people who would like to present at our Symposium and
so we got to be quite selective and bring in the best of
the best for you! Watch the PFA website and your email
for information on the presentations soon!
I am very pleased to announce a new PFA Member Ben-
efit in this issue. It is a program called Ask the Expert (see
pg.22). As a member, you will now have the option to
call PFA and be connected directly to one of our Board
Members or volunteers who has expertise in your subject
area. They will answer your questions and help you find
a solution that works for you. Subjects can range from
clinical to business to education. If we don’t know the
answer, we will help you find it! This will be a great
resource for our members, a safety net and a friendly
person to bounce ideas off of. Please join PFA today if
you aren’t a member already and take advantage of this,
and the many other, member benefits we offer!
Sincerely,
■ Chris Costantini
PFA President
Plans for the 59th An-
nual Symposium in St.
Louis are moving along
nicely. Registration
has been open. Take
advantage of Early Bird
pricing. The discount
is significant! You will
also note that there is
an additional discount
available for staying at the host hotel, the Marriott St.
Louis Grand. This is to encourage participants to stay at
the host hotel. Filling the room block in the host hotel
that is set aside for us is necessary to allow us to keep the
cost per Continuing Education Unit at a level that repre-
sents the best value anywhere. When participants book
elsewhere, PFA and ultimately you, end up having to
pay for the room nights that are left over. The discount
for staying in our room block is our way to try to ensure
the room block gets filled and prevent having to pay the
penalty. Please, register now and book your room! The
hotel is beautiful and reasonably priced for the luxury
you will be getting! We are just finishing up putting
together the slate of presenters and it is going to be an
excellent show. We got the most abstracts ever from
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