O&P Clinical Care Insiders American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists

In this episode, recorded live at the 50th Academy Annual Meeting and Scientific Symposium in Chicago last week, host Seth O'Brien, CP, FAAOP(D), sits down with Nicole Ver Kuilen, disability advocate and champion of the So Every BODY Can Move initiative. They discuss the crucial role of advocacy within the O&P profession, the remarkable achievements of the So Every BODY Can Move program, and its profound impact on our community, the program's ongoing success, and exciting future endeavors.
This episode is sponsored by Qwadra.
 
O&P Clinical Care Insiders is produced by Association Briefings.

In this episode, recorded live at the 50th Academy Annual Meeting and Scientific Symposium in Chicago last week, host Seth O'Brien, CP, FAAOP(D), sits down with Glen Thompson, MS, CPO, and Matthew Garibaldi, MS, CPO, to talk about the Academy's new Bone-Anchored Prosthetics scientific society. They discuss the emerging interest with bone-anchored protheses, why now is the best time to create a society centered around osseointegration, combating barriers of regulation, society goals, basic anatomy of an implants osseointegration device, and how to get involved in the newly formed society. 
 
This episode is sponsored by Integrum. 
 
O&P Clinical Care Insiders is produced by Association Briefings.

In this episode, host Seth O'Brien, CP, FAAOP(D), sits down with Bruce "Mac" McClellan, CPO, LPO, FISPO, FAAOP(D), a licensed prosthetist-orthotist, chair of the Academy's Public Policy Committee and member of the National O&P Alliance Steering Committee. Together, they delve into the crucial role of the Public Policy Committee in shaping the landscape of the O&P profession. Mac sheds light on the significance of collaborative efforts among like-minded organizations to drive impactful change, unravels the intricate process of petitioning for new codes with CMS, and highlights the challenges posed by a research shortfall within the O&P industry.

In the season 2 premier, host Seth O'Brien, CP, FAAOP(D), sits down with the co-chairs of the Academy's Gait Society, Kiley Armstrong, MS, MPO, CPO, certified orthotist at Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, and Sara Marmar, MS, MPO, LPO, certified orthotist-prosthetist at Orthotic Care Services in Minnesota. The three talk about gait analysis and training, orthotics and prosthetics in gait correction, a preview of gait-related content at the Academy's 50th Annual Meeting and Scientific Symposium, and their involvement in the Academy's Gait Society.
 
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In episode 12, host Seth O'Brien, CP, FAAOP(D), sits down with Dr. Jason Stoneback, chief of orthopedic trauma and fracture surgery, and the director of the limb restoration and osseointegration programs at the University of Colorado Hospital. The two talk about bone-anchored prosthetics, Stoneback's introduction to osseointegration, different approaches to the procedure, and the FDA approval status. 

In episode 11, host Seth O'Brien, CP, FAAOP(D), sits down with Steve Lindsley, a certified prosthetist and the Academy's liaison to the VA, and member of the Academy's Lower-Limb Orthotics Society. In honor of Veterans Awareness Month, the two talk about Lindsley's journey in providing O&P care in Iraq and the logistics needed to be successful, inspiration  to become a business owner, the importance of continuing education, and technological advances in O&P.
 
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O&P Clinical Care Insiders is produced by Association Briefings.