U.S.Politics/ Amputee Consumerism and AOPA
Tony Barr
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Title:
U.S.Politics/ Amputee Consumerism and AOPA
Creator:
Tony Barr
Date:
10/20/1999
Text:
Bob,as the executive director of AOPA perhaps you can help me and Academy
member listserve subscribers understand exactly how AOPA inherited the
Academy's mission statement outlined in AAOP's bylaws as advocate for the
O&P profession thru education and legislative regulatory action.
If you can't articulate or possibly feel I am undeserving an answer, perhaps
one of the Directors of the Academy's Professional Issues Council can!? Was
there a bylaw amendment or referendum passed similar to what was proposed in
the draft Article 1 section 3 of the consolidation bylaw proposal?
If the Academy is not a subset of AOPA and it is a organization dedicated to
serving the professional needs of its members,why would such a
responsibility of promoting high standards of patient care through advocacy
and education be delegated to the national trade association?
Many Academy members would also be interested in the reasons behind the
apparent and sudden AAOP mission statement delegation to AOPA.
Thank You,
Tony Barr
Robert VanHook wrote:
> We think that AOPA can do the most for consumers by sticking to what we do
> best, i.e., promoting the highest standards for the O&P profession and
> industry through education of our members and through legislative and
> regulatory action.
>
> Thank you again for your interest.
>
> Bob
>
> Robert T. Van Hook, CAE
> Executive Director
> American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association
>
member listserve subscribers understand exactly how AOPA inherited the
Academy's mission statement outlined in AAOP's bylaws as advocate for the
O&P profession thru education and legislative regulatory action.
If you can't articulate or possibly feel I am undeserving an answer, perhaps
one of the Directors of the Academy's Professional Issues Council can!? Was
there a bylaw amendment or referendum passed similar to what was proposed in
the draft Article 1 section 3 of the consolidation bylaw proposal?
If the Academy is not a subset of AOPA and it is a organization dedicated to
serving the professional needs of its members,why would such a
responsibility of promoting high standards of patient care through advocacy
and education be delegated to the national trade association?
Many Academy members would also be interested in the reasons behind the
apparent and sudden AAOP mission statement delegation to AOPA.
Thank You,
Tony Barr
Robert VanHook wrote:
> We think that AOPA can do the most for consumers by sticking to what we do
> best, i.e., promoting the highest standards for the O&P profession and
> industry through education of our members and through legislative and
> regulatory action.
>
> Thank you again for your interest.
>
> Bob
>
> Robert T. Van Hook, CAE
> Executive Director
> American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association
>
Citation
Tony Barr, “U.S.Politics/ Amputee Consumerism and AOPA,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 19, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/213058.
