Ever wonder how it feels to be at a party where almost nobody wants you ? I do.
You have people like DeHeer, DeCaro, Moore, Giulliana, fat boy Jackson.
They literally campaign with letters and phone calls and offers of corporate money like OHI to force themselves into local, state and regional seminars.
These and other hucksters also apply pressure through the APMA to be included in programs.
AND they and the APMA apply pressure at the same time to EXCLUDE (aka ban or censor) other speakers with opposing views. Everyone knows this happens.
That is everyone with a brain. How do you stand up and lecture knowing you are only there because you COERCED yourself into the program ? Are you proud ?
Do you not ask yourself why the same lectures and sales pitches at every meeting ?
Do you not understand that a small group of bullshit artists are manipulating your society leaders to make their sales pitches at the meeting you paid for ?
How many more limb saving miracles from Rogers, Armstrong, Lavery, Ross, and “retired (oops I mean escorted) from the VA” Frykberg ?
How much more money shall we spend on unnecessary fixation ? Unneeded cultures ? Nerve biopsies ? Fucktional pediatric orthotics (DeCaro and Nolaro).
The miracles of regenerative medicine ? Horse shit cures for heel pain ? Toenail and skin creams ? Laser and hole drilling in toenails ?
Where does a foot doc go to get an honest education ? What if, just what if, a foot doc really wants to help patients ? Where do they go ?
ACFAS for surgery. But what about for primary care, every day problem solving ?
One thing is for certain. You don’t go to anything affiliated in any manner with the APMA. Or the Goldfarb Foundation. Or the Western.
Or Region One, or Three. Or SAM. Or the Midwest conference. And increasingly, the Podiatry Institute. And the rock of all, any Presents conference.
Unless you need to pick up some new scams, where do you go ? Balance braces anyone ? $6,000. (or more) Lapidus ?
Chorioamniotic horseshit for a scratch that might heal before you can even get insurance coverage approval ?
Well, as a wise man once said, “I’d never join a club that would have me as a member”. Amen !
What are the APMA AND QUACK SCHOOLS going to do when survey’s say > half of the big foot technician trade ARE UNHAPPY WITH THEIR DP WTF CERTIFICATE AND WANT TO DROP IT! Despite all the Barry Block type propaganda about what a great field podiatry is more than half want OUT OF THEIR WTF DEGREE. It’s obvious the schools and APMA are FAILING TO FOLLOW THE WISHES OF THOSE WHO PAY THEM. Why pay to belong to a group of self centered greedy men who do only what THEY ?WANT? This is TYPICAL OF THE EGOTISTICAL CONTROLLERS WHO KEEP… Read more »
The stupe dents (Caddy Pod) may appear to ‘catch on’ however, it’s mostly theatre. Empty sloganism and Kabuki. Just like us politics lots of posturing, rhetoric, someday, repeated affirmations, and smiles–like a sermon. Many stupe dents could wake up however, their chances for a law suit (getting at least back their outrageously expensive podupetry ‘schooling’) or real change for the degree/education/etc. are remote–akin to a dog talking. The best thing that can happen to podupetry is for it to become so irrelevant, that it just dies off. Don’t know if you believe in karma but the us podupetry administrators, schools,… Read more »
Podiatry was america, america podiatry. 330,000,000+ used car salesmen all tryin’ to get rich!
Willy Loman.
Fuckberg was a clown, so was Shopenhaus, Jokeseph, Cristmans, Fraudmont, Fetttucini, and that oriental beaontown gal who goes for white meat….etc…Never knew what his agenda was/is/etc…always was looking out for #1. Didn’t give a rat’s arse abt anyone or anything unless it $ benefited him. Made the <1-2yr job position hop as was always looking for the next best thing. Funny, dp wtfs never learn. Hu$tlers, hucksters, and salesmen -Willy Lomans, dp wtf.
Gee, give me a break. No sooner did I finish then I got an e mail about WHY BEING CERTIFIED AS A WOUND CARE SPECIALIST IS PROFITABLE. How may effen certifying boards are there? Isn’t there some foot technician on the wound selling board? Can’t think of his name right now. I’m really I surprised some CROOK hasn’t worked out a deal with the APMA TO “RECOGNIZE AND SANCTION” A BOARD OF MYCOTIC DEBRIDEMENT. That net would really increase the funds. What podiatrist doesn’t cut toenails to stay solvent? Just think if a podiatrist couldn’t cut toenails without a Nail… Read more »
Salient description of the DIRT IN PODIATRY SETH. Yes, I wonder why, despite everyone knowing of the con, allow it to continue? Perhaps because so many states WON’T LET PODIATRISTS SEE WHAT REAL MD SEMINARS ARE LIKE BY REFUSING TO ACCEPT THEIR CREDITS? Keeping your HOSTAGES BLINDFOLDED AND PROPAGANDIZED keeps the MONEY funneled and “kicked back” to the BAD CROOKS IN CONTROL. Unfortunately, the average wtf is too busy cutting toenails for $50 to stop and “see the forest”. The average wtf has to “produce” if he wants to keep in even half of what he makes. There is a… Read more »