Staff profile

Mr Byron M Perrin

Senior Lecturer

Faculty of Health Sciences

La Trobe Rural Health School
Department of Allied Health

Level 2 Clinical Teaching Building Bendigo, Bendigo

 

Qualifications

BPod, MHlthSc

Membership of professional associations

Australian Podiatry Association (Vic). Advanced Practicing Podiatrists (High Risk Foot)

Area of study

Podiatry

Brief profile

Byron is currently the senior podiatry academic of the podiatry course delivered from the La Trobe Rural Health School. He has extensive clinical experience in the field of diabetes-related foot disorders and is an honorary podiatrist at Bendigo Health in the capacity of education, research and expert consultancy.

Research interests

Foot Disorders

- Diabetes-related foot complications

Teaching units

HLT2IEP,POD4PAS, POD4PPC, POD5PPD, POD5PPE, POD5PPF, POD5PPJ, POD5HRF, POD5PHP, POD5MCF

Consulting

Honorary Podiatrist at Bendigo health in the capacity of education, research and clinical consultancy.

Recent publications

Papers in refereed journals

Perrin BM, Gardner MJ, Kennett SR (2012). The foot-health of people with diabetes in a regional Australian population: a prospective clinical audit. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 5, 6.

Perrin BM, Gardner MJ, Kennett SR, Cornelius JL, Fanning MJ (2012). An organised approach to the podiatric care of people with diabetes in regional Australia.  Australian Health Review, 36, 16-21

Romanos MT, Raspovic A, Perrin BM (2010). The reliability of toe systolic pressure and the toe brachial index in patients with diabetes. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 3, 31.

Perrin BM, Gardner M, Suhaimi A, Murphy D (2010). Charcot osteoarthropathy of the foot. Australian Family Physician,  39, 117-119.

Perrin BM, Swerissen H, Payne C (2009). The association between foot-care self-efficacy beliefs and actual foot-care behaviour in people with peripheral neuropathy: a cross-sectional study. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 2, 3.

Perrin BM, Swerissen H (2008). The psychological functioning and behaviour of people with diabetes-related peripheral neuropathy. The Diabetes Educator, 34, 493-500.

Perrin B, Snow P (2006). Foot-care confidence in people with diabetes. Australasian Journal of Podiatric Medicine, 40, 3-8.

Perrin B, Snow P (2006). Foot-care confidence in people with diabetes. British Journal of Podiatry,  9, 95-99. (Re-print).

Perrin B (2006). A retrospective audit of a diabetic foot clinic. Australasian Journal of Podiatric Medicine, 40, 23-29.  

Conference Papers

Perrin BM, Swerissen H, Payne C. The relationship between cognitive and emotional representations of peripheral neuropathy and incident diabetes-related foot ulceration. Australasian Podiatry Conference. April 26-29 2011. Melbourne, Australia. See: Journal of Foot and Ankle Research 2011, 4(Suppl 1):O37 (20 May 2011)

Perrin BM, Gardner M, Kennett S. The "Podiatry Diabetes Model" - an example of an organised approach to the podiatric care of people with diabetes in regional Victoria. Australasian Podiatry Conference. April 26-29 2011. Melbourne, Australia. See: Journal of Foot and Ankle Research 2011, 4(Suppl 1):O36 (20 May 2011)

Perrin BM. The psychosocial dilemma of diabetic foot ulcers. Invited speaker. Advanced Practicing Podiatrists- High Risk Foot conference. August 6-7 2010. Melbourne, Australia.

Perrin B. The cognitive and emotional representations of peripheral neuropathy and their relationship to self foot-care behaviour. Australasian Podiatry Conference. May 12-16, 2009. Gold Coast, Australia

Perrin B. Psychological considerations in people with diabetes and peripheral neuropathy. Invited speaker. Australian College of Podiatric Surgeons annual symposium. August 8-9, 2008. Melbourne, Australia.

Research projects

Psychosocial and behavioural aspects of diabetes-related foot disorders

BaTPoDS- the Bendigo and Tasmania Podiatry Diabetes Study group. Incorporating the epidemiological PODFAR study (A prospective cohort study of diabetes-related foot-health in Australian rural areas).