current Pedor thics T he Offic i a l P u b l i c a t i o n o f t h e P e d ort hi c Foot care A ssoci at i on Working to Advance Pedorthics Worldwide … PFA’s Gone Global PAGE 6 AUSTRALIA: THE AUSTRALIAN PEDORTHIC MEDICAL GRADE FOOTWEAR ASSOCIATION PAGE 12 CANADA: OUR PEDORTHIC NEIGHBORS TO THE NORTH PAGE 18 WORLD: IVO – GIVING CREDIBILITY TO INTERNATIONAL PEDORTHICS AND ORTHOPEDIC SHOE TECHNOLOGY PAGE 22 Vol. 44, Issue 4 | July/August 2012 | www.pedorthics.org current Pedor thics July/August 2012 Volume 44, Issue 4 Features 12 | AUSTRALIA: The Australian Pedorthic Medical Grade Footwear Association (APMGFA) 26 | Compass - Locating The Right Member Benefits for You Around The Globe Much like PFA in the US and PAC in Canada, for over thirty years ago, Australian pedorthic practitioners recognized the need to organize and grow its profession as a unified group. 14 |  CEP A Review of Foot Pain A Step Forward for the Pedorthist (Part 2) How does PFA Membership Benefits compare to other pedorthic associations around the world? Here’s an ‘at-a-glance’ summary of what your global partners are offering their membership. 28 | Pedorthics In Action Around The World: A Look at Africa and Haiti See how pedorthics can bring communites and cultures together to assist and fight against parasitic diseases along with cataclysmic events that builds support amongst the ruins of a country half a world away. By Robert G. Smith DPM, MSc. RPh., C.Ped. The conclusion to our two-part series on common foot pain syndromes and how foot pain in adults has a significant impact on their health-related quality of life, focuses on how you as a Pedorthists, you can make a tremendous impact on involving and motivating these patients. 18 | CANADA: Our Pedorthic Neighbors to The North 36 | The Barefoot Running Phenomenon By Jeff T. Jacobs, C. Ped The trend toward barefoot and minimal running, championed in Christopher McDougall’s “Born to Run,” has created passionate debate, new shoe designs and at least a couple of studies. In this piece, underwritten by Vibram, the authors make the point that humans can and did run barefoot and that habitually barefoot runners avoid heel striking thus minimizing impact transients that may have caused injury. Over the last 15 years, the practice and profession of Pedorthics has significantly grown in Canada under the guidance of their professional association, PAC. Currently boasting a membership of over 550 members, they’re governed by a strict Code of Ethics with the association and The College of Pedorthics of Canada. 22 | WORLD: IVO – Giving Credibility to International Pedorthics and Orthopedic Shoe Technology By Kristi Hayes, C.Ped. 40 | There is Nothing “Little” About Little Rock There’s no shortage of feet that can benefit from pedorthic intervention, and no shortage of funding in the industrial world. But, there’s a shortage of credibility of what we do to help those with foot health issues, and the IVO provides an international platform for national organizations around the world. Are you ready? PFA’s 53rd Annual Symposium & Exhibition is just around the corner and we’re heading to “La Petite Roche” … Little Rock Arkansas – November 1-3, 2012! Departments 6 8 10 42 From the President From the Executive Director PFA News Industry News Cover Photo: ©iStockphoto.com/Jeff Banke 44 Government Affairs 46  Reimbursement & Coding News 47 Pedorthic Education 48 Marketplace 49 Products & Services 52  Advertiser Index Current Pedorthics July/August 2012 3 current Pedorthics Executive Committee Corporate Sponsors PFA offers its thanks to these corporate sponsors whose support allows PFA to serve members and the greater pedorthic community. Platinum Sponsors PRESIDENT Kristi Hayes, C.Ped. 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