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Why Your Hospital Should Be Using A Pre-Op Checklist

04/22/2010

I drive several hours each week to my various offices each week and use the time to listen to audio books. I just finished listening to an excellent book called The Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande, MD. The Checklist Manifesto discusses...

I drive several hours each week...

04/22/2010

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Why Locking Plates Will Make Your Surgical Life Easier

03/24/2010

Patrick DeHeer DPM FACFAS

I was having a conversation with my orthopedic surgeon friend, James Friedlander, MD, and he made a comment that really caught my attention. He said locking plates were the most significant advancement in orthopedic surgery in the last 25...

I was having a conversation with...

03/24/2010

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Is The Closing Base Wedge Osteotomy Extinct?

02/22/2010

Patrick DeHeer DPM FACFAS

The closing base wedge osteotomy (CBWO) has long been a favorite for the severe bunion deformity in podiatric surgical history, especially throughout the 1970s and 1980s. Has the once sacred procedure become extinct? Is this procedure still a...

The closing base wedge osteotomy...

02/22/2010

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New Year’s Resolution: Get Involved In Your State Association

01/25/2010

Patrick DeHeer DPM FACFAS

Well, it is that time of year again. It is the time for New Year’s resolutions. Lose weight, stop smoking, read more, exercise more, etc. We have all made resolutions and sometimes keep them. Here is one I would ask you to consider for this...

Well, it is that time of year...

01/25/2010

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Wound Care Haiti: Raising Awareness And Making A Difference For People With Diabetes

12/28/2009

Patrick DeHeer DPM FACFAS

The non-profit organization I have started, Wound Care Haiti, was invited to participate in the World Diabetes Day by the Haitian Foundation for Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease (FHADIMAC). I traveled to Haiti along with two colleagues,...

The non-profit organization I...

12/28/2009

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Sharing Insights From The Bone And Joint Decade International Clubfoot Symposium

11/30/2009

Patrick DeHeer DPM FACFAS

I recently had the opportunity to represent the podiatric community at the Bone and Joint Decade Meeting’s International Clubfoot Symposium in Washington, D.C. This invitation-only symposium was arranged by the Ponseti International...

I recently had the opportunity...

11/30/2009

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Why A Website Is Essential For Your Practice

10/30/2009

Patrick DeHeer DPM FACFAS

I recently saw a new patient in one of my offices and I asked him how he found out about my practice. His reply was very interesting. He found me on his insurance plan but also noted that I was the only one on the list that had a Website. He...

I recently saw a new patient in...

10/30/2009

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Expressing Concerns About Health Care Reform

10/05/2009

Patrick DeHeer DPM FACFAS

If you are like me, you are concerned about what is going to happen with health care reform but are kind of tired of all the rhetoric you hear each day from both sides of the debate. Clearly, the system is broken and cannot sustain itself at...

If you are like me, you are...

10/05/2009

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A Solution For My Hammertoe Quandary

08/18/2009

Patrick DeHeer DPM FACFAS

There are two procedures I absolutely loathe doing, namely calcaneal fracture repair and Lisfranc’s arthrodesis. I do these procedures reluctantly. However, they are no fun to perform and can be postoperative nightmares no matter how well...

There are two procedures I...

08/18/2009

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Seeking Volunteers To Help Establish Wound Care Haiti

07/21/2009

Patrick DeHeer DPM FACFAS

Most of you who read this blog know that I have been involved in a clubfoot program in Haiti for several years now. In my trips to Haiti, another need has become apparent. The need for a wound care center is critically urgent. I have...

Most of you who read this blog...

07/21/2009

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