Antibiotic Prescribing in Podiatry: Updates to the Therapeutic Guidelines

Join us for this 40-minute presentation and 10-minute Q&A session on the topic of Antibiotic Prescribing in Podiatry: Updates to the Therapeutic Guidelines

Podiatrists are often the first clinicians to identify diabetes-related foot infections and play a critical role in ensuring patients receive timely care. This practical webinar will unpack the latest December 2025 updates to the Therapeutic Guidelines: Antibiotics and explore how they apply in everyday podiatric practice.

Presented by Associate Professor Amy Page, this session will provide a clear framework for diagnosing infection and selecting appropriate antibiotic therapy. We will explore the distinction of infection from colonisation, apply the IWGDF/IDSA diagnostic criteria, assess polymicrobial and MRSA risk, and navigate the updated recommendations for treatment duration and oral therapy.

Through real-world case discussions, attendees will gain practical insights into managing mild and moderate foot infections in practice, recognising red flags for severe infection, and working effectively with GPs and pharmacists to support antimicrobial stewardship. The session will also highlight key safety considerations, including renal dose adjustment, allergy assessment, monitoring requirements, and the growing importance of documenting indication and duration of treatment.

What we will cover:

1. Apply the IWGDF/IDSA "2-of-5" criteria
2. Select appropriate empirical antibiotic regimens based on infection severity, polymicrobial risk and MRSA risk.
3. Implement updated recommendations for antibiotic duration and oral therapy.

The Presenter:

Associate Professor Amy Page

Dr Amy Page is a consultant pharmacist and qualified biostatistician. Her vision is to reduce medicines-related harm while balancing symptom control to align with individualised treatment goals for older people to improve well-being. She undertakes knowledge creation and translation through implementation, practitioner development, communication and media, engagement with professional bodies and policy for sustained impact on pharmacy practice.

She has received over $5.5 million in funding and published over 150 articles including more than 100 peer reviewed papers. She has presented on medicine safety and the quality use of medicines for older people nationally and internationally. Her research is frequently profiled in the professional and lay media. She has worked in patient-facing roles across many settings including community, hospital, medication reviews, Aboriginal community-controlled health service and general practice. She was one of the first Australian pharmacists to work within a general practice to optimise medicines use among people with multimorbidty and polypharmacy.

She was the inaugural Lead Pharmacist Rehabilitation Aged and Community Care Services at Alfred Health leading pharmacy services at the subacute campus, where she held a senior management position within Alfred Health's pharmacy team for four years. She continues to work in community pharmacy and undertake medication reviews.

Dr Page has been recognised by the Australian Journal of Pharmacy as one of the most influential people in pharmacy since 2017, most recently in December 2022. She was honoured to receive the 2022 Vice Chancellor's Early Career Researcher award and the 2023 School Research Impact and Innovation award. She is short listed for the 2024 Research Australia's Health Service Research award. She was awarded the PSA Young Pharmacist of the Year in 2015 and the Pharmacist of the Year in 2024.

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