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  Ottobock UK Names Head of Orthotics Ottobock UK, Twickenham, England, has named Kevin Green head of orthotics for Ottobock UK. Green has ten years of experience in the field of orthotics. He graduated from the University of Strathclyde in 2007.
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  Fatone Promoted to Professor at Northwestern Stefania Fatone, PhD, BPO(Hons), has been promoted to professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University. Fatone is principal investigator for multiple research and development projects at the N...
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  Ability Prosthetics & Orthotics Relaunches Brand, Earns Best Place to Work Ability Prosthetics & Orthotics, headquartered in Exton, Pennsylvania, with the help of Quattro Healthcare Marketing (QHM), a Philadelphia-area advertising and marketing agency, has launched its new website and logo. QHM and Ability worked tog...
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  Hundreds Attend Professional Baseball Game, Mobility Clinics Nearly 100 people attended an Össur-hosted night at the Louisville Bats vs. Indianapolis Indians minor league baseball game during the recent Amputee Coalition National Conference. Jake Adams, who has an upper-limb amputation, threw out the o...
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  Hanger Donates to Hurricane Irma Relief Efforts Hanger, Austin, Texas, will continue supporting American Red Cross disaster relief efforts by donating $10,000 to assist with Hurricane Irma relief efforts. Hanger will also match donations up to $10,000 donated via its Red Cross microsite  ...
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  ACPOC Calls for Abstracts The Association of Children's Prosthetic-Orthotic Clinics (ACPOC) has issued a call for abstracts from professionals interested in pediatric p rosthetics and orthotics for its 2018 Annual Meeting April 11-14, 2018 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. In ad...
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  RAND Study Shows Economic Value of Advanced Transfemoral Prostheses In spite of the advances in prosthetic technologies, payers—primarily the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services—have questioned the value of advanced prosthetic devices and related services. Payments for prosthetic devices decli...
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  NAAOP Webcast: Congress Returns to a Packed Legislative Agenda The National Association for the Advancement of Orthotics and Prosthetics (NAAOP) has released a webcast in which NAAOP General Counsel Peter Thomas, JD, discusses Congress' return to work this month and the daunting set of challenges it faces. A...