March 2003
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edit post Making a Difference in Africa by Pamala Lupo, CO March 1, 2003 Pam Lupo, CO, casts a five-day-old baby with a hyperextended knee. The first two things you
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Our first visit in the USA was to the University of Washington, Seattle, where we met fellow P&O students. Mr. John Ferguson, senior lecturer in P&O, delivered a warm and
Making a Difference in Africa
Pamala Lupo, CO
Pam Lupo, CO, casts a five-day-old baby with a hyperextended knee. The first two things you learn in Ghana are patience and to always carry your toilet paper with you.
Erwin Unger
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Orthotist/Specialist Custom Foot Orthotics Wright & Filippis Rochester Hills, Michigan When did you enter the O&P profession? Sixty-eight years ago when I was a 14-year-old boy in Germany. Why did
Cuban Doctor Receives Cervical Collar
Tami Jayne Jackson
“The wheels go round,” and they went round to help a Cuban doctor receive a much-needed Seattle Systems Malibu Cervical Collar. In early November 2002, Seattle Systems received a phone
Amputation: The First Year
Daniel Sheret
Amputation. That one simple word changes everything, doesn’t it? I considered this recently as I spoke with a man who is facing the difficult decision between an amputation and his
A Patient by Any Other Name
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What’s in a name? Willie Shakespeare said, “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” Out here where I live we say, “You can call a skunk whatever
From the Editor
Miki Fairley
This month features the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists (AAOP). With over 100 sessions enhancing practitioners’ clinical and business skills, there will be a lot
HIPAA Privacy Rule: Why Comply?
Jay Masci
The compliance date of April 14, 2003 for the HIPAA Privacy Rule is fast approaching O&P businesses. So the question you may ask is, “Why do I need to comply?”
From the President
Tonja Randolph
Wow! It’s been a year already since we first introduced The O&P EDGE at the Academy meeting in Orlando, FL. The overwhelmingly positive response that our new magazine received at
