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Oral Abstract Session 3: Innovative Models of Care and Wound Healing

Tracks
Track 4
Monday, November 10, 2025
11:00 AM - 12:45 PM
King Room 4

Speaker

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Mrs Jessica White
Podiatrist
Sydney Local Health District

Using amniotic allograft in diabetes-related foot ulcers: A case series

11:00 AM - 11:10 AM

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Biography

Melissa Cooney
Podiatrist
Southern Adelaide Local Health Network

MIFT: Creating a Pathway for Advanced Podiatrists to Perform MIFT in SALHN - Innovation in Decreasing the Burden of Diabetic Foot Disease

11:10 AM - 11:20 AM

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Biography

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Dilan Jayawardana
Podiatrist
Austin Health

Enhancing Timely Access to High Risk Foot Care Through an Emergency Department Pathway and EMR Integration Background

11:20 AM - 11:30 AM

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Biography

Dilan Jayawardana is an experienced podiatrist currently working at the Austin Health High Risk Foot Service, which is presently undergoing NADC (National Association of Diabetes Centres) accreditation. Since completing a Bachelor of Podiatry at La Trobe University in 2014, Dilan has developed a strong clinical foundation in the management of high-risk foot complications. Before joining Austin Health, Dilan worked with Queensland Health across the Sunshine Coast and Cairns High Risk Foot Clinics the latter of which is recognised as a NADC centre of excellence. Outside of work Dilan enjoys cricket and is currently completing his Master in Public health through James Cook University.
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Dr Meghana Mangatt
Podiatrist
Royal Perth Bentley Group

Effectiveness of Flexor Tenotomy in Patients with Toe Ulcers in Inter-Disciplinary High Risk Foot Service

11:30 AM - 11:40 AM

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Biography

Meghana Mangatt is a podiatrist at Royal Perth Bentley group, works as an integral part of the Multidisciplinary Diabetes Foot Ulcer Clinic at Royal Perth Hospital, an NADC-accredited Centre of Excellence High Risk Foot Service. Meghana also works as a senior podiatrist at St John of God Mt Lawley and Moorditj Djena. Earlier in her career, Meghana worked at Geraldton hospital where she conducted various outreach clinics across the Midwest and Gascoyne regions of Western Australia. Since graduating with a Doctor of Podiatric Medicine from the University of Western Australia in 2020, she has focused her clinical practice on the prevention and management of high-risk foot conditions. Meghana is passionate about collaborative care models, health equity, and improving outcomes for high risk foot populations
Ms Ally McIllhatton
Podiatrist
University Of Newcastle

Does cutaneous microvascular disease affect diabetes-related foot ulcer healing?: A Systematic Review

11:40 AM - 11:50 AM

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Biography

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Eva Staunton

Enhancing Weekend Care: A Feasibility Study of a Saturday Podiatry Service for Improved Patient Flow, Outcomes, and Efficiency in a Tertiary Hospital

11:50 AM - 12:00 PM

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Biography

Eva is a dedicated podiatrist with over 19 years of clinical experience in Australia and the UK, specialising in the management of diabetes-related foot complications. As the Podiatry Manager and former Diabetic Foot Team Leader at The Royal Melbourne Hospital's DFU Centre of Excellence, she is at the forefront of clinical care, research, and service delivery. Her commitment to evidence-based practice is demonstrated through her involvement in high-impact research, including a published RCT on silver dressings. With a Post Graduate Diploma in Wound Care, a Masters of Leadership, and being an endorsed Podiatry prescriber, Eva is a passionate advocate for improving patient outcomes and the Podiatry profession
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Mr Devereaux De Silva
Manager, Social Work
Alfred Health

Enhancing Multidisciplinary Care: Integrating Social Work Into a High-Risk Foot Service

12:00 PM - 12:10 PM

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Biography

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Dr Zahra Lotfollahi
Post-doctoral Researcher
Central Adelaide Local Health Network

Establishing a South Australian plasma biobank for biomarker identification related to diabetes-related foot ulcers

12:10 PM - 12:20 PM

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Biography

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