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ACFAOM's 2016 Annual Clinical Conference on June 24-26 in Savannah, GA was designed with you—the accomplished podiatrist—in mind. This year we feature a program that will offer cutting edge yet practical information to benefit your daily practice. View a sample of this year's interactive education program (earn up to 14 CECHs) which includes the 'Trump-Bernie' debate of the podiatric world.
Register before June 1st for a reduced rate. Just over 2 weeks left to save on ACFAOM. View the meeting brochure for full details. Registration is FREE for ACFAOM members (if registered by June 1st) and very reasonable for non-members, with special discounts for GPMA members and Federal DPMs.
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Masters in wound care, Drs. Snyder and Niezgoda, 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. Robert Snyder, DPM, is a professor and the Director of Clinical Research at Barry University. Dr. Jeffrey Niezgoda, MD is the President & Chief Medical Officer of AZH, a company providing clinical hyperbaric and wound care services. 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
Buerger's disease, which is also known as thromboangiitis obliterans, is a rare disease affecting the small and medium-sized vessels of the peripheral arterial and venous systems. It is a nonatherosclerotic inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology. Smoking is the most important risk factor for Buerger's disease. The disease most often affects males under 45 with a history of tobacco use.
The disease has a prevalence of 80 percent among Jews of Ashkenazi ancestry in Israel and between 45 and 63 percent in India. There is also an increased prevalence of 11 percent among females, which researchers attribute to the higher number of women smokers.
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Lower Extremity Review
The terms "hallux limitus" and "hallux rigidus" refer to a degenerative process of the great toe joint that was first described by Davies-Colley1 in 1887 and termed hallux flexus. Cotterill later coined the term hallux rigidus. The two terms represent a progression in the spectrum of the disorder, which is characterized by gradual loss of joint range of motion in conjunction with joint degeneration, with hallux rigidus typically defined as complete loss of motion. Athletes who experience joint loading that is both elevated and repetitive may be at risk for this problem.
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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
Runners who want to boost their brain function should consider taking their running shoes off, new research suggests.
The study found that after running barefoot, participants saw improvements in working memory, or the ability to recall or process information. Running in shoes, however, didn't result in the same advantage, researchers said.
"The little things often have the greatest impact. This research shows us that we can realize our cognitive potential and enjoy ourselves at the same time," said study leader Ross Alloway in a University of North Florida news release.
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Podiatry Today
A 61-year-old female with type 2 diabetes (duration 11 years) presented with an ulcer on the dorsum of the left foot. The patient had hypertension for 15 years, dyslipidemia and diabetic peripheral neuropathy. She had normal peripheral circulation, diabetes and stage 4 chronic kidney disease.
The patient said the ulcer started out as a scratch from a toe ring on the right foot. Soon the scratch became an ulcer and spread in size to the point where it measured 52 x 45 mm when she attended the clinic.
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Podiatry Management
Custom orthotics may be
your best treatment
plan. Therefore, why do
so many podiatrists find
it difficult to prescribe a
custom orthotic? Many will say they
believe their patients will find it
cost-prohibitive. Why would a doctor
prejudge a patient who is looking for
help? Here are some simple measures
for a podiatric practitioner to present
custom orthotics that will ultimately
get their patients on board with the
treatment plan.
There
are many tools that can be
used within the office to adequately
explain the purpose and function of a
custom orthotic while differentiating
it from other products. If the doctor
can spend three to five minutes with
the patient to utilize these tools, ultimate success for the treatment plan
can be established.
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The Huffington Post
About two years ago Meya Laraqui, an ambitious young woman fresh out of college, got some career advice from an older colleague that changed everything: Wear high heels.
Laraqui was eager to be taken more seriously at the small private equity firm in Manhattan where she works. So she took the advice seriously. Now the 25-year-old wears 4-inch stilettos — easy-to-maintain patent leather in black or nude — to all her meetings. She keeps them under her desk.
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FierceHealthIT
Unlike what happens in Vegas, what happens in a patient's medical record — especially inaccuracies — can stay with them forever, Dhruv Khullar, a resident physician at Massachusetts General Hospital, said during a recent session at Health Datapalooza 2016 in the District of Columbia.
The panelists, ranging from a government official to university members, gathered to discuss their experiences and views of patient data safety and data sharing.
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By Mark Huber
 A friend had been suffering with abdominal pain for weeks. He tried to work through the issue with his family doctor, but he was referred to a specialist. When he called, he explained his symptoms and was stunned. Not only was the first available appointment six weeks away, but the scheduler was also wholly unsympathetic, even downright surly. My friend explained that six weeks was just too long to wait. The scheduler snapped back, "That's what emergency rooms are for."
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Human Movement Science
Adaptations in lower limb movement patterns were examined when performance was maintained during a fatiguing repetitive loading task. Forty recreationally active male and female participants performed single-leg hopping to volitional exhaustion at 2.2Hz to a submaximal height.
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