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ACFAOM
An ACFAOM Certified Clinical Podiatric Medical Assistant (CCPMA) is able to perform routine nail care, pre-treatment foot exams, collect client health information correctly, setup a sterile field and much more. Click here to learn more about the course and have your assistant register online. $100 off the standard fee of $599 for assistants sponsored by an ACFAOM member. If you need more information before deciding to enroll your assistant, contact Jennifer Mulligan, at jmulligan@acfaom.org or 301-718-6534.
ACFAOM
Drs. Barbara Aung, Michael King and Harry Goldsmith will be the guests on today's Meet the Masters audio-conference (at 9 p.m. ET) with host, and former ACFAOM president, Dr. Bret Ribotsky. They are all members of the APMA coding committee, experts and previous Masters and will openly share their plans. After APMA's ICD-10 event at 8 p.m., join us at 9 p.m. to discuss how we make ICD-10 work on Thursday. We will discuss flow dynamics of our staff, pre-visit checklists and take your 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 click here.
| | CURRENT RESEARCH ARTICLE OF INTEREST |
Prosthetics and Orthotics International
Ankle-foot orthoses could be utilized both with and without shoes. While several studies have shown that ankle-foot orthoses improve gait abilities in hemiplegic patients, it remains unclear whether they should be used with shoes or without.
The study purpose was to compare the effect of standard shoes and rocker shoes on functional mobility in post-stroke hemiplegic patients utilizing ankle-foot orthosis.
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WTVF-TV
Diabetes is a growing problem in the U.S. — now affecting close to 30 million people. Diabetics who become increasingly obese are in danger of an ailment that often leads to amputation of their feet. Now, there's a breakthrough treatment that's become a last-chance option.
For years, it was certainly no "walk in the park" for Richard Hamiel Jr. to take a walk in a park or anywhere else.
"I started to stumble, and I crisscrossed my feet, and I couldn’t catch up and I fell down," he recalled.
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Podiatry Today
Historically, the objective of vascular surgery has been arterial revascularization of ischemic tissue, which allows for wound healing and relieves pain due to arterial insufficiency. Surgeons have relied on the physical exam as a primary diagnostic modality and have generally considered palpable distal pulses to be indicative of a sufficient blood supply for wound healing in the leg in general and the foot specifically. Those basic principles are still true. However, the more modern approach would have the goal of vascular surgery being optimization of distal tissue perfusion.
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Podiatry Management
Equinus deformity has been associated with over 96 percent
of biomechanically-related foot and ankle pathologies; and although there has been significant advancement in the surgical treatment of equinus, little or no advance has been made in its non-surgical treatment.
The treatment of any pathological condition mandates comprehensive treatment of all components of the pathology, and this is particularly important in biomechanical pathologies with an underlying equinus component. With the growing body of evidence-based research regarding the importance of equinus, it is important to have an understanding of the fundamentals of
non-surgical equinus therapy.
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Lower Extremity Review
Research suggests that compression garments can be effective for improving muscle recovery after fatiguing exercise, but has shown little to indicate an athletic performance benefit.
A World Cup soccer player, a National Basketball Association point guard, a National Football League wide receiver, an Olympic gold-medal-winning short-track speed skater, a mixed martial artist, a professional wake boarder. These are examples of elite-level athletes who wear compression garments with expectations of enhanced performance or muscle recovery.
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Podiatry Today
School starts and many young athletes are getting involved with their school or club teams and increasing the intensity of their participation. Professional athletes are either finishing their seasons and planning their off-season medical regimens or getting ready for the upcoming season and getting in their final tune-ups.
Each group of athletes mentioned above has different needs, expectations and challenges. It is important to understand all of these things as you try to return athletes successfully to their chosen sport. The most important thing you can do as their treating physician is manage their expectations appropriately. Each group has different external forces that you need to consider when managing these expectations.
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Becker's Hospital Review
New research found patients tend to see their physicians as "empty vessels" and don't recognize their emotions, according to The Atlantic.
The study, conducted by Juliana Schroeder, Ph.D, from the University of California, Berkeley and Ayelet Fishbach, Ph.D, from the University of Chicago, surveyed 100 patients on their experiences with physicians. The patients also rated the fictional physicians on emotionality.
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| | PRACTICE MANAGEMENT PEARLS FROM AAPPM |
Physician's Practice
If your practice expects new employees to get right to work after completing their HR paperwork and receiving keys and log-in credentials, it's missing a huge opportunity.
Making new hires feel welcome and ready for their job role can speed the learning curve, improve the feeling of pride in the place they work and set them up for greater success. Here are 10 effective elements to include in your new employee orientation plan
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