Author: Terense Kemp

The New England Amputee Association (NEAA) has announced its partnership with Kent Hospital Outpatient Rehab Services in Greenwich, R.I., to run free informational group meetings for amputees and their families. The NEAA is looking to raise support for amputees and…

The Board of Certification/Accreditation (BOC) recently announced it has consolidated its certification and accreditation departments. Wendy Miller, BOCO, CDME, has been promoted from director of facility accreditation to chief credentialing officer and will be responsible for the successful integration of…

Jonathan Blum, CMS principal deputy administrator, announced he will be stepping down from his position on May 16. Blum served as CMS director from 2009-2013. During his tenure, Blum oversaw regulation and payment for fee-for-service Medicare providers, which has faced…

The Amputee Coalition has elected Miles O’Brien, broadcast and web journalist, to its board of directors. In February 2014, a heavy equipment case struck O’Brien’s left arm while he was on assignment. He developed acute compartment syndrome, which led to…

Samuel Rosenfeld, MD, CHOC Children’s Hospital, Orange, Calif., presented factors in determining the success with which an individual with spina bifida will transition from a pediatric to an adult rehabilitation environment. Forty-eight patients were followed since 1958, stratified by neurological…

The Swiss National Competence Center of Research in Robotics (NCCR) announced it is organizing a Cybathlon to be held in the Kolping Arena in Kloten, Switzerland, October 2016. The Cybathlon is a competition for parathletes using advanced assistive devices and…

The Swiss National Competence Center of Research in Robotics (NCCR) announced it is organizing a Cybathlon to be held in the Kolping Arena in Kloten, Switzerland, October 2016. The Cybathlon is a competition for parathletes using advanced assistive devices and…

Current treatment options in children with partial foot amputations tend to mirror adult options, and documentation of pediatric partial foot amputation, prosthetic intervention and treatment effectiveness is limited. Pamela K. Hale, CPO, Allard USA Rockaway, NJ and Active Life Inc.,…

A presenter addressed the objectives in maximizing the ambulatory function in individuals with spina bifida by focusing on the disorder itself, fluctuating neurological status and musculoskeletal deformities that arise secondary to the muscular imbalance. Samuel Rosenfeld, MD, CHOC Children’s Hospital,…

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