February 2003
The O&P EDGE
edit post ISO 9001 for Nonprofits: Is It Worth the Expense? by Mick Stimpson, CPO (UK) February 1, 2003 Many prosthetic and orthotic service providers in the industrialized world have
From the Editor
Miki Fairley
Inservices-this is an area where marketing, community service, and better patient care all meet. Educating professionals in other disciplines about O&P services helps the O&P practitioner, colleagues in related rehab
PFA Meeting Attendance Soars
Miki Fairley
“To move the profession forward and to find new effective treatments and techniques, someone always needs to be pushing the therapeutic envelope”-Ian Alexander, MD, FRCS(c), orthopedic surgeon and keynote speaker
Inservices: Pathway to Success
Dale Berry, CP, CP(c)
Hosting an inservice is one of the most fundamental and successful ways to educate existing and potential referral sources. Whether it’s a daylong presentation series to hundreds of attendees or
Jay Martin, CP
The O&P EDGE
Scott Sabolich Prosthetic & Research Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma What book are you currently reading? I wish! I’m too busy to even start one right now! What is your favorite
Upper Extremity Prosthetics: Thinking Outside the Box
Judith Otto
The Round Table: Randall Alley, BSc, CP, FAAOP , is the head of Clinical Research and Business Development for the Hanger Prosthetics & Orthotics Upper Extremity Prosthetic Program. He is
LTI VariGrip III Features Multi-Device Control
William Hanson
The latest advance in microprocessor technology for powered upper-limb prosthetic systems is the Programmable VariGrip” III Multi-Device Prosthetic Controller from LTI. This controller operates up to four powered prosthetic devices
Release that Snapshot!
Randy Schmitke, CPA, MBA
Over the years as the field of orthotics and prosthetics has become integrated into the global healthcare environment, the need for marketing services has increased. Many vendors and clinical facilities
ISO 9001 for Nonprofits: Is It Worth the Expense?
Mick Stimpson, CPO (UK)
Many prosthetic and orthotic service providers in the industrialized world have realized the benefits of achieving ISO 9001:2000 accreditation. Until now, this has not been replicated in the developing world.
Amputee Reaches Goal, Becomes Police Officer
Miki Fairley
After massive flooding from a rain-swollen river, half the town of South River, New Jersey, was evacuated. A disabled elderly man was trapped in a house which nobody could reach.
