Issue 2:
CME: How to Address Pediatric Intoeing
Podiatry Today CME 2007
Edwin Harris, DPM, clinical associate professor in the Dept. of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation at the Loyola Medical Center in Maywood, discusses and reviews congenital intoe conditions of infants and children. He discusses diagnosis and treatment of such conditions as hallux varus, mettadductus, talipes equinovarus and other conditions common in the pediatric foot.
Local Corpus Christi Couple Awarded $19 Million against Centacor for the use of Remicade
The Foot Blog
A jury in Corpus Christi, Texas awarded $19 million to the couple after a Nueces county jury found the company negligent in “mislabeled and untruthfully advertised Remicade by not disclosing all of its risks , including damage to the liver and inflamed rheumatoid arthritis.” Apparently, the drug resulted drug-induced Lupus after 2 years of use . The company will likely appeal.
House Bill 6111-Reimburesment Provision will Link Provider Payments with Quality of Care Issues
Medical News Today
(December 19th, 2006) A house bill (HR 6111) recently approved by the 109th Congress is the latest attempt to increase Medicare reimbursements to physicians. However, physicians must report data on certain quality-of-care measures . This is “the latest example of public and private insurers and employers setting pay-for-performance measurements into contracts,” (reported in the Chicago Tribune, 12/14). The bill would maintain the current level of Medicare physician reimbursements for 2007 and provide a 1.5% increase in reimbursements to physicians who agree to report data on certain quality-of-care measures (Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report, 12/14). Physician data reporting will begin in July 2007.
Podiatry Today eNews
Podiatry Today Volume 4, Issue 23
ePodiatry Today online reports: Can Proteomics Predict And Facilitate Wound Healing? Brian McCurdy reports on The Center for Lower Extremity Ambulatory Research (CLEAR) at the William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine. Researchers are working to understand Proteomics to better determine the ability and the rate with which patients can heal their wounds. Harvey Lamont, DPM, discusses some interesting pointers on the current treatment regimes of warts. Diabetic cutenaous manifestations, diagnosis and treatment of necrobiosis lipoidica, granuloma annulare and bullous diabeticorum are discussed.
Foreign Body Granuloma of the Foot
Podiatry Internet Journal
A case presentation of a small foreign body granuloma is presented this week in the Podiatry Internet Journal (PIJ). A 7 year old girl presents with increased pain and a ‘lump’ to the right side of the foot. The nodule is small and discolored with a purple hue. Surgical excision and foreign body wooden mesquite thorn is discovered.
eMedicine CME Online Case Presentations
eMedicine Online CME
eMedcine presents a 63 year old man with leg pain. Another case presents a 60 year old women with leg pain. These cases are designed as online CME courses to discuss peripheral arterial disease (PAD). The online courses are presented to define intermittent claudication, identify the risk factors for peripheral arterial disease (PAD), describe which patients should be screened for PAD, understand how to calculate the ankle-brachial index (ABI) and formulate a treatment plan for a patient with symptomatic PAD.
Recent VA Study Finds Zyvox effective against Diabetic Foot Infections
VA Communications Research Network
(September 2006) In a recent report states the diabetes accounts for two-thirds of the 134,000 limb amputations performed each year. A recent report by the VA involving clinical trials of 371 patients in eight countries revealed that Zyvox is at least as effective as older therapies using Vancomycin and aminopenecillins in the treatment of MRSA and VRE infections. The drug is effective orally with a clinical cure rate of 81%. It is also useful in allowing patients to return home earlier and not having to stay on IV antibiotic therapy due to its oral bioavailability.
Announcement: Podiatry Internet Journal gets its Official Start in January 2007
The Podiatry Internet Journal is pleased to announce the beginning of our online project in January 2007. Formerly, the Podiatry Online Journal, we now have a very distinguished board panel in place. I’ve written a series of introductory articles in the first volume as presentation material for the journal. This is a completely non-profit project aimed at improving case presentation and interest over the internet. We will accept original articles from residency programs including externs and interns, private practitioners and institutions starting Jan. 1. We hope that you will actively get involved in the project for the betterment of Podiatry as a whole. Have a safe holiday and Happy New Year! We have big plans for 2007!
Sincerely yours,
Al Kline DPM
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