Name: Verruca Needling - CPD
Start: 2026-05-16T09:30:00+01:00
End: 2026-05-16T16:30:00+01:00
Location: Health Sciences University

The course covers the theoretical underpinnings of verruca needling, its practical application, and relevant local anesthetic techniques
About this Event

Registration Saturday: 09:15

Saturday: 09:30-16:30

6 CPD Hours

This seminar is for HCPC registered podiatrists and Year 2 HSU Podiatry students

Course Synopsis

A verruca needling course, often offered to foot health practitioners, provides training on a specific treatment method for verruca’s (plantar warts). The course covers the theoretical underpinnings of verruca needling, its practical application, and relevant local anesthetic techniques. It also may include information on pre- and post-treatment care and patient education

Objectives and Learning Outcomes:

Critical review of causes and mechanisms of verrucae including differential diagnosis
Revise local anaesthetic techniques to enable needling
Practical Application correct Needling Technique including pre and post-Treatment Care and patient education
Analysis complications and managing more complex presentations

Speaker

Ian Reilly, Consultant Podiatric Surgeon & Belinda Longhurst, Pdiatry Lecturer

Mr Reilly has been qualified as a Podiatric Surgeon since 1996 and has performed over 10,000 surgical procedures. He has a particular interest in soft tissue and nail surgery and has lectured internationally on plastic surgical procedures of the foot, bunion surgery and steroid injection therapy.Ian has been a Senior Lecturer at Northampton School of Podiatry. He is co-author of Foot and Ankle Injection Techniques: A Practical Guide and has written chapters in Merrimen’s Assessment of the Lower Limb and Brown's Skin and Minor Surgery.

Belinda is a Podiatry lecturer for the SMAE/QMU eLearning BSc (Hons) Podiatry degree programme (in collaboration with Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh) and a remote podiatry lecturer for the undergraduate and apprenticeship Podiatry BSc (Hons) degrees at Plymouth University, UK and a podiatry lecturer for the new undergraduate Podiatry BSc (Hons) degree at Ziauddin University in Karachi, Pakistan. She is a Fellow of both the Higher Education Academy and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow. Belinda has a special interest in Podiatric Dermatology and has frequently presented her published work at both national and international conferences. She is also a joint course provider for the Royal College of Podiatry Skin Surgery Course (extended scope of practice).

FAQs

How can I contact the organiser with any questions?

For more information contact the CPD team at [email protected].

Will lunch & refreshments be provided?

A light lunch & refreshment breaks will be provided.

What if I have a Dietary requirement?

Our catering team cater for the standard 14 food allergens. You will be asked to select any of these allergens that might be applicable when booking online.