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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...

Noteworthy Newsletter – Winter 2025 Edition

In this edition: Learn about providing pediatric orthotic care in rural locations, 3D printing, essential strategies for young CPOs, bridging customization, compliance, and outcomes, and more! View the Latest Noteworthy...

O&P Technician Newsletter – Winter 2025 Edition

One of the goals at NCOPE is to introduce O&P technician students to O&P practices that are outside of the city/state where the student attends school and to help employers introduce their practice to these students. To satisfy this goal, we created the...

COPA Connection December 2023 Newsletter

In this edition of the California Orthotic & Prosthetic Association’s newsletter, Mark Clary, CPO, FAAOP, Vice-Chair of NCOPE presents on the “Current State of O&P Education”. Additionally, Mellisa Warden, CSUDH student, discusses the importance of...