Always ahead of the curve, podiatry will step up to meet the demands presented by the Russian invasion of the Ukraine.
Some examples:
1. Jeffrey Lehrman will be holding a seminar on proper coding for radiation burns of the foot with proper modifiers for left foot, right foot, bilateral, and toes 1,2,3,4,5
2. AAPPM guru Rem Jackson will be holding his latest seminar, ” No electricity, no problem. Marketing your practice in a war-torn environment “.
3. APMA will run public service ads on wearing proper shoes and not walking barefoot when walking over building rubble.
4. David Armstrong will be featured in PM News for his most recent lecture from the Ukraine ” study shows that diabetes control is worse when you cannot get your insulin because the pharmacy has exploded “.
5. Podiatry Today will feature a point-counterpoint debate: ” are bomb blasts equivalent to ECSWT for treatment of plantar fasciitis ” ?
6. Hal Ornstein will announce a sock drive for Ukrainians while wearing a Ukrainian flag patch on the sleeve of his white lab coat.
7. BAKO will announce a new test for the accurate detection of interdigital mud.
8. In support of the Ukrainian people, the APMA will announce the immediate ban of all podiatry services in Russia. In response, Vladimir Putin will say ” what the fuck is a podiatrist ” ?
9. Not to be outdone, DERMFoot will announce its newest lecture, ” Dermoscopic differential of melanoma vs. trench foot …..what you need to know. ( PodPost prediction; Daniel Chaskin will be the first to sign up ).
10. Tic Toc Doc Doc Dockery will market an International meeting in the Ukraine with a 10% discount for ” less than optimal hotel conditions “.
11. Puncha Puncha Pat DeHeer the Podiatric Pugilist will donate 20 equinus curing braces when he sees all those people curled up on floors, thus increasing the risk of tight Achilles’ tendons.
Ditto ditto 20 of his carbon fiber AFO’s from Thrive Orthopedics for those people curled up on the floor with their feet dorsi flexed.
12. Elliott Udell will query in PM News ” what is the best car to purchase for a nuclear holocaust “, noting that both gasoline and electricity availability could be ” problematic “.
13. The sad part ? 43 people will actually answer Dr. Udell’s question. Barry Block will terminate the enthusiastic discussion with ” this topic is now closed “.
14. The Academy of Ambulatory Foot and Ankle Surgery will run a series of public ads reminding everyone ” see……….we told you that you don’t need a hospital to fix a bunion “.
15. The Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine will introduce a proper stretching program for people walking 200 miles to Poland.
16. Jonathan Moore will discuss fall prevention when stepping over bodies. OHI will introduce the Arizona Balance Brace (ABB) to wear for this purpose. The Scholl college research center will release a study demonstrating the effectiveness of the brace. The study will use faculty members as the dead bodies. And why not, it’s a natural fit.
17. Matthew Garafoulis will fly to Poland and lecture on “Jublia for onychomycosis “, reminding everyone that fungus toenails are a health threat not to be forgotten.
18. The podiatry colleges will announce the waiving of certain burdensome requirements for admission of Ukrainian students. Removed are the requirements for college, MCATs, GPA over 1.8, English speaking proficiency. Cash will be accepted
19. Michael King, when told about the Ukrainian crisis will respond ” I thought a Ukrainian was a large bird “.
20. Ira Kraus and Jeff DeSantis will fly to the Ukraine. They will offer podiatry services to help with the crisis. President Zelenskyy will tell them “we are desperate. But not that desperate. Oh, and what the fuck is a podiatrist anyway ” ?
Although this is obviously a parody meant to make you laugh, our thoughts and prayers are with the Ukrainian people.
Any podiatrickal topics about the US Empire (NATO) endlessly invading Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Bulgaria, Yemen, Palestine (through Israel), Somalia, Vietnam, Cuba, Chile, Syria, etc.etc.? Thoughts and prayers with them?
Nice try at trolling- yeah classic NATO invasion of Cuba in 1983 I still can’t believe Fidel singlehandedly won the war only using a broom handle and lube
When the government lies, the truth treason. Keep clipping, reading MSM, and wear those multiple masks.
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The 99.99 percent of Americans who are “upset” about Russia’s invasion of, and atrocities committed in Ukraine, obviously have historical amnesia. 20 years ago folks around the world abhorred the U.S.A.’s unjust invasion of Iraq. After the invasion commenced literally thousands of Iraqis, young and old alike, died by various means including U.S.A torture. What was it that our good Doctor said in an interview? “Clean your own house before you start pointing fingers at someone?”
Wasn’t that invasion proximate to the 911 attack where the “best info at the time” suggested Iraqi-an complicity? Dis-Similarly, no overt physical attack occurred on Russia. Before you blame America for an Iraqi death, recall the 3,000 Americans that died in within a few hours. While no country in the world is perfect, I’ll stand with America as the model. For that matter, you can’t dissociate American CAPITALISM from that equation. America’s biggest sin, in MHO, is that it allowed podiatry to hoax the public into thinking that it was “just like” an MD.
Don’t know and we will never really know the corrupt power centers of this dying experiment. The Americans and most of the World population should ‘ thank ‘ to the old crook John D. Rockefeller, who was a…’ visionary ‘ and saw the profit not only in the ( snake ) oil ( like his father, a real snake oil salesman, not kidding ), but in the ‘ benefits ‘ of the oil/petrol for the humans ‘ health ‘…The octopus named ‘ The Rockefeller Foundation ‘ controls with an iron grip not only the former health care – now sick/death… Read more »