Credit Hours
1.75 Scientific Credits
Learning Objectives
- Attendees will be able to describe changes to clinical education strategies that developed in response to challenges of the pandemic and continue to stay in place.
- Attendees will be able to describe changes to orthotics and prosthetics clinical practice that developed in response to challenges of the pandemic and continue to stay in place.
- Attendees will be able to describe lasting effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the patient population, including changes in amputation rates and wound rates, as well as mental health and physical activity concerns in individuals living with an amputation.
Course Description
Lasting Influences of COVID on O&P Practice and Education (AM2025-OS08)
Significant challenges to established clinical practice and education can create barriers as well as provide opportunities to implement improvements. The COVID-19 pandemic impacted the orthotics and prosthetics field in several ways. While many of the changes have been abandoned as the field returned to pre-pandemic practices, there are lasting effects that may be maintained in orthotics and prosthetics in the future. This session will discuss some of these lasting effects, including the impact on patients (e.g., amputation and wound rates in individuals with vascular disease, physical activity and mental health in individuals with amputation) and the impact on providers (e.g., changes to orthotic and prosthetic clinical practice processes, advances in telehealth, and changes to orthotic and prosthetic educational practices). Panelists will explore challenges that arose from the pandemic as well as improvements that were made to orthotics and prosthetics clinical care and education. The response to COVID-19 pandemic can provide insights into effective and ineffective responses to similar events in the future. This session will also discuss ideas for future directions and further improvements.
Event Presenter(s)
Presenter Name(s)
- Kierra J. Falbo, MPO, CPO
- Kyle R. Leister, PhD, CPO
- Jennifer A. Richards, MA, CPO
- John T. Brinkmann, MA, CPO/L, FAAOP(D)
Disclaimer
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