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ACFAOM
The American College of Foot & Ankle Orthopedics & Medicine invites you to join us for the 2016 Annual Clinical Conference at the Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort & Spa in the historical Savannah, Georgia, June 24-26. The program is focused on what office-based podiatrists need to know and is presented in an interactive manner using real clinical cases. No boring lectures! You will be an engaged learner; the best form of adult education.
A guaranteed highlight will be a 3-hour debate on Saturday morning on the different approaches/theories used to create custom foot orthoses. This is a 'hot button' issue, and three experts (Drs. Phillips, Fuller, and Glaser) will present not only the theory of their preferred approach (Root vs Tissue Stress vs MASS) but also will show how it works for real clinical cases. In one session all your questions will be answered. Having three experts debate the pros and cons of their preferred approach promises to be a great practical leaning experience. In addition, sessions on Arthritis, Diabetic Foot, Atypical Heel Pain, Trauma Complications, Healthcare Audits (10% PICA premium discount), ICD-10 and Billing & Coding for 2016, will give a boost to your practice, both clinically and economically.
Remember, registration is FREE for paid-up ACFAOM members. Yes, 14 CE credit hours plus a discount on your PICA premium will cost you nothing (other than travel and hotel)! For non-members registration is very reasonable, with special reduced rates for Federal DPMs and members of the Georgia Podiatric Medical Association.
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Foot & Ankle International
Postoperative incomplete reduction of the sesamoids has been identified as a potential risk factor for hallux valgus recurrence after proximal osteotomy. However, it is not known whether the postoperative sesamoid position is a risk factor in hallux valgus correction via distal chevron osteotomy with or without dorsal webspace release.
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Podiatry Management
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease is the most commonly inherited neurological disease, with an incidence equal to that of multiple sclerosis (1 in 2,500 people).
There are currently 2.8 million people with CMT—so why don’t
podiatrists treat more people with this disease? With over 70 genetic variations of CMT now identified,
you might wonder how, as a busy clinician, you could ever initially diagnose CMT without specialized blood work and consultation with a neurologist. Oftentimes, the subtle
signs are there in a "routine" visit for a painful callus, sprained ankle, hammertoes or falling and/or being
clumsy. The progressive nature of the disorder complicates planning and treatment.
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Endocrine Today
Adults with diabetes and chronic lower limb wounds randomly assigned to 6 weeks of hyperbaric oxygen therapy or a sham procedure met similar amputation criteria and experienced similar wound healing rates at the conclusion of treatment, according to research in Diabetes Care.
In a prospective, double blind, randomized controlled trial, Ludwik Fedorko, M.D., Ph.D., FRCPC, of Toronto General Hospital and University Health Network in Ontario, Canada, and colleagues analyzed data from 107 adults with type 1 or type 2 diabetes and chronic lower limb wounds persisting for a minimum of 4 weeks.
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PrognoCIS Electronic Health Record (EHR) and services use the latest internet technologies to provide efficient practice management and medical billing, meeting the needs of podiatrists around the country.
Learn why our members say we’re "More Than a Great EHR."
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HealthDay News
The Integra Omnigraft Dermal Regeneration Matrix has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat diabetic foot ulcers.
The device — made of silicone, cow collagen and shark cartilage — is placed over the sore and provides an environment that favors development of new skin and tissue, the agency said in a news release.
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Podiatry Today
When a child is complaining of pain in his feet or legs, most parents are not sure if the child has an actual problem or may be seeking more attention from his parents. In contrast, some children have a painful foot or leg problem, and do not complain at all. It is common that a parent will try to treat the problem with home remedies or take the patient to a pediatrician. Sometimes when a patient sees a pediatrician for a lower extremity issue, the pediatrician is not sure where to refer the patient. The doctor may consider a dermatologist, a physical therapist, a general orthopedic surgeon or more frequently, a podiatrist.
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The Huffington Post
Flat ground. It's man-made, unnatural and constricting to feet. Combine that with the study that simply standing is harmful, and you have something. Taking this one step further, running on flat ground damages your feet and legs in two distinct ways: the absorption of repeated impacts and, more importantly, muscle atrophy from an unvarying motion.
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MD Magazine
A full 10 percent of the population experiences heel pain during their lives. Plantar fasciitis is the most common cause of heel pain, and most patients who develop it have pain for about 10 months. Usually, their condition responds to conservative measures. Plantar fasciitis that persists, however, often requires surgery. Surgery to perform proximal release of the gastrocnemius is the most common approach. Some patients have a more complicated picture, with the posterior tibial nerve dividing at the most distal region of the tarsal tunnel, entrapping the first branch of the lateral plantar nerve.
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Hospital Impact
Burnout is a healthcare professional's occupational disease. And like any disease, it must be recognized early and treated.
In an article in Occupational Medicine, burnout is defined as exhaustion of physical or emotional strength — as a result of prolonged stress or frustration. "Early identification of this emotional slippage is needed to prevent the depersonalization of the provider-patient relationship," the article urges.
Suggested prevention and treatment methods of this "emotional slippage" include: greater job control by the individual worker, group meetings, better up-and-down communication, more recognition of individual worth, job redesign, full orientation to job requirements, availability of employee assistance programs and flexible work hours (particularly now that so many women have double home-work careers).
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Physicians Practice
Insurance plans are using the audit process to recoup payments for services which were preauthorized, based on charting. What should practices know?
Increasingly, insurance plans are using the audit process to recoup payments for services which were preauthorized, on the grounds that the chart does not support the coding. Angela Miller of Dallas' Medical Auditing Solutions LLC shares some of her insights.
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