Hello Everyone,
I will be heading to the Dominican Republic again next month.
I am in need of a few parts. I have 3 hip disartics that we are making legs
for in the lab there. We need these hip joints if anyone has any laying
around, collecting dust.
We also need a few knee joints. We have 5 very high functioning, young
(18-34 year old) above knee amputees. Any good knee joints would be
GREATLY appreciated.
Also, if anyone has some feet to find a good place for them, we can use
those as well.
This organization “Prosthetic Limbs for the Dominican Republic” just
celebrated its 10th Anniversary. We looked over the list of amputees that
we have made limbs for, I was in the DR in February, and we counted over 500
amputees who have gotten limbs through this organization.
The local PBS station did a special report on me and this organization,
which was broadcast across the state of Indiana. They did a great job of
editing this and producing a very nice video.
Here’s a link to the video if anyone is interested in seeing it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_O_UNc9bU
I want to express a thanks to all those who have donated parts and
components over the past 10 years. I have gotten a lot of nice parts over
the past few years. I really appreciate that, and so do these amputees in
the Dominican Republic.
Thanks,
Jim DeWees, CP
—–Original Message—–
From: Ashlie White
Sent: Friday, April 11, 2014 4:16 PM
To: OANDP-L@LISTS.UFL.EDU
Subject: [OANDP-L] Reminder: NCOPTA Spring Meeting
The Spring meeting for the North Carolina Orthotics and Prosthetics Trade
Association is next Thursday April 17. We’ve been approved for 6.75 CEUs for
the meeting.
If you have not yet registered you can do so by sending an email to
info@NCOPTA.org
of employees planning to attend. Any employees of NCOPTA member facilities
may attend this meeting for free. All others must pay $75 per person. For
more information about the meeting or to pay dues online please visit
http://ncopta.org/content.php?cid8
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Ashlie White
Director of Government Affairs
North Carolina Orthotic and Prosthetic Trade Association
Schedule
9:00 – Noon: Zita Upchurch presents Medicare BootCamp
This session includes information on Medicare requirements for
documentation,
billing, claims denials.
Noon – 1:00: Lunch (included with registration)
NCOPTA will hold it’s board meeting during lunch.
1:15 – 5:00: Zita Upchurch: Medicare Overview for the O&P
Administrative Staff
This session will focus more on the administrative
1:15 – 5:00: Breakout: NCOPTA Policy and Issue Overview
The session will include detailed discussion about the
legislative issues facing the O&P profession.
We will review current bills and proposed legislation. A formal vote will be
held for president elect.
The current nominee is Clay Claiborne. Additional
nominees should be emailed to
ashlie.white@NCOPTA.org
Note: we have requested someone from Senator Burr and Senator Hagan’s
offices to attend.
5:30 – 6:30: Young O&P Professionals Cocktail Hour
This is a networking opportunity for the professionals that make up
the future of O&P, but we’re not checking IDs.
😉 Everyone is invited.
