O&P advocates wait to meet with a staffer for Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa.
Images: Alexander A, O&P News.
Rep. Tammy Duckworth, shares her experiences as an Iraq War veteran and amputee before forum attendees visit Capitol Hill.David Duny, of Lawall Orthotic and Prosthetic Services, second from right, speaks about the difference between custom and off-the-shelf orthoses during a meeting with a staffer for Sen. Pat Toomey. Also shown, from left, are Emily Bell, student at the University of Pittsburgh; Donna Haburjak, of De La Torre O&P Inc.; Vincent Leone, of Ability Dynamics; and far right, Jeffrey M. Brandt, CPO, of Ability Orthotics and Prosthetics Inc.A group of O&P advocates prepare to meet with Rep. Ryan Costello, R-Pa. From left are: Jeffrey M. Brandt, CPO, of Ability Orthotics and Prosthetics Inc.; Eileen Levis, of Orthologix; Greg Bernhardt, CP, of Comfort Products Inc.; Joyce Perrone, of De La Torre O&P Inc.; Drew Buffat, CP, of De La Torre O&P Inc.; David Duny, of Lawall Orthotic and Prosthetic Services; and Donna Haburjak, of De La Torre O&P Inc.Joyce Perrone, left, of De La Torre O&P Inc., talks about the importance of credentials for people providing O&P services during a meeting with a staff for Sen. Pat Toomey. Seated next to Perrone, from left, are Greg Bernhardt, CP, of Comfort Products Inc.; Drew Buffat, CP, of De La Torre O&P Inc.; and Julia Fry, recent graduate of the Master of Orthotics and Prosthetics Program at Northwestern University Prosthetics-Orthotics Center.Emily Bell, center, a student at the University of Pittsburgh, tells Chris Maneval, left, about the value of an O&P education and the need for patients to receive care from certified practitioners. Maneval is a staffer for Rep. J. Randy Forbes, R-Va. Also shown is Jeffrey M. Brandt, CPO, of Ability Orthotics and Prosthetics Inc.
