EDGE Quick Credit: It's Here!

We are excited to officially launch EDGE Quick Credit™ with our first clients, Freedom Innovations, Irvine, California, and Össur Americas, Foothill Ranch, California, at the American Orthotic & Prosthetic Association (AOPA) World Congress this month. The program is being offered in cooperation with the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists (the Academy); the American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics & Pedorthics (ABC); and oandp.com.

While meetings present an ideal opportunity for practitioners to learn about new products and earn the continuing education units (CEUs) they need, we've heard over the years that some cannot afford to attend meetings regularly. To help meet the need for practitioners to gain product knowledge to better serve their patients, and to help manufacturers reach the practitioners with this education more often, we developed the EDGE Quick Credit program.

The EDGE Quick Credit program provides manufacturers that advertise in The O&P EDGE a simple way to offer and market one- to two-credit ABC-approved continuing education courses about their products. In return, our readers have an easy, cost-effective way to get basic clinical information about new products and earn CEUs at the same time. When you see the EDGE Quick Credit logo you will be able to access the course material immediately by using the URL listed under the logo.

One-credit courses are offered for $20; two-credit courses are offered for $40. These courses are manufacturer sponsored and will be live on the Academy's Online Learning Center, www.oandp.org/olc, starting September 1. Courses will only be available for 60 days.

If you are attending the World Congress in Orlando, Florida, stop by booth #731 to visit with the friendly EDGE staff. We will have fun giveaways and chances for you to win prizes. Don't miss Doug Chartier's presentation, "EDGE Custom Publications: Marketing Your Facility," in the Product Preview Theater on September 19 at 4:05 p.m. Attend this high-energy presentation to learn how custom publishing can help your O&P business grow. Immediately following the presentation, we'll have drinks at our booth. We look forward to talking to you.

See you soon.