American College of Foot and Ankle Orthopedics and Medicine (ACFAOM)

Description

ACFAOM is an education, research and advocacy organization, which does the following:
Promotes understanding of the valuable services rendered by podiatrists who devote most of their practice to podiatric orthopedics and primary podiatric medicine;
Endeavors to advance standards of practice and quality of podiatric care;
Works to promote establishment of residencies and to encourage certification in podiatric orthopedics and medicine;
Seeks to standardize nomenclature, teaching methods, and approaches to diagnosis and treatment;
Promotes and encourages publication of research findings; and
Serves as the "educational arm" of the advanced medical and orthopedic aspect of the podiatric profession.

Member benefits

Allowing the use of the designation “FACFAOM” as well as
issuing an impressive fellowship certificate that will broadcast
to your medical colleagues and patients your special expertise.

Providing a subscription to The Foot, an international journal
of podiatric orthopedics, medicine, and biomechanics to
keep you current in our specialty.

Publishing the Review Text in Podiatric Orthopedics
& Primary Podiatric Medicine, the premiere book of its
kind, which you will use time and again whether you
are a student, resident, or experienced practitioner.

Providing the quarterly ACFAOM Newsletter, packed
with College and related news, quality clinical and practice
management articles, and insightful interviews with
some of the biggest and most respected names in podiatric
orthopedics and medicine.

Holding collaborative educational tracts and stand
alone seminars that are oriented to the newest technology
and most current clinical evidence, yet are very
practical, enabling you to incorporate the information
and techniques into your practice immediately.

Presenting coding and billing seminars at many
convenient venues throughout the country to help
assure that your practice is being fully compensated
by third party payors and workshops to
help your staff become proficient and certified
podiatric coders and billers.

Providing opportunities to participate and hold
leadership positions in the College to enhance
your professional skills and reputation.

Publishing a professional referral directory
that allows colleagues to easily find you and
collaborate on patient care.

Advocating on your behalf the
importance of orthopedics and
medicine as the cornerstone of
contemporary podiatric practice.

Distributing ACFAOMGrams to
immediately inform you by blast e-mail
of any pressing issues of interest or potential
impact on your practice.

Maintaining a user-friendly Website at
www.acfaom.org to inform the public about
our specialty and the benefits of using our
Fellows for their foot and lower extremity
problems, and has a “members only” section

Providing “state-of-the-art” educational DVDs
to inform your patients and potential referral
sources about the wide range of lower extremity
problems that you, as an ACFAOM Fellow, are
expert at treating.
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