Month: September 2011

Lumpectomy patients undergo treatments often considered moreconservative than a mastectomy.

As the central fabrication facility continues to evolve, so do the broad rules and regulations from federal and local officials regarding the safe handling of dangerous compounds and equipment. While the appropriate handling of chemical compounds are extremely important, O&P…

Running a business is work. Learning to run one is work, too.

Efforts to improve the quality of medical care in the United States will require a major transformation in the way health care is organized, financed, and delivered. The October issue of Medical Care focused on the critically important topic of…

The National Science Foundation announced an $18.5 million grant to establish an Engineering Research Center for Sensorimotor Neural Engineering based at the University of Washington. “The center will work on robotic devices that interact with, assist and understand the nervous…

    Mark Ford OPIE Software as well as oandp.com announced that it has added Mark Ford as director of business development. Ford has an extensive background within the O&P industry. He previously served as the vice president of global…

College Park Industries is proud to announce the launch of their newly designed Web site, offering clear navigation, easy to find product information and fun interactive tools. “Amputees today are much more likely to do product research, so it was…

LAS VEGAS — The availability of on-call resources for emergency hand surgery and microvascular/replantation services at U.S. trauma centers remains inconsistent, according to recently presented findings on level 1 and 2 institutions. Bret C. Peterson, MD, presented his team’s research…

On September 24, Dennis Huysman, Hanger Prosthetics & Orthotics New England market leader, will participate in the Seacoast Tri-State Century Ride where he will bike 100 miles along the coasts of Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine. The ride is a…

The American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics and Pedorthics Inc. (ABC) is pleased to provide another resource tool to its accredited facilities. The recently published ABC Facility Accreditation Standards Compliance Guide is the latest tool in support of ABC’s…