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April 21, 2021 #6,933  Publisher-Barry Block, DPM, JD
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BUSPM Adopts Hippo Virtual Care™ Platform for Virtual Medical Education
Hippo Technologies, Inc. ™ (Hippo), a global virtual care company delivering solutions for healthcare and medical education, has announced that Barry University's School of Podiatric Medicine is using the Hippo Virtual CareTM (HVC) platform to provide its medical educators with remote teaching and proctoring, continuing medical education, and consultation solutions.
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"The Hippo technology will enable us to bring streaming doctor-patient visits to our classrooms, for real-time clinical experience for our first-year students," says Barry University Podiatric School of Medicine Dean, Dr. Robert Snyder. "Beyond further elevating the cutting-edge educational experience of our students, we anticipate utilizing it on medical mission trips, connecting underserved communities with our world-class providers."
Source: NBC Right Now [4/19/21]
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| PODIATRISTS IN ACADEMIA | |
OR Podiatrist Promoted to Adjunct Faculty at COCC
Marilyn Waller-Niewold, DPM has been promoted college instructor to Adjunct Faculty at Central Oregon Community College (COCC). Dr. Waller-Niewold received her podiatric medical degree from the California School of Podiatric Medicine at Samuel Merritt University.
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Dr. Marilyn Waller-Niewold |
She previously served as Chief of Podiatry Services/Director of Health Feet Program - an Amputation Prevention Program at the Warm Springs Health & Wellness Center, Indian Health Services in Warm Springs, OR.
Source: Linkedin
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| MEETING NEWS - PART 1 | |
Superbones Superwounds East 2021 Virtual Conference Hosts Largest Audience Ever
Superbones Superwounds East 2021 Virtual Conference hosted its largest event in the two decade long history of the conference this past weekend with over 650 attendees and 100 exhibitors in attendance. The interest in online solutions to meet CME requirements and keep informed has not waned.
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Superbones Superwounds East 2021 Virtual Conference |
The event was run on a virtual streaming conference platform that allowed extensive interaction between attendees and exhibitors. The live Q&A sessions continue to be popular and well attended.
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| MEETING NEWS - PART 2 | |
APWH Holds First Student/Resident Conference
The Academy of Physicians in Wound Healing (APWH) has spent the last 6 to 12 months developing a "student/resident mentoring initiative" multifaceted program. This project recently provided the APWH first student/resident conference. This conference was held with students from Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine and Western University College of Podiatric Medicine of Pomona, CA.
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Dr. Steven Kravitz with Brandon Ryan Mojica |
The event was entirely put together by students and residents. It was remarkably successful; everything ran on time without a hitch and the lectures were of quality that reflected professional academic wound healing lectures around the country. APWH President Steven Kravitz, DPM explains, "COVID-19 has affected medical education significantly and this provides a method to help students and residents develop academic interesting programs and interactive activity to learn more from each other". Brandon Ryan Mojica, TUSPM '22 was the conference student chairperson. Harry Penny, DPM and Randolph Fish, DPM serve as chairs of the initiative.
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| INTERNATIONAL PODIATRISTS IN THE NEWS | |
Brits Have Developed ‘Lockdown Feet’ After Pandemic
With many Brits spending a lot more time at home during the pandemic, being comfortable and wearing slippers all day has been one of the small benefits. But it looks like our comfy footwear has actually been causing health problems, with people developing 'lockdown feet'. If you've been experiencing pain in the arch or heel of your foot, it's possible that you've got what is officially called plantar fasciitis. The College of Podiatry has warned that one of the causes is floppy soles or poor quality footwear - much like those fluffy socks you've been wearing while you work from home.
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Emma McConnachie, a spokesperson for the foot health specialists, told The Sun: "The ligaments in the foot can stretch out, arches are unsupported, and putting on anything with a heel becomes painful. "If your feet go unsupported, they can start to feel the strain. Wearing floppy slippers all the time eventually takes its toll. "Many patients are struggling with foot issues and are trying to fix the problems themselves. They assume we are closed, but podiatrists are very much open and there to help."
