Black and Blue: Dark Humor in Clinical Practice
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Is O&P Science, Art, or Neither?
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The Effectiveness of Motivational Interviewing
In addition to the clinical and technical expertise required to address biomechanical and functional problems, O&P practitioners adopt a communication...
Private Equity in Healthcare
In the early 1970s my father funded his new O&P practice with a loan from a family friend. He used...
The Evolution of Upper-limb Orthotic Practice
While having dinner during one of my residency interviews many years ago I casually worked in a humblebrag intended to...
Missed Appointments
O&P clinical care is a rewarding vocation. Most clinicians would agree that issues that impede the provision of O&P care,...
Teachers and Role Models: Characteristics of Effective Clinical Educators
Osler at a bedside, second from left. “Have no teaching without the patient for a text, and the best...
Are Meetings Necessary or a Waste of Time?
A best-selling author on leadership once described how he handled a major project when he transitioned into the lead executive...
Perceptions of Disability
More than 25 years have passed since the first time I entered an intensive care room where a patient was recovering...
Including Pediatric Patients in Clinical Encounters
In 2019, stand-up comedian and actor DJ Pryor recorded an interaction with his son while they were watching the season...
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