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V. Kathleen Satterfield, DPM, FACPM, MAPWCA

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07/28/2009
I was at an educational dinner recently and I realized I was the only podiatrist in a room of vascular, general surgery and plastic surgeons. Afterward, I spoke privately with the lecturer, a well known vascular surgeon, from the Northwest...
I was at an educational dinner recently and I realized I was the only podiatrist in a room of vascular, general surgery and plastic surgeons. Afterward, I spoke privately with the lecturer, a well known vascular surgeon, from the Northwest...
I was at an educational dinner...
07/28/2009
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11/29/2011
Much like John Lennon challenged, “Imagine all the people sharing all the world.” Can you imagine a medical educational system that encompasses MDs, DOs, RNs, PTs and all of the other healthcare providers, including DPMs? Imagine how...
Much like John Lennon challenged, “Imagine all the people sharing all the world.” Can you imagine a medical educational system that encompasses MDs, DOs, RNs, PTs and all of the other healthcare providers, including DPMs? Imagine how...
Much like John Lennon...
11/29/2011
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07/01/2010
Almost every surgeon is able to say a patient’s surgery looks good on the table and on the X-ray film. Then there are those podiatric surgeons who are exceptionally skilled. These surgeons have bragging rights six months after the day of...
Almost every surgeon is able to say a patient’s surgery looks good on the table and on the X-ray film. Then there are those podiatric surgeons who are exceptionally skilled. These surgeons have bragging rights six months after the day of...
Almost every surgeon is able to...
07/01/2010
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06/29/2009
You glance at the chart, the clock and the smiling patient. You are right on schedule. Now that is refreshing for a change. You extend your hand to say goodbye and tell the patient you will see her again in two weeks. She can call the office...
You glance at the chart, the clock and the smiling patient. You are right on schedule. Now that is refreshing for a change. You extend your hand to say goodbye and tell the patient you will see her again in two weeks. She can call the office...
You glance at the chart, the...
06/29/2009
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10/28/2011
The television show Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader? is a popular one. I suppose viewers like to see how much knowledge they have retained or forgotten in the years since their elementary school days.
The television show Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader? is a popular one. I suppose viewers like to see how much knowledge they have retained or forgotten in the years since their elementary school days.
The television show Are You...
10/28/2011
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06/08/2010
Your patients cannot open a newspaper or magazine without reading about the dangers of wearing flip-flops. With summer upon us, the lure of “open air” shoe gear is appealing to many. Of course, as podiatric physicians, we also emphasize the...
Your patients cannot open a newspaper or magazine without reading about the dangers of wearing flip-flops. With summer upon us, the lure of “open air” shoe gear is appealing to many. Of course, as podiatric physicians, we also emphasize the...
Your patients cannot open a...
06/08/2010
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06/01/2009
Lately, I have heard about Pilates quite a bit and have noticed that it is even drawing attention on the National Institute of Health’s PubMed with several dozen references within the past couple of years. It has gone from being an unusual...
Lately, I have heard about Pilates quite a bit and have noticed that it is even drawing attention on the National Institute of Health’s PubMed with several dozen references within the past couple of years. It has gone from being an unusual...
Lately, I have heard about...
06/01/2009
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08/09/2011
At a recent teaching conference I attended, after all of the formal lecturing was over, my colleagues and I made a real discovery about where patients go when they disappear from your practice and why. Haven’t you always wondered? That day,...
At a recent teaching conference I attended, after all of the formal lecturing was over, my colleagues and I made a real discovery about where patients go when they disappear from your practice and why. Haven’t you always wondered? That day,...
At a recent teaching conference...
08/09/2011
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04/30/2010
Did you meet the deadline for your Vision 2015 assignment? You had better check to make sure because you are on the line for getting this done. What? You thought this was an American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA) deal? Well, most of us...
Did you meet the deadline for your Vision 2015 assignment? You had better check to make sure because you are on the line for getting this done. What? You thought this was an American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA) deal? Well, most of us...
Did you meet the deadline for...
04/30/2010
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05/01/2009
Soon there will be a time when the next generation of cutting-edge podiatrists trained in rearfoot surgery will see children with clubfoot being treated non-surgically. I am not talking about those patients who are amenable to treatment via...
Soon there will be a time when the next generation of cutting-edge podiatrists trained in rearfoot surgery will see children with clubfoot being treated non-surgically. I am not talking about those patients who are amenable to treatment via...
Soon there will be a time when...
05/01/2009
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