Nail surgery is a cornerstone of podiatric practice, but staying current with evolving techniques, safety alerts, and evidence-based consensus is vital for patient safety and successful outcomes.
🩺 Join me for a comprehensive three-evening update designed to refine your surgical skills and modernise your clinical pathway! ✨
What You Will Learn:
📚 Evidence-Based Practice: Review the literature on success rates for segmental chemical ablation and understand the latest consensus on antibiotic prophylaxis and anticoagulant management. 💊
💉 Technique Refinement: Master the process of carrying out nail surgery, from effective digital anaesthesia and tourniquet use to the precise execution of partial and total nail avulsions. 🦶
⚠️ The Chemical Shift: Navigate critical safety updates, including the mandatory move away from bottled phenol toward licensed swab packs to prevent corrosive injuries. 🚫🧴
🔪 Incisional & Soft Tissue Procedures: Expand your scope with insights into managing complex pathologies using techniques like the Winograd, Zadik, or Vandenbos procedures. ✂️
🛡️ Complication Management: Learn to identify and treat common postoperative issues, from hypergranulation tissue to recurrence, while understanding the “Never Events” you must avoid at all costs. 🛑
🩹 Post-Op Excellence: Optimise healing with expert advice on nonadherent dressings and multimodal pain management strategies. 😴
📅 Dates: September 29th, 30th & October 1st, 2026 🕗 Time: 8:00 PM 💻 Location: Online via FootNotes CPD.
Pricing (All 3 Sessions):
Qualified Podiatrists: £65
Students: £25