Service Disruption due to Severe Weather Warning

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A status red weather warning has been issued across the Republic of Ireland by Met Eireann (national meteorological service of Ireland).

On foot of advice from state agencies, Firefly Orthoses will be closing as of 1300hrs on Thursday, March 1st and may not reopen until Monday, March 5th at 9am.

For customers who are awaiting the processing and delivery of orders over the coming days, please expect a delay of up 48 hours, at least. In addition to the closure of Firefly on the stated dates, postal, delivery and courier services will not operate while a status red weather warning is in operation.
If you have any queries, contact [email protected].

Met Eireann Statement

Further heavy snow showers will bring accumulations of significant levels with all areas at risk.
Blizzard conditions will develop from the south Thursday afternoon and evening as heavy snow and strong easterly winds bring snow drifts northwards over the country. Eastern and southern coastal counties will be worst affected.

Issued: Wednesday 28 February 2018 23:00

Valid: Wednesday 28 February 2018 23:00 to Friday 02 March 2018 15:00

Emily Ball | 3 R’s to Growing your practice: rebook, referral & reactivate

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It’s the 4th in our series of Firefly Summit rapid-fire presentations and the turn of Emily Ball from ActiveStep Podiatry, Fareham, Hampshire.

If you are actively building your business and nurturing patient loyalty at your clinic, then Emily’s presentation will offer you some key insights.

In the context of how other health professionals interact with their patient’s, Emily emphasises how podiatrists need to communicate accordingly. You wouldn’t hear a dentist say “come back to me when you have a toothache…”, so why should a podiatrist?

By focusing on three low to no cost strategies – Rebooking, Referring and Reactivating, Emily reveals how she has recorded an 85% rebooking rate and continual practice growth in her clinic.

About Emily Ball

Emily is the Founder and Clinical Director of Active Step Healthcare where she specialises in Lower Limb MSK. Her experience includes working within the MOD and with elite and professional athletes.

She also delivers training across the South of England on the clinical application of Video Gait Analysis and provides consultancy and training to Podiatrists across the UK and Ireland on behalf of a leading supplier of Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy machines.

Unsurprisingly, Emily’s special interests are in gait analysis, gait retraining and the management of tendon injury using ESWT. She is currently undergoing her Master’s degree where she is focussing on these topics.

ABOUT THE FIREFLY SUMMIT 2017

When we designed the Firefly Summit 2017 we wanted to create a podiatric event like no other. We invited 11 female and 10 male speakers to Sligo. Selected for their expertise and hands-on experience, these top clinicians collaborated on topics to deliver world-class podiatric presentations communicating their ‘clinical gold’ to the Summit delegates.

It wasn’t all podiatric talk. To keep things interesting, all 200 delegates and speakers immersed themselves in the beauty of the wilds of Ireland’s north west coast, taking part in surfing, hiking, stand up paddle-boarding and seaweed baths – WOW!

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Pod Chat Live | Martin Mc Geough & Artur Maliszewski

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Watch the latest episode of PodChatLive as it lifts the curtain on life at the foot orthoses lab and features Firefly’s own Martin Mc Geough and Artur Maliszewski of Australian manufacturer Footwork Podiatric Lab.

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Jon Palmer | How a simple vascular test can save lives

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Every fortnight we feature a speaker who presented a rapid-fire presentation at the Firefly Summit. Exeter podiatrist Jon Palmer’s presentation focused on how combining vascular screening with MSK examinations can detect stroke symptoms or potential heart complications ahead of time.

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Glen Foley | Adult Rotational Deformity of Lower Limb

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We continue our series looking back at the rapid-fire presentations during the #FireflySummit 2017, this week it’s the turn of MSK Podiatrist Glen Foley.
Glen’s presentation encourages us to look deeper into the condition of Adult Rotational Deformity in the lower limb.

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Firefly Orthoses Lab Closure Dates 2018

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Firefly Orthoses will close for 10 Irish national holidays across 2018.  Please note, Firefly’s offices will be closed for a number of days over the 2018 Christmas period. Aside form December 25th and 26th 2018, these dates have not yet been confirmed.

Monday January 1st – New Year’s Day – national holiday

Saturday March 17th – St. Patrick’s Day – national holiday

Monday March 19th – St. Patrick’s Day – observance

Monday April 2nd  – Easter Sunday – national holiday

Monday May 7th – May Day – national holiday

Monday June 4th – June Bank Holiday – national holiday

Monday August 6th – August Bank Holiday – national holiday

Monday October 29th – October Bank Holiday – national holiday

Tuesday December 25th – Christmas Day – national holiday

Wednesday December 26th – St Stephen’s Day – national holiday

Get the Summit Rapid-fire Presentations direct to your Inbox

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Every two weeks we feature one of the 21 speakers who presented rapid-fire presentations at the Firefly Summit 2017. Each offering the unique insight from one of the UK and Ireland’s leading practitioners who treat lower leg extremity.

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Firefly Distributes Social Good Session Monies

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Part of Firefly’s mission is to give back within the community – both locally and internationally. At the Firefly Summit 2017, the Social Good sessions raised over £1,000 for three charitable projects Firefly contributes to and helps promote when not manufacturing and distributing foot orthoses!

Firefly capitalised on the positive vibes during the Social Good Session and raffled off a MESI automated ankle brachial pressure indexing diagnostic device to raise donations for these fantastic projects.  A massive thank you to all who contributed and well done to Angela McAnearney from Galway whose name was pulled from the hat to win the prize!

Ailbhe Murray receives cheque from Firefly Orthoses’ Sarah O’Connell

The raffle raised €1,681 in total and the monies have been split equally between the three projects that featured during the Social Good sessions.

During the Summit, big wave surfer Easkey Britton explored the power of surfing as a creative medium for cross-cultural connection and women’s empowerment in places such as Iran. As a student of podiatry, Sarah O’Connell initiated foot health clinics in Tanzania along with her colleague Ailbhe Murray [pictured above]. Sarah recently presented a cheque to Ailbhe Murray with a share of the money raised for the Feet First programme following the Firefly Summit.

Saskia Rysenbry spoke about her experience building and running a income-generation cafe in South India as a means to support marginalised and disadvantaged groups of girls, women and elderly and empower the local community.

Casting for Richie Brace

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The Riche Brace range of AFOs are growing in popularity for the treatment of a range of hindfoot & ankle pathologies. Find out how to cast for this innovative ankle foot orthoses and how you can grow the scope of your practice with this device.

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Watch the Firefly Summit Presentations

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The presentations from the Firefly Summit are now free to view on the Firefly website. Watch 20 of the UK and Ireland’s leading podiatrists offer their ‘clinical gold’ at the podiatric event of the year.

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