AMERICAN PODIATRIC MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
9312 OLD GEORGETOWN ROAD, BETHESDA, MD 208141621 www.apma.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE ASSOCIATION ADVANCES AND ADVOCATES FOR THE SPECIALTY OF PODIATRIC MEDICINE AND SURGERY FOR THE BENEFIT OF ITS MEMBERS AND THE HEALTH OF THE PUBLIC.

NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION. ALL OF THE ORGANIZATIONS ACTIVITIES ARE IN SUPPORT OF AND FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE PROFESSION.

SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS:SUCCESSFULLY DEVELOPED AND MANAGED THE CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAM AT THE APMA 2018 ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC MEETING IN WASHINGTON, DC, FEATURING BREAKFAST SYMPOSIA, PLENARY LECTURES, HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS, ORAL AND POSTER ABSTRACTS, AND GENERAL SESSION LECTURES COVERING SURGERY, WOUND CARE, BIOMECHANICS, IMAGING, DERMATOLOGY, LIMB PRESERVATION, PUBLIC HEALTH/DISPARITIES, PAIN MANAGEMENT, RESEARCH, CODING, AND ETHICS.SUCCESSFULLY DEVELOPED AND MANAGED CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAM AT THE 2018 GEF ANNUAL MEETING.SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENTED AN ONLINE PROCESS FOR SUBMISSION FOR THE CALL FOR SPEAKERS FOR THE ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC MEETING IN 2019.SUCCESSFULLY SUBMITTED A PETITION FOR CONTINUED RECOGNITION AS A PROVIDER OF CONTINUING EDUCATION IN PODIATRIC MEDICINE TO THE COUNCIL ON PODIATRIC MEDICAL EDUCATION. APMA WAS APPROVED AS A PROVIDER OF CONTINUING EDUCATION THROUGH 2023.ENTERED INTO A JOINT PROVIDER AGREEMENT WITH THE TEXAS HEART INSTITUTE TO PROVIDE CONTINUING EDUCATION CONTACT HOURS FOR PODIATRISTS ATTENDING THE DIABETIC FOOT GLOBAL CONFERENCE (DFCON), OCTOBER 11-13, 2018, AT THE ROYAL SONESTA HOUSTON GALLERIA, IN HOUSTON, TX. ENTERED INTO A JOINT PROVIDER AGREEMENT WITH THE POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE FOR MEDICINE FOR A SIX PART DIABETES CARE 2019 WEBINAR SERIES: A TEAM-APPROACH TO DIABETES CARE THAT OFFERED ONE HOUR OF COMPLIMENTARY ONLINE CECH TO PODIATRISTS FOR EACH PART OF THE WEBINAR.DEVELOPED, MANAGED, AND DEPLOYED TWO CECH REGIONAL LECTURE SERIES PROGRAMS ON "BIOPSIES AND "FUNGAL INFECTIONS OF THE LOWER EXTREMITY" TO THE SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT (SAM) SYMPOSIUM, MIDWEST PODIATRY CONFERENCE, REGION THREE ANNUAL MEETING, AND THE 103RD ANNUAL OHIO FOOT AND ANKLE SCIENTIFIC SEMINAR. TWO NON-CECH REGIONAL LECTURE SERIES PROGRAMS ON "ONYCHOMYCOSIS AND TINEA INFECTIONS AND "THE TREATMENT OF GOUT" WERE PROVIDED TO THE SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT (SAM) SYMPOSIUM, NEW YORK PODIATRIC CLINICAL CONFERENCE, AND REGION THREE MEETING. APMA RECEIVED AND PROCESSED MORE THAN 100 NEW APPLICATIONS FOR THE APMA SEAL OF APPROVAL/ACCEPTANCE AND MORE THAN 100 PRODUCTS WERE RENEWED FOR THE SEAL OF APPROVAL/ACCEPTANCE.THE PHYSICIANS RECOVERY NETWORK (PRN) COMMITTEE WAS REACTIVATED AND PROMOTION OF THE PRN HOTLINE FOR IMPAIRED PODIATRIC PHYSICIANS, THEIR FAMILIES AND STAFF BEGAN IN APMA NEWS, AND IN THE INFOMERCIALS AT THE APMA 2018 ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC MEETING. THE PRN COMMITTEE UPDATED ITS MISSION STATEMENT AND ADDED ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR IMPAIRED PODIATRIC PHYSICIANS, THEIR STAFF AND FAMILIES ON APMA.ORG. AN ARTICLE ABOUT THE PRN AND PRN HOTLINE WAS ALSO DRAFTED FOR USE IN STATE COMPONENT NEWSLETTERS.THE APMA REGISTRY WAS APPROVED BY CMS AS A QUALIFIED CLINICAL DATA REGISTRY (QCDR) FOR 2018. APMA WORKED WITH DARENA SOLUTIONS TO DEPLOY THE APMA MIPS APP TO ALLOW MIPS PARTICIPATING PODIATRISTS TO SUBMIT DATA TO CMS FOR MIPS 2018 PY.UPDATED APMA'S DISINFECTION GUIDELINES.WELL-BEING RESOURCE WEBPAGE DEVELOPED.APMA CO-MODERATED A POST-GRADUATE SESSION AT THE SOCIETY FOR VASCULAR SURGEONS VASCULAR ANNUAL MEETING, JUNE 2018 IN BOSTON, MA. PRODUCED THE 2018 APMA PRACTICE SURVEY.APMA BOT ADOPTED WIFI CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM.PRESENTED A WEBINAR, "FOOT CARE AND COMPLICATIONS IN PERSONS WITH DIABETES" TO DIABETES EDUCATORS THROUGH THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF DIABETES EDUCATORS.REPRESENTED PODIATRY IN THE ALLIANCE FOR GOUT AWARENESS THROUGH THE ALLIANCE FOR PATIENT ACCESS.WORKING WITH 2019 AUDIOLOGY PROJECT ON THEIR WEBINAR SERIES TO PRESENT A PODIATRY WEBINAR (TO DISCUSS THE PPOD TOOL GUIDE). PROVIDED REDRC ACCESS TO ALL PODIATRIC MEDICAL STUDENTS.SUBMITTED COMMENTS ON HEALTHY PEOPLE 2030 OBJECTIVES INCLUDING RECOMMENDATION FOR A NEW OBJECTIVE REGARDING ANNUAL CDLEE.PRESENTED "FOOT SELF CARE TO AVOID COMPLICATIONS IN PERSONS WITH DIABETES" POSTER AT THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF DIABETES EDUCATORS 2019 ANNUAL MEETING IN HOUSTON, TX.

