Foot care training

hi ,i am from lower mainland,BC,CANADA and interested in foot care nursing but i dont know anything abt this course (how long,how much and colleges) can u guys help me out here plz.................thanks.oh forgot to ask ...job oppurtunities n stuff...............thanks

hi there and thanks for responding.
My first suggestion would be to sit here and read the entire thread....there is a lot of information from past posts that will be invaluable to you.
once you have done this let us know what questions you may have....be glad to try to help you.
In canada you guys are way ahead of the USA in regards to foot care and courses etc.
bizi

Malaspina College is now Vancouver Island University, for the foot care courses as well as being able to take them at Vancouver Community College. Both are in BC, Canada.

Hi Tutti,
Who was your instructor? Which course was it? And where?
thanks,

Hi footcare nurses! I'm living in Maine and really want to set up my own business as a foot care nurse. My question is are there any courses in the US for this and also how do we get reimbursed? What about medicare etc. HELPPP! thanks, reely.

I attended a foot care training class in Seattle, WA about four years ago, put on by the Podiatrist Association. It was a two day class, and included the name and address of all the Podiatrists in Washington State, so if we reall wanted to pursue this, we had names of doctors who we could contact for an intership, of sorts.

I did not bother to pursue it because there is alot of equipment that you have to buy- nailclippers, sterilization equipment, etc, and I did not want to buy them at the time.

I would contact the Podiatrist Association in your state, and ask where you can get a training program. Hope that helps.

Lindarn, RN, BSN, CCRN
Spokane, Washington

I am from British Columbia, Canada.
Vancouver Commuity College has a course, it has a level one and 2 programme.

I found a new site, I imagine the individual, since she lives in the states, can help you with foot care courses. The site can be searched under the Preventitive Foot Care Alliance, in google. From there it is also linked to www.barefootnurses.com. It is based in California.

Thanks everyone for the info. I am having a heck of a time getting info from Medicare about reimbursement/getting a # etc. I'm going to keep trying and will let you all know anything I find out. reely

I was unable to work with medicare...even when I was working thru a home care company...it would not work out...so my practice is all private pay.
I live in louisiana...wonder if other nurses are billing medicare?
bizi