AOPA names recipient of digital award
By HME News Staff
Updated 10:23 AM CDT, Mon October 7, 2024
ALEXANDRIA, Va. - The American Orthotic & Prosthetic Association recently awarded the 2024 Professor Hans Georg Näder Digital O&P Care Award to Joshua Steer at its National Assembly. AOPA’s Digital O&P Care Workgroup chose Dr. Steer based on his research, Insights into Transtibial Prosthetic Socket Design from Expert UK Clinicians’ Digital Records. “Congratulations to Dr. Steer for being this year’s recipient,” said Eve Lee, executive director of AOPA. “We appreciate his contribution to digital clinical care research that will help advance the profession. AOPA is proud to award the Professor Hans Georg Näder Digital O&P Care Award for the third year. It is important to recognize contributions to improvements in digital clinical care for the individuals our profession serves.” The award was established in 2022 through a gift from Ottobock Healthcare in honor of Professor Hans Georg Näder and his many contributions to the field of orthotics and prosthetics worldwide. The purpose of the award is to prepare the O&P profession for the future as digital care and innovations in technology continue to lead the direction of patient care.
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