Month: May 2011

Edward Moran Edward Moran, CPO, the former managing partner of Lawall Prosthetic Orthotics, Inc. and clinic director at the A. I duPont Hospital for Children outsource partner, has joined Orthologix, a Philadelphia-based orthotic and prosthetic practice. Moran brings more than…

Steven Hoover, CP, LP, COA, has joined College Park Industries as their technical service manager. In leading the technical service department, Hoover will provide clinical support to customers as well as instruct College Park’s clinical application workshops.     Steven…

Dan Brinkmann Ability Prosthetics & Orthotics Inc. has hired Dan Brinkmann, CPO, as the managing practitioner of its Lexington, Ky. patient care facility. A graduate of Northwestern University’s prosthetic and orthotic programs, Brinkmann brings a wealth of knowledge and experience…

    Scott Cummings ORLANDO, Fla. — Scott D. Cummings, PT, CPO, FAAOP, and Mark D. Muller, MS, CPO, FAAOP, president and president-elect of the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists board of directors, presented the Titus-Ferguson and Distinguished Practitioner…

ORLANDO, Fla. — Management functions in O&P take on a number of different roles, according to Russell Hornfisher, MBA, director of sales and marketing for Becker Orthopedic, who discussed four of those roles – hiring, training, coaching and firing –…

Traditional upper extremity prosthesis construction employs plastics for both interface material and structural components. The use of high consistency rubber (HCR) silicones offers new ways to fabricate the socket as well as various upper extremity structural components. According to Jack…

The National Commission for Orthotic and Prosthetic Education (NCOPE) announced that its board approved the Standards and Guidelines for Accreditation of Educational Programs in Pedorthics at its meeting in Orlando, Fla. Since coming under the NCOPE umbrella in 2009 and…

ORLANDO, Fla. — Because of the extensive O&P educational qualification changes on the horizon, the National Commission on Orthotic & Prosthetic Education (NCOPE) offered an update for current and future students and educators dedicated to information about these additional requirements.…

ORLANDO, Fla. — Each company can find ways to clean up its processes, reduce waste and add to the bottom line, according to a business session at the 2011 Annual Meeting and Scientific Symposium of the American Academy of Orthotists…

Medical error statistics in health care remain high asthe O&P profession takes a closer look at their patient safetyphilosophies.