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.
CASE is pleased to announce that the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy has joined the Consortium with effect from 1st October 2016.
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.