Month: August 2011

The Dale Yasukawa Scholarship Fund, maintained by OPAF and The First Clinics received a $500 donation from Ability Prosthetics and Orthotics of Gettysburg, Pa. and their president, Jeff Brandt, CPO and chief operating officer. The Dale Yasukawa Scholarship is awarded…

The National Assembly at the Mirage in Las Vegas will feature the inaugural presentation of two new awards that recognize research from current orthotic and prosthetic (O&P) students and residents, according to the American Orthotic & Prosthetic Association (AOPA). Students…

Researchers from Harvard Medical School’s Department of Health Care Policy found that the large variety of managed care plans offered by the Medicare Advantage program may be counter-productive. Elderly patients, particularly those with low cognitive ability, often make poor decisions…

Gov. Jack Markell (D-Del.) signed House Bill 76 to make Delaware the 20th state to enact prosthetic parity legislation. The law puts orthotics and prosthetics on par with other medical benefits. Gov. Markell was joined by legislators, advocates and amputees…

Advanced Arm Dynamics (AAD) has named Richard Weir, PhD, to serve as the company’s national director of research and development. Weir is a biomedical engineer who has focused his extensive research interests on neural engineering, biomechatronics, rehabilitation and the design…

The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists has declared that there is sufficient clinical evidence to declare obesity a disease state. The declaration of obesity as a disease state, rather than a consequence of poor lifestyle choices, will help pave the…

Hanger Orthopedic Group Inc. rang the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange to kick off the 6-month celebration of its 150th anniversary. The event coincided with the month Hanger’s founder James Edward Hanger began work on his revolutionary…

NAAOP is pleased to announce the officers for the 112th Congress (2011 to 2012). Paul Prusakowski, CPO, FAAOP, was named president. Prusakowski is the owner of Gainesville Prosthetics, an independent private practice in Gainesville, Fla. He is also president of…

A new director of sales has joined the team of the Orthotic & Prosthetic Group of America (OPGA). Todd Eagen, a native Iowan, joined OPGA after successful careers in sales and coaching. Eagen served as assistant football coach and recruiting…

Oscar Pistorius has been selected to compete against able-bodied athletes for South Africa at the World Athletics Championships in Daegu, South Korea, on August 27. Pistorius will be South Africa’s lone representative in the 400 m. He was also named…