Feet for Life School of Podortho Nursing provides the most advanced foot and lower limb care education and practical competencies providing one on one mentor instruction and hands on practice. Nurses wishing to specialize in the field of Podiatry will enjoy this customized program providing them with training and education to deliver all-encompassing care addressing patient’s initial foot and lower limb concerns with an understanding of how those conditions effects one’s general health and everyday life. Students will learn concepts for maintaining good foot and lower limb health utilizing prevention strategies and techniques. Students will learn advanced skills with the implementation of advanced tools, technologies and holistic treatment options. Nurses are Regulated Health Care Providers and possess the knowledge, skill and judgment to provide top quality care. Once completing this course, the Nurse will feel confident entering the work force to deliver Nursing Podortho® patient care.

Course content includes; anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology of human body specific to the lower limbs focusing on working to a Nurses full scope of practice and how to best apply these skills in a clinical setting.

These advanced skills will assist the Nurse to treat general nail and skin conditions of the foot and care for advanced conditions such as foot pain, performing bio-mechanical assessments to dispense orthotics and, offer adjunctive therapies complementing their practice. The Nurse will best understand how to assess and treat lower limb conditions such as edematous legs, arterial diseases, diabetic foot complications and wound care to name a few.  understanding the physical and emotional impact lower limb conditions may affect the patient’s overall health and wellness and activities of daily living.

This post graduate program will allow the Nurse to work independently or in an interdisciplinary setting. Additional opportunities are available to further advance knowledge and skills through workshops provided by our industry resource care partners supported by The Ontario Podortho Nursing Association Inc. (OPNA). www.opnassociation.ca. Completion of this program will allow the Nurse to use the trademarked title “Podortho ®” and utilize OPNA’s online tools to assist them with practice and support career goals. Included in the program fee is a one-year complementary membership to OPNA with access to online tools and providing advocation for this specialized Nursing profession.

Nurses are held to a high standard of care consistent with the core competencies and values set by both the College of Nurses of Ontario and the Ontario Podortho Nursing Association Inc. (non-for-profit).