September 2002
The O&P EDGE
edit post From the Editor by Miki Fairley September 1, 2002 Three elements are needed to make an outstanding O&P practitioner: head, hands, and heart. Probably everyone knows practitioners who
From the Editor
Miki Fairley
Three elements are needed to make an outstanding O&P practitioner: head, hands, and heart. Probably everyone knows practitioners who do not have a college degree, but through experience and dedication
A Call to Improve Advanced Science Content: Part III
Edward S. Neuman, PhD, PE, CP
Editor’s Note: In the previous articles in this series, Dr. Neumann called for a strengthening of advanced science courses in O&P education in seven areas: biomechanical tissue factors; biomechanical gait
In Search of Tomorrow’s O&P Pratitioner
Judith Otto
Diminishing Returns John W. Michael, C.P.O. It’s not just O&P. All healthcare fields have been impacted by a manpower shortage with regard to recent recruitment-not because there aren’t talented minds
O&P Awareness Committee: Joining Together to Attract Future Practitioners
Judith Otto
Does the general public-including potential students-know we exist? Although “we’re not as invisible as we were 15 years ago,” as John Michael, MEd, CPO, FISPO, FAAOP, observed, the majority of
Physiatry and O&P: A Synergistic Partnership
Charles Levy, MD
Physiatrists and prosthetist/orthotists have much in common. Both practitioners are members of small and somewhat misunderstood specialties, are trained to care for people with disabilities, and try to improve patients’
Marketing to Referral Sources: Strategies That Work
Joe Sansone
In the “good old days,” there were just a few O&P providers in each market. One simply had to hang a shingle on the wall, and patients would come. Today,
Remote Interactive Viewing System Provides Clinical Assistance, Education
The O&P EDGE
Until we can discover how to make time stand still or successfully have ourselves cloned, our ability to see and treat patients will be limited by the amount of time
Barr Foundation Treats 13 More Honduran Amputees
The O&P EDGE
Fourteen patients demonstrated their new prostheses designed by TracerCAD during a press event, and 13 new patients were scanned using the system during a recent Barr Foundation trip to Honduras.
Russ Miller, CP
The O&P EDGE
Audubon Orthotic & Prosthetic Services Colorado Springs, Colorado How did you get involved in O&P? I was a therapist in orthopedics and working quite a bit with amputees. Therapists didn’t
