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ACPM Strives to Raise Awareness of Healthcare Disparities Based on Racial and Economic Prejudice
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.TOP NEWS
The detrimental influence of racial discrimination on child health in the US
By Ashaunta T. Anderson, M.D., M.P.H., M.S.H.S., Lewis Luartz, M.A., M.Ed, Nia Heard-Garris, M.D., M.Sc., Keith Widaman, Ph.D., Paul J. Chung, M.D., M.S.
The current literature describing the largely damaging
effect of racial discrimination on child health is weakened by several
confounding factors. We aimed to: 1) describe the relation between racial
discrimination and child health and 2) evaluate the potential mediating role of
mental health relating racial discrimination to child health, using methods that
mitigate confounding.
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.PROFESSION NEWS
MULTIBRIEFS EXCLUSIVE
What is the long-term prognosis for telehealth?
By Scott E. Rupp
During the rush of COVID-19’s onslaught in March and April, health systems attempted to scale up and survive, so they invested in telehealth technology, according to a report from the Center for Connected Medicine and KLAS Research. Despite the meteoric rise of telehealth services during the quarantine, these same health systems are wrestling with how they will make long-term use of the technology when the pandemic winds down. Per the report, health system leaders who adopted telehealth want to improve integration, infrastructure, and security in the years ahead and focus on long-term telehealth decisions.
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How to get started with telemedicine quickly
Physicians Practice
Elizabeth Woodcock outlines her best practices for setting up telemedicine services from an administrative perspective, while emphasizing that it is never too late to get in the game.
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How much is a podiatry practice worth?
Podiatry Management
One of the most asked questions in
podiatry is “how much is a practice
worth?” The short answer is that it
depends on whom you ask. Ask successful veteran practitioners who have
built up a practice over many years and the value
will be high.
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. CURRENT RESEARCH ARTICLES OF INTEREST
Center of pressure and its theoretical relationship to foot pathology
Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association
The measurement of center of pressure has been widely used in the evaluation of foot function. This article will describe center of pressure and indicate how it can be used to calculate moments about the joint axes of the foot. Various uses of center of pressure described in the literature will be examined.
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Malignant tumours of the foot and ankle
Foot and Ankle Surgery
Tumours of the foot and ankle constitute about 4–5% of all musculoskeletal tumours with the majority of them being benign. Diagnosis of malignant soft tissue or bone tumours is frequently delayed because of the relatively low prevalence and uncommon presentation at the foot and ankle.
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