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Serving Over 13,000 Podiatrists Daily
September 12, 2011 #4,257  Publisher-Barry Block, DPM, JD
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| REMEMBERING 9/11 | |
Editor’s note: On this, the 10th anniversary of 9/11, we continue our proud tradition of publishing the following note from the editor, which was published in PM News on 9/12/01 and circulated via the Internet throughout the world.
It is just after 3 AM here in New York City and I simply can't sleep. Looking out the window of my bedroom on the 17th floor, there is an unobstructed view of the Manhattan skyline. I search again for the once familiar sight of the two tall white buildings that marked the lower end of the skyscraper-filled island. All I see are some eerie search lights of the rescue crews.
Like everyone else, I have been in shock all day, particularly since I witnessed in real-time the morbid views of the second plane hitting the World Trade Center and the sequential collapse of both towers.
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World Trade Center 9/11/01 |
The gamut of emotions runs from shock, fear, sadness, to anger. Barely one half-century after the Holocaust, despite all our technological advances, man remains uncivilized. The realization sets in that the terrorists who committed this crime could have and still could set off a nuclear bomb, killing millions. The safety and security we have taken for granted in America is and will never be the same.
My phone has been ringing all day. Family and friends call to determine that everyone is safe. My mom calls to tell me my brother was scheduled to be at the WTC at 9 AM and was at the subway station when the first plane hit. Had the plane hit five minutes later, he would have been on an elevator headed for certain death.
Unfortunately, many thousands were not so lucky, including many employees of Blue Cross/Blue Shield, which only a few years ago moved from midtown to this location. There will be many tears shed as the names of those murdered in this horrific disaster become known, many unnecessary funerals to attend. So many innocent lives lost for no reason. So many families destroyed.
Later this morning, my wife and I will donate blood and attempt to do what we can in this time of crisis. We know the entire podiatric community will collectively pray for those affected by this catastrophe and provide whatever support is needed.
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| REMEMBERING 9/11 | |
NY Podiatrist Traded in Personal Health to Help Others
A Queens doctor who responded to the World Trade Center site on 9/11 says he's reminded of the attacks daily as he battles health complications associated with the response. Every time Doctor Arthur Gudeon coughs, it reminds him of 9/11. "I cough a lot. I cough every day that doesn't go away," Gudeon said.
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One doesn't normally associate being a podiatrist with doing hazardous duty. But Gudeon's chronic cough comes from working at the World Trade Center site. For eight months after 9/11 he traveled from Rego Park to volunteer three days a week, treating first responders who developed foot problems from working the rough terrain. Mount Sinai Hospital has determined that because of the toxins at the site, Dr. Gudeon developed asthma, nasal and sinus problems, even scars on his lungs that, for a while, made it difficult to breathe. Because of his health problems, Dr. Gudeon had to scale back his practice in Rego Park. He says he has no regrets about his 9/11 volunteer work. "I would do it again at the drop of a hat," Gudeon said.
Source: Rocco Vertuccio, NY1 [9/8/11]
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| PODIATRISTS IN THE NEWS | |
Flip-Flops Minimize Risks from Gym Showers: NC Podiatrist
If you've forgotten your flip-flops and need to rinse off, you can probably get away with this. Still, there is a chance that going barefoot in a public shower will leave you with an unwelcome souvenir. Fungi thrive in warm, moist environments, and if you pick up one on your feet, it can lead to athlete's foot or even onychomycosis, an infection that turns toenails hard and yellow, says Dr. Jane Andersen, a podiatrist and a spokesperson for the American Podiatric Medical Association.
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Plus, if you have any small cuts on the bottoms of your feet, a virus could sneak through, causing a painful plantar wart or, less commonly, a bacterial infection.
Source: foxnews.com [9/9/11]
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| PODIATRISTS IN POLITICS | |
NY Podiatrist Runs as a Write-in Candidate for County Legislature
In the 16th Legislative District, on the north side of Irondequoit, Legislator Vincent Esposito, a Democrat, is fending off a strong challenge from Dr. Joseph Carbone, a Republican. Carbone's name won't be on the primary ballot, but he submitted enough signatures to allow write-in ballots to be accepted in an Independence Party primary. The 838 registered Independence Party voters in the district will choose between Esposito, the only name that will appear on the primary ballot, or the write-in candidate of their choice.