Source: Amelia Ward, The Sun [4/19/21]
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| PODIATRISTS AND FOOTWEAR | |
Improper Heel Height Can Cause Back Pain: NY Podiatrist
If you’ve had back pain for more than a month, your pain is worsening over time, or you’re developing new neurologic symptoms such as numbness or weakness in any part of your body, it is best to see your healthcare professional. But if you’ve cleared your symptoms with your doctor, or you want to give some commonsense guidelines a try first, it’s worth considering whether your footwear choices may be contributing to your back pain.
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According to Pauline Fu, DPM, a doctor of podiatric medicine and an assistant clinical professor of orthopedics at Mount Sinai Hospital in NYC, shoes with a slight heel are best. The fact that your heels are slightly elevated allows your ankle to turn a little bit and rotate differently. A heel that’s the same height as or lower than the toe of the shoe, on the other hand, affects the way your leg — and, in turn, your pelvis — turns. That, then, will affect your spine and lower back and cause back pain, Dr. Fu says.
Source: Scott Fontana, Everyday Health [4/16/21]
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| PODIATRISTS AND THE LAW | |
TX Podiatrist Sentenced to 30 days for Repeated Sexual Assault of Child
A Katy podiatrist is currently serving a 30-day jail sentence for the continual sexual assault of a child, often under the guise of giving the child an athletic massage. On March 30, Dr. Hanna Elias Francis, 62, from Katy, pleaded guilty of the charge of repeated sexual assault of a child and waived his right to trial. A judge granted Francis 30 days in jail and 10 years deferred adjudication in exchange for the plea, court documents show.
Source: Claire Goodman, Houston Chronicle [4/19/21]
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| PRACTICE MANAGEMENT TIP OF THE DAY | |
Ways to Play the Prior Authorization Game - Part 1
Prior authorizations (PAs) are a pain for physicians. Here are a few things you can do to improve your odds of winning.
1. Whoever does the PA needs to have the progress notes in front of them.
They will be asked clinical data and it should be at their fingertips.
Source: Linda Girgis, MD, Logan Lutton, Physicians Practice [4/8/21]
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| RESPONSES/COMMENTS (RELEVANT RESEARCH) | |
RE: Abnormal Vascular Physiology in the Lower Extremities a Risk Factor for Ischemic Stroke and Mortality- A Potential Role for Podiatric Physicians
From: Leonard A. Levy, DPM, MPH
Peripheral artery disease (PAD is pervasive among the general population, affecting up to 25% of patients 55 years or older. There is a known association with acute ischemic stroke but limited large-cohort studies exist pertaining to the relationship between PAD severity and incident ischemic stroke. This study evaluates the risk of incident ischemic stroke and mortality along the spectrum of low and elevated ankle brachial index (ABI) measurement. The authors performed a retrospective extraction of ABI data of all adult patients who underwent a lower extremity physiology study for any indication from January 1, 1996, to June 30, 2018, in the Mayo Clinic health system. PAD was categorized into severe, moderate, mild, and borderline based on ABI measurements and poorly compressible arteries (PCA). These were compared with normal ABI measurements. Associations of PAD/PCA with new ischemic stroke events and all-cause mortality were analyzed. A total of 39,834 unique patients were included with a median follow up duration of 4.59 years.
All abnormal ABI groups, except borderline PAD, were associated with increased risk of incident ischemic stroke after multivariate regression compared to normal ABI. Patients with PCA carried the greatest ischemic stroke risk (HR, 1.30 [95% CI, 1.15–1.46). Similarly, abnormal ABI groups were associated with a significant risk for all-cause mortality in a severity-dependent manner, with severe PAD conferring the greatest risk (HR, 3.07 [95% CI, 2.88–3.27). This study adds to the growing body of evidence that both PAD and PCA are independent risk factors for incident ischemic stroke and all-cause mortality. The association of PAD severity and PCA with risk of ischemic stroke may help clinicians with risk stratification and determining treatment intensity. The ankle brachial index (ABI) is a reliable and noninvasive method to assess lower extremity physiology that can highly predict recurrent ischemic stroke outcomes in patients with prior ischemic stroke. (Shubhang K., et al. Journal of the American Osteopathic Association. Published online: March 10, 2021) .
