In Pursuit of Excellence in Advanced Footcare

Candace Bertrim | Oct 21, 2010

Photo: Candace Bertrim, Heather Balogh, Sylvia McMenemy and Ruth RuttanOn September 24, three local Advanced Footcare Nurses attended the 14th Annual Footcare Conference in Gormley, Ontario. The conference theme this year was "In Pursuit of Excellence". Ruth Ruttan is among the leading Nurse Educators in Diabetes and Footcare in Canada.Over 200 Footcare nurses attended the conference, which featured a Clinical Nurse Educator speaking on Chronic Venous Ulcers; Chiropodist Graham Curryer specializing in diabetic footcare; and keynote speaker Dini Petty, author, celebrity and entrepreneur speaking on "The Soul of the Matter".The footcare nurses attend the conference to keep up with current practices in techniques and infection control, participate in continuing education, and network with other professionals in the footcare industry.Candace Bertrim manages the footcare program at Northern Frontenac Community Services and has been providing footcare in the community for 18 years through community clinics, in-home visits and now at her own private clinic in Verona.  Sylvia McMenemy of Arden and Heather Balogh of Sharbot Lake area also manage their own private footcare businesses, providing footcare in long-term care facilities and in clients’ homes.We encourage anyone having challenges taking care of their feet to call on one of them. Taking care of yourself, one foot at a time.