May/June 2014 | Volume 71 No. 3 ISSN 1756-3291
Podiatry Review
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Editorial ..................................................................2 Baby steps to saving lives ...................................4-6 Anna Lacey Erchonia lunula laser therapy (cold laser) in the treatment of onychomycosis – the results........7 - 13 Robert Sullivan BSc.(Hons) Podiatry, MSc. Pod. Surgery.
Editor Mrs B Hawthorn
PGC. Myo. Acup. FIChPA. M.Inst.ChP. Clinical Director Midleton Foot Clinic, (Ireland)
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The ageing foot – a challenge for the chiropodist and podiatrist ..........................14-16 Iain B. McIntosh BA(Hons). MBChB. FFTMRCPS(Glas)
Academic Review Team Mrs J Barbaro-Brown MSc PGDip PGCE BSc (Hons) BA (Hons) DPodM MChS HMInstChP
Ms B Wright MSc BSc (Hons) PGCE PGDip MInstChP
CPD Review of cleaning and sterilisation used in practice.............................17-20 Joanne Casey MInstChP, BSc
Mr R Sullivan BSc (Hons) Pod MSc Pod Surg PgDip MioAcu FIChPA MInstChP
The Institute’s profile in Europe .............................21
Mr S Miah Health article Vitamin D deficiency ........................22
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Mrs J Casey Branch news .................................................25 - 27
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Diabetes news......................................................28 Cosyfeet news......................................................30 Diary of events......................................................32 http://twitter.com/iocp_chiropody
Conference booking form .............................35 & 36 Nominations for national office ............................IBC
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