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The Voice of Podiatrists
Serving Over 18,460 Subscribers Daily
June 12, 2019 #6,438  Publisher-Barry Block, DPM, JD
A partner of Podiatry Management http://www.podiatrym.com
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| STATE PODIATRY NEWS | |
FL Podiatrist Appointed to Medical Marijuana Advisory Committee
Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried has released the names on her newly-created Medical Marijuana Advisory Committee, which will “help improve the state’s medical marijuana policies,” she said in a statement. The new 18-member committee “will convene telephonically and in-person bimonthly to work through ways to expand patient access, increase innovation and technology in the industry, and make recommendations to the Legislature and the Department of Health’s Office of Medical Marijuana Use to improve Florida’s medical marijuana policies and programs,” the commissioner added.
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Among the team is David B. Corn, DPM. Dr. Corn, a retired podiatrist, “specializes in podiatry and founded Western Massachusetts Podiatry Associates. He was one of the first medical professionals certified to participate in the Massachusetts medical marijuana program.”
Source: Jim Rosica, Florida Politics [6/10/19]
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| APMA STATE COMPONENT NEWS | |
VPMA Recognizes VA Podiatrist with 2019 President's Award
Mark Dollard, DPM of Sterling VA recently received the 2019 President's Award from the Virginia Podiatric Medical Association (VPMA). The award was resented by VPMA President Roland Ramdass, DPM at the 2019 Virginia Podiatric Scientific Conference in Norfolk, VA.
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(L-R) Drs. Roland Ramdass and Mark Dollard |
The award honors Dr. Dollard’s exemplary dedication to the profession. He has served as: this year’s Scientific Conference Chairman, Director of Continuing Medical Education, APMA House of Delegate Chief, Medicare Carrier Advisory Council representative, and VPMA Board Member.
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| PODIATRIC PRODUCTS AND SERVICES IN THE NEWS | |
MN Podiatrist Launches SubioMed, Inc.
Minnesota podiatrist Barry Butler, DPM has announced the launch of SubioMed Inc., a Bloomington-based developer of biomechanics technology addressing elements of gait and balance.
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Dr. Butler graduated from Des Moines University with a DPM degree in 1991. He completed a podiatric surgical risidency at Minnesota Southwest Surgical and is Board certified by American Board of Foot & Ankle Surgery.
Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press [6/10/19]
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| PUBLISHED PODIATRISTS | |
CA Podiatrist Publishes 500th Peer-Reviewed Article
Dr. David G. Armstrong, Professor of Surgery and Director of the Southwestern Academic Limb Salvage Alliance at USC published his 500th peer reviewed manuscript in 2019, at age 50. He becomes the first podiatric surgeon to reach this landmark. He and his colleagues have become the first podiatric surgeons to publish in a multitude of journals.
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Dr. David Armstrong |
This includes the New England Journal of Medicine, Nature journals, The Lancet, JAMA, JVS, and JBJS, among many others. The 500th publication was the publication of the mammoth Global Vascular Guidelines led by Profs. Michael Conte and Andrew Bradbury.
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| PRACTICE MANAGEMENT TIP OF THE DAY | |
10 Ways to Strengthen Your Strategic Plan - Part 5
A strategic plan is not just a document written by physicians and managers and then filed away for safekeeping. It is a vision for the practice, owned by the practice. For a medical practice to succeed, everyone must engage with and live and breathe the plan. Here are 10 questions to assess your strategic plan.
5. Does your data give you privileged insights? It is easy to be overwhelmed with data. The key is to make sense of it all and obtain actionable insights. Do you really understand your patients? Your referring physicians? Your competition? Practices that go out of their way to experience the world from their patients’ perspectives will develop better strategies. The same exercise in perspective applies to your referring physicians and competitors, too.
Source: Nick Hernandez, Physicians Practice [5/29/19]
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| QUERIES (NON-CLINICAL) | |
Query: Opening a Cash-only, Non-surgical Foot Clinic
Four other retired DPMs and I are interested in opening a cash-only, non-surgical foot clinic (no insurance precerts/deductibles/co-payments) in a disadvantaged area of our urban community. Any advice would be appreciated.
Name Withheld
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| RESPONSES/COMMENTS (CLINICAL) | |
RE: Nothing Can be Done?
