ABC CredCast

Join us as we chat with new ABC Board President Mark Rodriguez, CPO, about his journey into OP&P, his passion for pediatric care and his vision for the profession. He shares insights on leadership, diversity and career awareness—plus a surprising new venture. Tune in for an inspiring conversation.

In this episode of CredCast, we welcome Fanny Schultea to discuss her new role with the O&P Foundation and share exciting news about a groundbreaking partnership with ABC. Learn about ABC’s $1.5 million unrestricted donation to establish an endowment, the innovative programs it will support, and a generous $1 million matching campaign announced on Giving Tuesday. Fanny also highlights ways listeners can get involved, from donations to volunteer opportunities, and how these initiatives aim to elevate the O&P profession and improve patient care. Don’t miss this inspiring conversation!

Whether you’re are already using AI tools in your practice or never even considered it, you won’t want to miss this episode! We sat down with Katie Janiszewski, CPO, Startup Director for Shasta County Economic Development Corp. in Northern California and one of the heads of AI implementation for Eqwal Group, a global prosthetics and orthotics patient care services provider. Katie shares her wealth of knowledge and experience using AI at her practice and explains how other practitioners and practices can greatly benefit from it as well. 

In June, changes were made to the Scope of Practice related to privileging & supervision and another privileging change related to pedorthics is slated to take effect this January. Listen to our latest episode to learn what these changes are and how them may impact you and your practice.

Join us as we celebrate ABC’s 50th podcast episode with Jennifer Chu from McCabe Message Partners and share the exciting progress of ABC’s career awareness campaign -  WhatIsPOP. It’s no secret, POP is the coolest profession most people have never heard of, but we’ve got a few surprises to unveil about what’s next for the WhatIsPOP campaign.

Hear from both an accredited patient care facility owner and an accredited central fabrication owner about how their longtime relationship has benefited each of their businesses and the patients they ultimately both serve.

Billy explains how his experiences and relationships have fueled his passion for volunteerism and his goals as 2024 president.

Women have made and continue to make a huge impact on the OP&P profession. Join us as we sit down with some of these amazing women - Marita Dorsch-Carozza, CP(E), Debbie Plescia, CPO, Rachel Friddle-Johnson, CPO and Leigh Anne Ball, CFm and learn how their commitment and leadership have been instrumental in the successes of ABC and the profession.

The non-operative management of scoliosis is an important area of care for many pediatric orthotists. Hear from guest Jim Wynne, CPO, FAAOP, an expert in the field, as he guides us through a brief history of scoliosis bracing, the current state of treatment and exciting advancements in technology including AI.

What better way to celebrate ABC's 75 years serving the profession than by highlighting a few of our long-time credential holders who embody the pride of our past, passion for our future and a legacy of service. Join us as we reminisce with Bill Beiswenger, CPO, Alan Finnieston, CPO and Jon Leimkuehler, CPO (E).