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  Shirley Ryan Ability Lab CEO Recognized Joanne Smith, MD, president and CEO of the Shirley Ryan Ability Lab, Chicago, was named one of 50 of the Most Influential Clinical Executives for 2019, according to the healthcare business news website, Modern Healthcare. Smith was ranked 42nd for...
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  Miller Prosthetics & Orthotics Hosts First Swing Golf Clinic Miller Prosthetics and Orthotics, Parkersburg, West Virginia, recently hosted an OPAF First Swing Learn to Golf Training and Clinic. Participants learned more about adapting the game of golf to those with physical challenges . Photograph courtesy...
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  OPAF Seeks Nominations for Board OPAF and The First Clinics are seeking individuals to serve on the OPAF board of directors. Board members serve one-, two- or three-year terms and are required to attend at least one of the two board meetings held in conjunction with the American...
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  CMS Seeks Input on Patients Over Paperwork Initiative The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a Request for Information (RFI) seeking ideas from the public on how to continue the progress of the Reducing Administrative Burden to Put Patients over Paperwork initiative. The RFI on Pat...
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  O&P Woman of the Year Nominations for 2019 Now Open The Orthotic Prosthetic Group of America (OPGA), Waterloo, Iowa, has announced that the nomination period for the O&P Woman of the Year Award is now open. Karen Edwards, director of the Össur Women's Leadership Initiative and a senior area manager...
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  AOPA Calls for Volunteers The American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association (AOPA) has opened its annual call for volunteers to serve on its committees and workgroups. Employees of all AOPA member companies are eligible to volunteer. The two-year terms of service will begin...
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  Academy Calls for Abstracts for 2020 Annual Meeting The American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists (the Academy) has issued a call for abstracts for consideration and presentation at the 46th Annual Academy Annual Meeting & Scientific Symposium, March 4-7, 2020, in Chicago. The submission dead...