CMS Names Competitive Bidding Advisory Panel

Riders assemble for a group shot at Rockefeller Center. From left: Linda Holt, Kip Peavy, Andrew Johnson, Joe Sapere, James ...

Salford Students Savor ‘White Nights’ Trip to Russia, Finland

by Nina Darke

October 1, 2004

Salford University P&O students pose at the Prosthetic Museum in St. Petersburg. At extreme right is Dr. Valentina Volkova, who ...

Amy Purdy Takes On Hollywood

by Meredy Fullen

October 1, 2004

Appropriately nicknamed "Purdygirl" among her circle of family and friends, Amy Purdy has taken Hollywood by storm, making her presence ...

Reimbursement: The Future Is Now

by Paul T. Webber, CPO, FAAOP, ABDA, BOCPO

October 1, 2004

The American population is growing older. The "baby boomers" are getting to the age where they will increasingly rely on ...

From the Editor

by Miki Fairley

October 1, 2004

Take a mind-bending journey through the world of tomorrow's practitioner in the feature article, "Today's Dreams, Tomorrow's Reality in O&P ...

Turning Dreams to Promises

by Judy Hettinga

October 1, 2004

Returning to Nashville, Tennessee, after a decade-long absence, the Amputee Coalition of America (ACA) hosted a record 726 attendees at ...

CAPO Conference Impressive

by The O&P EDGE

October 1, 2004

The Canadian Association of Prosthetists and Orthotists (CAPO) biannual conference is Canada's largest national O&P event. According to several exhibitors, ...

Richard “Dick” McUmber Dies

by The O&P EDGE

September 28, 2004

Noted prosthetist and innovator Richard "Dick" McUmber, 78, died peacefully June 14 at his home in Lake Columbia, Michigan. Called ...

Langer Plans to Acquire Silipos

by The O&P EDGE

September 27, 2004

Langer Inc., Deer Park, New York, (NasdaqSC: GAIT) announced on September 22, the execution of a definitive agreement to acquire ...