Perspective

In any number of industries in the United States, there is a growing trend towards "co-opetition"-that rare and stratified arena where two companies who would otherwise be in competition with...

The British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT), Vancouver, Canada, has recently concluded a visioning report 3,4 and is in the final stages of carrying out a market analysis on the...

In December 2000 Congress passed the Benefits Improvement Act (BIPA), which, among other provisions, aims to protect patients from receiving orthotic and prosthetic care from unqualified providers. The Negotiated Rulemaking...

O.K. I admit it. Sometimes all this political correctness about disability cranks my tractor. I'm a regular guy, and yeah, I'm in touch with my sensitive side. My eyes tear...

Edward S. Neumann, PhD, PE, CP The quality of today's accredited and candidate O&P degree and certificate programs may well determine the fate of the profession during the next twenty...