March 2020
The O&P EDGE
edit post Raising the Bar for O&P Educators by Thomas Karolewski, CP, FAAOP March 1, 2020 The article “Raising the Bar in Education and Professional Standards” in the September
Academy Society Spotlight: Influencing Compliance in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
Leigh Davis, MSPO, CPO, FAAOP
It is logical that a scoliosis TLSO that spends more time in a closet—or shoved in a locker— probably isn’t doing its owner with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) much
Compliance in Pediatric O&P Care
Maria St. Louis-Sanchez
Getting patients to comply with treatment recommendations is always a challenge for O&P clinicians, but when those patients are energetic kids who have a cadre of caregivers with their
Editor’s Note – March 2020
Andrea Spridgen
As many of you gather at the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists’ (the Academy’s) Annual Meeting and Scientific Symposium to enhance your clinical skills through educational sessions and learn
Getting the Most Out of Your Fabrication Team
Tony Wickman, CTPO
Having been a technician, lab manager, and central fabrication lab owner for more than thirty years, I’ve had the opportunity to work with some great clinicians and customers. They’ve
Hanger LIVE 2020 Embarks on New Frontiers
Betta Ferrendelli
Live coverage from The O&P EDGE. Nearly 1,100 Hanger employees, including more than 370 exhibitors, gathered for Hanger LIVE February 4-5 at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in
New Medicare Supplier Enrollment Rules Include Stiff Penalties
NAAOP
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently implemented a final rule significantly strengthening its authority to deny, revoke, and terminate providers’ and suppliers’ enrollment under Medicare, Medicaid,
No Bad Days: Teen Excels in Sports, Life
Betta Ferrendelli
Lera Doederlein was born in Russia in April 2003 with arthrogryposis multiplex congenita, a condition of multiple joint fractures that affected her hips and lower legs. She was placed
Raising the Bar for O&P Educators
Thomas Karolewski, CP, FAAOP
The article “Raising the Bar in Education and Professional Standards” in the September 2019 issue of The O&P EDGE touched on some great points, including the importance of elevating
The Diabetic Epidemic
Séamus Kennedy, BEng(Mech), CPed, FAAOP(A)
The statistics about diabetes are staggering. In 2017, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated there were more than 30 million adults in the United States with diabetes, and