COUNCIL ON PODIATRIC MEDICAL EDUCATION:CONTINUED THE COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW PROCESS OF THE STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES USED TO ACCREDIT COLLEGES OF PODIATRIC MEDICINE AND WILL PUBLISH THE DOCUMENTS ONCE ADOPTED TO THE WWW.CPME.ORG WEBPAGE. BEGAN THE COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW PROCESS OF THE CRITERIA AND GUIDELINES FOR RECOGNITION OF A SPECIALTY BOARD FOR PODIATRIC MEDICAL PRACTICE AND WILL PUBLISH THE DOCUMENTS ONCE ADOPTED TO THE WWW.CPME.ORG WEBPAGE. BEGAN THE INTERIM REVIEW PROCESS OF THE STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR APPROVAL OF PROVIDERS OF CONTINUING EDUCATION IN PODIATRIC MEDICINE AND WILL PUBLISH THE DOCUMENTS ONCE ADOPTED TO THE WWW.CPME.ORG WEBPAGE. CONTINUED THE COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW AND REVISION PROCESS OF THE STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES USED TO APPROVE PODIATRIC RESIDENCY AND FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS.CONDUCTED A WORKSHOP FOR 20 NEW RESIDENCY EVALUATORS.CONDUCTED APPROXIMATELY 50 RESIDENCY ON-SITE EVALUATIONS.

LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY:LOBBIED CONGRESS TO RECOGNIZE DOCTORS OF PODIATRIC MEDICINE AS PHYSICIANS IN MEDICAID STATUTE.WORKING TO SECURE PASSAGE OF LEGISLATION TO RECOGNIZE DPMS AS PHYSICIANS UNDER MEDICAID (THE HELLPP ACT, H.R. 2235).

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