The PrimeCare O&P Network added numbers and excitement to its fourth annual PrimeFare seminar and second PrimeFare golf tournament, held at the Whispering Woods Conference Center near Memphis, Tennessee, May 29 -31. The event has already outgrown the new Memphis site, says PrimeCare President Cathie Griffith. The network will be shopping for a larger venue based in downtown Memphis or Nashville to accommodate next year's PrimeFare 2004 seminar and its Jackovitch Invitational Golf Tournament. This year's golf event netted a donation of $2,700 for the O&P Assistance Fund (OPAF), given in memory of Ralph (Ronney) R. Snell, CPO, FAAOP. Seminar attendance increased by 20 percent over last year's totals and more than 40 tabletop exhibits kept attendees busy sharing insights into new techniques and technology in the O&P field. "Elvis" gets a kiss from his youngest fan, KellyAnn Nichols. Offering a total of 35 CEUs, classroom sessions, meetings and workshops included a popular administrative track with classes on HIPAA compliance and L-Coding. Presenters included Gary G. Bedard, CO, Becker Orthopedic; Glen Choy, Ti-Med; Cindy Diener, CPO, Cascade DAFO; Scott Elliott, CP, Ossur; Mark Ford, Ohio Willow Wood; Brian Gustin, CP, Wisconsin Prosthetics & Orthotics; Steve Hughes, Fillauer Inc; John Mason, MedFlex Inc.; Mike Modglin, RTO, Atlanta International; Sheila M. Press, JD, MBA, HealthCare Compliance Solutions Inc.; Gregory Schneider, CP, Otto Bock; Harold Sears, PhD, general manager, Motion Control Inc.; Steve Smith, Jim Smith Sales Inc.; Frank Snell, CPO, FAAOP, Snell Prosthetic & Orthotic Laboratory; W. Clint Snell, CPO, Snell's Limbs & Braces Inc.; Gerald Stark, BSME, CP, FAAOP, Fillauer; Jim McElhiney, CPO, Endolite; Farhan Pirzada, northeast regional manager, Silipos Inc. A Great Day for Golfers The Jackovitch Invitational Golf Tournament May 29 witnessed the passing of last year's traveling first place trophy into the hands of new winners. Prizes were presented to the 2003 tournament winners at a Friday evening reception sponsored by Boston Brace. Dion Welling of Boston Brace welcomed reception guests and introduced Tony Jackovitch, O&P Components Inc., who presented the awards.First-place team winners were Glenn Crumpton, CPO, Alabama Artificial Limb & Orthopedic Service Inc., Montgomery, Alabama; Randy Lindsay, ABC O&P, Birmingham, Alabama, and Scott Tracewell, Fabtech Systems. Each player was presented with an individual golden trophy and a dozen Titleist golf balls, courtesy of O&P Components Inc. Second-place team members each earned a bronze trophy and a dozen Titleist golf balls. The team included Tony and Deborah Jackovitch, O&P Components, and Peggy and Dale Perkins, CPO, Coyote Design. Third-place winners, who took home embroidered golf shirts from Ohio Willow Wood, were Jerry Swanson, CP, Jeffrey Dane Swanson, Shane Swanson, and Mike Harris, CP, all of Alabama O&P, Huntsville, Alabama. Fourth-place honors were shared by Steve Hughes, Fillauer, and Bruce Johnson and Jack Walker, both of Orthomerica Products, who also received embroidered golf shirts. Elvis's fans interact with the audience at the PrimeFare reception sponsored by Boston Brace: (from left) Gerry Stark, BSME, CP, FAAOP, Fillauer; Lynn Nichols, CO, JK Prosthetics & Orthotics; "Elvis (David Crews); Harold Sears, PhD, Motion Control; Dion Welling, Boston Brace; Arnold Lund, CP, Creative Components; and Ken Driver, Fillauer. Special awards went to Steve Smith, Jim Smith Sales, who received a golf bag, courtesy of Endolite, for the longest drive; and Glenn Crumpton, CPO, Alabama Artificial Limb & Orthopedic Service, who received a putter, courtesy of Orthomerica Products, for being closest to the pin with a par three. Thanks were extended to hole sponsors American Orthopedic Supply, Boston Brace, Charles Kornegay Sales, Coyote Design, Endolite, Jim Smith Sales, Ohio Willow Wood, O&P Components, Ossur, Perry & Associates, and Ti-Med. The grand prize drawing-a one-week getaway at a picturesque cabin on the Lake of the Ozarks, donated by Jim Smith Sales-was won by Martin L. Buckner, CPO, Buckner O&P Laboratories, Jackson, Mississippi. Blue Suede Shoes - Entertainment, Memphis Style Tony Jackovitch, O&P Components, organizer of the PrimeFare First Invitational Jackovitch Golf Tournament, displays a check for $2,700 representing tournament proceeds to be donated to the O&P Assistance Fund (OPAF) in memory of Ronney Snell, CPO, FAAOP. Surprise guest entertainers at the reception following the awards presentation were "Elvis" and his backup singers! David Crews and the Sweet Sensations, billed as "Memphis' most-requested Elvis Tribute Show," delighted the audience by performing a program of favorite Elvis hits. Dates and location for the 2004 PrimeFare Seminar & Jackovitch Invitational Golf Tournament will be announced soon.
