Live & Local Perth I Infection Control Workshop

Emma is Co-director of Twinkle Toes Podiatry. She began her podiatry career in 2009 as practice manager, Certificate IV Allied Health Assistant (Podiatry) and graduated as a podiatrist in 2019. In 2016 Emma gained accreditation against the Commission’s National Safety and Quality Primary and Community Healthcare Standards for her primary workplace and in 2018 achieved accreditation for her secondary workplace. Throughout her 15 years working/managing podiatry clinics, Emma has developed policies and procedures for multiple clinics and continues to draw on her many years of administrative/management experience to apply this to the clinical set-up. Emma is currently completing a certification in Work Health and Safety.

Rob is the National Podiatry Manager at Plena Healthcare. He began his podiatry career in 2005, initially working as an Attending Surgeon at New York Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, where he focused on limb salvage and podiatric traumatology. He has 20 years experience leading teams of podiatrists in hospitals, community programs, and aged care. In his role at Plena Healthcare, Rob manages the largest single team of podiatrists in Australia as they provide services across nearly 600 residential aged care facilities in all States and Territories. He is also the Chairperson of the APodA Podiatry Aged Care special interest group.

Operations Manager at Mocom Australia, STS Health and ADIA WA Branch Past President

Steve has been working on medical equipment both hands on and in management roles for 23 years and in the podiatry sector for the past 18 years. He is responsible for training technicians across Australia and New Zealand on validation, installation, servicing and repairs of sterilisation, disinfection and high purity water systems.

Steve has served as the WA President for the ADIA and is actively involved with industry peak bodies and associations relating to the ongoing evolution of infection control standards and guidelines. Prior to working in infection control, Steve was working on renal dialysis water treatment systems and electrical instrumentation and this experience has been extremely useful during the rollout of AS5369:2023 with respect to autoclave steam quality, wash water, dental unit waterlines and final rinse water to support practice teams on testing and treatment options.