JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2022 contents Celebrating Beth Carr 28 Features 16 Introducing the Candidates 22 Concrete Tips to Improve Your 'Soft Skills' 24 State Advocacy Continues Amid the Pandemic 26 Diabetes Campaign Educates At-Risk Audience 27 10 pg. Current, Future Reimbursement Trends Focus of CAC-PIAC Meeting 32 Understanding Social Media Audiences to Develop a Social Media Strategy 33 Save the Date! The National is Coming to Orlando 34 Additional Recruitment Funding = Broader Opportunities for Step Into Podiatry Campaign APMA.ORG apmanews 9 Departments 6 President's Message 7 Thoughts from the CEO 36 Federal Advocacy Forum 37 Cosponsors to HELLPP Act 38 APMAPAC Chair 40 CPME Update 41 Coverage Corner 44 Coding 46 Worthy of Note 47 Affi liates Corner 48 New Members 48 Death Notices 50 APMAPAC Spotlight 52 APMAPAC Update 58 Development Update 70 Classifi ed Advertising 75 Dates to Remember 76 Advertising Index 77 10 Questions APMA News is the magazine of the American Podiatric Medical Association Advancing Foot and Ankle Medicine and Surgeryhttp://www.APMA.ORG