Day: March 1, 2010

  Ellen Ernst Kossek A recent study found that a more flexible work atmosphere can make employees happier and healthier. Ellen Ernst Kossek, PhD, University Distinguished Professor at Michigan State University’s School of Labor & Industrial Relations, has spent more…

  Robert S. Schwartz Robert S. Schwartz, CPed, president and chief executive officer of Eneslow Pedorthic Enterprises Inc., discussed bthe tools needed to build a successful pedorthic retail shoe business at the Pedorthic Footwear Association (PFA) Symposium in Grapevine, Texas.…

Jeff Millin, president and chief executive officer of Pioneer Surgical Technology, announced the appointment of Qibin “Chip” Bao, PhD to the position of chief technology officer. Bao has 23 years of medical device research and development experience. Since joining Pioneer…

  Davie Mendelsohn Touch Bionics announced the hiring of Davie Mendelsohn as the company’s national sales director. Mendelsohn brings with her extensive experience in the prosthetics field, having most recently held the position of regional vice president of sales and…

With health care reform on the back burner, the O&P field has time to advance agenda.

The Department of Defense (DoD) announced the final results of its 2008 Survey of Health Related Behaviors among active duty military personnel. Active duty Coast Guard personnel were included in the survey’s cohort for the first time since the series…

Hanger Prosthetics and Orthotics welcomes certified orthotist Ashli Speicher to its Lafayette, Colo. patient care center. Speicher earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Phoenix and her certificate in orthotics from the Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine Prosthetic-Orthotic Center.…

No matter what your marketing tools, make sure they communicate your intended message.

  Paul Oswald OrPro Prosthetics & Orthotics announced that Paul Oswald, CPO has joined the staff of its clinical practice in Piqua, Ohio. Oswald earned a Master of Management degree from Southern Oregon University, a Master of Science degree in…

  Image: © 2010 iStockphoto.com/Steve Jacobs Ask any health professional who cares for children and they will tell you: When H1N1 flu hits, it can be severe. In the last 4 months of 2009, nearly 240 children died in the…