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…
Day: October 27, 2017
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…