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Mobile Services: Expanding Access to Orthotic & Prosthetic Care (AM2023-OS18)
2023 Annual Meeting Education Content
Keyword(s)
os18, #AAOP2023
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the motivation for providing mobile O&P care within the VA.
- Develop strategies for the implementation of mobile care.
- Describe the challenges associated with the provision of mobile O&P care.
- Articulate the primary and secondary benefits of providing mobile O&P care.
- Define the metrics used by the MoPOC evaluation team to assess the programmatic success.
- Identify digital technologies that are well-suited to mobile O&P care.
Credit Information
2.0 Credits for Certified Orthotists, Certified Prosthetists
Author(s)
Daniel Abrahamson, CPO/LPO; G. Eli Kaufman, CPO; Chelsea Leonard; Jessica Young, MPH, MSW; Alexander Berardo-Cates, MS; Nathan Dooley, CPO
Description
This session showcases work being done by Mobile Prosthetic and Orthotic Care (MoPOC), a nationwide program expanding access to O&P clinical care for Veterans in rural communities. Both programmatic team members and patients who have utilized MoPOC will discuss the project's care model, design, and preliminary findings. Content will be broadly applicable to O&P professionals seeking to learn about mobile O&P.