Re: Supan repost to moving target
JAMES M MCCOY
Description
Collection
Title:
Re: Supan repost to moving target
Creator:
JAMES M MCCOY
Date:
12/20/2000
Text:
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.
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
JAMES M MCCOY, “Re: Supan repost to moving target,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 28, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/215570.
