The American Orthotic & Prosthetic Association (AOPA), in partnership with the Center for O&P Learning & Evidence-Based Practice (COPL), announced its 2017-2018 pilot grant awards. In response to the record 38 proposals received, AOPA’s board chose to fund seven projects instead of the three or four that have been funded in previous years.
The 2017 COPL grants that are selected for funding include:
· Sarah Anderson, La Trobe University; Comparison of quality of life in people with partial-foot or transtibial amputation
· Brian Kaluf, BSE, CP, Ability Prosthetics and Orthotics; Hydraulic and Microprocessor Controlled Ankle-Foot Prostheses for Limited Community Ambulators with Unilateral Transtibial Amputation: Pilot Study
· Sarah Chang, PhD, Northwestern University; A pilot study to evaluate the effects of the hydraulic ankle-foot prostheses on standing and walking in K2-level ambulators
· Benjamin Padilla, MD, University of California San Francisco Benioff Children’s Hospital; The Effects of a Custom Pectus Carinatum Orthosis on Dosing Response and Quality of Life
· Eric Weber, CPO, FAAOP, Hanger Clinic Department of Clinical and Scientific Affairs; Mobility and Global Health among Users of Lower Limb Orthoses: The Establishment of a National Data Base
· Chris Hovorka, PhD, CPO/L, FAAOP, Georgia Institute of Technology; Gait and Motion Control Benefits of Custom Molded Passive-Dynamic AFOs versus Custom Fit Carbon Composite AFOs in Persons with Neuromuscular Impairment
· Kenton Kaufman, PhD, Mayo Clinic; Prevalence, correlates, and risk of prescription drug use and abuse in individuals with above knee amputations
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