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The education program for the ACFAOM 2016 Annual Meeting has been tailored to fit what the modern-day podiatrist has to know to stay current and competitive. We promise: no boring lectures! Register today for an interactive education program engaging real clinical cases.
The belle of the ball for this education program is a 3-hour debate on a 'hot button' issue within our field that will argue the different approaches/theories used to create custom foot orthoses. Three experts (Drs. Phillips, Fuller, and Glaser) will not only present the theory of their preferred approaches (Root vs Tissue Stress vs MASS), but they also will show how it works for real clinical cases. In one session all your questions will be answered! Sessions on Arthritis, Diabetic Foot, Non-Plantar Fasciitis 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.
Registration is FREE for ACFAOM members and very reasonable for non-members, with special discounts for GPMA members and Federal DPMs. Non-members can save $50 by registering by the extended early bird deadline of April 1. For more details about the program and the hotel, and to register, click here.
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Chris Adigun, MD and Bryan Markinson, DPM will be the guests on today's Meet the Masters audio-conference (at 9 PM ET) with host, and former ACFAOM president, Dr. Bret Ribotsky, DPM, FACFAOM. Dr. Adigun is a board-certified dermatologist who specializes in nails, medical dermatology, and cosmetic dermatology. Dr. Markinson is board-certified by the American Board of Podiatric Medicine. Join Drs. Adigun and Markinson as they discuss nail diseases in this week's episode. To register for this FREE weekly, and unique, learning experience that will give you additional insights into the profession's past and future click here.
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O&P News
The Society for Vascular Surgery, the American Podiatric Medical Association and the Society for Vascular Medicine recently collaborated on publication of the first set of clinical practice guidelines for treatment of diabetic foot. The guidelines are based on a meta-analysis of available literature and were developed after three years of study.
"There has been little level 1 randomized data looking at treatment," Anil P. Hingorani, M.D., lead author for the Society for Vascular Surgery writing group that researched and wrote the guidelines, said in a press release. "This is such a major problem in the United States and worldwide, but there has been so little written information and no guidelines combining the various viewpoints of these specialties."
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Lower Extremity Review
Any athlete, whether recreational, competitive, or professional, is at risk of suffering an injury whenever they participate in sports. The majority of sports injuries (up to 78 percent) occur in the lower extremities,1 with ankle sprains being the most prevalent. Ankle sprains typically occur in sports that involve sudden stops and cutting maneuvers, such as football and basketball, and account for 15 percent to 30 percent of all injuries.2-4 Knee injuries are also common, with anterior cruciate ligament injury being a frequent, severe injury of the knee joint. ACL injuries tend to be caused by sudden deceleration, cutting or pivoting, hyperextension or hyperflexion, or by a blow to the posterolateral aspect of the knee.
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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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Podiatry Today
While heel pain is a very common condition, there are a variety of possible etiologies. With this in mind, this author discusses current anatomical and biomechanical insights, key considerations with degeneration in the plantar fascia and how ultrasound may help facilitate an improved diagnosis of plantar fasciopathy.
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Medical Xpress
As evidence has mounted that distance running is not just a natural human activity enjoyed by millions, but one that played a key role in evolution, a puzzle has emerged.
Why, if humans are so well adapted to running long distances, do runners get hurt so often?
A study out of Harvard Medical School and the National Running Center at Harvard-affiliated Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital provides a puzzle piece, linking injury to the pounding runners' bones take with each step. The work, led by Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Irene Davis, found that a group of runners who had never been hurt landed each footfall more softly than a group who had been injured badly enough to seek medical attention.
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Journal of Foot & Ankle Research
The majority of multi-segment kinematic foot studies have been limited to barefoot conditions, because shod conditions have the potential for confounding surface-mounted markers. The aim of this study was to investigate whether a shoe modified with a webbed upper can accommodate multi-segment foot marker sets without compromising kinematic measurements under barefoot and shod conditions.
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Medical News Today
Why would a bacteria-killing protein be present in an area of the body that is not normally exposed to bacteria, like the pancreas? Researchers at The Ottawa Hospital and the University of Ottawa puzzled over this question for some time, until they eventually discovered that the protein in question was doing something entirely unexpected — it was actually helping the pancreas regenerate and produce insulin. This ground-breaking discovery, recently published in the journal Diabetes, could lead to new treatments for this devastating disease.
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By Jessica Taylor
 Medical personnel know attitude, tone and body language are key to patient satisfaction. I recently had the pleasure of visiting a practice where the atmosphere was great, but one thing killed the experience: document errors. After receiving one of their forms, I immediately noticed that HIPAA was spelled incorrectly as "HIPPA," which automatically made me think HIPPA-potomus. Although it was funny at the moment, I began to question the professionalism of this practice.
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Cerner Ambulatory Practice Management
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Specialty Practice Management is a complete front- and back-office solution that offers a rapid return on your investment and improved satisfaction among your staff. Practices with 10 or fewer providers turn to this comprehensive solution to manage self-pay accounts and eliminate the common mistakes that prevent or delay insurance reimbursement.
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ModernMedicine
Social media is more powerful than you think. It has become increasingly common for patients to find their physicians online. Creating a positive online presence can be one of the easiest ways to market your practice and make a lasting impression on patients.
Creating or improving your online presence isn't difficult. However, it requires a series of proactive steps. An important first step is to increase your search engine optimization. SEO is the process of making your online content more likely to show up in Google and other search engines.
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CareCredit, a healthcare credit card, enables you to help more patients by providing a convenient financial resource to pay for rising deductibles and copays. With CareCredit, practices can minimize the cost and time of billing and get paid in two business days. Call 800-300-3046 (option 5) or visit www.carecredit.com. MORE
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European Journal of Medical Research
Diagnosis and treatment of stress fractures still remains to be a clinical and radiological challenge. Therapeutic options vary from conservative treatment to surgical treatment without a clear treatment concept. Recently the combination of PET and MRI has been introduced, aiming a superior diagnostic accuracy in clinical practice. Therefore the aim of our study was to analyze whether PET-MRI would be a feasible technique to recognize stress fractures of the foot and to analyze if our conservative treatment plan leads to a good clinical outcome.
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