In this first-ever video episode of CredCast, host Jim Lawson and ABC Marketing Communications Director, Megan Matijevich, discuss the inaugural POP Month - a celebration of the Prosthetic, Orthotic and Pedorthic (POP) profession! Don’t miss our recap of the amazing events and people that made this event a success along with details on stats, media coverage and future plans for continued awareness and involvement in the profession. View the video version of this episode here.

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.