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6 APMA News July/August 2017

President's Message

Relying on Relationships
As I write this update, I'm preparing to welcome thousands of colleagues,
exhibitors, sponsors, and friends new and old to Nashville for the 2017 Annual
Scientific Meeting (The National). As a longtime Tennessee transplant myself,
I feel confident our attendees are going to leave happy!
This meeting is the culmination of many months of planning by the APMA
Board of Trustees, Annual Meeting Committee, and staff. Registration has been
outstanding; we had to open additional hotel room blocks to accommodate everyone. And no wonder-the combination of 25.5 continuing education contact
hours from a world-renowned faculty, covering the breadth of podiatric medicine and surgery, and a popular location like Nashville is unbeatable. Watch for
full coverage of The National in your September/October issue of APMA News.
I think what makes The National so appealing to so many members and
non-members alike is the camaraderie we enjoy at the meeting. It's a great
place to create, solidify, and build relationships, whether you're exploring the
exhibit hall, participating in a Team APMA 5K, or just sitting down at a break-

If we all take time to create just one new
relationship for the benefit of this profession,
our mutual effort will be unbeatable.
fast symposium. As you know, I'm a relationship guy. I believe in the value of
relationships, and that has been a core principle of my presidency.
Over the past few months, we have been applying that principle to what
has traditionally been a rather contentious relationship for APMA. We've been
engaged in significant discussion with the American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society and its parent organization, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, around the VA Provider Equity Act. APMA worked closely
with these two organizations to eliminate their objections to that legislation,
and have achieved their support for the bill. I'm optimistic that this effort to
improve a relationship will pay dividends in the future, as well.
In other important legislative news, the Helping Ensure Life- and Limb-Saving Access to Podiatric Physicians (HELLPP) Act was recently introduced in the
Senate (S 1533). A House companion bill (HR 1542) was introduced earlier in
the session. It is so important to check the list of cosponsors (page 37) to ensure
your representatives and senators have signed on as cosponsors. If they have
not, please use APMA's eAdvocacy site, www.apma.org/eAdvocacy, to contact
them today. It takes only minutes, and messages are prepopulated for you. Or,
better yet, take the time to visit your legislators in person, either in their Washington, DC, offices, or in their home districts while they are on recess. Building those relationships is critical to the success of our legislation and our goals
for the profession.
Remember, together is key. If we all take time to create just one new relationship for the benefit of this profession, our mutual effort will be unbeatable. Thank you for your efforts on behalf of your colleagues, your patients,
and your association.

Ira H. Kraus, DPM, President
@APMAPresident; APMAPresident@apma.org

http://www.apma.org/eAdvocacy

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