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Prescribing Opioids for Pain: Exploring the CDC Clinical Practice Guidelines

07/01/2023

Robert G. Smith, DPM, MSc, RPh, FNAP

Safe and appropriate pain management is a priority in medical practice. However, guidance over the years has had to contend with problematic components. Here the author outlines newer guidelines, including an emphasis to prioritize a...

Safe and appropriate pain...

07/01/2023

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Blog

An Open Letter to Prospective Medical Students

06/29/2023

Patrick DeHeer, DPM, FACFAS, FASPS

Society places great responsibility and respect in physicians. Having the knowledge, power, and authority to ease someone's pain, cure a disease, improve the quality of life for a patient, or correct a debilitating deformity is indescribably...

Society places great...

06/29/2023

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What Should Podiatrists Know About Artificial Intelligence?

06/27/2023

Barbara Aung, DPM, CWS, FAPWHc

While I believe AI has significant potential in podiatric medicine, it should not replace human expertise and judgment. Rather, it should be seen as a complementary tool.

While I believe AI has...

06/27/2023

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Case Study

How Podiatrist Attire Influences Patient Perspectives of Care

06/20/2023

Bryanna D. Vesely, DPM, MPH

Brennan K. Reardon, DPM

Cody D. Blazek, DPM

Ashleigh W. Medda, DPM

Nicholas S. Powers, DPM

Creating a respectful relationship between health care providers and patients is important, and a provider’s attire is part of the first impression a patient has of their physician. In this piece, the authors analyze the patient’s perspective...

Creating a respectful...

06/20/2023

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The Final Frontier for the Podiatric Surgeon-Scientist: Multidisciplinary Research Teams

06/06/2023

Alton R. Johnson Jr., DPM, DABPM, FACPM, FASPS, CWSP

Brandon M. Brooks, DPM, MPH, FACPM, FASPS

These authors share how the multidisciplinary clinical concept can transfer to one's vision for a research team.

These authors share how the...

06/06/2023

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Practical Pointers for Ultrasound-Guided Injections

06/01/2023

Stephanie Hook, DPM, DABPM, FACPM

As ultrasound-guided injections become more common in podiatric practices to assist in diagnosis and therapeutic intervention, this author shares practical pearls and her experience.

As ultrasound-guided injections...

06/01/2023

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Online Exclusive

Diagnosis and Treatment of Levofloxacin-Induced Achilles Tendon Rupture in an Elderly Male

05/12/2023

Erik Sims, DPM

Cathleen Janeczko, MS, ACSM-EP

The authors describe the nonsurgical treatment of an 81-year-old man with bibasilar pneumonia who was treated with IV levofloxacin for and subsequently developed a rupture of his left Achilles tendon.

The authors describe the...

05/12/2023

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Emerging Technology in Infection Prevention

05/11/2023

Priya Thakkar, MD

Aashi Modi, BS

Leland Jaffe, DPM

Stephanie Wu, DPM, MSc, FACFAS

With healthcare-acquired infections continuing to be prevalent, these authors explore infection prevention technologies, including antimicrobial surfaces and textiles, hand and surface sanitizers, electronic tools, and artificial...

With healthcare-acquired...

05/11/2023

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Celebrating Current Opportunities and the Future of the Profession

05/09/2023

Patrick DeHeer, DPM, FACFAS, FASPS

Last summer, I was appointed chair of a student recruitment task force for APMA. The task force's goal was to bring together key stakeholders to objectively examine the status of student recruitment and look for ways to improve the current...

Last summer, I was appointed...

05/09/2023

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