Updates in Sports Medicine: Practical Pearls
The Reviews are In!
On March 4, ACPM held another successful online seminar - 
Updates in Sports Medicine:
Practical Pearls.

This 6-CECH event featured some of the profession's leading educators in podiatric sports medicine, with 230 DPMs in attendance!
Some attendee feedback:
"Great seminar! Awesome presenters! Well worth the investment. Thank you!"

"Very interesting and great topics! I enjoyed attending and learning something new from each lecture."

"Best one yet regarding Sports Med!"

"Excellent faculty with demonstrated experience with evidence-based literature to support outcomes."

"Really a great day of lectures. Reinforcement of what I already do but definitely new ideas and challenging the way I think about some conditions."
Updates in Sports Medicine: Practical Pearls
Student Watch Party
ACPM President, Dr. Javier Cavazos, gathered with the podiatry students at University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and ACPM Student Members to tune into March 4th's meeting on Podiatric Sports Medicine.
Student and Resident members of ACPM receive incredible FREE benefits including membership to Student Chapters, Scholarship Opportunities, Free Attendance to Virtual Meetings and additional learning resources.

If you work with podiatric students and/or residents, please share our MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION WEBPAGE
Evaluation & Management, plus
CPT Changes & Updates: 2023

FREE FOR ALL ACPM FELLOWS & MEMBERS

Thursday, April 6th at 8pm EST with
Michael Warshaw, DPM, CSFAC, CPC, CPODCS, COCS, CMSCS
Michael G. Warshaw, DPM, CSFAC, CPC, CPODCS, COCS, CMSCS is a practicing podiatrist and a Certified Professional Coder with over 25 years of successful coding, management, and training experience for podiatric practices.
 
His local and national views come from active participation as a practicing podiatrist, having the distinction of being a Certified Professional Coder, and years of serving as a national lecturer concerning coding issues.
 
Dr. Warshaw’s experience is unique and comprehensive. He has had the additional advantage of participating in all facets of the Medicare Appeals Process, including Redeterminations, Reconsiderations, and Administrative Law Judge Hearings, as well as the appeals processes of most commercial insurance companies and state Medicaid programs. Dr. Warshaw has also served as an expert witness in the actual court system, at both the federal and state levels.
 
Dr. Warshaw is also the author of THE Podiatry Coding Manual, a comprehensive coding manual specific for podiatry that is updated on an annual basis.
 
This unique prospective provides Dr. Warshaw with the ability to provide solutions to insurance and coding problems from ‘real world’ experience.
Dr. Warshaw is committed to assist practices in learning to code appropriately, obtain the proper reimbursement, and to avoid the wrath of the carriers by coding and billing in an appropriate fashion.
New ACPM Journal Literature Reviews Posted: March 2023
Tourniquet Use During Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Ankle Fractures – A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Davey, et al. The Journal of Foot & Ankle Surgery, Volume 61, Issue 5, 2022
 
DOI: 10.1053/j.jfas.2022.01.019
 
Level of Evidence: 1
Reviewer: Linda Hong, MS-III
California School of Podiatric Medicine

Tendinopathies of the Foot and Ankle. Deu, et. al. American Family Physician, 105(5), May 2022. 479-486
 
PMID: 35559641
 
Level of Evidence: 5
Reviewer: Samuel R. Gorelik, DPM, PGY-3
Saint Vincent Hospital, Worcester, MA

Management of vasopressor induced ischemia, Livesey, et. al. J Orthop. 2020 Oct 16;22:497-502
 
DOI: 10.1016/j.jor.2020.10.012
 
Level of Evidence: 5
Reviewer: Salma Haider, PMS-III
California School of Podiatric Medicine

Suicide Prevention in Podiatry:, Albright, et. al. Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association, 2022, 21-194
 
DOI: 10.7547/21-194
 
Level of Evidence: 5
 
Reviewer: Salma Haider, PMS-III
California School of Podiatric Medicine

Clinical efficacy of therapeutic footwear with a rigid rocker sole in the prevention of recurrence in patients with diabetes mellitus and diabetic polineuropathy: A randomized clinical trial, Lopez-Moral, et. al. PLoS One, 14(7), July 11, 2019
 
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0219537
 
Level of Evidence: 4
 
Reviewer: Gavin Glover, DPM, PGY-2
SAVAHCS Podiatric Residency Program – Tucson, AZ

Articles Worth Sharing
Some of our favorite articles posted in this week's Foot & Ankle Weekly
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