Dr Jo Paton has extensive clinical experience as a Musculoskeletal Specialist and Diabetes Specialist Podiatrist. Her current clinical focus is improving the patient experience through the better delivery of insoles for diabetic foot protection. Dr Paton is the MSc Podiatry Programme lead and is a past NIHR research fellow and clinical academic and now leads the BEUP (Balance Enhancement and Ulcer Prevention) research team at Plymouth University. Her team of six multidisciplinary researchers range from Professor through to intern and from a range of clinical and non-clinical backgrounds. She is well known for her work on insoles for ulcer prevention in diabetes. One area of particular interest to understand behaviour, to improve foot self-care for diabetic foot ulcer prevention.

Byron is the Associate Dean- Academic Partnerships for the La Trobe Rural Health School, La Trobe University and Chair of Diabetes Feet Australia. From a clinical foundation of managing a high-risk foot service in a major regional hospital, he continues to devote his research and advocacy activities to the prevention of lower limb amputation in people with diabetes. He has undertaken research investigating the scope of diabetes-related foot disease (DFD) in regional Australia, the psychological and behavioural aspects of DFD and more recently the use of technology to assist with the prevention of DFD. The aim of the future research of Dr. Perrin is to develop effective interventions to prevent DFD in at-risk people with diabetes. He is also supervises Master, Phd and Professional Doctorate students.

The Australian Diabetes Society (ADS) holds sole responsibility for its operations and DFA is a division of the ADS. This webinar series is supported by an unrestricted grant by URGO Medical.