OPAF’s First Dance, adaptive social dancing for people with physical challenges, will launch on March 6, 2011 at Elegance in Motion Dance Studio in Auburn Hills, Mich. The inaugural event will be sponsored by Special Opportunities in Advanced Rehabilitation (SOAR).…
Year: 2011
ABC Sponsors NCOPE Futurity Project
The American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics and Pedorthics Inc. (ABC) announced its sponsorship of the National Commission on Orthotic and Prosthetic Education (NCOPE) Futurity Project. The Futurity Project is an NCOPE initiative to proactively market and support five…
Team USA Ready For 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships
Fifty-one U.S. athletes are making their final preparations to compete at the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships, which begin on Saturday, Jan. 22, 2011. “Christchurch is a great city. The people here are really friendly and helpful,” Lex Gillette, who…
FDA to Streamline, Clarify Medical Device Review Process
The FDA will enact a 25-point action plan this year to streamline the de novo review process for certain lower-risk medical devices, as well as clarify the premarket notification submission process, which critics had called “unpredictable” and not “robust enough,”…
Hanger Prosthetics and Orthotics Welcomes New Practitioners
Hanger Prosthetics and Orthotics Inc. announced the addition of six new practitioners to its patient care facilities, according to a press release. Aaron Drury, CO, joins the patient care facility in Louisville, Ky. Drury attended Hillsborough Community College and brings…
Dodge Brand Serves as Global Partner for CAF in 2011
The Dodge brand announced its partnership with the Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF) for the charity’s 2011 season. Dodge will serve as a global partner for CAF as well as the title sponsor of the Million Dollar Challenge. The partnership kicked…
Osteoporosis Screening Recommended for All Women Older Than 65 Years
In an update to its 2002 recommendation, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends that all women aged 65 years and older be routinely screened for osteoporosis. This is the first final recommendation statement to be published since the…
Leslie Pitt Schneider Elected to Amputee Coalition’s Board of Directors
The Amputee Coalition of America (Amputee Coalition) has elected Leslie Pitt Schneider of Minneapolis to its 2011 board of directors. Leslie Pitt Schneider “As an amputee, an attorney and a registered nurse, Leslie brings a wealth of hands-on…
Columbia University Studies Bone Structure in Women
A team of researchers at Columbia Engineering and Columbia University Medical Center announced the results of the first study comparing bone structure in Chinese-American women to Caucasian women. The report, presented at the Orthopaedic Research Society’s annual meeting at Long…
BOC Streamlines Certification Application Process
The board of directors of the Board of Certification/Accreditation, International (BOC) recently voted to streamline the certification application process. This is the first step in transitioning to an online application process, which is aimed at making it simpler for prospective…