Free webinar: Toe walking | 6 March 2023
Overview
Toe walking in children might be part of normal development, occasionally persists as “idiopathic toe walking”, but can also be a sign of significant underlying orthopaedic or neuromuscular pathology. In this collaboration between the Royal College of Podiatry (RCPod) and Orthopaedic Research UK (ORUK), Professor Cylie Williams of Monash University joins paediatric orthopaedic surgeons Michalis Kokkinakis and Gavin Spence to discuss getting the diagnosis right, red flags, referrals, evidence based management, and how we can collaborate across specialities in the best interests of the patients.
Target audience:
Podiatrists, Physiotherapists, Orthotists, Orthopaedic Surgeons, Paediatricians, GPs
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Certificate of attendance:
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Serial Casting Podcast:
Check out the latest episode of the “Serial Casting” podcast for podiatrists, which addresses “Toe Walking in Children”
Listen to “Serial Casting” on your favourite podcast platform
Additional reading material:
Cylie Williams, Kristy Robson, Verity Pacey, Kelly Gray. American and Australian family experiences while receiving a diagnosis or having treatment for idiopathic toe walking: a qualitative study.
Programme
19:00 Introduction, Convenors/Hosts
19:05 Toe walking
19:45 Invited questions
20:00 Close
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Convenors and speakers:
Mr Gavin Spence
Consultant Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon, Evelina London Children’s Hospital
Gavin Spence is a full time Consultant Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon at Evelina London Children’s Hospital. His particular clinical interest is in external fixation and limb deformity correction. Prior to this he was a consultant for King’s College Hospital London (Dubai) and Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, treating children with a variety of tertiary paediatric orthopaedic conditions including neuromuscular pathology. He trained in London and Cambridge, with fellowships in Great Ormond Street, Stanmore, and Adelaide.
Mr Michail Kokkinakis
Honorary Reader (Associate Professor) in Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgery, King’s College London & Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Evelina London Children’s Hospital
Michail is the Head of Adolescent Hip Preservation Surgery at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust. His additional subspecialty interests include the modern management of orthopaedic conditions in children with Cerebral Palsy and Spinal Muscular Atrophy, as well as the treatment of complex paediatric foot pathologies.
He completed his medical degree at the University of Frankfurt in Germany and has undertaken specialist fellowship training at the Royal Children’s Hospital in Glasgow, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, and the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital in Stanmore.
Michail is a member of the British Society for Children’s Orthopaedic Surgery (BSCOS), the British Society for Surgery in Cerebral Palsy (BSSCP), and the European Paediatric Orthopaedic Society (EPOS). He currently serves as Chair of the Cerebral Palsy Integrated Pathway for South East England.
Associate Professor Cylie Williams
Health Services Researcher and Podiatrist, Monash University
Associate Professor Cylie Williams is a health services researcher and podiatrist. She has over 25 years of paediatric clinical experience. During this time her roles have focused on screening and collaborative care of children with foot and leg conditions in public, community health and private practice settings. She has a particular research focus aimed at understanding why some children walk on their tip toes. Cylie has a Bachelor of Applied Science (Podiatry) from Queensland University of Technology, a Masters in Health Science (Health Promotion and Education) from Deakin University and a PhD from Charles Sturt University. She is also a certified Health Informatician (Australasia). Her ongoing research is focused on collaborative care, communication, use of data to guide care, and understanding the impact of strength and gait aids on mobility and foot problems in children.