March 2012
The O&P EDGE
edit post Students Share Perspectives on Hybrid Education by Betta Ferrendelli March 8, 2012 Angela Kanavel is completing her first year in the O&P master’s program at Eastern Michigan University
Students Share Perspectives on Hybrid Education
Betta Ferrendelli
Angela Kanavel is completing her first year in the O&P master’s program at Eastern Michigan University (EMU), Ypsilanti. What she likes about learning online is being able to take the
Endolite Expands Sales and Clinical Team
The O&P EDGE
EDGE Direct Joining Endolite’s sales team as territory managers are Tammy Gibson, Leslee Weidenbach, Maegan Miller, and Kristin Stamatis. Gibson will represent Endolite’s New England market, which includes Connecticut, Maryland,
Pac Rim 2012
The O&P EDGE
Exclusive live coverage from The O&P EDGE. Pacific (Pac) Rim 2012, a Pacific Forum for Physical Rehabilitation, sponsored by the U.S. Member Society of the International Society for Prosthetics and
Hybrid Education
Does It Work for O&P?
Betta Ferrendelli
“Blended learning is a hybrid of classroom and online learning that includes some of the conveniences of online courses without the complete loss of face-to-face contact.” —Alfred P. Rovai and
Knowledge Translation:
Getting Information from the Laboratory to the Treatment Room
Phil Stevens MEd, CPO
The value of translation became apparent to me several years ago while my wife and I were traveling through Europe. Having spent several days in Oxford, our original travel plans
The Residency Experience
Denise Larkins, MSPO, CO
A survey of O&P residents provides insight into how residencies have evolved over the years. Introduction For aspiring O&P practitioners, a good O&P residency is where the rubber begins to
O&P’s Family Tree
Betta Ferrendelli
Hard work, flexibility, and love for family are the keys to success. In the late 1800s and early 1900s, when some O&P businesses first opened their doors, traveling salesmen, mail
HHS Moves Forward with Development of Essential Health Benefits Package
Peter W. Thomas and Theresa Morgan
If the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA or ACA)—the national healthcare reform law—survives a U.S. Supreme Court challenge scheduled for March and the November presidential election, most Americans
Society Spotlight
Taking Prosthetic Research to the Next Level
M. Jason Highsmith and Jason T. Kahle
Research has multiple important functions. For instance, it describes standard and novel aspects of clinical practice, characterizes the state of education of a profession, demonstrates what late-breaking techniques and devices
