January 2010
The O&P EDGE
edit post Barr Foundation Steps Up to U.S. ISPO Code of Conduct by The O&P EDGE January 13, 2010 Providing humanitarian O&P care in a foreign economy and political milieu
First, Do No Harm: The New Principles for Providing Humanitarian O&P Care in Developing Nations
Morgan Stanfield
Yesterday, your reimbursement was one live chicken, the equivalent of $5, and a bag of corn. The day before, you paid one of your patients instead—she’d spent her week’s food
O&P Technicians Catch the Wave
Miki Fairley
Although changes in the O&P technician’s role, status, education, and training aren’t happening overnight, the wave is definitely rolling. Energizing forces include the knowledge explosion throughout the healthcare continuum, the
Jumping into 2010
Karen Henry
Here at The O&P EDGE, we’re jumping into 2010 with both feet. We’re starting off the new year with a thriving print magazine and a growing online community. One of
Garcia-Tolson Becomes Ironman, a First
The O&P EDGE
A triumphant Garcia-Tolson crosses the Ironman Arizona finish line Rudy Garcia-Tolson became the first Ironman with bilateral transfemoral amputations when he crossed the finish line at the Ford Ironman Arizona
Rocking and Rolling with Heavy Metal
Tony Wickman, CTPO
In the early days of my career, plastic braces were the wave of the future, and conventional metal orthoses were “old fashioned.” But over the years, I’ve managed to find
Don’t Trust Everything You Learned in Kindergarten!
Stephanie LeGare
From the day I started O&P, I heard about the importance of working with the “healthcare team” to maintain excellent contact, communication, and follow up. Working in a private office,
Face to Face: Byung Ho Kim
The O&P EDGE
Byung Ho Kim’s life history reads like an archetypal American story. Born in Seoul, South Korea, the youngest child of five began working at an early age after his father
Got FAQs?
Lisa_salmon_lake
The new year brings with it new L-Codes as well as discontinued ones. Rather than dealing with time-consuming denials, count on “Got FAQs?” to help keep you on top of
The Future of Physical Restoration
Doug McCormack
As a nation and as a field, we have not developed a strong, sustainable prosthetics research framework, nor sufficiently transitioned the results of recent research into tangible results that impact
