May 2019
The O&P EDGE
edit post Tech Tools for the Business Owner by Erin Cammarata May 1, 2019 I once did a presentation titled “The Adolescent Years” about how practices operate and how
Academy Annual Meeting & Scientific Symposium: Educate, Influence, Empower
Betta Ferrendelli
More than 1,600 people attended the 2019 National Meeting of the American Academy of Orthotics and Prosthetics (the Academy) March 6-9 in Orlando, Florida. The event drew O&P professionals worldwide
Editor’s Note – May 2019
Andrea Spridgen
Optimal provision of healthcare services requires looking beyond just treating the specific disorder, disease, or mobility issue the patient presents with—it requires understanding the patient as an individual, including the
How Does Caring for a Child With Disabilities Impact Quality of Life?
John Brinkmann, MA, CPO, LPO, FAAOP
It’s easy to direct our clinical attention directly to patients and focus on their immediate physical needs. However, understanding the psychosocial factors that impact their experiences and the care
Mario Armendariz Ortega: Amputation Doesn’t Set Brother Apart
Betta Ferrendelli
At first glance, most people will have a nearly impossible time telling identical seven-year-old twins Mario and Devin Armendariz Ortega apart. They are typical twins, the same as much
Preparing Young Patients With Cancer for Amputation
Phil Stevens MEd, CPO
The epidemiology and outcomes associated with limb absence in the pediatric population are very different than those of the adult population. Among youth, congenital limb deficiencies outnumber acquired amputations
Regulations and Remolding: Where Cranial Remolding and the FDA Meet
Kelly Millay, MPO
Throughout history, cultures around the world have used the malleability of an infant’s skull to intentionally deform it through binding the head with cloth, applying flat boards to the
Tech Tools for the Business Owner
Erin Cammarata
I once did a presentation titled “The Adolescent Years” about how practices operate and how business owners tend to run their companies the same throughout their entire life cycles.
Unity Through Diversity, Part 2: Women Executive Leaders Guide O&P Education, Credentialing
Miki Fairley
With a decade or more of service each, three women executive leaders have been guiding the education, training, and certification of incoming orthotists and prosthetists as well as other O&P
Why Compete With Your Customers?
Tara McMeekin
For many years orthotics and prosthetics flourished in combination. Eventually though, their paths diverged and recently they’ve been in stark contrast to one another. After enjoying a surge of research
