Tag: Prosthetics
VA launches mobile clinic for O&P
April 1, 2025HME News Staff
WILMINGTON, Del. - The Wilmington VA has launched a mobile unit to provide prosthetic and orthotic care in more rural areas through a grant it received from the Office of Rural Health. The MoPOC is equipped to bring prosthetic limb, custom brace and shoe and insert modifications to rural areas in Delaware and southern New Jersey, saving veterans time from having to go see an outside provider or driving to the Wilmington VA. “We more than doubled the care we can produce in south Jersey,”...
ABC debuts POP Month
March 4, 2025HME News Staff
ALEXANDRIA, Va. - The American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics and Pedorthics (ABC) on March 3 announced the start of POP Month, a celebration of 15,000 prosthetic, orthotic and pedorthic (POP) professionals who custom design and fit devices that help people improve their lives through better mobility. More than 30 national organizations will commemorate POP Month by recognizing the achievements of POP champions, students, educators and practitioners. "POP professionals have...
Wendy Miller on rewards of helping people, despite insurance
January 10, 2025Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
Looking back on her long career, Wendy Miller, who was recently named the recipient of the 2024 Jim Newberry Award for Extraordinary Service, says the biggest challenge O&P professionals face today is insurance companies that have too much power.
“It’s difficult to get paid for a lot of things and a lot of times suppliers (advance) their own funds and they do that because they are very patient-oriented, so they are going to do that to help their patients,” said Miller,...
2024 O&P Woman of the Year: Sheryl Sachs on breaking down barriers
December 18, 2024Tracy Orzel
BALTIMORE – From shaping legislation to mentoring future leaders, 2024 O&P Woman of the Year Sheryl Sachs is transforming the field of orthotics and prosthetics. As a certified prosthetist orthotist (CPO) at Maryland-based Dankmeyer, Sachs, MSPO, channels her expertise and fierce dedication into ensuring equal care and innovative solutions for patients. HME News recently spoke with Sachs about her mission to break down barriers, not only for her patients but also for other women.
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AOPA’s Lee to step down
December 5, 2024HME News Staff
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Eve Lee will step down as executive director of the American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association, effective Jan. 22, 2025, to start a new role as CEO of the Society of Interventional Radiology.
The Executive Committee of AOPA’s board of directors is working with Lee to develop a transition plan that will be communicated to members prior to the end of the year.
“Over the past six years Eve has been an integral part of our organization, leading...
Sheryl Sachs on breaking down barriers
October 16, 2024Tracy Orzel
BALTIMORE – From shaping legislation to mentoring future leaders, 2024 O&P Woman of the Year Sheryl Sachs is transforming the field of orthotics and prosthetics. As a certified prosthetist orthotist (CPO) at Maryland-based Dankmeyer, Sachs, MSPO, channels her expertise and fierce dedication into ensuring equal care and innovative solutions for patients. HME News recently spoke with Sachs about her mission to break down barriers, not only for her patients but also for other women.
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AOPA names recipient of digital award
October 7, 2024HME News Staff
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...
Mable Health buys DP&O
September 10, 2024HME News Staff
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia – Mable Health has acquired Whitby, Ontario-based Design Prosthetics and Orthotics, further strengthening its presence in area and along the 401 corridor. Under the terms of the acquisition, DP&O shareholders will become shareholders of Mable Health and will continue to provide advanced prosthetic and orthotic services from their current location. "The acquisition of DP&O represents a key milestone in our Ontario platform,” said Michel Lanctôt, president...
OPGA names finalists for Woman of the Year Award
August 13, 2024HME News Staff
WATERLOO, Iowa – The Orthotic and Prosthetic Group of America has announced the four finalists nominated for the 2024 O&P Woman of the Year Award.
The finalists are:
Dr. Justina Appel, PhD, CO, BOCP, LPO, clinical specialist with NuTech Synergies;
Jenna Calomeris, vice president of sales with ThorWear, DBA Elevate Movement;
Dr. Sara Peterson, PhD, L/CPO, FAAOP(D), clinical research scientist/certified prosthetist orthotist (CPO) with O&P Clinical Innovations; and
Sheryl Sachs,...
Chris Casteel: ‘If you want to salsa dance, you have to put the work in’
August 2, 2024Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
DETROIT – Certificant of the Year Chris Casteel, a former machinist and plant manager, “jumped naively” into his career as an O&P professional, but in the two decades since, he’s used his experience, as both an amputee and a health care professional, to help others.
“I had gotten laid off, so I thought, ‘Ok, let’s make people parts instead of car parts,’” said Casteel BOCO, BOCP, co-owner of Anew Life Prosthetics and Orthotics, who was...