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Website Wisdom Find What You’re Looking For on the New APMA.org Like searching through a desk Webinars, content for young that’s been cluttered with many physician members, and access years’ worth of old papers, ﬁles, to CPME’s accreditation inforand tchotchkes, looking for vital mation on CPME.org. information on a crowded website Manage Your Practice. Lookcan be a frustrating and overing for PowerPoint presentawhelming experience. tions, the Footprints newsletOne of the biggest concerns ter, or other marketing tools? voiced by focus groups regarding “Manage Your Practice” will the current version of APMA.org contain these items, as well as is its lack of intuitive organizainformation on reimbursetion—a layout that allows the user ment, state laws and regulato ﬁnd what he or she is looking tions, and other practice manfor in the quickest, simplest way agement tools. possible. The new APMA.org will APMA Working for You. This feature a streamlined structure content section will encomthat should make sense to all the pass all of APMA’s advocacy The current APMA.org audiences who visit and interact materials and information, inmembers’ homepage receives with the site every day. formation on APMA events, APMA staff members have access to online versions of between 900–1,000 spent a signiﬁcant amount of time APMA publications, and memviews every week. preparing for our new website by bership information and benevaluating each piece of content eﬁts. on APMA.org, identifying pages My APMA. The “My APMA” and documents that are out of date, duplicates, or otherwise section of the new website will contain each member’s inirrelevant. These items will not be carried to the new site. The dividual contact and membership information. You will reasoning? Having less content on APMA.org will increase the be able to edit this information and customize your “My reliability of the site’s new search engine and make it more likeAPMA” page to display content on topics you are interly that users will ﬁnd the content they need. ested in. In what may be the biggest change on the new website, the new APMA.org will no longer have a “public” homepage The new website will still include “News,” featured promiand a “member” homepage. One single homepage will now nently on the homepage. This area will be your source for seamlessly feature content for members, the general public, the latest updates from APMA, including online versions of and other audiences, although there will still be content that stories e-mailed to members in the APMA News Brief. Some is protected for APMA members only. news stories will be available only to APMA members and will The basic layout of the new APMA website will be anbe marked with an easy-to-identify icon. chored by the following main navigation items: The new way of organizing APMA.org will help ensure every visit you make to the website is productive and enjoyable. ■ Learn About Feet. APMA’s new “Learn About Feet” section will be the primary resource for basic information on foot ailments, footwear selection, foot care tips, Seal of AcNext month: The overall design changes planned for the new ceptance and Seal of Approval information, and other maAPMA.org, and how the branding will complement all of APMA’s terial of interest to health-care consumers. This area will communications tools. also feature the popular “Find a Podiatrist” and “Ask the Expert” tools. Contact Andrea Lange at ahlange@apma.org. Education and Professional Development. This section will include APMA’s education and career resources, including • • • • • 38 APMA News March 2012 http://www.APMA.org http://www.CPME.org http://www.APMA.org http://www.APMA.org http://www.APMA.org http://www.APMA.org http://www.APMA.org http://www.APMA.org http://www.APMA.org http://www.APMA.org

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of APMA News - March 2012

APMA News - March 2012
President’s Message
Contents
Joseph M. Caporusso, DPM: The Anything-is-Possible President
Meet the Candidates for the Board of Trustees
APMA By the Decade: 1932–1941
Profiles in Progress: Hospital Privileges
2011 Podiatric Practice Survey: First Year Associate Salary
Guest Editorial: Why I Want to Be a Podiatrist When I Grow Up
Federal Advocacy Forum
APMAPAC Chair Report
IT Consultant
Website Wisdom
Small Business 101
CPME Update
Sheer Scope: No Meeting Can Match The National
Annual Scientific Meeting Preliminary Program
Annual Scientific Meeting Registration Form
Annual Scientific Meeting Sponsors
APMA All Stars
In Short
Worthy of Note
Affiliates Corner
List of Affiliated Organizations
Insurance Advisor
New Members
Death Notices
APMAPAC Update
Development Update
Resolutions Submissions
Awards Nominations
Classified Advertising
Dates to Remember
Advertising Index
10 Questions
Your APMA

APMA News - March 2012