Wilfried Lemke Wilfried Lemke, the Special Adviser to the United Nations Secretary-General on Sport for Development and Peace, has called on the worldwide media to give greater coverage to Paralympic sports and other sports for people with disabilities.…
Year: 2010
Colorado Teen Wins Otto Bock Socket Art Contest
Cali Overcast of Fountain, Colo., was only 4 years old when the 9/11 terrorist attacks took place, but she has never forgotten the impact it had on her young life. “I remember how badly I felt that all of those…
The Business of Helping People
When he made the career move into pedorthics, Kevin Christel, CPed,
focused on one thing: Having an impact on others.
Retain More Customers with New Patient Care Philosophies
The application of business metrics, social mediamarketing and patient advocates can improve patient care and increase customerretention.
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Awarded $38 Million to Expand Orthopedic Trauma Care Research
The Center for Injury Research and Policy at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has been awarded $38.6 million by the Peer Reviewed Orthopaedic Research Program (PRORP) of the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) to expand its Major…
Survey Finds Workplace Safety Tops Concerns Among Workers
According to a new study conducted by the National Opinion Research Center (NORC) at the University of Chicago, 85% of workers rate workplace safety first in importance among labor standards. The study, “Public Attitudes Towards and Experiences with Workplace Safety,”…
People With Disabilities Not Well Served by Federal Unemployment Programs
Job seekers with disabilities benefit less from federal unemployment programs than their non-disabled counterparts. A recent study conducted by researchers at the Center for Research on Learning, Division of Adult Studies at the University of Kansas revealed that the discrepancy…
New Device Shows Promise in Predicting Diabetic Wound Healing Times
Researchers at Drexel University’s School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems have developed a device that could have profound effects on the treatment of diabetic wounds. These effects likely would trickle down to also reduce costs and increase the…
Hanger Orthopedic Group Signs Agreement to Acquire ACP in Merger
Hanger Orthopedic Group Inc. announced the signing of a definitive merger agreement for the acquisition of Accelerated Care Plus (ACP), a provider of integrated clinical programs for sub-acute and long-term care rehabilitation providers based in Reno, Nev. Consideration for the…
Alabama Passes Post-Mastectomy Fitter Licensure Legislation
As the health care profession becomes more and more competitive, and health care professionals strive to better their patients’ lives, each discipline works to improve the qualifications of its members. Traditionally, the orthotic and prosthetic profession has lagged behind other…