Moving target
Stan LaCount
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Title:
Moving target
Creator:
Stan LaCount
Date:
12/18/2000
Text:
I'm not surprised that John Hattingh sees any criticism as negativism but he
has much to learn about my motivations and the problems with cooperation in
this field. Since you think I have such a negative attitude it is easy for
you make your wide sweeping generalized assumptions without looking beyond
your nose. In spite of all you say John, the O&P fields is way behind the
times and some of your compatriots aren't worth the paper their
certifications are printed on. But like it or not, this is the way it is
and everyone should just preserve and accept it? I don't suppose it has
ever occurred to you to improve upon it or fix it? This is the attitude
that bugs me the most. The people who benefit the most from the status quo
have the loudest and most strident voices for keeping things just the way
they are. Don't upset my apple cart oh no! I've got mine, let them kiss my
ass for theirs. If I don't like what they say, I'll keep em out by God!
I'd be interested in what qualifications you have gained that makes your
voice so authoritative other than the fact that yours just happens to be the
last hoop many of us will have to jump through? Sorry John, your heavy
handedness turn me off and I'm not going to act like some poor little dog
jumping obediently through your hoop.
The big panacea of licensure sounds like a good start and I'm all for it.
Bring it on why don't you? So far your batting average is 0.12 and it
doesn't look like it is going to improve much in my lifetime. I'm not
content with the Cora Beth attitude of If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
As far as professional standards go, they aren't uniformly applied or
administered and really aren't up to other allied health field requirements
(NCOPE notwithstanding). If you had been reading everything about this
issue that I have you would see that BOC is to be licensed too but that
doesn't happen to please the ABC stalwarts who insist that ABC should be the
only route. My attitude toward this field is not negative since I continue
to seek improvement. I think I know more about a patients needs than you
ever will. I'm always amazed that the patient's need thing always comes
from one who has never been on that side of the coin and is always used like
some cudgel on the head of anyone who levies criticism on the field. Please
tell me more about trial and error fittings. I'd be interested to know why
this process is the only one I've seen performed in the last 22 years by the
ABC practitioners I've been to. This is not the methodology I follow no
what I do.
Based on your premature judgements then I can expect that your residency
program would have nothing to do with me should an application find its way
to you. My talent and abilities are suspect just because I'm not
comfortable with the spirit of fair play that seems to be lacking in this
field. It is this old school attitude that bothers me so much and you have
gone along way to reinforce my lack of respect for the Old Guard.
Stan LaCount
physical restoration engineer
Beach Biotech
----- Original Message -----
From: < <Email Address Redacted> >
To: < <Email Address Redacted> >
Sent: Monday, December 18, 2000 11:50 AM
Subject: Re: [OANDP-L] Moving target
> I am sure that we will all agree that every profession has its problems.
> However, it is the only profession that we have and it is up to us to
> preserve it. I am sure that we all have had a gripe with the system at
some
> stage of our lives, but we deal with it and move on.
>
> I am not to surprised that Mr. LaCount has a problem getting his colleages
to
> help with him having such a negative attitude and I am quite surprised
that
> he would want to become part of a profession that is so 'infected with
such
> an old school thought process'.
>
> We are a NCOPE Residency site and I must admit that the residents that
come
> through our program have positive attitudes and certainly deal very well
with
> the standards that are set for them. Although there are always issues that
> come up, the new ABC exam protocol being one, they deal with it and move
on.
>
> The one thing that Mr. LaCount needs to remember is that he is dealing
with
> patients that depend on him for good care. We are still humanitarians that
> need to care and trial and error is not a good option. I am sure that he
> agrees that his patient's needs should come first and not be affected by
> whatever issue he has with the powers that be.
>
> We can only hope that licencure will force future clinicians such as Mr
> LaCount to comply with whatever standards our profession require of us.
>
>
> John Hattingh LPO
>
>
has much to learn about my motivations and the problems with cooperation in
this field. Since you think I have such a negative attitude it is easy for
you make your wide sweeping generalized assumptions without looking beyond
your nose. In spite of all you say John, the O&P fields is way behind the
times and some of your compatriots aren't worth the paper their
certifications are printed on. But like it or not, this is the way it is
and everyone should just preserve and accept it? I don't suppose it has
ever occurred to you to improve upon it or fix it? This is the attitude
that bugs me the most. The people who benefit the most from the status quo
have the loudest and most strident voices for keeping things just the way
they are. Don't upset my apple cart oh no! I've got mine, let them kiss my
ass for theirs. If I don't like what they say, I'll keep em out by God!
I'd be interested in what qualifications you have gained that makes your
voice so authoritative other than the fact that yours just happens to be the
last hoop many of us will have to jump through? Sorry John, your heavy
handedness turn me off and I'm not going to act like some poor little dog
jumping obediently through your hoop.
The big panacea of licensure sounds like a good start and I'm all for it.
Bring it on why don't you? So far your batting average is 0.12 and it
doesn't look like it is going to improve much in my lifetime. I'm not
content with the Cora Beth attitude of If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
As far as professional standards go, they aren't uniformly applied or
administered and really aren't up to other allied health field requirements
(NCOPE notwithstanding). If you had been reading everything about this
issue that I have you would see that BOC is to be licensed too but that
doesn't happen to please the ABC stalwarts who insist that ABC should be the
only route. My attitude toward this field is not negative since I continue
to seek improvement. I think I know more about a patients needs than you
ever will. I'm always amazed that the patient's need thing always comes
from one who has never been on that side of the coin and is always used like
some cudgel on the head of anyone who levies criticism on the field. Please
tell me more about trial and error fittings. I'd be interested to know why
this process is the only one I've seen performed in the last 22 years by the
ABC practitioners I've been to. This is not the methodology I follow no
what I do.
Based on your premature judgements then I can expect that your residency
program would have nothing to do with me should an application find its way
to you. My talent and abilities are suspect just because I'm not
comfortable with the spirit of fair play that seems to be lacking in this
field. It is this old school attitude that bothers me so much and you have
gone along way to reinforce my lack of respect for the Old Guard.
Stan LaCount
physical restoration engineer
Beach Biotech
----- Original Message -----
From: < <Email Address Redacted> >
To: < <Email Address Redacted> >
Sent: Monday, December 18, 2000 11:50 AM
Subject: Re: [OANDP-L] Moving target
> I am sure that we will all agree that every profession has its problems.
> However, it is the only profession that we have and it is up to us to
> preserve it. I am sure that we all have had a gripe with the system at
some
> stage of our lives, but we deal with it and move on.
>
> I am not to surprised that Mr. LaCount has a problem getting his colleages
to
> help with him having such a negative attitude and I am quite surprised
that
> he would want to become part of a profession that is so 'infected with
such
> an old school thought process'.
>
> We are a NCOPE Residency site and I must admit that the residents that
come
> through our program have positive attitudes and certainly deal very well
with
> the standards that are set for them. Although there are always issues that
> come up, the new ABC exam protocol being one, they deal with it and move
on.
>
> The one thing that Mr. LaCount needs to remember is that he is dealing
with
> patients that depend on him for good care. We are still humanitarians that
> need to care and trial and error is not a good option. I am sure that he
> agrees that his patient's needs should come first and not be affected by
> whatever issue he has with the powers that be.
>
> We can only hope that licencure will force future clinicians such as Mr
> LaCount to comply with whatever standards our profession require of us.
>
>
> John Hattingh LPO
>
>
Citation
Stan LaCount, “Moving target,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 12, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/215516.
