Day: April 22, 2010

The Amputee Coalition of America (ACA) and the American Orthotic & Prosthetic Association (AOPA) hail the introduction of the “Prosthetics and Custom Orthotics Parity Act of 2010” in the U.S. Senate as a major step toward ensuring that Americans with…

The Orthotic and Prosthetic Education and Research Foundation (OPERF) recently recognized four individuals for their original O&P research. OPERF, an independent nonprofit foundation, established the OPERF Award Program in 2008 as a means to encourage and stimulate research at all…

Mercy Ships has selected Sierra Leone as the site for the 2011 Field Service for the world’s largest charity hospital ship, the Africa Mercy. This will be the fourth time that Mercy Ships has delivered free world-class medical care to…