Keynote: Children’s Footwear, Not Just a Fashion Item
The children’s footwear market is estimated to reach USD$59.2 billion by 2025.
Parents are bombarded with messages about children’s footwear shape, hardness, and fit, and how these factors impact their child’s health, social and physical development, participation and future foot health.
This presentation will explore what footwear features different groups believe are important to children’s foot health, and which of these beliefs about features are founded on evidence or folklore.
Dr Cylie Williams
Dr Cylie Williams
Associate Professor & Pediatric Podiatrist ||
Monash University
Associate Professor Williams is a clinical researcher and educator in the School of Primary and Allied Health Care at Monash University.
Cylie has extensive clinical experience in all health care settings, with a particular focus on paediatric lower limb conditions. She maintains a small private practice role, has over 150 peer reviewed publications and attracted over $8 Million in research grants.
Cylie has a Bachelor of Applied Science (Podiatry) from Queensland University of Technology, a Masters in Health Science (Health Promotion and Education) from Deakin University and a PhD from Charles Sturt University. She is also a certified Health Informatician (Australasia). Her ongoing research is focused on collaborative care, communication, use of data to guide care, and understanding the impact of strength and gait aids on mobility and foot problems in children.
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