Pedorthic Association of Canada | PAC and PFOLA Team-up for 2015 Symposium in Vancouver
The Pedorthic Association of Canada (PAC) and the Prescription Foot Orthotic Laboratory Association (PFOLA) announced a new partnership which will see PFOLA join PAC for its annual Symposium in 2015. The PAC Symposium theme will be “Biomechanics and the Future of Footcare” and will be held at Westin Bayshore in Vancouver, BC April 17-18, 2015.
“We’re delighted to have PFOLA join us for our 2015 Symposium. PFOLA’s participation will enable us to further enhance our line-up of speakers and grow the overall momentum and reputation surrounding our annual Symposium,” says Alison Smith, C. Ped Tech (C), C. Ped (C), president, PAC. “The partnership is a natural fit for PFOLA. Collectively we’ll be able to attract a wider, multi-disciplinary audience to the Symposium while delivering a high quality program for our members,” says Jeff Root, president, PFOLA.
PAC’s annual Symposium is an educational event that is attended by hundreds of delegates from across Canada. Known internationally for bringing together some of the best keynote, plenary and workshop speakers from around the world, the Symposium gives attendees a rich learning experience. A range of workshops provide relevant, practical tools which can be applied to daily practice along with presentations by the world’s leading researchers in related fields. In additional to high quality presentations, the Symposium features a tradeshow that includes suppliers to the pedorthic and podiatric industries. Attendees include Pedorthists, Podiatrists, Chiropodist, Physical Therapists, Biomechanists and others concerned with lower extremity therapy.
More information on the 2015 PAC Symposium will be online available in September.
About PAC | The Pedorthic Association of Canada
The Pedorthic Association of Canada is a national, non-profit organization whose main mandate is to develop and promote the study, practice and knowledge of pedorthics in Canada. Identified with the designation C. Ped (C), all Canadian Certified Pedorthists must be members of the Pedorthic Association of Canada. For more information visit pedorthic.ca.
About PFOLA | The Prescription Foot Orthotic Laboratory Association
Founded in 1990, the Prescription Foot Orthotic Laboratory Association is a non-profit, international association dedicated to promoting and improving the efficacy of custom, prescription foot orthoses to the medical professions, the public, and to third-party providers of medical coverage. PFOLA is engaged in continuing medical education in the field of biomechanics of the lower extremity and the treatment of lower extremity pathology through the use of prescription foot orthoses and related therapy. For more information visit pfola.org.