Leonard A. Levy, DPM, MPH, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
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| RESPONSES/COMMENTS (RELEVANT RESEARCH) | |
From: Elliot Udell, DPM
The problem with this type of study is the small number of people tested. In the backdrop of where the U.S. put a pause on the J&J coronavaccine because one out of a million people got sick from it, trying to prove that a medicine is good for warts when only 68% out of a total of only 45 people got good results, does not sit well. We all know that any stimulus including needling without medication added, could make a wart disappear. We also know that sal acid therapy has been studied on a far greater number and has been shown to be 75% effective. Granted, any study including an anecdotal study of even one patient, has value. It would, however, be prudent to wait until far greater numbers of people are studied before injecting our patients with HPV vaccine.
Elliot Udell, DPM, Hicksville, NY
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| RESPONSES/COMMENTS (NON-CLINICAL) - PART | |
From: From: Richard Silverstein, DPM
BioLab Sciences is the manufacturer of “Fluid Flow”. BioLab Science applied for a Q code and was issued a HCPCS code of Q4206 to be used when injecting Fluid Flow. Their intended use verbiage in that application, includes musculoskeletal inflammatory conditions like fasciitis and tendonitis. Coverage is dependent on an NCD (national coverage determination) or LCD (local coverage determination) handed down by CMS. If neither an NCD or LCD exists, then coverage falls to “medical necessity”. To date, there is no current NCD concerning injections of amniotic fluid.
It is important to look at the existing LCDs in your MAC region to better understand coverage in your particular area.
Disclosure: I am a paid consultant for Total Ancillary, a BioLab Science distributor.
Richard Silverstein, DPM, Havre de Grace, MD
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RE: Informed Consent and the COVID-19 Vaccine
From: W. David Herbert DPM, JD
Podiatrists have been prescribing drugs with systemic actions for treating foot and ankle problems for years. Every time you give a patient a prescription for an antibiotic or a pain medicine, you are doing that. I do not think that podiatrists who are administering coronavirus vaccines are really doing anything that they really have not done before. However, we must remember that the coronavirus vaccine is considered experimental by the governmental agency that approved it. Remember that it would not be approved otherwise.
We also must remember the real impetus for obtaining the informed consent of a patient before treating them was a result of what took place in Nuremberg, Germany after World War II. I have seen this concept used successfully in medical malpractice trials. Are all of the podiatric vaccinators carefully explaining this to the patients that they are vaccinating? That is, are they truly obtaining a patient's informed consent in each case?
W. David Herbert DPM, JD, Billings MT
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| YOU CAN'T MAKE THESE THINGS UP | |
RE: Outrageous Shoe of the Day
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Source: Siying Zou via Virtual Shoe Museum
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| CLASSIFIED ADS - ASSOCIATE POSITIONS AND FELLOWSHIPS |
POSITIONS AVAILABLE - CONNECTICUT, UPSTATE and WESTERN NEW YORK, RHODE ISLAND and TENNESSEE
Looking for reliable and ethical podiatrists to service Nursing Homes, Skilled Nursing and Assisted Living Facilities in CT, Buffalo area and Upstate NY, RI and TN. Send inquiries and CV to: phasetwopodiatry@gmail.com
FUTURE PARTNER/ASSOCIATE PODIATRIST – ARKANSAS
We are a busy well established and highly respected three man group. This position is available to a well-trained, personable, motivated, goal oriented, entrepreneurial minded physician. This practice offers all facets of podiatric medicine with an onsite ASC. Located in a rapidly growing city with a Division I University. You would be hard pressed to find a better city to settle down and raise a family. Send CV to podiatrygrouppharm@gmail.com
PODIATRIST POSITION – CENTRAL/SOUTHWEST FLORIDA TERRITORY
