Re: Supan repost to moving target
John D. Hatch
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Title:
Re: Supan repost to moving target
Creator:
John D. Hatch
Date:
12/20/2000
Text:
This reminds me of the time a surgeon told me that he could teach me in two
hours how to do appendectomy surgery well. He said you go to medical school
to learn what to do if something goes wrong!!
John Hatch, CPO
----- Original Message -----
From: JAMES M MCCOY < <Email Address Redacted> >
To: < <Email Address Redacted> >
Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2000 11:28 PM
Subject: Re: [OANDP-L] Supan repost to moving target
> It still amazes me that some people believe that knowing HOW to make
> orthoses or prostheses renders them clinically equal or superior to an
> ABC certified practitioner. Learning HOW is easy, but it is equally
> important to learn WHY/WHY NOT and WHEN/WHEN NOT to provide an orthosis
> or prosthesis. Education is critical!!!!!!!!!! It teaches the O/P
> practitioner WHY/WHY NOT and WHEN/WHEN NOT to provide orthoses and/or
> prostheses in addition to how to make the them! The bottom line is the
> CAAHEP/NCOPE standards provide the best assurance that the individuals
> receiving O & P care (myself included) receive O & P care from the most
> qualified/appropriate provider. It does not GAURANTEE perfect care. No
> one can! We all makes mistakes, and there are bad apples in every
> profession. Education can not prevent mistakes, but it drastically
> reduces them.
>
> My two cents worth!
>
> James M. Mc Coy, C.P., L.P.
>
>
hours how to do appendectomy surgery well. He said you go to medical school
to learn what to do if something goes wrong!!
John Hatch, CPO
----- Original Message -----
From: JAMES M MCCOY < <Email Address Redacted> >
To: < <Email Address Redacted> >
Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2000 11:28 PM
Subject: Re: [OANDP-L] Supan repost to moving target
> It still amazes me that some people believe that knowing HOW to make
> orthoses or prostheses renders them clinically equal or superior to an
> ABC certified practitioner. Learning HOW is easy, but it is equally
> important to learn WHY/WHY NOT and WHEN/WHEN NOT to provide an orthosis
> or prosthesis. Education is critical!!!!!!!!!! It teaches the O/P
> practitioner WHY/WHY NOT and WHEN/WHEN NOT to provide orthoses and/or
> prostheses in addition to how to make the them! The bottom line is the
> CAAHEP/NCOPE standards provide the best assurance that the individuals
> receiving O & P care (myself included) receive O & P care from the most
> qualified/appropriate provider. It does not GAURANTEE perfect care. No
> one can! We all makes mistakes, and there are bad apples in every
> profession. Education can not prevent mistakes, but it drastically
> reduces them.
>
> My two cents worth!
>
> James M. Mc Coy, C.P., L.P.
>
>
Citation
John D. Hatch, “Re: Supan repost to moving target,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 6, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/215569.
