This message was sent to ##Email## To advertise in this publication please click here March 16, 2021 ACPM Strives to Raise Awareness of Healthcare Disparities Based on Racial and Economic Prejudice .TOP NEWS Talking about the cost of care: A critical component of shared decision making patient and provider perspectives By Gwen Darien, B.A., Christine Wilson, M.S., Alan Balch, Ph.D.,Rebekah Angove, Ph.D. For many patients, the financial burdens associated with their health care have always played a major role in the decisions they make about the treatment options available to them. The physicians who provide care for these communities routinely consider these factors and work with their patients to help ensure access to care. READ MORE .PROFESSION NEWS Why you should be seeing a podiatrist if you have diabetes LVHN News Diabetes is a complex condition and can affect almost every part of your body, and your feet are no exception. Podiatrist Samantha Newstadt, DPM, with Coordinated Health, part of Lehigh Valley Health Network, outlines why it’s so important to take care of your feet if you have diabetes. READ MORE Nation's physician workforce evolves: More women, a bit older, and toward different specialties AAMC More women are becoming doctors, more doctors are nearing retirement age, and sports medicine is growing faster than any other specialty, according to a data report about the nation’s physicians released by the AAMC. Internal medicine, family medicine, and pediatrics remain the most popular specialties, while pulmonary disease is losing specialists at the highest rate. READ MORE  SPONSORED CONTENT Promoted by Nerve Reverse How effective is Gabapentin for neuropathy? How does NerveReverse stack up to MetanX? Podiatrists and patients agree that Nerve Reverse helps improve neuropathy symptoms. Studies show strong correlation between Vitamin D deficiency and neuropathy. Conservative care considerations for partial foot amputation in patients with diabetes Podiatry Today Given the elevated risks of re-ulceration and re-amputation after partial foot amputations, these authors discuss various levels of amputation and which mechanical interventions might be the most optimal methods of decreasing these risks. READ MORE Communication during the COVID-19 pandemic Podiatry Management One of the challenges with being a caregiver of any type is empathizing with our patients beyond our normal interactions. Some people do this better than others, and at one point in our lives, we all become patients. However, our loved ones’ entry into the healthcare system provides an important opportunity for us to learn lessons we might not have otherwise, and to become better physicians in the process. 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READ MORE Barriers to and facilitators of endorsement for scheduled medicines in podiatry: A qualitative descriptive study Journal of Foot and Ankle Research Australian podiatrists and podiatric surgeons who have successfully completed the requirements for endorsement for scheduled medicines, as directed by the Podiatry Board of Australia, are eligible to prescribe a limited amount of schedule 2, 3, 4 or 8 medications. Registration to become endorsed for scheduled medicines has been available to podiatrists for over 10 years, yet the uptake of training has remained low (approximately 2% of registered podiatrists/podiatry surgeons). READ MORE  SPONSORED CONTENT Promoted by PnO Data Solutions How important is video right now? The Value of Video The 2D Motion tools we recommend Before you get started with Video How Video Analysis Helps with Patient Rehab Medicare reimbursements higher for physicians integrated with hospitals, study finds Becker's Hospital CFO Report Medicare reimbursement for physician services were an average $114,000 higher per physician per year when billed by hospitals rather than by independent physician practices from 2010 to 2016, according to a study recently published in Health Services Research. READ MORE How to hire and retain clinical staff Contemporary OB/GYN A practice is only as good as the people who work there but finding and keeping the right people can seem like an insurmountable task. This can be compounded with the uncertainty and increased scrutiny introduced by the COVID-19 pandemic. READ MORE PRODUCT SHOWCASE Your Patients Your Money Our Priority RoadRunner specializes in medical billing for small/midsize group and single practitioner offices LinkedIn | Facebook   LEARN MORE   Reach Your Prospects Every Week Thousands of industry professionals subscribe to association news briefs, which allows your company to push messaging directly to their inboxes and take advantage of the association's brand affinity.     LEARN MORE   . CURRENT RESEARCH ARTICLES OF INTEREST Opioid prescribing habits of podiatric surgeons following elective foot and ankle surgery The Foot Prescription of opioids following surgery is commonplace in the U.S., but with that has come increases in misuse, overdose and death. Evaluating prescribing habits in efforts to reduce the opioid epidemic is becoming more frequent. The purpose of the present study was to examine the self-reported practices of podiatric surgeons regarding their methods of post-operative pain management in adult, sensate patients, as well as assessing the frequency of use of adjunctive pain control modalities. READ MORE First ray alignment in Lapidus arthrodesis — Effect on plantar pressure distribution and the occurrence of metatarsalgia The Foot Lapidus arthrodesis is an established treatment option for severe hallux valgus deformity especially in patients suffering from instability of the first tarsometatarsal joint. Surgery related metatarsalgia is known to be associated with persistent elevation of the first ray after realignment surgery. READ MORE Mortality with paclitaxel-coated devices in peripheral artery disease The New England Journal of Medicine The results of a recent meta-analysis aroused concern about an increased risk of death associated with the use of paclitaxel-coated angioplasty balloons and stents in lower-limb endovascular interventions for symptomatic peripheral artery disease. READ MORE A comparison between X-ray imaging and an innovative computer-aided design method based on weightbearing CT scan images for assessing hallux valgus The Journal of Foot & Ankle Surgery With the development of recent technology, radiographs can be saved digitally, and angular measurements can be processed using various software packages. We developed an innovative computer-aided design method with Materialize Interactive Medical Image Control System software to measure hallux valgus angle, the intermetatarsal angle, and the distal metatarsal articular angle and assessed its concordance with traditional X-ray imaging methods. READ MORE   Foot & Ankle Weekly Connect with ACPM Jason Zimmerman, Director of Publishing, Multiview, 469-420-2686 | Download media kit Christina Nava, Executive Editor, MultiView, 469-420-2612 | Contribute news American College of Podiatric Medicine American 1060 Aviation Blvd., Suite 100 | Hermosa Beach, CA 90254 212-997-0947 | Contact Us | www.acpmed.org/ Click here to unsubscribe.  Learn how to add us to your safe sender list so our emails get to your inbox. ADVERTISE SUBSCRIBE PAST ISSUES   7701 Las Colinas Ridge, Ste. 800, Irving, TX 75063