north east regional extra | July 31 - August 6, 2019
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July 31 - August 6, 2019
◆ HOLISTIC HEALTH APPROACH: Brydie Donnelly firmly believes in the advantages of proper foot care. PHOTOS: Ashleigh Piles
By KYLIE WILSON SHE spends most of her life getting to grips with other people’s feet, but for North East woman Brydie Donnelly, it’s all in a day’s work. Now a clinical lead podiatrist working across a number of locations in the North East, Brydie started her podiatry career working in remote communities and towns across the Kimberley in the north of Western Australia. “During this time I developed a great interest in chronic conditions and their impact on the feet, and saw many people who had complications relating to diabetes and chronic kidney disease,” she said. “I also became acutely aware of the inequities in health care that exist because of location, culture, or cost. “These inequities may be more obvious in areas of Australia where remoteness and isolation exist, but these inequities exist all over Australia, particularly for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.” Brydie’s interest in the broader health care space led her to complete a Masters in Public Health (Primary Health Care) and since her early career, she has worked in a range of settings and locations across Australia, including community health, high risk foot clinics, private practice, aged care, high and low security prisons, and Community Controlled Aboriginal Health Organisations (ACCHO). “My passion is in public health and provision of care that is appropriate and accessible for those most in need of care,” she said. Brydie is now part of a five person podiatry team at Gateway Health Service who provide clinics across the catchment, including in Mansfield, Benalla, Wangaratta, Myrtleford, Bright, and Wodonga, as well as at some aged care services in the region.
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