2016 Podiatric Medical Assistants Programs

and Rad Tech Certification 

Educational programs for Podiatric Medical Assistants, the Virginia Rad Tech Certification Course, and Basic Life Support Re-certification will be held in conjunction with the VPMA’s Summer Scientific Seminar, August 19-20, 2016. All courses will be held at the Virginia Beach Resort & Conference Center in Virginia Beach.

The Virginia Beach Resort and Conference Center is located at 2800 Shore Drive, Virginia Beach, Virginia, 23451. To make your reservations, call 757/481-9000. Let Reservations know that you're with the VPMA to receive the group rate of $179. plus taxes and fees per night, single or double, $189 for a triple, and $199 for a quad. The deadline to reserve a room at the group rate is Wednesday, July 20, 2016 or when the block is sold out. Click HERE to be directed to the Virginia Beach/Chesapeake Bay Activities page at the Virginia Beach Convention and Visitors Bureau website. A couple of notes regarding the VBRCC: Parking at the property is limited. There are a few spaces available in front of the hotel, some parking underneath, and additional parking in the attached garage. Additional parking is available behind the Food Lion, across Shore Drive. 

On Friday, August 19 and Saturday, August 20, twelve hours of continuing education for Podiatric Medical Assistants and Rad Techs will be offered. Lynn Homisak, RTR, will join us from SOS Healthcare Managment Solutions to provide the Podiatric Medical Assistants Program. Ms. Homisak has been with us before and brings a wealth of experience dealing with patients, improving the flow of the podiatric medical office, and self-improvement. One hour of OSHA and one hour of HIPAA training will be included. We are looking forward to all new programs; details to follow! This 12-hour course will fulfill the requirements for those renewing Rad Tech-limited licenses with the Virginia Board of Medicine.

The Virgnia Board of Medicine requires that any individual, other than the doctor, performing X-rays must be certified and licensed. In order to fulfill this requirement, the VPMA offers the Virginia Rad Tech Certification Course twice each year. 

The Rad Tech Certification Course will be held on Friday, August 19, followed by the examination on Saturday, August 20. This course will be taught by Blake Zobell, DPM, who designed the course. Fees for the course include electronic access to the study manual, the course, and examination. 

After registering for the Rad Tech Certification Course, participants will be sent a weblink to the study manual and Log Sheets OR a flash drive with the study manual and log sheets. The study manual covers information from terminology and anatomy to film handling and processing. We are no longer printing and mailing study manuals.

It is very important to carefully review the manual prior to attending the course and taking the examination. Those participants who have spent time reviewing the material, have a basic knowledge of foot and ankle anatomy, and have taken assisted X-rays in their doctor’s office typically perform better on the examination. Please register early to allow plenty of study time!

Along with study manual, participants will be provided with Log Sheets with which to log assisted X-rays. Twenty foot views and twenty ankle views must be logged prior to completion. It is not necessary to take all 40 views prior to the course and examination, however, the Log Sheets are a required part of certification and must be provided to Dr. Zobell or the Executive Director in order to complete the certification process.

A Basic Life Support Recertification Course will be held on Saturday, August 20, beginning at 1:30 pm.

Fees for Podiatric Medical Assistants Program and Rad Tech Certificaton include continental breakfast on Friday and Saturday, buffet lunch on Friday only, and refreshment breaks. Individuals attending either course AND the BLS Re-certification are welcome to join us for lunch on Saturday. 

Confirmations will be sent to attendees via email. Please provide an accurate and unique email address for each attendee. 

Contact me directly at the VPMA office at 877/406-8762 with questions. 

Sincerely, 

Jean

Jean U. Kirk, Executive Director

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