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hey, i thought i will give u guys a break from flypod discussions by asking my list of stupid questions.
According to Georgia scope of practice, we can work till Hip. iam kind of confused. why wud a Podiatrist need autonomy to go till Hip unless he wanna work on other parts of leg.
Lets say, a well trained Podiatrist in rural Georgia with no access to any Orthopedic surgeon nearby, gets a patient who has damaged his foot and ankle and parts of leg including knee. An elephant ran over him. ha ha ha!
Lets assume the Poditarist had a very good residency training and did a number of surgeries on leg and knees in his orthopedic rotation under Orthopedic Surgeons. Now there isnt any orthopedic surgeon in that area. And he is well capable of doing it. he has even attened a fellowship in switzerland and even Russia . he is sure he can handle it. So under Georgia laws, can this Podiatrist go above foot and start fixing the fractures or operate on his leg and knee. or he has to refer to a orthopedic surgeon.
Plzz dont bring this issue of ethics or morals or malpractice, lets use the word "TECHNICALLY" here. its more good. so "TECHNICALLY CAN HE OR CAN HE NOT DO THE ABOVE PROCEDURES other that foot"
Guys, i am gonna spend my whole life in illinois. So i have no plans to do such thing in my life. but i have some weird imagination "elephants in rural georgia" lol! and i imagine things and i ask questions. iam just curious.
According to Georgia scope of practice, we can work till Hip. iam kind of confused. why wud a Podiatrist need autonomy to go till Hip unless he wanna work on other parts of leg.
Lets say, a well trained Podiatrist in rural Georgia with no access to any Orthopedic surgeon nearby, gets a patient who has damaged his foot and ankle and parts of leg including knee. An elephant ran over him. ha ha ha!
Lets assume the Poditarist had a very good residency training and did a number of surgeries on leg and knees in his orthopedic rotation under Orthopedic Surgeons. Now there isnt any orthopedic surgeon in that area. And he is well capable of doing it. he has even attened a fellowship in switzerland and even Russia . he is sure he can handle it. So under Georgia laws, can this Podiatrist go above foot and start fixing the fractures or operate on his leg and knee. or he has to refer to a orthopedic surgeon.
Plzz dont bring this issue of ethics or morals or malpractice, lets use the word "TECHNICALLY" here. its more good. so "TECHNICALLY CAN HE OR CAN HE NOT DO THE ABOVE PROCEDURES other that foot"
Guys, i am gonna spend my whole life in illinois. So i have no plans to do such thing in my life. but i have some weird imagination "elephants in rural georgia" lol! and i imagine things and i ask questions. iam just curious.