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Diabetes Awareness Month
Campaign Materials Available Year-Round
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iabetes Awareness Month in November
Podiatrists can reduce amputation rates up to 80
provided APMA the opportunity to not
percent. Include a DPM on your patient's diabeonly educate the public about a podiatrist's
tes-care team to help ensure the best outcomes.
critical role on the diabetes management team, but
Including a DPM on the diabetes-care team can
also to encourage members to engage with primasave the health-care system $3.5 billion per year. It
ry-care physicians to educate them about the value
is both effective and cost-effective to include a
of referring their diabetic and pre-diabetic patients
DPM on your patient's diabetes-care team.
to a podiatrist. The "Include a DPM for Diabetes
Investing in podiatry can help save lives and monPrevention & Management" campaign provided a
ey. Every dollar invested in care by a podiatrist
host of new educational materials for both member
results in $27 to $51 of savings for the healthThe
campaign
logo.
and patient use, including an online resource page,
care system.
newsletter, tip sheet on how to communicate podiUp to 25 percent of diabetics will develop a foot ulcer.
atry's value to primary-care physicians, PowerPoint to use for
Help increase their healing rate by including a DPM on
grand rounds, shareable multimedia, and more.
your patients' diabetes-care team.
APMA has provided a digital toolkit with campaign materials to all state component societies and affiliates. APMA is
The "Include a DPM for Diabetes Prevention & Managealso advertising on physician-focused websites including Medment" campaign kicked off November 1, and resources
scape and the American Diabetes Association, so primary-care
physicians can learn more about the critical role podiatrists play
will remain on APMA.org for a full year after the camin helping diabetic patients.
paign's completion for members' use. A full recap of the
Campaign key messages include:
month's activities will appear in the January/February issue
Include a DPM for diabetes prevention and management.
of APMA News.
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Podiatrists are the experts in the foot and ankle. If your
diabetic or pre-diabetic patient begins to experience
To learn more about how you can get involved, visit
neuropathy or foot ulcers, you need to refer him or her
www.apma.org/diabetes or contact Public Relations
to a podiatrist.
Specialist Nora Younes at nryounes@apma.org.

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assistance in establishing and growing existing podiatric residency programs. Podiatric
residency programs are currently not capped for graduate medicaleducation
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