PodChatLive is a free weekly live chat for the continuing professional development and learning of Podiatry practitioners as well as others which often can participate in the clinical professions. It goes live on Facebook and then is later uploaded YouTube. Every livestream includes a different guest or number of guests to share with you a particular area of interest every time. Questions have been answered live by the hosts and guests during the livestream on Facebook. Additionally there is a PodCast recording of every single event available on iTunes along with Spotify and the other typical podcast resources. They have obtained a large following that is growing. PodChatLive can be viewed as among the many ways in which podiatrists may get free professional development points which go towards there registration or licencing needs.
An early episode on dermatology showcased the podiatrist Belinda Longhurst. That stream of PodCHatLive amazed the hosts as they were not that particularly interested in the subject, even so it produced so much interest it is pretty much the most viewed and most listened to stream they have done. It exposed the hosts eyes to undertaking more episodes on ideas that may not necessarily be of most interest for them, but do entice a wide audience. In this stream on dermatology several subjects were discussed such as the latest for the treatment of the really common problems observed in podiatry practice such as fungal infections and plantar warts were discussed. Additionally, they brought up simply how much pseudoscience within dermatology in podiatry there was and how widely used treatments such as aqueous ointment as well as tea tree oil really have no place in any way in modern day evidence based practice. That did surprise a lot of the audience, judging by the comments on Facebook. The episode additionally included a lot of great clinical gems like a listing for recognizing malignant lesions on the skin, the way the lions share of what is apparently anhidrosis may be tinea plus much more!