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ABC offers a free searchable database of its Certified Prosthetists (CPs) and accredited orthotic and prosthetic facilities to assist patients in finding a qualified professional and facility.

When considering a practitioner's credentials, patients should look for:

• completion of a formal education, a structured residency program and clinical experience
• passage of a series of written and hands on clinical examinations
• completion of ongoing continuing education courses

Patients may also see the title (CPO), which means the practitioner is certified by ABC in both Prosthetics and Orthotics. A practitioner’s certification should always be verified, as this is an indication of qualifications. As a CP or CPO, practitioners are bound by ABC’s standards of ethics, making them accountable to the patient, the physician and the profession.