Click here to download the brochure or click here to register on-line.

Click here for a chart of the CECH credits it is possible to earn by attending optional workshops and the general session lectures.

Please note that in cooperation with APMA's Young Member's Program, APMA Associate 1 to 4 members (in practice 4 years or less) can now attend the main program and optional workshops at the Associate 1 to 4 AAPPM member rate - $99 for the workshop registration fee and $29 for each optional workshop. Please make the appropriate changes on your registration if you are an APMA Associate 1 to 4 member.

Workshop Highlights

Whether you’ve been in practice many years, are a new practitioner, a podiatric assistant or an office manager, our Summer Boot Camp has something special for you.

Optional workshops, lectures, pearls (short powerful lectures) and unique, highly interactive roundtables will provide you with dozens of proven ideas you can use to build and improve your practice beginning right now.

The AAPPM member registration fee of only $179 ($99 for AAPPM and APMA member A1-4s, new practitioners and staff) includes Friday dinner, Saturday breakfast and lunch and a full breakfast on Sunday and great networking, sharing and socializing every night at our free hospitality suites. This is the best meeting value in podiatry!

20 Corporate Sponsor exhibitors featuring a wide variety of exceptional podiatric products and services that can help build your practice - and save hundreds or even thou­sands of dollars thanks to AAPPM member discounts.

Free 30 minute consultations on practice marketing and management; EMR and practice management/coding and billing software; financial management; coding and billing; and technology issues.

Reservations at Marriott Pittsburgh Airport Hotel

Call the Marriott Pittsburgh Airport Hotel at 800-328-9297 or 412-788-8800 and ask for the special AAPPM group rate of $91 single or double occupancy – valid until July 23, 2008. Please note that we must receive both your registration form and payment at least one week before the conference to complete your registration.

Special All Day Optional Sunday Residents Seminar

Please see the Residents Seminar schedule for topics and speakers. Registration fees - $99 if registered for the entire Summer Boot Camp Workshop and the Sunday Residents Workshop, $49 if registering just for the Sunday Residents Seminar.

Maximum of 14.25 Continuing Education Contact Hours

AAPPM is an approved sponsor of courses by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education (CPME) and Gary Adams is the Director of Continuing Education. Please see the brochure for a listing of all of the continuing education objectives. Click here for a chart of the CECH credits it is possible to earn by attending optional workshops and the general session lectures.

Fall Practice Management Workshop
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
November 6 to 9, 2008

A Great Practice Management Workshop In Paradise - It Doesn't Get Any Better Than This!

Click here to download the preliminary Fall Workshop schedule and registration form.

Since so many of you have asked us for information on our very popular Fall Practice Management Workshop, we are pleased to be able to post this preliminary schedule and registration form here on the website. We are also proud to offer you many new lectures and workshops in addition to many of our tried and true presentations. As usual, we have taken care to make sure that all types of attendees, from seasoned veterans to new practitioners to first-time attendees, podiatric assistants to office managers, find interesting and relevant winning strategies and ideas they can use to build and improve their practices starting Monday morning. As you look through the schedule, please note some new specialized workshops and roundtables - Protocols Development, Long Term Portfolio Analysis, Conflict Communication and Negotiation Tips, and luncheon discussions for retiring podiatrists and office managers, to name just a few of the new lectures.

As you are planning your workshop choices, note that some workshops Friday run all morning and for others you can choose two shorter workshops for the morning.

Crocs has generously offered to provide dinner and entertainment for children from 3 to 13 during the Friday night buffet dinner as well as free crocs so that parents will not need to hire a babysitter.  At least two adults from the AAPPM group will be with the children at all times.  If you would like to take advantage of this offer, please be sure to fill in the fields on the second page of the registration form. 

AAPPM member rates are $399 for those in practice more than 4 years and $279 for those in practice 4 years or less. Resident members may attend for $279 and AAPPM member assistant and staff members (non-DPMs) can register for $279.

Non-AAPPM member rates are $599 for a DPM in practice more than 4 years, $479 for a DPM in practice 4 years or less, $479 for a resident and $479 for staff.

Attendees may sign up for optional workshops Thursday at $49 if registering for one course, $69 if registering for two courses, and Friday morning at the $99 separate registration fee.

Our special AAPPM low group rate of $175 per night starts on Monday, November 3 and ends on Tuesday, November 11, so why not join many of our Lago Mar regulars by staying a few extra days and bringing your family? They'll love it! All rooms are suites with living rooms and kitchens.

Midwinter Workshop and Residents Workshop
Pittsburgh, PA
March 5 to 8, 2009

The AAPPM Midwinter Practice Management Workshop is 3.5 days jam packed with eye-opening, inspiring lectures, interactive roundtable discussions and short pearls – presented by the best speakers in podiatric practice management education. Highlights are dozens of winning practice management strategies to enhance patient care and to build your practice through lectures, power pearls (short lectures), hands on workshops and roundtable discussions. This meeting can change your practice - and change your life!

Special All Day Optional Sunday Seminar for Residents
Please see the schedule on the last page for topics. There is a separate registration fee to register just for the residents’ workshop.

This workshop has completely sold out for the last 4 years, so we recommend that you make your registration early.

Click here to download the schedule from the 2008 Workshop.

Click here to download the schedule from the 2008 Resident Workshop.