DPM Blogs

How The Minimalist Shoe Movement Has Affected My Practice And The Profession

Nicholas A Campitelli DPM FACFAS
10/31/12 | 3671 reads | 1 comments
More than two years ago, I made a shift in my practice. People told me that I would lose patients, that my colleagues would be taking care of all the stress fractures that I would create, and that I should lose my license because I was violating the Hippocratic Oath of doing no harm. Read More.

Career Changes, Hurdles And A Few Life Lessons Along The Way

Desmond Bell DPM CWS FACCWS
10/30/12 | 1687 reads | 1 comments
Within the past 12 years or so, I have made a shift from a general podiatry practice to a specialized wound management and limb preservation practice, which has been marked by a series of highs and lows. No doubt that if you have been in practice for any amount of time, you have experienced your own issues that have made you stronger, wiser and better at your craft. Read More.

Can A Novel Felt Pad Help Offload Plantar Ulcers?

Tracey Vlahovic DPM
10/29/12 | 1976 reads | 1 comments
On my recent journey to the Society for Chiropodists and Podiatrists 100th Anniversary Conference and Exhibition in Glasgow, Scotland, I saw the exhibit hall display for Hapla (Cuxson Gerrard) felt. My U.K. mentor, Dr M. Tariq Khan, PhD, uses this in his podiatric clinic. When I spent time training with Dr. Khan years ago, he introduced me to the Hapla 3D system. Read More.

Why The Panmetatarsal Head Resection Can Be A Useful ‘Last-Resort’ Procedure

William Fishco DPM FACFAS
10/25/12 | 1409 reads | 0 comments
The panmetatarsal head resection and triple arthrodesis are the ultimate reconstructive surgeries for the hindfoot and forefoot respectively. Often, we think of the panmetatarsal head resection only for patients with rheumatoid arthritis. I have found the procedure to be very useful in many other scenarios. Read More.

Emphasizing a Proactive Multidisciplinary Approach To The Combination Of Neuropathic Ulcers And Peripheral Arterial Disease

David G. Armstrong DPM PhD MD
10/24/12 | 1864 reads | 0 comments
Joe Mills, MD, and I, along with many of our colleagues, have been struck with how our population has changed but our methods (and language) have not. We discussed this previously in a dendrogram (cluster analysis) from a study I co-authored with Lavery and Peters in 2008. (see http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18593392 ). Read More.

Cutting Down On Wait Times Without Sacrificing Quality

Patrick DeHeer DPM FACFAS
10/17/12 | 2942 reads | 2 comments
Medicine is a volume business. In order to have a financially thriving practice, clinicians need to see more patients. More patients equal more revenue. This is a dirty little truth that anyone in medicine knows but is very reluctant to talk about because it is not politically correct. The problem with a high volume is patients spend more time waiting. I have always inherently been aware of patient wait times. The longer patients wait, the more pressure I feel. Recently, I asked patients to fill out a survey with the following questions: Read More.

What I Look For In A Bunionectomy Procedure

Bradly Bussewitz DPM
10/16/12 | 2253 reads | 3 comments
There are three major considerations I utilize when evaluating surgical outcomes after a bunionectomy. First, the procedure must allow pain relief. Regardless of any radiographic success, if the patient continues to experience pain, the procedure has failed. Secondly, one must achieve deformity correction, acutely and chronically. Lastly, cosmetic improvement is expected by patients and is important in most deformity correcting surgeries. Read More.

What You Should Know About Employee Classifications

Lynn Homisak PRT
10/12/12 | 2031 reads | 0 comments
Too often, I find there is a huge misunderstanding about employee wage classification. Accordingly, this month’s blog provides a very narrow look into Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) rules that affect you as an employer. Compliance with the FLSA is something you should take seriously. In 2008, the Department of Labor recovered $220 million in back wages and employees are filing a record number of lawsuits under state and federal wage and hour laws. Read More.

Why Podiatrists Should Be Attending PAINweek

Stephen Barrett DPM FACFAS
10/11/12 | 2064 reads | 0 comments
A few weeks ago, I went to a huge frat party, the Kappa Mu Delta* to be exact, and it was in Las Vegas. Now I know what happens in Vegas is supposed to stay in Vegas but I’m going to kiss and tell, so to speak. Read More.