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Managing the Diabetic Foot: A Clinical and Economic View Complimentary Archived Webcast
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Understanding Collagen Dressings and their Benefit in Wound Care

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Letters

Addressing Skin Tension With Biopsies

VOLUME: 22 PUBLICATION DATE: Jul 01 2009
Issue Number: 
7 July 2009

   I would like to applaud Tracey Vlahovic, DPM, for her article entitled “A Guide to Biopsy Techniques for Skin Neoplasms” (see page 50–56 in the May issue of Podiatry Today). Any information that turns attention to the skin biopsy in podiatric literature is sorely needed.

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Debating The Merits Of The EPF Procedure

VOLUME: 15 PUBLICATION DATE: Sep 01 2002
Issue Number: 
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It was with great incredulity that I read the article by Dr. Barrett entitled “A Closer Look At Endoscopic Plantar Fasciotomy” (see the May issue, pg. 38). He writes: “Prior to the development of endoscopic foot surgery, there was a strong desire not only to find a better, less invasive method to treat … plantar fasciitis surgically … Indeed, the standard of care … has changed radically since the … EPF.” The inference here, of course, is that after EPF, that desire has been fulfilled and it is now the standard of care. The truth is that in the facilities where I perform surger
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Weighing In On The Evidenced-Based Medicine Debate

VOLUME: 21 PUBLICATION DATE: Jul 01 2008
Issue Number: 
7

I have just finished reading the article, “EBM: Can It Be A Reality In Practice?” (see page 38 in the May issue).
I acknowledge and understand the viewpoints presented in the article.
However, if we all waited for articles to be peer reviewed before trying a new treatment, how would this help patients currently? When a new technology or modality appears, and it is presented in a journal that is not peer reviewed, should we be skeptical of using the modality on our patients?
Someone has to take the initiative to try the new product and report back to

Defining The APMA's Position On HIPAA

VOLUME: 15 PUBLICATION DATE: Jul 01 2002
Issue Number: 
7
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Defining The APMA's Position On HIPAA

VOLUME: 15 PUBLICATION DATE: Jul 01 2002
Issue Number: 
7
I read with great interest your recent editorial regarding HIPAA (see “Ready Or Not, Here Comes HIPAA,” page 14, April issue). As Vice-President of the APMA and Chair of the Health Policy Committee, I have direct oversight of these activities. We fully agree with the need for education regarding HIPAA and implementation of the final guidelines. The APMA is producing a HIPAA Compliance Manual that will be free to APMA members. However, after the March release of revisions to the proposed rule and final standards, we decided to delay production of the manual until 60 days after the final r
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Another View Of Podiatric Residency Funding

VOLUME: 16 PUBLICATION DATE: Dec 01 2003
Issue Number: 
12
In regard to last month’s “Letters” section (see “A Closer Look At Federal Funding For Residencies,” page 14, November), teaching hospitals that have intern and residency training programs and that also treat Medicare patients are currently being reimbursed by the Centers For Medicare And Medicaid Services (CMS) for direct and indirect expenses. The direct expenses would cover such financial items as intern/resident salaries, health insurance, meals, malpractice insurance and educational expenses. This is usually the smaller of the amounts received by the hospital administration. Th
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A Closer Look At Federal Funding For Residencies

The F-Scan® Mobile can be used to assess the gait of those who participate in skiing, tennis and other sporting activities.
VOLUME: 16 PUBLICATION DATE: Nov 01 2003
Issue Number: 
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I am writing to you regarding some misinformation that is contained within the editorial section of the August 2003 issue (see “Editor’s Perspective,” page 18, August issue). I am a residency director and consider myself fairly conversant with current residency reimbursement issues, that is to say how residency programs in general and podiatric residencies in particular are reimbursed from the federal government. For too long, the popular myth has been that residencies, in general, “make” hospitals money. It may be true that the presence of a residency may well encourage the medical
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Raising Questions About ESWT In Heel Pain Article

VOLUME: 17 PUBLICATION DATE: Jul 01 2004
Issue Number: 
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First, I’d like to say that the article on adult-acquired flatfoot (AAF) was insightful and thorough (see the cover story “A New Approach To Adult-Acquired Flatfoot,” pg. 32, May issue). It is now my reference on AAF. However, I found that the heel pain article left questions unanswered (see “Conquering Conservative Care For Heel Pain,” pg. 48, May issue). I wonder why James Losito, DPM, offered his comments on Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (ESWT) while having very limited knowledge of ESWT. Out of the three methods of generating shockwave, Dr. Losito only describes one. By his
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Exploring Another View On The DPM/MD Debate

By eliminating the medial side of the fourth metatarsal head (see the above X-ray), Dr. Brown notes the neuroma is no longer entrapped between the bony projections of the two adjacent metatarsal heads.
VOLUME: 18 PUBLICATION DATE: May 01 2005
Issue Number: 
5

   The debate that continues about the DPM/MD or DPM/DO dual degree is understandable, as demonstrated by Duane Dumm, DPM (see pg. 14, “Dual Degrees May Not Benefit DPMs,” March issue). Change is difficult. Change is suspect. Change is resisted. However, in podiatric medicine, change is a function of rapid growth with dimensions of practice that many take for granted and perhaps others do not fully realize.

   First, dual degrees are not simply programs designed to benefit the DPM. While there certainly is a benefit to the podiatric physician, the ultimate

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