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ACPM Strives to Raise Awareness of Healthcare Disparities Based on Racial and Economic Prejudice
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.TOP NEWS
There is still bias in patient satisfaction data
By Kenneth G. Poole, Jr., M.D., M.B.A. and Leon McDougle, M.D., M.P.H.
With great interest we reviewed the article (by Solnick, Peyton, Kraft-Todd & Safdar, 2020) entitled Effect of Physician Gender and Race on Simulated Patients’ Ratings and Confidence in Their Physicians: A Randomized Trial. The authors reported that gender and race did not significantly affect patient satisfaction after conducting a computer-based simulation involving participants recruited by crowdsourcing to play the role of a patient reporting to the emergency department with symptoms consistent with gastroenteritis.
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.PROFESSION NEWS
What the latest research reveals about plantar tissue stiffness in patients with diabetes
Podiatry Today
Quantification of the mechanical properties of the plantar tissues of patients with diabetes is not extensively studied. Existing models typically favored linear or single-layer models of deformity. However, in a recently published study using a multilayer, non-linear model to assess plantar tissue stiffness in this high-risk population, Kwak and colleagues have provided great insights on this subject.
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The role of orthoses in the treatment of foot problems
Podiatry Management
The etiology of the vast majority of podiatric complaints is abnormal foot structure with resulting mechanical imbalance. The inequitable distribution of force adversely affects function as the foot develops increased concentrations of compression (pressure), tension (tearing), and shearing (rubbing) forces in various areas related to the structural fault. These forces are most frequently associated with excessive pronation.
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Peroneal tendonitis: Workup and nonsurgical treatment
Lower Extremity Review
Peroneal tendon disorders have traditionally been considered a rare source of ankle symptoms. However, contemporary studies have brought the significance and frequency of peroneal pathology to light. It is critical to assess the patient for peroneal tendon pathology, including peroneal tendonitis.
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The big myth about plantar heel pain
Podiatry Today
Doug Richie Jr. DPM FACFAS FAAPSM writes:
One of the biggest myths propagated about plantar heel pain is the perception that 90 percent of all patients will experience cure of their condition with conservative treatment. I just finished writing an upcoming cover story for Podiatry Today reviewing published studies of non-traditional treatments for chronic plantar heel pain.
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2020 Burnout Survey Results: Physicians facing unprecedented crisis
Medical Economics
Physician burnout was already at a crisis level. Has COVID-19 made it worse?
For the second year, Medical Economics® has asked our physician audience to tell us how burnout affects them, both professionally and personally.
This year, physicians have had to deal with all of the normal difficulty that often lead to burnout, with an unprecedented crisis looming over it all in the form of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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. CURRENT RESEARCH ARTICLES OF INTEREST
The mechanics of the foot
Journal of Anatomy
In a normal living foot that is weight-bearing, as in ordinary standing, passive
extension of the big toe at the metatarso-phalangeal joint will be observed to result
in the following effects:
(i) the arch appears to rise;
(ii) the posterior part of the foot assumes an 'inverted' position (supinates);
(iii) the leg rotates laterally;
(iv) there appears a tight band in the region of the plantar aponeurosis.
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