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ACFAS Board Applications Now Open |
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The ACFAS Nominations Committee is seeking candidates to participate in the upcoming election to serve on the College’s Board of Directors. If you are an ACFAS Fellow and would like to help lead the profession, submit your nomination application by September 24.
The Nominations Committee will announce recommended candidates to the membership on October 23. Online voting for members will start no later than November 15 and will end on December 1. The elected directors will be announced shortly thereafter and will start their term of service at the ACFAS 2024 Scientific Conference, held February 1-4, 2024 in Tampa.
Complete details on the recommended criteria
for election candidates can be found at acfas.org/Nominations.
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Advance Your Trauma and Reconstruction Skills |
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Basic Principles of Foot and Ankle Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery for DPMs is the benchmark for the latest trauma and reconstruction methods. Join us October 6-7 in Jacksonville, Florida and earn 14.75 CECH.
Co-chairs Michael Dujela, DPM, FACFAS, Johanna Richey, DPM, FACFAS, and expert faculty will lead attendees in hands-on lab time in the AO skills lab, interactive case discussions, decision-making scenarios, and reality-based lectures.
This course builds on the framework of ACFAS Comprehensive Fixation for the Ankle and Foot: A Resident's Course and is jointly presented by ACFAS and AO North America. Learn more and register today.
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Last Chance to Submit Posters |
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There are only two weeks left to submit your research poster for consideration to present at the 2024 ACFAS Annual Scientific Conference. Don’t miss the opportunity to have your research displayed February 1-4 in in Tampa, Florida.
Submissions will be accepted until August 31. Notification regarding acceptance will be emailed by September 29. Final PDFs for accepted applicants must be received by November 2.
For more information, view the 2024 Poster Guidelines.
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Get the latest research in foot and ankle surgery with August SLRs!
ACFAS Scientific Literature Reviews give you access to a variety of published articles, including case studies, methodology and technical reports, literature reviews, clinical studies and more.
This month's topics include Risk Factors Associated With Worse Clinical Outcomes of Ankle Fractures Involving the Posterior Malleolus, Reconceptualizing the Juvenile Bunion, and Effectiveness of Low-Level Laser Therapy in Chronic Plantar Fasciitis Conservative Treatment .
Visit acfas.org/SLR for both new and archived SLRs.
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Study Questions Relationship Between Hospital Competition and Surgical Quality |
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Outcomes after high-risk elective surgery did not have a clear relationship with a hospital's local competitive landscape...MORE
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Novel Drug Reduces Acute Pain After Common Surgeries |
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A novel, investigational NaV1.8 sodium channel blocker known as VX-548 reduced acute pain...MORE
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We Asked Doctors Using AI Scribes: Just How Good Are They? |
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Andrea Partida, DO, an obstetrician and gynecologist
in Enid, Oklahoma, loves her new assistant...MORE
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How Hospitals are Using A.I. to Fight Doctor Burnout |
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When Dr. Tra’chella Johnson Foy greets her patients, she sits across from them facing away from the computer...MORE
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This Week @ ACFAS
Content Reviewers
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Caroline R. Kiser, DPM, FACFAS
Elynor Giannin Perez, DPM, FACFAS
Britton S. Plemons, DPM, AACFAS
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Chicago, IL 60631
Phone: (773) 693-9300
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