Time

Podiatric biomechanics conference

Schedule 22 ^nd April 2010

9.15 – 9.45

Conference Registration 

9.45 – 10.00

Conference opening

Prof Martin Cormican

Head of Department Medical Microbiology

University College Hospital and NUI Galway 

10.00 – 11.15

Speaker 1

Fundamentals of  biomechanics

Dr Norman Murphy

11.15 – 11.40

Coffee

11.40 – 11.55

11.55 – 12.10

 12.10 – 12.25

 12.25 – 12.30

Mr Andy Horwood An Introduction to Evolutionary Biology and Medicine for Podiatrists                                                                                             Dr. Tim  Kilmartin How do patients rate their bunion surgery 10 years on. Outcomes and complications in 50 females.                                           Dr Magdalena Tyndyk  Correlation between plantar pressure distribution and multi-segment Oxford Foot Model kinematics in healthy adults.   

Questions to panel                              

12.30 – 13.30

Lunch 

13.30 – 14.45

Workshop 1     A Peak pressure and biomechanics 

                                Dr Norman Murphy

                            B Joint manipulation

                                 Ms Tess O’Neill

14.45 – 15.00

Coffee

Workshop 2     C Metatarsalgia

                             Mr Andy Horwood

                              D In-shoe biomechanics

                              Dr Norman Murphy

16.15 – 16.30

Conference closing