Tricks of the Trade – DPMs
New PressureOFF™ Insoles from PediFix® Advance the Standard of Care for DFUs
A 4th generation family of foot specialists since 1885, The PediFix Footcare Company is committed to advancing the standard of care for the management of diabetic foot ulcers and common plantar pathologies. The firm is introducing a new offloading insole that fits and functions in patient’s everyday footwear, with the [...]
I just found out “Imposter Syndrome” is a real thing.
Written by Ann Dosen According to Harvard Business Review, "imposter syndrome" is loosely defined as doubting your abilities and feeling like a fraud. It disproportionately affects high-achieving people, who find it difficult to accept their accomplishments. Normally, I’m a pretty confident person. I’m laid back; I assume everything will work [...]
I’m not doing that! I’m a doctor. | Dr. Alan Bass for PowerStep
“I’m not doing that! I’m a doctor.” I have heard that phrase too often. Many physicians believe that anything other than providing medical care to their patients is not what is in the best interest of their practice. They want to provide podiatric care and then refer those patients out [...]
Facts Tell, Stories Sell
We've all sat in lectures that make our eyelids somehow get heavier.... and heavier... and heavier. BORING. BORING LECTURES. Right? Obviously, we can't control what the speaker is presenting, but if you are a presenter - whether it be to an audience at a meeting or your patients - you have to make it [...]
From the Patient to the Pathologist: What Actually Happens
Kim Rhatigan, MA, HTL (ASCP), QLS, CPHQ McClain Laboratories What is histology? What is Pathology? When patients think of doctors, they don’t think about the pathologist and the laboratory. They think of the doctor that they visit and speak to. They think of the doctor they make an appointment to see. What most patients don’t [...]
Focus on You, Stay in Your Lane
Often I will hear physicians discussing their practices and what they "need" to bring to it in order to feel as if they are staying relevant. In the last few years some of the hot buttons have been everything from regenerative medicine to minimally invasive surgery; and let's not forget [...]