APMA News - July/August 2013 - (Page 46)
On the Road with APMA
Follow APMA Leadership and Staff as They Travel the World Working for You
In May and June, APMA leaders and staff represented podiatric medicine at meetings on both coasts.
APMA Region Three Meeting
APMA President Matthew Garoufalis, DPM; Trustee
David Edwards, DPM; Trustee Lawrence Santi, DPM;
Executive Director and CEO Glenn Gastwirth, DPM;
and Director of Scientific Affairs James Christina, DPM,
attended the Region Three Meeting in Atlantic City, NJ,
May 1–4. They met with Region Three leadership and
attended the New Jersey Podiatric Medical Society
leadership dinner honoring its new president Alan
Bass, DPM. Dr. Garoufalis provided an APMA update,
discussing the Helping Ensure Life- and Limb-Saving
Access to Podiatric Physicians (HELLPP) Act, the residency shortage, and Vision 2015.
Health Policy and Practice
Committee Meetings
AMA CPT Editorial Panel Meeting
New York State Podiatric
Medical Association (NYSPMA)
House of Delegates
APMA President-elect Frank Spinosa, DPM, and Drs.
Santi and Gastwirth attended the NYSPMA House of
Delegates in Cooperstown, NY, May 31–June 2. They
provided an APMA update to the NYSPMA House
of Delegates.
AMA House of Delegates
Dr. Garoufalis and APMA Immediate-past President
Joseph M. Caporusso, DPM, represented APMA at
the AMA House of Delegates meeting in Chicago,
June 15–19. They attended the house meeting as well
as the reference committee meetings and met with
AMA leadership and delegates.
Western Foot and Ankle Conference
Drs. Ward and Kraus served as advisors at the AMA
CPT Editorial Panel meeting, May 16–18 in Chicago.
They discussed issues associated with new and emerging technologies as well as difficulties encountered
with procedures and services and their relationship to
CPT codes.
Drs. Garoufalis, Ward, and Gastwirth, and Trustee
Jeffrey R. DeSantis, DPM, attended the Western Foot
and Ankle Conference in Anaheim, CA, June 19–23.
They met with California Podiatric Medical Association (CPMA) leadership to provide updates on key
APMA issues and learn more about CPMA member
concerns. Drs. Garoufalis and Gastwirth also addressed the CPMA House of Delegates.
Council of Teaching Hospitals (COTH)
Administrative Board Meeting
American Diabetes
Association Meeting
Oleg Petrov, DPM, and CPME staff participated in the
semiannual COTH Board Meeting in Oak Brook, IL,
on May 17. Reports from regional representatives,
committee liaisons, and standing and ad hoc committees were considered. Arrangements for the faculty
development workshop to be held in January 2014
during the Centralized Residency Interview Program
in Texas were discussed, as were final reports related
to the resident selection process.
Dr. Christina participated in the American Diabetes
Association (ADA) meeting in Chicago, June 21–23.
He attended specific presentations on foot and ankle
care related to diabetes and joined the Foot Care Interest Group discussion. APMA exhibited at the
meeting to provide attendees with information on
foot and ankle care provided by today’s podiatrist.
Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS)
Annual Conference
Dr. Garoufalis and APMA Past President Michael J. King,
DPM, represented APMA at the SVS Annual Conference
in San Francisco, May 29–June 1. They participated in
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National Podiatric Medical
Association (NPMA) Meeting
Drs. Garoufalis and Gastwirth attended the NPMA
meeting in Miami, June 27–29. They met with the
NPMA Board of Directors to discuss future strategic
synergies. Dr. Garoufalis also addressed conference
attendees and provided an APMA update.
Business travel illustration ©istockphoto.com/Jeremiah Simpson. Suitcase ©istockphoto/Colinekot.
APMA Vice President Phillip E. Ward, DPM; Trustee
Ira Kraus, DPM; Trustee Laura J. Pickard, DPM; and
Dr. Santi participated in the May 2–4 joint meeting of
the Health Systems, Coding, and Health Policy Committees in Crystal City, VA. The committees met to set
priorities and establish action items to address the issues facing podiatric medicine.
the TASC III Progress Report Meeting (Trans-Atlantic
Inter-Society Consensus Document on Management of Peripheral Arterial Disease). They also met with SVS
leadership and James Lamb, executive director of the
American Board of Podiatric Surgery.
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of APMA News - July/August 2013
APMA News - July/August 2013
President's Message
Contents
Destination Hawaii: The National in 2014
Arizona Study Finds Podiatry Saves Lives and Reduces Expenses
Committee Nominations Requested
US Naval Podiatrist Trains Afghan Orthopedists
The Man Behind the Marketing: The New Face of Student Recruitment
The Benefits of Working with Residents
Bylaws Propositions Due
Health Policy and Practice Committees Meet to Tackle Reimbursement Issues
Reimbursement
ICD-10: How to Code a Typical Infection
Federal Advocacy Forum
Cosponsors to the Helping Ensure Life- and Limb-Saving Access to Podiatric Physicians Act
APMAPAC Chair Report
Resolutions Submission Deadlines
Coverage Corner
IT Consultant
Inside APMA’s Social Media
Website Wisdom
On the Road with APMA
Small Business 101
CPME Update
Young Physicians’ Accomplishments
In Short
Worthy of Note
Affiliates Corner
List of Affiliated Organizations
New Members
Death Notices
APMAPAC Update
Development Update
Annual Scientifi c Meeting Sponsors
Classified Advertising
Dates to Remember
Advertising Index
10 Questions
Your APMA
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