From: Paul Busman, DPM, RN
I'm not much of a sports fan but my attention was drawn to an article in the Washington Post on June 7 about the Washington Nationals' Ryan Zimmerman who has been sidelined, literally, since April with plantar fasciitis.
All of us know how recalcitrant to treatment plantar fasciitis can be, but Zimmerman is quoted in the article as saying, "there’s nothing you can really do to prevent something like this.” Nothing you can really do? I'd like to know who has been treating him. The article says nothing about this but I'll bet there's not a podiatrist on the team! I'd love to see one or more of our colleagues step up to the plate, so to speak, and offer his or her services to this unfortunate player.
Paul Busman, DPM, RN, Frederick, MD
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Fred was an incredible attorney who represented PICA policyholders in Pennsylvania and obtained amazing results for his clients. His knowledge as a podiatrist made him uniquely qualified to understand podiatric malpractice cases. More importantly, he was a person of integrity, honesty, humor, grace, and humility. We at PICA will miss him dearly.
Ross Taubman, DPM, President, PICA
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| RESPONSES/COMMENTS (NEWS STORIES) - PART 1A | |
From: Allen Jacobs, DPM
You can view a podiatry friendly fall risk evaluation at the Center for Podiatric Education. It reviews the CDC guidelines for fall prevention. Or go directly to the CDC fall risk prevention site for appropriate guidance. The CDC guidelines (the STEADI guidelines) may be easily incorporated into your practice.
Allen Jacobs, DPM, St. Louis, MO
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| RESPONSES/COMMENTS (NEWS STORIES) - PART 1B | |
From: Earl R. Horowitz, DPM
The role of podiatric services must be fully developed and recognized in preventing falls in the senior population. Seniors fall only when their foot leaves the ground improperly during the gait cycle. Multiple and common foot problems that cause pain lead to abnormal sway action that causes senior to fall. Biomechanical dysfunction, arthritic changes, and loss of sensation may easily lead to sway and gait changes that cause falling. Senior foot and ankle problems may not seem significant in importance even to the senior themselves only because they do not realize the significance of the foot to controlling falling.
Foot and ankle pathology should be classified as one of the main causes for senior falls. Most podiatrists treat senior foot complaints not understanding their potential role of preventing seniors from falling that a full foot and ankle examination would indicate. Podiatrists must become more knowledgeable in examining gait and sway problems that lead to falls in seniors. They must develop examination, treatment, and preventive protocols for this life-threatening problem. Foot and ankle problems can change from year to year very quickly as seniors grow older. A yearly full foot and ankle examination should become a part of senior health plans. The opportunity for podiatry to be in the forefront in geriatric medicine and fall prevention is now!
Earl R. Horowitz, DPM, Jacksonville, FL
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| YOU CAN'T MAKE THESE THINGS UP | |
RE: Outrageous Shoe of the Day
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This shoe is "beeutiful". |
Source: Julia Suppanz via Virtual Shoe Museum
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MEETING NOTICES
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PM PODIATRY HALL OF FAME LUNCHEON
July 13, 2018 – Salt Palace Convention Center - Salt Lake City, UT
Honoring Samuel Mendicino, DPM and Rembrandt Jackson
Sponsored by ABFAS (Gold), Bako Diagnostics (Silver), PICA (Bronze), and Sammy Systems (Bronze)
PM News subscribers are invited to see Dr. Mendicino and Mr. Jackson inducted into the PM Podiatry Hall of Fame, including roasts by special guests.
All ticket proceeds go to the APMA Educational Foundation Student Endowment Fund. Reserve your tickets now by emailing Sandra Arez sfarez@apma.org or calling her at (800) ASK-APMA.
