Reimagining Mobility. Advancing Research. with Fanny Schultea

Send us Fan MailIn this episode, Brent Wright and Joris Peels sit down with Fanny Schultea, Executive Director of Live in Motion Foundation (formerly The Prosthetic and Orthotic Foundation For Education and Research), to explore how O&P can reinvent itself for the future. Fanny shares her journey from textile design and military service in Iraq to clinical practice, education, and national leadership within the profession.The conversation examines the workforce challenges facing O&P, the need for new care-delivery models, and the importance of investing in students, residents, clinicians, technicians, and researchers. Fanny also explains how stronger outcomes research, economic evidence, professional development, and public awareness can help expand access to care and demonstrate the value O&P brings to patients and the broader healthcare system.In this episode:Why O&P must rethink how care is deliveredAddressing clinician shortages, burnout, and barriers to entryBuilding stronger career pathways for the next generationFunding scholarships, professional development, and researchUsing outcomes data to demonstrate the value of O&P carePreparing the profession for value-based healthcareThe role of technology, wearables, and AI in future careBringing greater public awareness and investment to O&PSpecial thanks to Advanced 3D for sponsoring this episode.Support the show