Tips for Hiring Great People and Building a Great Team
Erin Cammarata
Over the past twelve months our company has increased our team members by 18 percent. While it is great that we need to grow our teams, the hiring process
Two Approaches to Osseointegration Surgery
Fred Hernandez
Osseointegration is rapidly expanding in North America, yet there remains confusion over implant design, rehabilitation protocols, and cost. There are two osseointegration (OI) systems most commonly being used in
A Comparative Study of the 2020 Entrance Requirements for O&P Master’s Programs
Laura Chambers
Introduction Choosing a Master of Science in O&P (MSOP) program can seem like a daunting task to prospective students, and O&P professionals at any stage of their careers know
Academy Society Spotlight: How Clinicians Begin to Advance Research
Emily Hurst
Payers and other key stakeholders are increasingly expecting more evidence to support and justify healthcare decisions. Evidence-based practice is an approach to healthcare in which clinicians incorporate scientific evidence
Accident Gives Good Samaritan New Perspective
Betta Ferrendelli
Until April 19, 2017, Norma Trujillo was leading her life—constantly on the go—in Tucson, Arizona. She had just started a new job and was raising an 11-year-old daughter and three-year-old
Editor’s Note – May 2021
Andrea Spridgen
Last year, as we all sought to understand the evolving news surrounding the SARS-CoV-2 virus, even the nonscience-minded among us became focused on research findings. Too often though, research results
Five Ways to Lie With Statistics— Or at Least Tell a Better Story
Gerald Stark, PhD, MSEM, CPO/L, FAAOP(D)
 Using the Statistical Fog to Tell a Compelling Story Certainly, statistics promise to extend our understanding beyond our individual knowledge and experience. But have you ever gotten the
O&P Rehabilitation Research Thrives at the Federal Level
Peter and Joseph
As the Biden administration has settled into its executive role, and the White House and federal government continue to fight the COVID-19 pandemic and related public health emergency, the
Techniques for Molding Plastic Over a TLSO Foam Model
RajivKalsi
The orthotics department at The Ottawa Hospital Rehabilitation Centre has been using a 3D scanner and modification software to scan scoliosis patients. We have been experimenting with the best practice
Uncovering the Hidden Curriculum
The O&P EDGE
A student approached me after a behavioral science lecture a few years ago with concerns about something she had observed while shadowing at a facility prior to beginning her O&P
