ATLANTA – The International African American Prosthetic and Orthotic Coalition Annual Meeting contained successful presentations on various subjects relating to O&P, according to a video perspective from Jack Steele, CO, LCO, FAAOP, and Bernadette Douroux, CPO. Steele, IAAPOC president, told…
Month: October 2017
BOC honors founder, others at expanded office open house
The Board of Certification/Accreditation honored its founder, Donald O. Fedder, DrPH, MPH, BSP, FAPhA, past leader James “Jim” Newberry Jr., BOCP, BOCO, BOCPD, and former staff member Debbie Stem Smith earlier this month at a celebratory open house ceremony for…
VIDEO: How ankle systems differ
ATLANTA — Whether a patient would benefit from a hydraulic foot/ankle system or a microprocessor-controlled system was discussed during a presentation at the International African American Prosthetic and Orthotic Annual Meeting. In a video perspective, Matthew Nelson, CPO, a senior…
VIDEO: Three key points to starting your own O&P business
ATLANTA — There are key points for anyone who wants to start their own O&P business, according to a video perspective from Michael P. Smith, CPO, who was a panelist on the business forum at the International African American Prosthetic…
Speaker: Growth of private practices will benefit O&P in Africa
Gebreyesus Girmatsyion ATLANTA — Gebreyesus Girmatsyion, CTPO, who practiced O&P in Ethiopia before coming to the United States in 1999, discussed the current state of O&P in Africa during his presentation at the International African American Prosthetic and Orthotic…
Technology in prosthetic feet presented at IAAPOC
Samuel Hale ATLANTA — Prosthetic foot technology is changing the way prosthetists work with patients, according to presenters here at the International African American Prosthetic and Orthotic Coalition Annual Meeting. Samuel Hale, MSPO, CPO/L, director of product development and…
VIDEO: Georgia Institute of Technology students experience IAAPOC annual meeting
ATLANTA — Students in the O&P masters’ degree program at Georgia Institute of Technology are attending the International African American Prosthetic and Orthotic Annual Meeting for free, according to a video perspective from Tony Thaxton Jr., CPO, LPO. Thaxton, a…
OPAF hosts First Swim Clinic in South Carolina
The Orthotic and Prosthetic Activities Foundation hosted a First Swim Clinic at the Kroc Aquatic Center in Greenville, South Carolina. Two-time world champion triathlete Mabio Costa, a below-knee amputee, provided instruction. According to a press release, the afternoon of adaptive…
VIDEO: IAAPOC president presents meeting highlights, including business forum
ATLANTA — A business leaders’ forum will be among the highlights at the International African American Prosthetic and Orthotic Coalition Annual Meeting, according to a video perspective from Jack Steele, CO, LCO, FAAOP. Steele, IAAPOC president, told O&P News this…
Advantages seen with myoelectric pattern recognition vs direct control for transhumeral amputees
Among transhumeral amputees who had targeted muscle reinnervation for myoelectric prosthesis control, pattern recognition control was a viable option that showed functional advantages compared with direct control, according to researchers at the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Center for Bionic Medicine in…