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| CLASSIFIED ADS - ASSOCIATE POSITIONS AND FELLOWSHIPS |
WOUND CARE FELLOWSHIP - NEW YORK
CPME-APPROVED 12 month fellowship beginning July 1st, 2018. Hospital and clinic environment, with onsite hyperbaric medicine. Working with infectious disease, dermatology, as well as general, vascular, and podiatric surgeons. Must have completed a PMSR residency. Please contact drarnoldhertz@aol.com or jtfootcare@gmail.com. EOE (equal opportunity employer)
ASSOCIATE POSITION LEADING TO PARTNERSHIP - KANSAS CITY AREA
Well established, yet progressive 40 year-old practice is rapidly expanding providing services to Kansas City and the surrounding areas. Applicant should be ABFAS board certified or board eligible. Applicants should have experience in forefoot and hindfoot reconstructive surgeries. Contact via email office@pivotalfootandankle.com
MOBILE PODIATRIST NEEDED - NEW JERSEY
Well-established and fast growing House-call podiatry practice (www.homefootcareservices.com) is looking for Full-Time/Part time podiatrist to do home visits to home-bound patients in NJ. Email resume - Lana.Raginsky@homefootcareservices.com
ASSOCIATE POSITION - KENTUCKY
Associate positions open for well-trained, compassionate physician for busy central office in the beautiful Somerset/Lake Cumberland KY and in our Bowling Green location. Wide range of services to be offered with several ancillary services onsite. Generous base salary with incentive/full benefits and partnership opportunity. Email CV to: kypodjob@gmail.com
ASSOCIATE POSITION – LOS ANGELES, CA
Established multispecialty private practice group seeking well trained and ambitious specialist to treat podiatry and wound care patients. Expertise in complex and chronic wounds is needed but residency or wound care certification not required. Full-time and well compensated based on a private practice productivity model with salary and benefits guaranteed. Our experienced team provides beautiful, fully equipped offices with on-site ASCs. We provide trained office staff, marketing and expert revenue cycle management, ensuring doctors can focus on patient care. Excellent opportunity to build a great wound care and podiatry practice as part of a reputable and established company. TWCCJobs@gmail.com
FULL OR PART-TIME POSITIONS AVAILABLE - GREATER LOS ANGELES AREA
Home Foot Care, Inc. Mobile Podiatrists needed to see homebound patients in San Bernardino/Riverside, Lancaster/Palmdale, Ventura/Oxnard, Los Angeles/San Fernando Valley. Choose your own days/hours, excellent monthly compensation, cloud-based EHR, dedicated support staff. If interested, email CV to: homefootcare@hotmail.com our website: www.footdocs2u.com
ASSOCIATE POSITION – HAMPTON ROADS, VIRGINIA
Searching for a FT DPM for a growing 2 office location practice. Must be compassionate and able to provide general podiatry care, wound care and surgery. VA license and BQ/BC preferred. Base + Bonus, health and IRA. Please email sara.bouraee@gmail.com with subject HRFAS POD OPP
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| CLASSIFIED ADS - PRACTICES FOR SALE OR WANTED, EQUIPMENT FOR SALE |
PRACTICE FOR SALE - NEW YORK, LONG ISLAND - SUFFOLK COUNTY
35+ year experienced, thriving, expanding, full scope practice on Long Island. Ideal for someone looking to be successful on their own or for a group to have growth with margin. Established patient base and newly renovated offices and updated equipment. Hospital affiliations. Take advantage of this cutting edge, high tech practice where you can deliver high end care to the patients and have the well trained support staff do all the rest! Priced to sell. Contact: SNSFPodiatry@gmail.com
PRACTICE FOR SALE - WASHINGTON STATE
Well established 28 yr old solo practice. Doctor interested in retiring. Accepts all major insurance. Hospital privileges. Supplies, furniture, x-ray included. Excellent income. Great opportunity to live on the spectacular Olympic Peninsula. Office building also available for sale. Willing to stay on for transition. For serious inquiries pfna@olypen.com 360-301-1585
PRACTICE FOR SALE – VISALIA CALIFORNIA
Extremely successful, well-established solo practice grossing $850K for the past six years. Doctor is relocating and ready to leave everything in place, including the fully functioning staff. Accepts all major insurances, Hospital and Surgical Center privileges. Serious inquiries only toptenpodiatrist@gmail.com
PRACTICE FOR SALE - JACKSON HEIGHTS, NY
Well established 27 year old practice. Turn-key operation. Great opportunity for established or new graduate. Excellent income potential on/off the insurance plans. Busy walk in traffic. 1100 square foot office in multi-specialty building. Email: gping1@yahoo.com
PRACTICES WANTED TO BUY - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Building out a network of podiatry practices throughout southern California. We are looking to buy podiatry practices large, small, rural or urban. Podiatrists who are looking to retire soon or in the near future, or wanting to join a larger group to handle business operations can contact us at podiatrymanagementinc@gmail.com. Competitive compensation and benefits package for those who would like to sell and work within the larger company.
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