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ACFAOM
Spark! 2016 is a one-day seminar from the American College of Foot & Ankle Orthopedics & Medicine, designed to help you learn how to deliver increasingly valuable, life-altering patient care while also finding new ways to make your practice more profitable.
Join ACFAOM on Saturday, November 5, 2016, at the Embassy Suites by Hilton in historic Old Town Alexandria, VA, directly across the river from Washington, DC. Spark! 2016 will inspire and equip you to maximize your non-surgical patient care and profoundly accelerate your practice's growth. This seminar is supported by an educational partnership grant from OHI and its family of brands. SPARK! 2016 has been approved for up to 8.5 CECHs. View the full schedule and faculty line-up. For more information, visit the SPARK! 2016 website. Attendance is limited to 75, so register now to reserve your place.
Early bird registration ends on September 30. Register now before the fee increases by $100.
There are three convenient ways to register, but attendance is limited to 75, so reserve your spot today!
Register online, download and print/fax the paper form, or call the ACFAOM Meeting Registrar at (301) 718-6525.
ACFAOM
Lee Rogers, DPM, and Matthew Regulski, DPM, will be the guests on tonight’s Meet the Masters audio-conference (at 9 p.m. ET) with host, and former ACFAOM president, Dr. Bret Ribotsky, DPM, FACFAOM. They will share their experiences as wound care experts and take questions live. To register for this FREE weekly, and unique, learning experience that will give you additional insights into the profession’s past and future.
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Podiatry Today
You want the good news first or the bad news first? The good news is really good so we will start with what most of you will think is bad news and get it out of the way. The bad news is the MACRA start date is not being pushed back. It begins Jan. 1, 2017. The good news is that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recently announced major changes to the 2017 program that provide flexibility and make it very easy to avoid penalties in 2019 based on 2017 performance.
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ScienceDaily
For the 25 percent of type-2 diabetes patients who suffer from numbness and extreme nerve pain in their feet, a new dermatological treatment being tested by Northwestern Medicine scientists could potentially help prevent and maybe even reverse the neuropathy.
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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 Management
Hallux limitus is a very
common and painful condition which affects
the 1st metatarso-phalangeal joint. The prevailing view of this entity is that it
is a degenerative process that proceeds over time to progressive loss
of motion and increase in pain with
associated walking disability. This
article will examine this not in the
classic sense of a degenerative process, but rather one of repetitive daily
trauma, with the inflammation and
bone proliferation being part of a daily
"repair" process. Interestingly, it relates in large part to chronic muscular inhibition of the peroneus longus.
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Journal of Foot and Ankle Research
Musculoskeletal ultrasound is a non-invasive and low-cost modality for real-time visualization of the plantar fascia. Ultrasound examination for plantar fasciitis is generally performed with the patient in a prone position, although the rational for using a prone position has not been validated. The aim of the study was to investigate if ultrasound examination in a supine position, which is more comfortable than the prone position, is valid.
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Podiatry Today
Lowell Weil Jr. DPM MBA FACFAS wrties: "I don't know how closely you watch your accounts receivable but if you do, you will notice they are higher than they have ever been. If you haven’' been watching, you are in for a very rude awakening. While most physicians are concerned about a reduction in fees from government and private payers, you might not have noticed that may be the least of your financial concerns."
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HealthDay News
Could long afternoon naps raise your risk of developing type 2 diabetes?
It's possible but not yet proven, according to new research out of Japan. The study found that, compared with short naps or no napping at all, the risk for the blood sugar disease may be 45 percent higher if your naps last an hour or more.
But if you nap less than an hour, the risk disappears, the researchers suggested.
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| | PRACTICE MANAGEMENT PEARLS FROM THE INSTITUTE FOR PODIATRIC EXCELLENCE AND DEVELOPMENT (IPED) |
Medical Economics
The most effective care happens when patient engagement is central to the process, not just a check mark on a box related to a business decision or government mandate. Patients who are engaged decision-makers in their care tend to live healthier lives and experience better outcomes.
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The American Journal of Sports Medicine
Most running studies have considered level running, yet the regulation of locomotor behaviour during uphill and downhill running is fundamental to increase our understanding of human locomotion. The purpose of this article was to review the existing literature regarding biomechanical, neuromuscular and physiological adaptations during graded running. The effects of slope on biomechanics, muscle contraction patterns and physiological responses have important implications for injury prevention and success of athletes engaged in graded running competitions.
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