Month: April 2008

A lot happens in Washington that can impact the field of orthotics and prosthetics, and the recent past has been no exception. This article provides a summary of pending policy and government relations issues affecting the O&P community. Issues relating…

  A grant from the U.S. Department of Education will go toward developing state-of-the-science conferences, community outreach and public education about O&P. Images: Hoydicz J, O&P Business News. The American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists (AAOP) 34th Annual Meeting and…

Helping children and their parents cope with limb loss and navigate through the process of becoming a prosthetic user is one of the many challenging tasks prosthetists are faced with in their practice. Instilling confidence, building trust and forming a…

More than 120 members of the national Kaiser Permanente HealthConnect™ team recently provided a helping hand to amputees by donating 60 prosthetic hands to victims of land mine accidents. In partnership with Odyssey Helping Hands, an organization devoted to facilitating…

The Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University (SU) will lead a nationwide partnership with University of California, Los Angeles Anderson School of Management, Mays Business School at Texas A&M University, and Florida State University’s College of Business to offer…

The 2008 annual Hanger Education Fair was held from January 28 through February 2 at John Ascuaga’s Nugget Casino Resort located in Sparks, Nev. About 1,000 attendees turned out for the 6-day event. This nearly 15% increase in attendance included…

In an effort to reach out to wounded soldiers, Retired Army Reserve Lt. Col. Steve Udovich has organized “Warrior Weekend,” a series of uplifting and rejuvenating weekend retreats offered at no cost to injured soldiers and marines. The trips focus…