Clubfoot treatment: Rehabilitation professionals equipped with the CAST application

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Extract from the article: Rehabilitation and health professionals from Togo were equipped on the use of CAST (Clubfoot Adminidtrative System), an application for the collection and analysis of data on clubfoot pathology. This was done during a capacity building training held

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Rehabilitation and health professionals from Togo were equipped on the use of CAST (Clubfoot Adminidtrative System), an application for the collection and analysis of data on clubfoot pathology. This was done during a capacity building training held on 16 and 17 February 2023 at the Centre Nationale d'Appareillage Orthopédique (CNAO-Lomé).

During two days, the participants received a detailed presentation of the Clubfoot Administrative System application. The trainers explained the different functionalities of the application, including managing patient information, scheduling appointments, monitoring treatment progress and storing scanned documents. Participants also had the opportunity to ask questions and discuss the use of the application in their daily clinical practice.

For Dr. Hamadi Arama, trainer, the CAST application is very useful in the effective management of this congenital condition.  « This application makes it possible to schedule appointments, to know how many patients are expected during the day and, if a patient misses an appointment, to make arrangements such as going to the patient's home or calling him/her to make him/her aware of the usefulness of continuity of treatment ».

At the end of the training, participants are expected to master the different functionalities of the application, notably the recording of information, the respect of the different steps of CAST, and the protection of patients' data. Patient data is protected. Only the clubfoot treatment programme managers and partners have access to the information for use.

The CAST application is provided by the Miraclefeet programme partner. It can be used on a variety of devices including desktops, smartphones and tablets, allowing the CAST community to track performance indicators.

Arnaud KONDO