Infighting-our only consistant activity
Brian Moore
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Infighting-our only consistant activity
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Brian Moore
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I have been reading the messages for the past week or so and I will say that
we definitely get what we deserve.Everyones' feathers are ruffled and chests
are bowed out.Aren't you all tired of this?Can't you just agree to disagree and
get over it?No,I suppose not, or we wouldn't be faced with problems like this
everytime we turn around.Let me just shed a little perpective on this
situation.As people are fighting over there credientials,there are things being set
into motion that are slowly destroying our field.Has anyone looked at the codes
under review and audit in region C?This is the largest population of
diabetics and vascular problems in the country and we are subject to reviews when we
are trying provide the bare essientials to our patients.We don't have people to
stand up for us because we can't decide who or what we are.Are we leg &brace
makers or are we research specialists?.O&P will never be recognized field
because we are thought of the exact way we portray ourselves,as squabbling little
brats.I have been guilty of this myself and have been made to seen the error
of my ways.If you want to compare yourself to doctors and PTs,go ahead.You
might find people laughing behind your back.We have always been the people the
healthcareprofessionals turn to when they need help.I don't care what letters
are behind you name,if you can't do the job,you can't do the job.This isn't
rocket science.We are getting a little big for our britches thinking that we are
strong enough of a profession to demand respect and attention from the
healthcare community.In the last fifty years,there has been no progress to better
ourselves that hasn't been watered down by our division and constant
bickering.We will never survive all this encroachment and pay cuts/freezes if we can't
get through this together.I am not saying that unification is an answer,I am
saying that we will have to unite to save ourselves before someone else drives ano
ther stake into our back.We are hanging on a thread,any action now may
destroy us,I just hope you are all ready for the unemployment line.
Brian Moore BOCO,RPA
we definitely get what we deserve.Everyones' feathers are ruffled and chests
are bowed out.Aren't you all tired of this?Can't you just agree to disagree and
get over it?No,I suppose not, or we wouldn't be faced with problems like this
everytime we turn around.Let me just shed a little perpective on this
situation.As people are fighting over there credientials,there are things being set
into motion that are slowly destroying our field.Has anyone looked at the codes
under review and audit in region C?This is the largest population of
diabetics and vascular problems in the country and we are subject to reviews when we
are trying provide the bare essientials to our patients.We don't have people to
stand up for us because we can't decide who or what we are.Are we leg &brace
makers or are we research specialists?.O&P will never be recognized field
because we are thought of the exact way we portray ourselves,as squabbling little
brats.I have been guilty of this myself and have been made to seen the error
of my ways.If you want to compare yourself to doctors and PTs,go ahead.You
might find people laughing behind your back.We have always been the people the
healthcareprofessionals turn to when they need help.I don't care what letters
are behind you name,if you can't do the job,you can't do the job.This isn't
rocket science.We are getting a little big for our britches thinking that we are
strong enough of a profession to demand respect and attention from the
healthcare community.In the last fifty years,there has been no progress to better
ourselves that hasn't been watered down by our division and constant
bickering.We will never survive all this encroachment and pay cuts/freezes if we can't
get through this together.I am not saying that unification is an answer,I am
saying that we will have to unite to save ourselves before someone else drives ano
ther stake into our back.We are hanging on a thread,any action now may
destroy us,I just hope you are all ready for the unemployment line.
Brian Moore BOCO,RPA
Citation
Brian Moore, “Infighting-our only consistant activity,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 6, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/222713.