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Democrats have a slim edge in enrollment in this district and Republicans are aggressively trying to win this seat. Carbone has raised about $44,000, far more than County Legislature candidates usually raise, and scored the support of the Working Families Party, which rarely endorses a Republican. Carbone, 54, is a doctor of podiatric medicine in private practice and lives in Eastman Estates.
Source: Rochester Democrat & Chronicle [09/10/11]
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| PRACTICE MANAGEMENT TIP OF THE DAY | |
Short Weekly Meetings Boost Collaboration
Improve communication among team members with a weekly meeting. Meeting face-to-face for even 20 minutes can boost collaboration. Focus their efforts and listen to what team members need.
Source: Adapted from “10 Tips to Motivate Your Team,” Maria Merricks, Professional Adviser via Communication Briefings
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| RESPONSES/COMMENTS (NON-CLINICAL ) | |
RE: Professional Attire (Alan Mauser, DPM)
From: Estelle Albright, DPM, Jon Purdy, DPM
When I was in private cash practice in LaJolla, CA, one of my patients was a famous TV sports announcer. I used to wear a suit or dress and white coat. One day he said to me, you need to dress the part: You're a surgeon: Wear scrubs. I've done so ever since, plus a long white coat.
In one study, patients preferred their physicians to be in stereotypical physician attire: white coat, name tag, and stethoscope over a shirt and tie for male physicians, and a dress for female physicians. Older patients and private insurance patients were less accepting of casual wear, such as clogs or sandals and blue jeans. (Level of Evidence: 4) [aafp.org/afp/20040901/tips/2.html]
In another study, 68% of patients surveyed felt that professional attire inspired the most confidence. [japmaonline.org/cgi/content/abstract/96/2/132]
One other study found that whether a doctor wears business attire, casual clothing, or scrubs seems to make little difference in a patient's satisfaction with treatment. The findings were based on a satisfaction survey conducted over a three-month period that included 1,116 women who had an office visit with a new obstetrician-gynecologist.
In this study, unbeknownst to the patients, the 20 participating physicians were randomly assigned to wear business attire, casual clothing, or scrubs on a weekly basis. The business attire included a tie for men and a buttoned white coat; the casual outfit excluded jeans but otherwise consisted of typical relaxed clothing and an optional unbuttoned white coat; and the scrubs were hospital issue with no white coat. There were an equal number of female and male physicians in the group.”
The conclusions of this study indicated that a physician's clothing had no bearing on overall patient satisfaction and did not influence attitudes about physician competence or professionalism. This may suggest that good physician-patient interaction, and not the physician's attire, is the key to maintaining patient satisfaction and loyalty. [reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSCOL05671520070220]
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| RESPONSES/COMMENTS (NEWS STORIES ) - PART 1 | |
RE: PM News Now Reaches Over 13,000 Podiatrists
From: Bob Levoy
Congratulations to Dr. Block on having the subscriber list of PM News top 13,000 -- and for his ability to provide such timely and useful information to the profession.
Bob Levoy, Manhasset, NY, blevoy@verizon.net
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| RESPONSES/COMMENTS (NEWS STORIES ) - PART 2b | |
RE: APMA Nixes MD/DO Referendum
From: Michael Tritto, DPM
Many years ago, DOs changed over to MDs in California. (proposition 22, 1962-- which was later overturned in 1974). They had the opportunity to change everywhere but instead chose to change back to the DO degree. Why? Because over time, they had achieved parity in the educational and testing process, and keeping their degree helped them keep their core as to what distinguished them from their MD counterparts and their philosophy of medicine.
I, for one, am all for parity, but I do not want to lose the DPM degree that makes me unique to any allopathic or osteopathic counterpart treating foot and ankle disorders. We chose podiatry. Now there are some that are unhappy with the DPM degree and want to change it. It seems like those that want the change want to do so with no mention of requiring additional education? Are we all to be "grandfathered in"? I don't think that would...
Editor's Note: Dr. Tritto's Extended-length letter can be read here.
Editor's comment: We know of no one who has ever suggested grandfathering an MD or DO degree for podiatrists. Existing podiatrists would need to complete courses such Ob/Gyn and psychiatry, as well completing clinical rotations and passing the same USMLE tests as other allopathic physicians. Podiatry is a specialty, not a general medical umbrella such as osteopathy. We can be compared more to dermatologists than osteopaths. By analogy, should dermatologists have their own degree to maintain their unique identity?
