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1st October 2017 - New Member Organisation
CASE is pleased to announce that the College of Podiatry has joined the Consortium with effect from 1st October 2017.
The College of Podiatry (COP) was formed in 2012 to be the charitable subsidiary of The Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists, the Professional Body and a trade union for registered chiropodists and podiatrists in the United Kingdom.
The Ultrasound in Podiatry Specialist Advisory Group, Chaired by Dr Heidi Siddle, with the support of the Committee of the Directorate of Podiatric Medicine first approached CASE last year about joining the Consortium.
The Quality Assurance Committee of the College of Podiatry operates a scheme of accrediting higher education programmes. There are currently 13 BSc (Hons) Podiatry programmes in the UK and a further
programme offered at National University of Ireland, Galway which the College of Podiatry accredits jointly with the Society of Chiropodists & Podiatrists of Ireland. The College of Podiatry also
accredits MSc programmes in the Theory of Podiatric Surgery, Podiatry (Pre- and Post-registration) and Forensic Podiatry. Others programme are currently in the development stage.
Like the CASE member organisation IPEM, the College of Podiatry has been awarded Licensed Body Status by the Science Council allowing members of the College of Podiatry to apply to become a Chartered
Scientist (CSci). Hence, the College of Podiatry are experienced in satisfying the CSci requirements to provide award status on behalf of the Science Council as well as ensuring all CSci members
complete an annual CPD return.
The College of Podiatry has acknowledged the increase in prevalence of ultrasound imaging by their members and subsequently identified the need to support the education of podiatrists and ultimately
provide assurance to patients. As a member organisation of CASE the College of Podiatry, through appropriately trained accreditors, will be able to support the accreditation of high quality training
programmes and focused courses (including foot and ankle specific courses) that promote best ultrasound practice and ensure that ultrasound practitioners, including podiatrists are safe and competent
to practise in order to maximize the benefits to patients.
22nd March 2017 - Farewell to Ros
At the Committee meeting on 22nd March, CASE waved goodbye to Committee member Ros Lea as she embarks on a new phase of life, aka retirement - although she will not be disappearing from the scene entirely! Ros first joined the Committee nearly 10 years ago in 2008 as a representative for The Society for Vascular Technology of Great Britain and Ireland (SVT) and trained as a CASE Accreditor soon afterwards. In that time Ros has seen a lot of changes both within CASE and within the field of sonographic education and has remained enthusiastic and supportive throughout.
We asked Ros what the highs and lows of her time with CASE have been;
Highlights:
- Meeting up with old colleagues and meeting new, like-minded, committee members.
- Going on accreditation days and seeing how other ultrasound departments work.
- Learning something new in working on CASE Committee and attending accreditation days.
- Feeling that I was contributing to help keep a high standard of ultrasound training across a variety of courses.
- Eventually feeling like I actually knew what it was all about and then being able to contribute positively.
Ros (far-right) at the March Committee meeting
Challenges:
- Learning about CASE and what all the abbreviations meant.
- It was all very new at first, and took a while before I understood all of the abbreviations especially what APMR* was all about.
As with all volunteer Committee members, CASE is very appreciative to Ros for the time and commitment she has put in over the years and we wish her all the best for the future.
Ros’s departure leaves a vacancy on the Committee which SVT will be filling soon.
* APMR = Annual Performance Monitoring Review!
2oth October 2016 - New CASE Chair
Following a successful three-year stint as CASE Chair, Gill Dolbear has stepped down and existing Committee Member, Simon Richards has been appointed as our new Chair. Simon is the Programme Leader for Medical Ultrasound at Teesside University and has been a representative of BMUS on the Committee for over three years.
Gill will now move into the role of Vice-Chair to support Simon.
CASE wishes them both well in their new roles and our thanks go to Gill for all the hard work she has put in over the last three years.
19th October 2016 - New Member Organisation
CASE is pleased to announce that the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy has joined the Consortium with effect from 1st October 2016.
29th July 2016 - Revisions to the Handbook
Following some feedback on the new CASE handbook and some queries that have been raised by Course Leaders, Accreditors and Committee Members, we have made some minor revisions to clarify a few points.
The latest version is now available to download from this site. At the back you will find a 'Document Revisions and Amendments' table so you can see straight away what has changed. We will continue to act on feedback and suggestions to keep the handbook relevant and updates will be made periodically so please ensure you always refer to the latest edition which is published on the website if you need to check the handbook for anything.
28th April 2016 - CASE gets Social!
CASE has joined the world of social media and we now have a Twitter account; follow us @CASE_news
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