Foot Care Nurse

What Foot Care Nurse does

The American Foot Care Nurses Association Corporation (AFCNA), doing business as AFCNA and the American Foot Care Nurses Association, is a US-incorporated nonprofit professional membership association headquartered at operations referenced in Bellevue, Washington (with a mailing address in Rockland, Massachusetts). AFCNA's core function is to certify, educate, and provide a professional community for nurses practicing or entering the foot care nursing specialty. It owns the trademarked Certified Foot Care Specialist® (CFCS) credential and administers a five-year certification cycle ($425 initial / $200 recertification), supported by clinical-hour and continuing-education prerequisites. The association offers a tiered membership structure (Student $35, Associate $100, Full $125, Business Practice $250, Industry Partner $500, plus a free Guest tier), a monthly webinar series, an annual membership meeting and conference (the next scheduled for October 2, 2026), and a learning management system (OasisLMS) delivering continuing education including a 32-hour CE video package ($275).

AFCNA serves two interlocking customer bases. On the supply side, its primary customers are licensed nurses (RN, LPN, NP, DNP), nursing students, and adjacent healthcare professionals (MD, DO, DPM, C-Ped, PA, PT) seeking certification, continuing education, clinical resources, mentorship, and a referral network. On the demand side, the association supports patient access through a public Find-a-Foot-Care-Nurse directory and through member nurses delivering in-home and facility-based foot care to seniors, mobility-limited individuals, and patients with diabetes, peripheral vascular disease, and other chronic conditions. The organization has no proprietary technology platform; it relies on third-party infrastructure for webinars, video hosting (Vimeo, YouTube), online learning, and conference registration (vFairs).

AFCNA's revenue model is composed of four recurring streams: tiered membership dues, CFCS certification and recertification fees, conference and sponsorship revenue (e.g., 2026 flagship partner SkinIntegra), and ancillary merchandise sales shipping to the US, Canada, and Mexico. Geographic reach spans the United States and US territories, Canada, Mexico, a formally established South Africa chapter (operational since April 2022 under Arinda Bothe, CFCS), and members reported across Europe, Australia, New Zealand, the Caribbean, Central America, and South America. Governance is by an elected Board of Directors (President Donna Golden, President-Elect Nadege Tan, Secretary Jerry Schutz, Treasurer Paula Kotz) advised by a podiatrist (Dr. Julia Overstreet) and an educator (Tannis Sorge, founder of PED Education). The organization has no disclosed funding rounds, no parent company, no acquisitions, and no headcount data.

Name

Foot Care Nurse

Legal name

American Foot Care Nurses Association Corporation

Website

https://afcna.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The American Foot Care Nurses Association (AFCNA) is a US nonprofit professional association that certifies foot care nurses through its trademarked CFCS credential and provides membership, continuing education, webinars, and an annual conference to licensed nurses and nursing students in the US and internationally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Nursing Association Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Nursing Assistant (CNA) & Patient Care Technician (PCT) (EDAOAJAB)

Keywords

• Nursing certification
• Professional association
• Continuing education
• Foot care nursing
• Healthcare credentials

Headquarters

HQ city

Bellevue

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: AFCNA generates revenue through tiered membership fees ranging from $35/year (Student) to $500/year (Industry Partner), with Full Membership at $125/year and Business Practice at $250/year. These recurring dues fund organizational operations and member services.
2. Certification Fees: Initial CFCS certification costs $425 for a 5-year certification period. Recertification is $200 for another 5-year period. These fees support the certification examination and credentialing operations.
3. Conference and Event Revenue: The annual AFCNA conference and membership meeting generates revenue through registration. Sponsorship opportunities at the conference provide additional revenue from industry partners.
4. Merchandise Sales: AFCNA sells merchandise including apparel and accessories through its website, shipping to US territories, Canada, and Mexico.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

AFCNA is a nonprofit professional membership association that issues the trademarked Certified Foot Care Specialist (CFCS) credential to licensed nurses and provides tiered memberships, continuing education (32-hour CE video package, monthly webinars), an annual virtual conference, clinical resources and protocols, and a public Find-a-Nurse referral directory. It supports the foot care nursing specialty through state and international chapters, a mentorship and preceptor network, and member-only tools including forms, journal articles, and business resources.

Product overview

The American Foot Care Nurses Association (AFCNA) is a professional membership organization, not a technology product company. It does not offer a software product, platform, or SaaS offering. Rather, it provides professional association services including certification programs (CFCS - Certified Foot Care Specialist, CFCN to CFCS reciprocal certification), membership tiers (Full, Associate, Business Practice, Industry Partner, Student, Guest), educational content through a learning portal (OasisLMS), webinars, an annual conference, a member directory, clinical resources, forms/templates, and job opportunity listings. These are service-based offerings delivered through the AFCNA website and third-party platforms for video hosting (Vimeo, YouTube) and online learning, rather than a unified software product or platform-plus-modules architecture.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CFCS Initial Certification

Quantifiable outcome

• Members have access to 32+ CE hours through AFCNA's CE package and monthly webinars

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• SkinIntegraflagshipGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026SkinIntegra is a 2026 conference sponsor and proud partner of AFCNA. The partnership supports foot and lower-extremity care through website and conference sponsorship, providing visibility to foot care and wound care nurses in an educational, ethical, and clinically relevant way.
• PED Education (PEDEd)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPEDEd offers a 110-hour online nursing foot care course preparing licensed nurses for foot care practice. AFCNA recognizes this program among approved educational pathways for certification requirements.
• Rainier Medical / Dr. Julia OverstreetcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRainier Medical, led by Dr. Julia Overstreet, offers comprehensive foot care training with hands-on classes limited to 4 students. AFCNA recognizes this training for WOCN and AFCNA certification requirements. Dr. Overstreet serves as AFCNA's Advisor-Podiatrist.
• Emory University (Foot and Nail Certification)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEmory's self-paced Foot and Nail Certification course for healthcare providers. Students may pursue CFCN or CFCS certification through this program.
• University of Wisconsin–Eau ClaireminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUW-Eau Claire offers a hybrid Foot & Nail Care program with 3 months online instruction plus 5-day clinical experience, earning 73 contact hours that may count toward certification.
• WEB WOC ProgramsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOnline provider of wound, ostomy, continence, and foot care CE courses available in bundles or individually, counting toward WOCNCB certification requirements.
• Foot Care Nurse Training (Hampden, Maine)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIntensive 5-day hands-on clinical course with over 32 supervised clinical hours, small-group instruction, and career guidance for nurses seeking practical foot care experience.
• FootCare by Nurses / Kate Clayton-JonescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBoard-certified nurses precept for both WOCN's CFCN and AFCNA's CFCS exams. Offers business consulting and hands-on practice training. Contact: 413.367.8369.
• AOFAS (American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAOFAS Complete Foot Care Course offers multidisciplinary foot and ankle education for orthopaedic team healthcare professionals.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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