187661 Review of Podiatric Medicine Workforce Study

Tuesday, October 28, 2008: 1:10 PM

James Christina, DPM , Department of Scientific Affairs, American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA), Bethesda, MD
     
The American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA) contracted with the Center for Health Workforce Studies, School of Public Health, University at Albany to complete a podiatric medicine workforce study in 2007. This study was completed in January 2008. The oral abstract will review the results of the study and discuss the implications if the assumptions in the study prove to be correct.

APMA believed that the combination of an increasing aged population, a decreasing number of podiatric physicians through retirement and increases in the population in obesity and diabetes will lead to a significant shortage of podiatric physicians to meet the foot and ankle health care needs of the population in the next ten to fifteen years. Working with these assumptions, the Center for Health Workforce Studies developed projections on the number of podiatric physicians that we be available in the future to provide these services and developed five potential scenarios.

The oral presentation will analyze the results and discuss the potential scenarios in detal.

Learning Objectives:
Educate attendees about the potential shortage of podiatric physicians in the future. Analyze the opportunities to address future shortages of podiatric physicians. Develop strategies to address shortages.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am a podiatrist and Director of Scientific Affairs for APMA.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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