Join a podiatric team whose work positively impacts the lives of seniors every day! KG Health Partners, the largest podiatric practice in Florida, is seeking full and part-time podiatrists who will provide mobile-based foot, ankle, and lower leg care to residents living in long-term facilities in Central/Southwest Florida. Achieve work-life balance with a Monday through Friday schedule, competitive wages, malpractice insurance, and exceptional benefits for full-time employees (health, paid time off, 401K retirement plan with company match). You must maintain active Medicare and Florida licenses. Email CV to kgadmin@kghealthpartners.com
POSITIONS AVAILABLE - WESTERN and UPSTATE NEW YORK
Looking for reliable and ethical podiatrists to service Nursing Homes and Skilled Nursing Facilities in the Buffalo area and Upstate New York. Send inquiries and CV to: phasetwopodiatry@gmail.com
ASSOCIATE POSITION – SOUTH WEST FLORIDA
Start Immediately. Walk into a busy schedule day one in this modern, full scope practice. Must be personable, compassionate, motivated, and ABPM or ABFAS BQ/BC. Competitive salary and benefits with clear path to partnership. Excellent opportunity for surgical volume and diversity to accelerate board certification. FL License required. Send CV to podiatrymanda@gmail.com
ASSOCIATE POSITIONS – CT, DE, PA, OH, MO, TN, FL
PediRite provides care to nursing home residents. Excellent opportunities working in our contracted facilities. Flexible scheduling, very lucrative commissions! Great match if you have open days/hours in your schedule. Work available in DE, OH, PA, MO, TN, PA, CT. Resume to sara@sightrite.com (sign on bonus for CT and DE)
ASSOCIATE POSITION – NASSAU COUNTY, NY
Multiple office practice located in Nassau County, New York seeking motivated, energetic individual to become an Associate in Merrick and Westbury locations. Multi lingual a plus. Leading to partnership and eventual ownership of practices. Please email CV to dgrossman5@optimum.net.
FULL TIME PODIATRIST - NEW JERSEY
We are a fast-growing podiatry practice in New Jersey with multiple locations and Doctors. We are currently looking for a full-time motivated and caring Doctor to join our busy practice. Some benefits include: competitive six-figure salary, generous, guaranteed bonus structure, health insurance (including vision & dental), paid vacation time off, paid malpractice insurance and CME time off. Great prospects for experienced Doctors as well as new Associates. This is an excellent opportunity to expand your Podiatric medical and surgical experience in an office-based practice! If interested, please submit your CV to DrSamofal@PodiatryCenterNJ.com
ASSOCIATE POSITION - ATLANTA, GA
Immediate associate position for a well-trained, highly motivated individual. Competitive salary with commission structure, PTO, CME allowance, health and malpractice insurance. All aspects of podiatry. ABFAS RRA Board Certified is preferred but will consider the right Board Qualified Candidate. Must be confident in working solo in your own office environment. Please email cover letter and CV to atlantafootankle@gmail.com
ASSOCIATE POSITION - HORSEHEADS, NY
Seeking BQ/BC podiatrist with residency training to join busy practice serving the NY Finger Lakes Region as well as Corning, Elmira, and northern PA. (Surgical privileges in NY & PA hospitals) Excellent Opportunity. Generous Compensation Package. Send CV, references to career@thurberandthurber.com
ASSOCIATE POSITION - PISCATAWAY/HILLSBOROUGH, NJ
We are a busy podiatry office with locations in Piscataway and Hillsborough, NJ. The office has been in practice for over 31 years and has great reputations. We are looking for motivated and driven full-time and part-time doctors. Candidate will be comfortable meeting doctors and business owners to build referral relationships. We will provide you with every tool needed for your success- treatment protocols, peer networking groups, and a full-time marketing person. drwishnie@stopfootpainfast.com
ASSOCIATE POSITION - ST. PETE/CLEARWATER FLORIDA
West Coast of Florida. I am looking for a podiatrist to help in office but mainly long term care facilities. This job has flexible days, and flexible hours. All schedules and supplies will be given. We are not a big corporation. We pay a GENEROUS percentage of collections. No call, No weekends. Only drawback is that there will be fairly extensive travel throughout Florida required. Travel expenses paid for. All I ask is for a personable doctor ready to make a good living without a lot of stress. Please email Wormanjeffrey@gmail.com
