PFANEWS
NEWS AND HAPPENINGS FROM THE PEDORTHIC FOOTCARE ASSOCIATION
ABC Seeking Nominations for
Board of Directors
The American Board for Certification
in Orthotics, Prosthetics and Pedorthics
(ABC) is seeking nominees for its Board
of Directors. The open positions are for
Director Members. The positions entail a four-year com-
mitment beginning December 1, 2018. EFFECTIVE MARCH 1ST:
The Pedorthic Footcare Association is
proud to introduce our newest member benefit, our Ask
the Experts program! This program allows our membership
access to a panel of experts that they can ask questions or
advise on a number Pedorthic and clinical topics.
The selected directors will be voting members of the board
and will participate in overseeing general management of
the organization’s affairs, including policy development,
governance and budgetary matters. Nominees for the open
director positions must be ABC certified professionals and
must have a record of volunteer involvement with ABC.
Ideal candidates will have some experience related to the
O&P profession. All our experts are experienced business owners and have
been in the industry for 10 years or more. To access this
member benefit, simply call the PFA office at (229) 389-
3440 and select the prompt that best describes your ques-
tion or concern. (see: ad pg.22)
All submitted nominations will be evaluated by the ABC
Nominations Committee and the ABC Board of Directors.
This selection process follows norms for certification
boards and is fully compliant with the standards of the
National Commission for Certifying Agencies, NCCA.
The deadline for submission of nominations is June 1,
2018. For more information or to formally submit a nomi-
nation, please contact Lauren Moran at [email protected]
or (703) 836-7114, ext. 251.
Click to the link below to view/download the Nomination
Application (click the link):
ABC Nomination Application
PFA's 59th Annual
Symposium & Exhibition -
Tenative Program Updated
SYMPOSIUM WEBSITE IS LIVE!
The Pedorthic Footcare Association is
announcing the 59th Annual Symposium & Exhibition
scheduled for November 15-18th in St. Louis, Missouri.
PFA’s Symposium and Exhibition is a unique and out-
standing educational experience, not only because of the
tremendous quality of programming and speakers, but also
the intimate, collegial atmosphere promoted.
So check out the updated Program and Speakers and
save the date! More information will be coming soon! For
more information see ad this issue or (click the link to visit
symposium website):
www.pedorthics.org
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PFA introduces "Ask the
Experts" Program
Pedorthic Footcare Association | www.pedorthics.org
ABC Updates CEU Credits
ABC is pleased to announce that quizzes related
to Current Pedorthics magazine articles passed
after January 1, 2017 will now be granted two
credits! Any quizzes already submitted or added
to your ABC record after January 1, 2017 will be
retroactively increased to two credits.
Please keep in mind that the current policy allowing you to only
receive credit once for any particular online continuing educa-
tion opportunity is still in effect. Therefore, if you’ve taken a Cur-
rent Pedorthics article–related quiz in previous years and received
the one credit, you may not take the same quiz again to receive
the two credits.
Be sure to take advantage of this new opportunity for double
credits. We hope this change helps make earning your required
CEUs quicker and easier.
PFA's 2018 Media Kit -
Available NOW!
For Immediate Release:
Current Pedorthics Magazine / PFA 2018
Media Kit is available now! PFA offers
targeted media outlets to help you reach your audience,
maximize your return on investment and communicate
with the industry. Choose from Current Pedorthics
Magazine, PFA E-Blast email announcements & PFA’s
website.
For more information and downlod your copy
(click the link):
www.pedorthics.org/?page=CurrentPedorthics