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| RESPONSES/COMMENTS (NEWS STORIES ) - PART 3 | |
RE: Medicare Proposes No Podiatric Coverage For Pneumatic Compression Therapy (Allen Jacobs, DPM)
From: Dennis Shavelson, DPM
I cannot agree more with Dr. Jacobs in his overall assessment of podiatry and what needs to be done to professionalize ourselves. We have both watched our profession grow as advocates, educators, and practitioners. But I must interject an opposing view when it comes to his call to stop advertising unproven and self-serving, profit-driven therapies to the public. By that, Allen, do you mean foot surgery, which as a subject is poorly evidenced, is the profit-driven reason that we have moved as a profession to our current state of affairs?
Do you mean that those in our profession claiming to be biomechanists, making foot orthotics that are no better than OTC, pedorthic, foot-scanned versions should stop advertising that their orthotics do more or are better than middle of the road? Do you mean those of us who only research products whose inventors/manufacturers pay us to research, endorse, and lecture on should give up those income streams? Or do you mean those of us who are patient and podiatry advocates who have anecdotally offered services and products to our patients that are innovative, integrative, alternative, long-term, cost-effective, and difficult to prove that don’t echo mainstream podiatry?
Are we all not profit-driven? What happened to live and let live? What about expanding the scope of podiatry, not isolating it?
Dennis Shavelson, DPM, NY, NY, drsha@lifestylepodiatry.com
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| YOU CAN'T MAKE THESE THINGS UP | |
RE: Outrageous Shoe of the Day
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Source: Submitted by Dr. Stuart Steinberg
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MEETING NOTICES - PART 2
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NYCPM PRESENTS - THE 2011 SYMPOSIUM ON THE GERIATRIC FOOT AND ANKLE
Please join us at Weill Cornell Medical College for a seminar that will deliver something for everyone!
OCTOBER 15-16, 2011 Presentations by world-class speakers on the following topics:
Biomechanics: Geriatric Gait, Limb Length Discrepancy in the Elderly
Behavioral Medicine: Depression in the Elderly
Surgery: Soft Tissue Tumors, Osseous and Reconstructive Surgery, Ultrasound Guided Orthopedic Procedures
Radiology: MRI, CT/ PET of the foot and ankle
Dermatology: Geriatric Concerns, Soft Tissue tumors, HIV and Verrucae
Geriatric Medicine: The Hospitalized Elderly
Neurology: Neurological Function/Gait in the Elderly
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ASSOCIATE POSITION - UPSTATE NEW YORK
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ASSOCIATE POSITION - SOUTH CENTRAL PA
Martin Foot and Ankle, largest provider of foot and ankle care in South Central Pennsylvania, is seeking a full-time associate interested in future partnership. Practice facilities and technologies include: Surgical Center, in-office Physical Therapy, six appointment locations, in-office MRI, digital x-ray, PSSD and PVR testing, diagnostic ultrasound, and Electronic Medical Records. We are looking to hire candidates with a minimum of a three-year surgical residency. Experience in rear foot and forefoot reconstruction, including complex nerve releases of the foot and leg, Charcot arthropathy, and arthrodesis is helpful. E-mail CV to mfatrans@aol.com.
ASSOCIATE POSITION - OKLAHOMA
Looking for OK licensed podiatrist to take over half of a million dollar/year practice in Central Oklahoma. Transition for full takeover by Jan 1, 2012. Will interview in OKC Saturday Sept 3rd and in Tulsa , Saturday, Sept 10th. Great opportunity. Call (918) 931-1425.
ASSOCIATE POSITION - NEW YORK CITY & QUEENS
High Income Potential. One of the fastest growing podiatry practices in New York City and Queens seeks a hard-working podiatrist who participates with HealthFirst, Fidelis, and other Medicaid plans. Preferably a Spanish-speaking podiatrist. Contact me at Podocare@aol.com
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Office to sublet and share - East 60th Manhattan, and Plainview Long Island. access to an MRI, Joint Commission certified operating rooms, digital x-ray, diagnostic ultrasound, and access to a multi-specialty ambulatory surgical center. Also availability E 22nd between 2nd and 3rd and E 70th off 3rd. Turn-key operation - no investment needed 516 476-1815 PODO2345@AOL.COM
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