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🏃🏻♂️💨 Events: Australian 6-Day Ultramarathon and the SMA & ACSEP Conference 2024
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Hi Reader, What a month for big events! From treating ultrarunners at the Australian 6-Day Ultramarathon Festival to connecting with sports medicine professionals at the SMA & ACSEP Conference 2024, I have been on my feet sharing the latest in blister prevention and treatment. We also have an exciting opportunity for podiatrists and foot care specialists to join our wholesale network - absolutely free! Read on to discover what we've been up to and how you can be part of our growing blister prevention community. Rebecca EVENTAustralian 6-Day Ultramarathon 2024I hit the ground running (pun intended!) at the Australian 6-Day Ultramarathon Festival 2024, where I managed 113 foot care episodes over seven action-packed days. While competitors pushed their limits - with standouts Blaine Bourke smashing out 855.615km and Nikki Wynd crushing 646.185km in the 6-day event - I kept busy treating everything from blisters to tendon issues. The event had its share of drama too, with two ambulance calls, some gastro troubles, and even some wild weather throwing a curveball in the final hour! Working with runners across all event categories (from 24-hour to the full 6-day ultramarathon), I treated nearly two-thirds of the 57 participants. My podiatry tent became quite the hotspot, with heel edge and fifth-toe blisters being the usual suspects. But here's the kicker - while some runners came super-prepared with their blister prevention gear, others had all the right equipment but hadn't quite gotten around to using it before the starting gun. Talk about a valuable lesson learned the hard way! See the gnarly blisters I've treated here. EVENTSMA & ACSEP Conference 2024Fresh off the ultramarathon circuit, I traded my treatment tent for a trade booth at the SMA & ACSEP Conference 2024, making quite the splash at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. As a cricket enthusiast, the venue choice was particularly special, and my debut as a trade exhibitor proved that blisters are a hot topic across all sports medicine disciplines. My poster presentation, co-authored with Doug Richie, received fantastic feedback, and as a rural practitioner, connecting with fellow podiatrists and sports medicine professionals was invaluable. If anyone wants to know how to get more involved in blister screening, prevention or treatment, or you just want to get a deeper understanding of the blister injury mechanism, please get in touch. PARTNER WITH US FOR FREE!Increase Your Practice Revenue!The buzz from SMA & ACSEP Conference continues! We've seen an incredible surge of interest from practitioners looking to get access to premium blister products at exclusive wholesale rates. From hard-to-source Compound Benzoin Tincture to top-rated ENGO patches and professional-grade hydrocolloids, we've got your practice covered. Best of all, becoming a Blister Prevention Wholesale Partner is completely free! Join the growing network of practitioners who are enhancing their blister care offerings while maintaining healthy margins. Sign up to Blister Prevention Wholesale here. BLISTER PREVENTIONWe want you to be part of our communityOur community is growing and the more people that are involved, the more helpful it all gets! Stay up to date with the latest news, get help to grow your business and up-skill on Blister Prevention! |
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