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Beat the Competition: Attract More Patients to Your Medical Practice

By James R. Williams and Tracy Thirion Imagine shopping for a new car. You approach the largest dealership in town. The lot is packed with new cars. However, as you draw closer, you notice they are the same brand,…

September32024December162024

TREATING LYMPHEDEMA: Working with a lymphedema therapist can improve patient outcomes

By Robyn “Redd” Smith, M.ED., COTA/L, CLWT, CLT, LASH-FKT A patient with two swollen legs walks into a vein clinic. Now, that may sound like the beginning of a joke, but it is actually the opening line to our story.…

August112022November252024

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Quality Training All Treatment Modalities You, your staff, your patients in the comfort of your own office. Real hands on training! Our on-site consultant Joyce Vining RVT, LPN 25 years experience treating vein disease. Venous Ultrasound | Endovenous Ablation |…

September42020November252024

PHLEBOLYMPHEDEMA: A hidden side of advanced vein disease

By Bryan Groleau COTA/L, CLT-LANA, WCC, LLE Over the last decade, oncology surgeons have succeeded in reducing the frequency and severity of oncology related lymphedema through dramatic improvements in axillary treatment. The days of vast radical mastectomies…

September32020November292024

Adding Lymphedema Therapy to Your Medical Practice

By Manu Aggarwal, MD It has been almost three years since we added lymphedema therapy treatments to our vein practice at Vein Care Center Laser Specialists. In this time, we have had trained (via Norton School of Lymphedema) two certified…

June52020November252024

REOPENING & RECOVERING: Aspects of disaster recovery from the COVID-19 shutdown

By David Schmiege I have had countless conference calls with clients over the past 8-10 weeks as practices contemplate the necessary steps to reopen their vein practices and regain their momentum. The COVID-19 pandemic is wreaking havoc on our…

June132019

DO YOUR OLDER PATIENTS REGARD THEIR HEALTH AS GOOD OR POOR?

By Judith Graham A common myth about aging is that older adults are burdened by illness and feel lousy much of the time. In fact, the opposite is usually true. Most seniors report feeling distinctly positive about their…

June62019June62019

NAVIGATING AGING: A DOCTOR SPEAKS OUT ABOUT AGEISM IN MEDICINE

NAVIGATING AGING: A DOCTOR SPEAKS OUT ABOUT AGEISM IN MEDICINE By Judith Graham Society gives short shrift to older age. This distinct phase of life doesn’t get the same attention that’s devoted to childhood. And the special characteristics of people in…

SPRY HEALTH KEEPS TIGHT FOCUS WITH THE LOOP SYSTEM

The Palo Alto, California-based company has received FDA clearance for a wearable that can remotely monitor patients with chronic diseases, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), allowing the detection of early signs of deterioration before symptoms are noticeable.…

LETHAL PLANS: When seniors turn to suicide in long-term care

By Melissa Bailey and JoNel Aleccia When Larry Anders moved into the Bay at Burlington nursing home in late 2017, he wasn’t supposed to be there long. At 77, the stoic Wisconsin machinist had just endured the death of his…