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Pedor thics
FALL ISSUE
September/October 2018
Volume 50, Issue 5
Features
14 | Under Pressure - The Essentials of
representative of current practice in a Primary
Care office and will help give access to the critical
footwear and insert benefit that many patients with
diabetes cannot receive now. Get the information
from this article and then contact your Senator and
ask for their support of this common-sense Bill.
Graduated Compression
By Chris Stanley, C.Ped
Chris gives us important information on the history
and mechanics behind the use of compression
stockings. Once certified to apply them, compression
stockings, and equipment to help don them, can be
an important and profitable addition to your practice.
Make yourself into an invaluable one-stop solution for
lower extremity conditions for your clients and referral
sources!
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42 | Government Affairs Update
By Christopher Costantini
In this important update, we get details about a Bill
introduced in the Senate that would allow nurse
practitioners and physician assistants to sign
their patient’s Certificate of Medical Necessity.
PFA strongly supports this Bill as it is far more
CEU
Motivational Interviewing
By Christopher Costantini
You know those people. The ones that you can
never win an argument with unless you can
make it their idea. Well, it turns out that “those
people” are all of us and sociologists and
psychiatrists have been using this technique for
years. They even have a name for the practice,
Motivational Interviewing. Chris introduces the
concept and gives some ideas about applying
it to your practice. This is the companion article
to this issue’s research article, “If the Shoe Fits”.
This article is eligible for CEU’s through PFA’s
continuing education program.
"Compression therapy also provides
an alternative for patients who opt for a
more conservative treatment. Stockings
can be worn for years as a long-term
option for managing symptoms of
venous disease."
Departments
| From the Editor
8 | Featured Contributiors
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12 | PFA News 58 | Marketplace
42 | Government Affairs 60 | Products & Services
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