FULL-TIME or PART-TIME PODIATRIST - DALLAS/FORT WORTH AREA
PSR 24-36 Trained Multi-dimensional, Multi-office group treating a wide range of patients to include: forefoot, rearfoot, diabetic wound care, sports medicine and work-related injuries. Modern offices and equipment. A great opportunity for driven personable individual. Please e-mail Cover letter, CV, short introduction video Email: cnunez1940@gmail.com
ASSOCIATE POSITION – CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS
Full-time position available 7/1/21 in busy 2-doctorm 2-office well-established practice in Central Massachusetts. Must be surgically trained. Must be willing to get Board Certified. Hard-working, professional and goal oriented who is looking for a long term position with growth. We cover all aspects of Podiatric care including private office, long-term care facilities, surgeries, and wound care center. Please send cover letter and CV to greatpodiatryjob@gmail.com
PART-TIME ASSOCIATE - GLENSIDE, PA
Looking for a part-time associate DPM in our main office in Glenside. Private outpatient practice that sees all aspects of podiatry but with a Sports Medicine focus as well. Incentive-based pay. In suburbs of Philadelphia. More info/to apply email CV to gordonpodiatry@gmail.com
ASSOCIATE PODIATRIST - NAPLES, FL
PSR 24/36, ABFAS certified/qualified for surgical practice. Must have FL license. Hospital privileges available. No HMOs. Naples is an upscale area and wonderful place to work and live. Prefer someone who is personable, team player and hard working. Email CV draustin@gulfcoastfootcare.com
ASSOCIATE POSITION - CHICAGO
Available immediately. Home visits/ some facilities/ some office hours . Illinois license is required. Existing patients’ base. Net $250-325K. logistics are provided. Full- and part-time are available. Contact vadim.goshko@gmail.com or 312-375-6430.
ASSOCIATE POSITION - CAPE COD, MA
Practice seeks associate to join practice in partnership track. Established practice. Opportunity to be the surgeon of the practice and have a strong established base to work from. Competitive compensation plan. Contact: MCrosby518@gmail.com
PRACTICE FOR SALE – SOUTHERN, NJ
Due to patient demand, this established practice is seeking an associate to join and help practice with meeting demand. Great place to live and work. Full array of office based services along with local hospital, surgery center and wound center participation. Partnership track established. Competitive salary and benefits. Contact: MCrosby518@gmail.com
JOB OPPORTUNITY FOR UPCOMING GRADUATES – JACKSONVILLE, FL
We are looking for a full-time surgical podiatrist in Jacksonville FL starting this summer. Three busy practice locations, inpatient service, need to be board qualified for hospital privileges (ABPM or ABFAS or ABMSP) Growth opportunities. Please sent CV or text to Dr.Barnouti@gmail.com 904 887 4531 and DrNamen@DrNamen.com
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PRACTICE FOR SALE - NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS
Established, 35 plus years, growing practice for sale. General podiatry with large volume of wound care, diabetic foot care, and pediatric treatment. Hospital privileges close by. Strong referral base with great growth potential. Contact or 972-978-6691.
PRACTICE AVAILABLE FOR SALE- MASSACHUSETTS
North of Boston. 30-year-old solo practice. Affluent community. EHR. Digital x-ray. 5 year avg. over $700k gross. Dedicated staff. Owner can stay for transition. Email podpractice2021@gmail.com.
PRACTICE FOR SALE – NEW JERSEY
15 min. from Philly; 38 y/o practice; all phases of podiatry office and hosp. surgery EMR, digital x-ray, great staff. Grosses 300 K in 2 1/2 days can easily expand to full time. Optional building purchase. Retiring but will stay as long as needed for transition. contact jay195322@gmail.com
PRACTICE FOR SALE - WHITE PLAINS, NY
This established practice has been operating for more than 25 years in key market location. Full range of office services and surgery. Opportunity to grow practice and have outstanding return on investment. Priced to sale. Contact: MCrosby518@gmail.com
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