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Noteworthy Newsletter – Fall 2026 Edition

In this edition: Learn about quality improvement, rolled silicone, open-book management, effective hazard communication, prosthetics-orthotics research at Northwestern, and more! View the Latest Noteworthy...

O&P Technician Newsletter – Fall 2026 Edition

Ahhhhh, the end of summer heat declines as the cooling breezes of fall begin to ruffle the tree branches. What about drafting an article for the O&P Tech newsletter? Maybe this weekend you will be able to churn out a rough draft and send your copy to me. The...

Noteworthy Newsletter – Spring 2026 Edition

In this edition: Learn about O&P assessment labs, harnessing the power of industry surveys, plaster and retention, practical mentoring tips for busy O&P professionals, and more! View the Latest Noteworthy...

O&P Technician Newsletter – Spring 2026 Edition

Hello Springtime! For those of us in the western part of the U.S., seeing a decrease of the cold and snowy weather creates the illusion of springtime…something many of us are awaiting with glee. Springtime also means that the students in the four O& P...

O&P Technician Newsletter – Winter 2026 Edition

One of our goals at the NCOPE is to help recruit students for education and training in orthotic and prosthetic technology at the four colleges that offer this educational experience. One aim of our goal is to help fill the vacant positions for technicians in O&P...

Noteworthy Newsletter – Winter 2026 Edition

In this edition: Learn about post-thermoforming strategies for reducing shrinkage and material fracture in thermoplastics, mentoring in O&P, the role of hand skills in a technologically evolving field, the O&P assistant education pathway, the O&P educators...