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The Top Ten Innovations In Podiatric Care
By Brian McCurdy, Senior Editor
Advances in technology have the potential to reshape and redefine commonly held thought processes and practices in podiatry. This year’s list includes a quicker option for assessing microvascular flow, an ankle arthrodesis locking plate and a diagnostic device that may facilitate earlier recognition of lower extremity melanomas.
With that said, let us take a closer look at 10 emerging innovations.
Are Podiatrists Really Using EMR?
By Brian McCurdy, Senior Editor
Given the potential benefits of quicker reimbursement and improved productivity, and the need to ensure HIPAA compliance, you would think electronic medical records (EMR) would be in place in the majority of physician practices. How many doctors are actually using the EMR systems in the office?
Not many, according to a recently published survey in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM).
This activity is supported by an educational grant from Pfizer.
This activity is sponsored by the North American Center For Continuing Medical Education (NACCME).
This educational program is designed to provide clarity as to the benefit in wound care of the many different collagen based dressings on the market. It will begin with a timeline and general overview of many collagen dressings in existence followed by the clinical benefit they provide to healing wounds from a scientific perspective. The session will end with a practicing wound care clinician discussing the benefit of these dressings for the everyday practice of healing chronic wounds.
This activity has been developed for Vascular Surgeons, Endocrinologists, Podiatrists, Nurses, Primary Care Physicians, Wound Care Specialists, and Diabetic Educators
This activity has been developed for Interventional Cardiologists, Vascular Surgeons, Interventional Radiologists, Podiatric Physicians, Endovascular Allied Professionals, Endocrinologists, Wound Care Specialists, Directors of the Wound Care Clinic, and Primary Care Physicians, Pharmacists, Nurses and Technologists.
There is no question that heel pain is one of the most common conditions we see and treat in podiatric practice. In order to provide appropriate treatment, one must have a strong understanding of the different etiologies that may come into play.
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