Day: September 21, 2011

    W. Clint Snell LAS VEGAS – W. Clint Snell, CPO, president of Snell Orthotics-Prosthetics, was presented with the Legislative Advocacy Award at the 2011 American Orthotic & Prosthetic Association National Assembly here. Thomas DiBello, CO, LO, FAAOP, AOPA…

    Kyle Elliot LAS VEGAS – One of the hallmarks of the 2011 American Orthotic & Prosthetic Association National Assembly is the annual top-ten series. The top-ten series offers attendees fast facts on key topics that will likely affect…

LAS VEGAS – According to Peter W. Thomas, JD, general counsel for the National Association for the Advancement of Orthotics & Prosthetics, there are relatively few people on Capitol Hill discussing Medicaid and its fiscal impact on the United States.…

    Melissa Stockwell LAS VEGAS – Iraq war veteran, Paralympian and certified prosthetist, Melissa Stockwell, CP, from Sheck and Siress, was the keynote speaker at the 2011 American Orthotic & Prosthetic Association National Assembly here. Stockwell, a transfemoral amputee,…

LAS VEGAS – There are unique differences in the subjective responses between patients with limb differences at the partial hand level, according to a presenter at the 2011 American Orthotic & Prosthetic Association National Assembly, here. Karl J. Lindborg, CPO,…

Human devices, from light bulbs to iPods, send information using electrons. Human bodies and all other living things, on the other hand, send signals and perform work using ions or protons. Materials scientists at the University of Washington (UW) have…

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) launched an initiative with the Ad Council to encourage clinicians and patients to engage in effective two-way communication to ensure safer care and better…