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PAD Awareness Month And The Case For Limb Preservation

08/30/2012

Desmond P. Bell Jr., DPM, CWS, FFPM, RCPS(Glasg), FCCWS, FAPWCA;

Unlike October, which is abundant with the color pink and matching ribbons symbolizing Breast Cancer Awareness Month wherever we turn, we have no such ribbon for Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) Awareness Month. In my travels over the past...

Unlike October, which is...

08/30/2012

Podiatry Today

Offloading — The Total Picture

08/12/2010

Desmond P. Bell Jr., DPM, CWS, FFPM, RCPS(Glasg), FCCWS, FAPWCA;

To paraphrase an adage, “it is not only what you put on a wound that is important, but what you take off the wound as well.” While dressing selection is important to a degree, offloading plays a critical role in wound healing, especially in...

To paraphrase an adage, “it is...

08/12/2010

Today's Wound Clinic

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Where Do You Get Your Information?

10/26/2021

Desmond P. Bell Jr., DPM, CWS, FFPM, RCPS(Glasg), FCCWS, FAPWCA;

One of the rewarding and fun projects I have been involved with for the past 2 years has been the development of a YouTube video program called “Inside the Doctors” Lounge.” “The Lounge” is part of a bigger project called MD Coaches and is...

One of the rewarding and fun...

10/26/2021

Today's Wound Clinic

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What Is the Defining Moment in Your Wound Care Career?

02/08/2021

Desmond P. Bell Jr., DPM, CWS, FFPM, RCPS(Glasg), FCCWS, FAPWCA;

At some point in the adventure that can also be referred to as your career in medicine, it became apparent to you that you had found your niche. I’ve long held the opinion that wound care finds you as much as you find it. When I entered...

At some point in the adventure...

02/08/2021

Today's Wound Clinic

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Physician Coaching Explained

01/06/2022

Desmond P. Bell Jr., DPM, CWS, FFPM, RCPS(Glasg), FCCWS, FAPWCA;

In this blog, the author introduces the concept of physician coaching and how one might benefit from such a relationship.

In this blog, the author...

01/06/2022

Podiatry Today

Chronic Foot Ulcer, Secondary to Radiation Necrosis in the Treatment of Kaposi’s Sarcoma, Managed Uniquely with a Combination of Micronized Dehydrate Human Amnion Chorion Membrane and Decellularized Human Collagen Matrix

Introduction: Kaposi’s sarcoma is a highly vascular (“angioblastic”) tumor of the skin characterized by soft purplish plaques that form nodules. It typically starts on the feet and ankles...

Desmond P. Bell Jr., DPM, CWS, FFPM, RCPS(Glasg), FCCWS, FAPWCA;

Kyriakos Ioannides ;

William Tettelbach , MD, FACP, FIDSA, FUHM, CWS;

11/04/2019