Qualifications
mary smith
Description
Collection
Title:
Qualifications
Creator:
mary smith
Date:
12/13/2005
Text:
Just to add two more cents.........
I have been in the Orthotic field since 1988 as a registered Fitter and a technician. My husband is an ABC certified Orthotist and has been for over 30 years.
Last year a person who was first a Certified Athletic Trainer and also a Physical Therapist decided to attend Northwestern's program and become a Certified Orthotist. She attended all of the classes at Northwestern and did a year of residency at a facility where there are two long time practitioners, one a CO and the other a CPO.
After the residency year she stated that the mind set of a PT is different than that of an Orthotist. She is an extremely bright person who could not make the mental switch. She also stated that there was so much more to learn than she had expected. To add to her burden of learning the field she was expected to learn fabrication for every possible condition and body function she would encounter as an Orthotist. She could think mechanically but found the fabrication and putting those mechanics into an actual device a whole different thing.
The continually changing rules for Care, Caid and other insurances, along with paperwork to cover each what-if and if not is a feat in itself to learn.
We all have our place in the rehabilitation process. What is important for us all to keep in mind is what is best for the patient and how we can all best serve them and still keep our heads above water financially. It is not an easy task. The costs involved to maintain O & P certification are out there for a reason - to educate and update.
The snake oil comment is unprofessional and uncalled for. Let's get on with the business of taking care of patients in need and worry less about name calling and what the other people are doing. We all have a job to do. We are all important in the rehab process. We just need to regognize where to draw the line and pass the patient on to someone else.
Lynn
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I have been in the Orthotic field since 1988 as a registered Fitter and a technician. My husband is an ABC certified Orthotist and has been for over 30 years.
Last year a person who was first a Certified Athletic Trainer and also a Physical Therapist decided to attend Northwestern's program and become a Certified Orthotist. She attended all of the classes at Northwestern and did a year of residency at a facility where there are two long time practitioners, one a CO and the other a CPO.
After the residency year she stated that the mind set of a PT is different than that of an Orthotist. She is an extremely bright person who could not make the mental switch. She also stated that there was so much more to learn than she had expected. To add to her burden of learning the field she was expected to learn fabrication for every possible condition and body function she would encounter as an Orthotist. She could think mechanically but found the fabrication and putting those mechanics into an actual device a whole different thing.
The continually changing rules for Care, Caid and other insurances, along with paperwork to cover each what-if and if not is a feat in itself to learn.
We all have our place in the rehabilitation process. What is important for us all to keep in mind is what is best for the patient and how we can all best serve them and still keep our heads above water financially. It is not an easy task. The costs involved to maintain O & P certification are out there for a reason - to educate and update.
The snake oil comment is unprofessional and uncalled for. Let's get on with the business of taking care of patients in need and worry less about name calling and what the other people are doing. We all have a job to do. We are all important in the rehab process. We just need to regognize where to draw the line and pass the patient on to someone else.
Lynn
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Citation
mary smith, “Qualifications,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 24, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/225901.
