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Getting Podiatric Physicians Access To USMLE Testing

05/24/2019

Editor’s note: This DPM Blog was written by guest author James R. Christina, DPM, Executive Director and CEO of the American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA).

Editor’s note: This DPM Blog was...

05/24/2019

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Calling On Your Grassroots Advocacy To Pass The HELLPP Act

04/24/2019

Patrick DeHeer DPM FACFAS

The Helping Ensure Life- and Limb-Saving Access to Podiatric Physicians (HELLPP) Act is APMA’s legislative focus for the 116th congressional session and was introduced into the House on April 10, 2019 by Reps. Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Bill...

The Helping Ensure Life- and...

04/24/2019

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Why Declining To Train Your Residents Is A Missed Opportunity

03/25/2019

Patrick DeHeer DPM FACFAS

Paying it forward is a concept I blog about frequently. Occasionally, paying it forward means swallowing your pride to do what is right, even when it seems unfair or wrong. Recently, I was informed of some attending physicians associated...

Paying it forward is a concept I...

03/25/2019

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How Physicians Can Fight Burnout And Its Consequences

02/28/2019

Patrick DeHeer DPM FACFAS

We tend to consider physician burnout to be univariate when it is actually multivariate with far-reaching consequences. Burnout is associated with increased medical errors and malpractice suits.1 Exhaustion and medical error are cyclically...

We tend to consider physician...

02/28/2019

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Paying It Forward In A New Role As A Residency Director

01/30/2019

Patrick DeHeer DPM FACFAS

I wear many hats in the podiatric profession, primarily because I love the profession and I believe it is my responsibility to leave podiatry better than I found it. When I lecture, my closing slide has two hands painted as a globe with the...

I wear many hats in the...

01/30/2019

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The Victories The APMA Won In 2018 And The Battles To Come

12/07/2018

Patrick DeHeer DPM FACFAS

The end of the year is a time for reflection and thanksgiving. The year 2018 was an extraordinary year for the American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA) and the podiatric profession. The amount of money APMA either made or saved DPMs this...

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12/07/2018

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Why K-Wires Are Still The Best Fixation Devices For Hammertoe

11/02/2018

Patrick DeHeer DPM FACFAS

Intramedullary hammertoe fixation devices would appear to be an advancement in hammertoe surgery. I previously wrote a DPM Blog about the use of hammertoe devices.1 There are apparent benefits of hammertoe implants, such as patients not...

Intramedullary hammertoe...

11/02/2018

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Hallux Valgus And Frontal Plane Deformity: Why Are Some Surgeons Still Not Getting It?

10/12/2018

Patrick DeHeer DPM FACFAS

The research continues to pour in but there are still those who refuse to accept the change in the understanding of hallux abducto valgus (HAV) pathomechanics. The arguments against HAV as a three-dimensional deformity with a frontal plane...

The research continues to pour...

10/12/2018

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How Changes To The Stark Law Could Lead To Progress In Podiatry

09/13/2018

Patrick DeHeer DPM FACFAS

The time period has closed for submitting comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), which had issued a request for information regarding the physician self-referral law section 1877 of the Social Security Act (known as...

The time period has closed for...

09/13/2018

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Twenty Alternatives To Angry, Anonymous Online Criticism Of Colleagues

08/16/2018

Patrick DeHeer DPM FACFAS

By Patrick A. DeHeer, DPM, FACFAS, and Erika Jagger DeHeer

By Patrick A. DeHeer, DPM,...

08/16/2018

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