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AOPA Announces Winners of National Assembly Technical Fabrication Contest FIRST PLACE
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he Technical Fabrication Contest at the 2018 AOPA National Assembly, which took place in Vancouver in September, featured a timed competition on the Exhibit Hall show floor. Participants were asked to properly assemble an articulating ankle-foot orthosis (AFO) or simple below-knee prosthesis. A judge recorded the time from start to finish, with participants able to record up to three times on each device. The best time was chosen as the final time submission. Any ties resulted in a “time-off ” to determine the winner. Two winners were selected from each category (student, technician, and practitioner). Six first-place winners with the lowest fabrication times each received a $500 prize. Six runnerups with the second-best times each received $200.
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SECOND PLACE
PRIZE CATEGORY
PRIZE
WINNER
PROPERLY ASSEMBLING
AN ARTICULATING AFO FIRST PLACE
Technician
$500 Prize
Ramen Landon, MPO, CP, CTPO
FIRST PLACE
Student
$500 Prize
Robert Hinks
FIRST PLACE
Practitioner
$500 Prize
Anton Kruglov, CPO
SECOND PLACE
Technician
$200 Prize
Desmond Cook
SECOND PLACE
Student
$200 Prize
Wesley Fong
SECOND PLACE
Practitioner
$200 Prize
Koji Duncan
PROPERLY ASSEMBLING
A SIMPLE BELOW-KNEE PROSTHESIS FIRST PLACE
Technician
$500 Prize
Ramen Landon, MPO, CP, CTPO
FIRST PLACE
Student
$500 Prize
Mackingley Burrell
FIRST PLACE
Practitioner
$500 Prize
Loren Schubert, MSc, CP(C)
SECOND PLACE
Technician
$200 Prize
Desmond Cook
SECOND PLACE
Student
$200 Prize
Molly Jeffers
SECOND PLACE
Practitioner
$200 Prize
Tony Ward, CPO
