PFA Board Members Join Regional Councils to Assist
With Regulations Affecting Pedorthics Nationwide
Recently, the PFA Board of Directors
unanimously voted to seek membership
on each of the four DME Association
regional councils to assist with Medicare
issue directly affecting the pedorthic
industry. After the recent success of
PFA’s Government Affairs Committee in
working to reverse the new AFO height
requirement in the AFO-KAFO medical
policy, PFA has been encouraged to
continue this successful networking to
make sure current changes to Medicare,
private insurance and health care benefit
practicing pedorthists and the industry.
All members are encouraged to join their
regional council, as well as consider
volunteering to help PFA increase
awareness on both the state, regional and
federal levels on issues affecting practice
and use of pedorthics in health care.
If you are interested, contact PFA at
[email protected] to volunteer or for
contact information if you would like
to become a member of your DME
Association regional council. A listing
of PFA’s regional representatives will be
posted shortly on the PFA website in the
members’ only section.
PFA Annual Strategic Planning Meeting Set for March 9
The PFA Board of Director’s Strategic
Planning Meeting is scheduled for March
9th in McLean, Virginia. This meeting,
to be held at PFA’s National Office, is
designed to assist board members and
management with focusing on the issues,
direction and goals necessary to keep
PFA active and relevant in the changing
business climate. Along with defining
long-term and short-term goals, all
aspects both internally and externally will
be discussed to create a fixed working
guideline to help direct current and
future board members on the continuing
growth of the association. If you should
have any concerns or ideas you feel the
board needs to be aware of, please contact
PFA at [email protected].
PFA Membership Dues to Increase May 1
Effective May 1, 2013, PFA membership
dues will increase $35 on all levels of
membership. This increase recently voted
in by the Board of Directors, is to help
assist in representing and increasing the
presence of the pedorthist and the pedorthic
community as allied health professionals.
As the only professional membership
association specifically focusing on
pedorthics and the pedorthics profession,
PFA continues to promote the interests of
certified and/or licensed pedorthist, and
to help them enhance their effectiveness
and efficiency through educational
opportunities; increase demand for their
services through marketing; and defends the
credentialed pedorthist’s right to practice
through government affairs activities. This
is the first dues increase PFA has had
in at least seven years, and still remains
one of the most inexpensive professional
membership organizations in the health
profession.
PFA to Sponsor and Exhibit at Wisconsin Athletic Trainer’s Association Annual
Symposium
In its ongoing efforts to increase the
exposure and awareness of the pedorthic
profession and PFA’s members, PFA is
sponsoring a workshop on gait analysis
and footwear that PFA member Kyle
Roberts, C. Ped., is presenting at the
Wisconsin Athletic Trainer’s Association’s
(WATA) 2013 Annual Meeting and
Symposium. In addition, PFA Board
Member John Shero will be manning an
exhibit booth at the WATA Symposium,
which runs April 11 – 13 in Wisconsin
Dells, WI.
This annual event draws some 300 sports
medicine professionals, most of whom
are Certified Athletic Trainers, as well as
about 150 Athletic Trainer students. If
you are planning to attend the WATA
Symposium, please stop by the PFA
booth to say hello to one of your board
members.
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