA correspondence and updates. You can choose to opt-out by unsubscribing.
- All CPD fees must be paid in advance.
- All cancellations must be received in writing.
- Cancellations made less than 14 days prior to the event - 50% of costs paid are refundable.
- Any CPD refunds given will be provided via the payment method (i.e. if you paid using Credit Card a refund will be processed via the same credit card).
- Cancellations made less than seven (7) days prior to the event - no refund is available.
- Participants are considered a “no-show” when they fail to show up to the CPD event they have registered for.
- When registered participants become a “no-show” they take responsibility for the payment of their event cost and will note their registration cost has been paid for in advance by the APodA. If a participant is a “no-show” they will be responsible for paying 100% of the event cost and will not be eligible for a refund. If the event cost has not yet been paid they will be responsible for paying 100% of their event cost.
- The APodA reserve the right to cancel or change the time or date of the event or change its venue, content and speakers at any time at our discretion.
- If the APodA exercises that right of cancellation we will refund 100% of any fees which attendees have paid in advance.
- Credit card payments paid in advance will be refunded less the merchant fee of 1.5%
- Where access to documents, resources or program material is made available to you as a member of the APodA, or participant of this APodA program, you understand that it is your responsibility to keep the material confidential and only use or disclose it for the purpose for which it was provided, unless the APodA authorises other use or disclosure.
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eCourse Details
Cost: |
APodA Members - $250 | Non-Members - $495 | Students Free |
Contact: |
Australian Podiatry Association |