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ACFAOM
Registration is FREE for ACFAOM members and very reasonable for non-members to the 2016 Annual Meeting, June 24-26, in Savannah Georgia. Non-members can save $50 by registering by the extended early bird deadline of April 1. Special 2016 savings discounts have been coordinated for GPMA members and Federal DPMs as well. Click here to view all your registration options.
Combine business, education, and pleasure in beautiful Savannah. Earn up to 14 CEs with a timely education program that has been designed to fit what the modern-day podiatrist must know to stay current, competitive, and financially successful. This year's highlight will be a three-hour, 'hot button' issue debate that will argue three different approaches/theories used to create custom foot orthoses. Plus, enough time has been allotted so that you and your family can enjoy time together in one of the United States' most interesting and charming cities.
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ACFAOM
Drs. Jon Hultman, Michael Cornelison, and Steven Wan 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. In California, the DPM degree is not an entry to practice licenses (as are DDS and OD degrees). A DPM must also complete a CPME-approved podiatric residency. Drs. Hultman, Cornelison, and Wan are all past presidents of the California Podiatric Medical and current members of a California task force leading the charge towards the goal of the DPM degree becoming the next degree to qualify and receive the same license as MDs and DOs. 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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Podiatry Today
Given that diabetes remains the most common cause of non-traumatic amputation in the U.S., these authors strongly emphasize a multidisciplinary approach and provide a compelling review of the literature to assess key factors, costs and outcomes in choosing between limb salvage and amputation in this patient population.
The definition of limb salvage is saving a lower extremity that would have otherwise been amputated. In addition to avoiding primary amputation, the goal of a limb preservation initiative is to achieve a plantigrade foot that provides the highest level of function with the shortest recovery period, even if that means a minor amputation and/or reconstructive foot surgery.
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Medical Xpress
EPFL researchers have developed a shoe sole with valves that electronically control the pressure applied to the arch of the foot. The goal is to relieve foot ulcers commonly caused by diabetes and help them heal to avoid dangerous secondary infections.
Diabetes can lead to dangerous complications that all too often end in amputation of the foot or even death. To avoid these eventualities, a team of researchers from EPFL is collaborating with the Geneva University Hospitals on a smart shoe. The technology is based on actuators that electronically control the stiffness of the sole in order to reduce the onset of diabetic foot ulcers and prevent existing ones from worsening. An initial prototype has just been completed.
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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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Lower Extremity Review
Cleated sports are associated with a high incidence of lower extremity injuries. American football and soccer are particularly troublesome due to unique risk factors involving footwear design, loading patterns and sport-specific biomechanics.
Plantar heel pain is one of the most common ailments in athletic populations, presenting as pain with the first step in the morning and the sensation of walking on needles. The plantar fascia may become inflamed from repetitive stress or undergo degenerative changes, commonly called fasciosis.
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Podiary Today
In a thorough review of the relationship between nutrition and diabetic peripheral neuropathy, this author discusses key vitamin deficiencies, the impact of oxidative stress in patients with diabetes and the need for close postoperative nutrition monitoring in those who have bariatric surgery.
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Podiatry Management
It's fair to characterize the relationship between physicians and Medicare as one of both
love and hate. Of course, most physicians naturally love and appreciate the opportunity to see a
multitude of patients each day, supported by this vast federal program.
On the other hand, most physicians will most likely admit to hating the increasing rigmarole involved in
getting paid for these very same patients. Podiatric physicians are, by no means, exceptions to this rule,
especially today. In recent years, for example, podiatric physicians were clobbered annually by the threat of
the sustainable growth rate, or SGR, which has since ended, and has been replaced with a new payment system. The light at the end of that long tunnel, however, has been dimmed by the onslaught of new initiatives
such as ICD-10 and mandatory PQRS reporting.
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Orthopedics Today
Results of a survey of 64 orthopedic surgeons presented here showed significant variability in how narcotics are prescribed for patients with foot and ankle pain. According to the researchers, these inconsistencies highlight the need for better, more clear-cut criteria on how to most efficiently use narcotics postoperatively.
Those surveyed, 39 percent of whom practiced in an academic setting, were presented with four clinical scenarios. They then answered multiple-choice questions regarding the type and dose of pain medication they would prescribe postoperatively for the different scenarios.
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FiercePracticeManagement
To improve patient satisfaction physicians must show empathy toward their patients and make sure their staff provide effective communication and good customer service, according to a new study.
The perception that their physicians were empathetic was the biggest factor in patients' satisfaction, the study, which was presented at the 2016 annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, found. The study linked a patient's perceived physician empathy with improved outcomes and medical care satisfaction, according to an announcement.
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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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PLOS ONE
Overweight and obesity are increasing health problems that are not restricted to adults only. Childhood obesity is associated with metabolic, psychological and musculoskeletal comorbidities. However, knowledge about the effect of obesity on the foot function across maturation is lacking. Decreased foot function with disproportional loading characteristics is expected for obese children. The aim of this study was to examine foot loading characteristics during gait of normal-weight, overweight and obese children aged 1–12 years.
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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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Physicians Practice
The world of medical practice and healthcare has become increasingly complex, complicated and uncertain — a perfect recipe for inducing stress. Stress not only activates our sympathetic nervous system with all its myriad physiologic responses, it also activates a threat response in the brain, triggering limbic system arousal. Specifically, stress can impair decision making, cognitive flexibility, memory and attention; it causes neurotransmitter changes that negatively affect mood and motivation; and it causes an increased fear response and overall emotional reactivity.
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