Year: 2016

As a major player in O&P, decisions made at Hanger could have a ripple effect across the profession.

An engineering student with a congenital hand amputation built and tested adjustments to an open-source design of a 3-D printed hand.

Flexibility and adaptation to change can help an O&P facility retain its best workers.

Although it continues to grow and change, WillowWood remains an Arbogast family business.

In this issue, O&P News poses five questions to Jeffrey M. Brandt, CPO. Brandt is the founder and chief executive officer of Ability Orthotics and Prosthetics Inc. After graduating with a bachelor’s degree in psychology in 1995, Brandt enrolled and…

April 13-16 | Broomfield, Colo. David B. Rotter, CPO, (right) presents the New Investigator Research Award to Burhan Dhar, CPO.Images: Alexander A, O&P News. Conference attendees had the chance to view orthotic and prosthetic offerings for children in the exhibit…

A group of philanthropists is connecting wounded veterans with high-tech O&P devices.

The Board of Certification/Accreditation’s board of directors recently approved a plan to end its acceptance of new applications for orthotist, prosthetist and pedorthist certifications after July 31, 2016. According to a press release from the Board of Certification/Accreditation (BOC), the…

The American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists recently announced Lydia Middleton, MBA, CAE, has left the organization. She held the position of executive director for the academy since August 2015. Lydia Middleton   “We want to thank Lydia for her…

Fillauer Companies Inc. recently announced Michael Fillauer, CPO/L, as its new chief executive officer. “I am honored to lead Fillauer and excited about new opportunities that will allow us to continue growing as a leader in orthotic and prosthetic innovations…