Vorum, Vancouver, Canada, announced that Jennifer Dowell, CPO, FAAOP, joined the company as operations lead. Dowell has more than 30 years of O&P experience in clinical care, digital technologies, and manufacturing, with a special emphasis on educational support. In her new role, she will continue advancing the use of CAD within the field.
Dowell began her O&P career in patient care encompassing a full spectrum of clinical care and transitioned into the manufacturing side with a focus on education and emerging digital technology. Her principal area of expertise evolved into the application of computer-aided shape acquisition as well as socket and brace design techniques.
Dowell is a member of the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists, the CADCAM society, and Women of O&P. She is a fellow of the Academy and serves as a prosthetic examiner for the American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics and Pedorthics.