PRESENT GOES ON THE ROAD AGAIN
to the
Historic World Congress of Podiatry
 

CEO, PRESENT Courseware, Dr. Alan Sherman

The PRESENT Courseware team attended the 2004 American Podiatric Medical Association annual meeting and the World Congress of Podiatry in Boston this month.  This meeting may very well be the largest gathering of foot and ankle specialists ever held. Over 1700 podiatrists, over 3600 total attendees and over 300 vendors were in attendance.  Many pair of sturdy shoes were worn out traversing that Exhibition Hall.

The Fédération Internationale des Podologues (FIP) held its annual conference in the days preceding the APMA meeting.  Over 150 podiatrists from outside the United States turned the APMA Meeting into the World Congress of Podiatry.

Representatives from around the globe exchange ideas

This organization’s mission is to ensure access to high quality foot and ankle care for all people, through collaboration with national and international organizations of podiatrists and other health organizations. The federation was founded in 1947 and consists of podiatric organizations and individuals from 19 countries on 5 continents worldwide that provide over 150 million patients visits per year. The emphasis of this years meeting was “Globalizing the Podiatric Profession.”

Representatives from around the world listen to translation of the F.I.P. presentation.

Numerous presentations discussed the clinical and theoretical competencies required for graduation from podiatry courses in Britain, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Canada, and the USA.

The PRESENT crew had the good fortune to break bread and “toss down a few” with a great many of these international podiatrists.

Dr. Juan Goez, the new PRESENT liaison to Spain shares a moment with Dr. Jay Lieberman

 
Mexican delegate Pdga. Ma. del Carmen Ruiz Trevino poses with Dr. Lieberman

Two surgeons from Kazakhstan were given a donation of a subscription to PRESENT Courseware to enhance the care of their diabetic population

The international podiatrists were all thoroughly impressed and delighted with PRESENT’s comprehensive courseware curriculum and state of the art e-learning technology. We look forward in the months ahead to bringing you all a very healthy exchange of dialogue with our international colleagues. The overwhelming success of the international program can be attributed to the efforts of F.I.P. president Dr. Ronald S. Lepow and Anthony J. McNevin, C.A.E., Conference Manager and Director of the F.I.P. North American office.

Dr. Michael Shore did what he does best at this meeting... obtaining corporate support for podiatric residency education

PRESENT IT Director, Melissa Marolla, enjoys
 a Korean foot massage