Foot Care Courses

TO REGISTER:
Download form above and fill

out the application for

Foot Care Course.
Submit application and a

$300.00 non refundable cheque

made payable to:

OUTCHITEL CHIROPODY

PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION

7131 Bathurst St, Unit 203,
Thornhill, Ontario L4J 7Z1

You can contact us by:

Phone: 905-709-8692
Fax: 905-709-1875
Email: dfc@rogers.com

UPCOMING COURSE DATE

Basic Foot Care Course:

To be confirmed.

Basic, Advanced and Diabetic

Foot Care Course:

To be confirmed.

Nursing Foot Care Courses

Presented by: Outchitel Chiropody Professional Corporation (OCPC):

Purpose of the foot care course:

Our foot care courses provide you, the health care worker, with the knowledge and skills required to provide proper foot care.

The number of people who will require help with their foot care is expected to grow by leaps and bounds, as the waves of "Baby Boomers" age.

The number of people with diabetes is already huge, and still growing. We know that a certain percentage of those people will develop foot problems.

Foot care, and particularly diabetic foot care, is a swiftly growing need.

The RNAO Best Practice Guidelines (2013) targets reducing diabetic foot complications. This foot care course will help prepare you to work in this field.

These courses include some theory, in class lab, and practice in clinical settings, where students will have hands on practical experience working with a variety of clients.

Nursing Foot Care Courses Overview

One Day Session:

Introduction

What to Expect
Anatomy of the Foot and Basic Nomenclature The Normal Foot
Normal Nails
Basic Foot Assessment
Corns, Callous, VPs (warts)
Aging - How it Affects the Foot Footwear, and Footwear
Assessment

Lunch

Foot Care Instruments, and Caring for Them Infection Control
Diabetes, and Its Effect on the Foot
The Diabetic Foot Care Team

Basic/Routine Foot Care - and what isn’t
Documentation
Self-Care and Barriers to Self-Care

Three Day Foot Care Course:

Day 1	Introduction What to Expect Anatomy of the Foot and Nomenclature The Normal Foot - Pronation and Supination, ROMs, Gait Cycle (normal ambulation) and Gait Assessment Basic Foot Assessment Normal Nails Aging - How it Affects the Foot Lunch Foot Care Instruments, and Caring for Them Sterilization Infection Control Documentation Footwear, and Footwear Assessment Corns, Callous, VPs (warts) Self-Care and Barriers to Self Care

Day 2	Nail Pathologies Common Causes of Foot Problems (DM, RA, OA, etc.) and How to Differentiate Diabetes - Basic Facts and Figures Diabetic Complications (eyes, kidneys, circulation and feet) Diabetes and Its Effect on the Foot The Diabetic Foot Care Team Nutrition in Diabetes and Wound Care Lunch Demonstration of Foot Care Practice Drill Demonstration Padding and Strapping Interdigital Device Making - Art vs. Science Foot Pain

Day 3	Orthotic management (difference between cushioning and management) Ulcers - Causes, Classification (Wagner and U of Texas) Ulcer Treatment Offloading Dressings Infections Amputation Lunch Detailed Foot Assessment - tissue, vascular, neurological, biomechanical - “Three Minute Foot Assessment” vs. Inlow. Questions Exam

Five Day Foot Care Course:

Day 1	Introduction What to Expect Anatomy of the Foot and Nomenclature - with details Normal Nails The Normal Foot - pronation and supination, ROMs Gait Cycle (normal ambulation) and Gait Assessment Lunch Foot Care Instruments, and Caring for Them Sterilization Infection Control Documentation Aging - How it Affects the Foot Self-Care, and Barriers to Self-Care

Day 2	Nail Pathologies fungus vs. yeast Common Causes of Foot Problems (DM, RA, OA, etc.) Routine Care (corns, callous, nail care) Diabetes - Basic Facts and Figures Diabetic Complications (eyes, kidneys, circulation and feet) Diabetes and Its Effect on the Foot - in brief Lunch Demonstration of Foot Care Practice Corns, Callous, VPs (warts) Padding and Strapping: Theory and Practice Interdigital Device Making - Art vs. Science

Day 3	Footwear, and Footwear Assessment (shoe modifications) Detailed Foot Assessment - tissue, vascular, neurological, biomechanical "Three Minute Foot Assessment" vs. Inlow. Lunch Assessment: Leading to Treatment Drill Demonstration Use of Sharp Instruments and Proper Disposal Practice with Blades on Frozen Oranges

Day 4	Offloading Orthotic management (difference between cushioning and management) Ulcers - Causes, Classification (Wagner and U of Texas) Ulcer Treatment - what's required; timeline Lunch Dressings Infections Amputation Incidence of 2nd Amputation 2 and 5 Year Survival Rates

Day 5	The Diabetic Foot Care Team Nutrition in Diabetes Wound Care Lunch Questions Exam

After the 3 and 5 day classroom sessions, program participants will be also participate in 35 hours of hands-on clinical foot care experience. You will follow Lev Outchitel, Chiropodist (MD Russia, retired) and 2 of his experienced foot care nurses. Everyone will have a chance to work with all 3, to give you a chance to have a diversity of experience. You will be given opportunities to treat patients while under supervision, and you will receive ongoing feedback from the clinicians.

Your foot care certificate will be granted after you have successfully completed both the classroom and clinic experiences.

While attending foot care courses, the clinical times will need to be worked out on an individual basis, but it is our hope that everyone will be able to finish their clinical time within 6 weeks of the classroom work.

Please have scrubs to change into when you are at the clinical sites. Scrubs are not to be worn as street clothing.