Leading podiatrist Ainslie Davies recently completed a survey on the scope of podiatry practice for the Australasian Podiatry Council. Approximately 200 podiatrists responded to the survey. In a recent article in the Podiatry Bulletin, she discussed the findings.

The main two ways in which the scope of practice is expanding are:

1. National registration/recognition of podiatric surgeons
2. Endorsement for podiatrists for prescribing therapeutic medicines

Ms Davies also reported that almost half of the podiatrists surveyed saw themselves as either a specialist in a particular area or a general podiatrist with a special interest in a particular area. She also noted that there is a likely shift towards podiatrists working in a more collaborative environment in the future. That is, working in multi-disciplinary teams.

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