PodChatLive is a regular monthly live on Facebook to offer informative content for the professional development of Podiatrists and various health care professionals that could be interested in the themes that they include. While the stream is broadcast live on Facebook to begin with, it is later modified and published to YouTube to get to a larger market. Each live show has a different guest or group of guests to go over a unique topic every time. Questions are answered live by the hosts as well as guests whilst in the live show on Facebook. Also, there's a PodCast version of each show on iTunes and also Spotify and the other common podcast platforms. They've attained a sizable following that keeps increasing. PodChatLive can be regarded as one of many ways that podiatrists are able to get free professional improvement points or CME's.
One of the more recent well-liked shows was one on forensic podiatry. This is a somewhat new subject of podiatry and has become a fundamental part of the forensic judicial system is an example of how podiatrists are having an impact outside the common part of clinical practice. The key area that a forensic podiatrist concentrates on are gait analysis, the wear on footwear, foot print evaluation and the evidence that is left behind at crime scenes. Podiatry practitioners working with law enforcement and present in the court the skills both lawfully and with their podiatric expertise to back up the justice services. In the episode of PodChatLive, the hosts spoke with Professor. Wesley Vernon, OBE and Mr Jeremy Walker. They covered a brief history of forensic podiatry and just how somebody with an interest might consider getting involved. They talked about a standard day in the life of a forensic podiatrist, how they perform an analysis of shoes. Each guests talked about some of their more memorable cases.