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| OUR PROFESSION What is Podiatric Medicine (Podiatry)?
Podiatry is a field of medicine devoted to the study and treatment of disorders of the foot and ankle. This is a highly specialized discipline and is very popular in the Western countries. The education curriculum varies among countries, but it has the most extensive development in the United States of America. All podiatrists in the USA are second degree at the doctoral level, and most are granted surgical privileges and Rx prescription rights. California Foot and Ankle Medical Center is established in Hong Kong in 2008, with a vision to carry and apply the knowledge of American Podiatry to Hong Kong and Asia. We serve to promote and ensure foot health to the general public of all ages. Our medical professionals are American trained Doctors of Podiatric Medicine, with extensive clinical and surgical experiences to treat foot and ankle conditions. We are licensed foot and ankle specialists in the state of California, USA. We are here in Hong Kong to provide a comprehensive service to people suffering from various foot and ankle ailments. We examine, diagnose, and prescribe preventive and therapeutic treatments aiming to reduce discomfort, facilitate independent ambulation and improve quality of life. | | 我們的專業足科醫療 甚麼是足科醫學?
足科醫學是腳部醫學專科, 專治足踝及小腿的各種病症。足科醫學在西方國家非常普及, 由其在美國已有很長遠的歷史及發展, 所有美國的足科專家都具備博士學位, 而大多數都可以做手術及處方藥物。 
加 州 足 科 醫 療 中 心 於2008年在香港成立，致力於香港及亞洲發展美式足科醫學及向大眾提倡足部健康。 我們的專家擁有足科醫學博士學位及在美國加州註冊，具有豐富的足踝科醫療及手術經驗。 我們在香港提供足科病症的醫療服務, 包括檢查, 診斷, 提供治療及預防建議, 目的是緩和患處的痛楚及增強患者的活動能力和改善因患處而影響的日常生活的質素。
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More American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons Information (in English) 
A Little more Facts and History about American Podiatry... 美式足科醫學小資料... - Podiatric Medicine is one of the 4 medical professions that allow for independent diagnosis and treatment in the USA:
- allopathic and osteopathic medicine (MD and DO);
- podiatric medicine (DPM);
- dental medicine (DDS and DMD); and,
- optometry (OD).
- Podiatric medicine is a second entry degree - doctoral level - which is a four-year program followed by a two- or three-year residency.
- The graduates of podiatric medical schools around the globe have earned one of the following degrees:
- DPM, DP, BPod, PodB, or PodD or BSc (Hons);
- where the USA degree is Doctor of Podiatric Medicine (DPM)
- United States podiatrists are grant more surgical privileges due to more intensive podiatric medical education in the US
- The first society of chiropodists, now known as podiatrists, was established in New York in 1895
- The first US school of podiatric medicine opened in 1911
- Then in 1912 the British established a society at the London Foot Hospital and a school was added in 1919.
- In Australia professional associations appeared from 1924 onwards.
- The first American podiatric journal appeared in 1907 (UK was 1912, Australia was 1939)
Historical Highlights of the American Podiatric Medical Association: 1912: The direct ancestor of the American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA), the National Association of Chiropodists (NAC), was established with 225 chiropodist members. Prior to 1912, professional organizations of chiropodists existed in five states, beginning with the world’s first organization of chiropodists in 1895, the Pedic Society of New York.
- 1920: The NAC reorganized its annual meeting as a national convention of state delegates, based upon dues-paying members in the state societies. Following World War II, the NAC focused on profession-wide concerns. Efforts were made to standardize degrees, titles, terminology, educational curricula, and state practice acts; intensify and expand public relations and recruitment; create and maintain a scientific research program for the profession; assure that organizational and financial resources existed to achieve NAC goals; provide facilities and resources for NAC staff to function effectively; and educate practitioners in techniques of practice-building and office management.
- 1957: The NAC was renamed the American Podiatry Association (APA). "Chiropody" was often confused by the public, and the Greek roots of "podiatry" mean "foot doctor," which was viewed to be a better professional rubric.
- 1960's: Education again dominated APA concerns. APA called for review and reform of the schools’ educational processes. APA also identified needs for definition of the profession, inter-professional cooperation, and enhanced public relations. These efforts placed the profession in a stronger position by the late 1960s. In 1969, the APA staff of 15 moved to a new headquarters building on Chevy Chase Circle in Washington, DC.
- 1984: APA was renamed the American Podiatric Medical Association to emphasize the profession as part of mainstream medical practice. In 1987, APMA moved to its current headquarters building in Bethesda, MD.
California Foot and Ankle Medical Center 加州足科醫療中心 Room 2306 Melbourne Plaza, 33 Queen's Road Central,Hong Kong 香港皇后大道中33號萬邦行23樓2306室 T: 852-2525-0611 F: 852-2525-0619 Email: calfootcare@live.com Website: www.calfootcare.com | |
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