Re: U.S.Politics/AOPA's purposes
Robert VanHook
Description
Collection
Title:
Re: U.S.Politics/AOPA's purposes
Creator:
Robert VanHook
Date:
10/20/1999
Text:
The following are AOPA's purposes as state in our bylaws. If they happen
to resemble the Academy's purposes, what can I say? We're sisters.
3. Purposes. The purposes of the Association include:
a. Promoting the highest levels of orthotic/prosthetic patient care
services and enhancing the image and standing of orthotic and prosthetic
care in the healthcare community and the public at large;
b. Providing opportunities for dialogue, education, advancement and
improvement of all aspects of the O&P industry through meetings, seminars,
communications, publications and other programs and activities; and
c. Articulating and advocating the needs and interests of the O&P industry
before legislative, administrative and judicial branches of local, state
and national governments;
To do anything necessary and proper for the accomplishment of any purposes
herein set forth, or which are recognized as appropriate activities for
trade associations, consistent with the public interest and that of the
orthotic and prosthetic field.
to resemble the Academy's purposes, what can I say? We're sisters.
3. Purposes. The purposes of the Association include:
a. Promoting the highest levels of orthotic/prosthetic patient care
services and enhancing the image and standing of orthotic and prosthetic
care in the healthcare community and the public at large;
b. Providing opportunities for dialogue, education, advancement and
improvement of all aspects of the O&P industry through meetings, seminars,
communications, publications and other programs and activities; and
c. Articulating and advocating the needs and interests of the O&P industry
before legislative, administrative and judicial branches of local, state
and national governments;
To do anything necessary and proper for the accomplishment of any purposes
herein set forth, or which are recognized as appropriate activities for
trade associations, consistent with the public interest and that of the
orthotic and prosthetic field.
Citation
Robert VanHook, “Re: U.S.Politics/AOPA's purposes,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 19, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/213059.
