Pedorthists & Podiatrists Should Work Together: PA Podiatrist
There has been some backlash to the decision by the American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA) to enter into an agreement to hold its 2015 annual symposium in conjunction with PFA’s symposium. “There was a controversy when I came out in favor of the meeting,” says James McGuire, DPM, CPed, director of the Leonard S. Abrams Center for Advanced Wound Healing at Temple University’s School of Podiatric Medicine. “I got negative feedback from a few podiatrists who felt that they didn’t need pedorthists and that they were competition for their practice.” That’s not the case though, he says. “A pedorthist working with you or as a close referral source can actually enhance your practice, and in many instances can do things you would rather not be bothered with in your office, freeing you up to concentrate on aspects of your practice that are more lucrative.”
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The truth is that a good pedorthist-podiatrist relationship can benefit everyone, the experts say. The pedorthist and podiatrist can each increase their business revenue, get more referrals, and best of all, the patient has the benefit of a medical team working alongside one another for the best possible care. “Podiatrists don’t need to be threatened by pedorthists, and pedorthists don’t need to be threatened by podiatrists,” says McGuire. “The work they do is complementary.”
Source: Maria St. Louis-Sanchez, O&P Edge [August 2015]
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