FROM
THE
EDITOR
CHRIS COSTANTINI
PFA President
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ell, Summer is over for most
of us. With the return of the
kids to school, the bustle of the back
to school sales are over. It is time
to get set for the cooler weather
and upcoming holiday business.
The hiking boots are coming out,
replacing the water shoes and flip
flops.
This issue features some unique
articles and some new authors. Tanya
Rivers asks us to take a look at our
customer service from a different
angle. This is a unique approach
that I think you will find interesting.
Dr. Cindy Asbjornsen contributes an
article about venous disease that is for
us, the weary retailer and clinician
who spend innumerable hours on
our feet, walking lead-legged while
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taking care of clients and patients.
Tara interviews Teresa Alpert, another
pedorthic icon, in our ongoing series
about the Women of Pedorthics. I am
very proud to say that we have the
first paper giving us a look at research
PFA has partnered with California
State University, Sacremento to
conduct. We solicited your opinions
in a recent survey and heard loud
and clear from the Membership that
it was important that PFA promote
research that is meaningful and
useful in practice. This is our first
project and it looks quite promising!
Please, read on and enjoy this issue of
Current Pedorthics. I’ll see you soon
in Florida!
■ Chris Costantini
Executive Editor
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