PEOPLE & PLACES
• Todd Smith, CPO, at the Oklahoma City patient-care clinic • John Snapp, CPO, at the Portland patient-care clinic • Peter Spilka, CPO, at the Farmington, Connecticut, patient-care clinic • Amanda (Amy) Street, CPO, at the Charlotte, North Carolina, patient-care clinic • Ryan Threm, CPO, at the Montrose, Colorado, patient-care clinic • Bob Tschida, clinic manager, at the Carson City, Nevada, patient-care clinic • Anthony Ung, CPO, at the Orange, California, patient-care clinic • Kristopher Urbanovitch, CPO, at the Cumming, Georgia, patient-care clinic • Bernard Watson, CPO, at the San Antonio patient-care clinic • George Wilkinson, CO, and Laake Hiruy, CPO, at the Philadelphia patient-care clinic • Michele Williams, CO, at the Florissant, Missouri, patient-care clinic
AOPA has become a Silver Level Sponsor for OPAF for 2015. AOPA was one of the founding sisters of OPAF back in 1995. “This financial support will mean further development of more introductory-level adaptive recreation for those facing physical and/or mobility challenges,” says Robin Burton, OPAF executive director. “The First Clinics are meeting a need for increased mobility and activity for the population that we all serve.”
From left to right, Steven Gordon, Elizabeth Ginzel, Rita Patterson, Katelyn Rockenbach, Nicoleta Bugnariu, Carolyn Young, Jordan Davis, and Michael Serrano
BUSINESSES ANNOUNCEMENTS AND TRANSITIONS
The Amputee Coalition has become an integrated supplier within the OPIE Software system and at www. oandp.com/shop. This technological integration allows OPIE software users and visitors to www.oandp.com to view and place electronic orders for the available resource guides and patient education materials provided by the Amputee Coalition. Amputee Prosthetic Clinic in Macon, Georgia, hosted 21 occupational therapy students from Middle Georgia College in Cochran, Georgia, for their annual field trip. Jim Young, LP, CP, FAAOP, offered the students a basic introduction into upper-limb amputation/prosthetics.
The staff from Baker Orthotics and Prosthetics and researchers from the University of North Texas Health Science Center, were recognized for their research paper, “Functional Performance and Evaluation of Dynamic Response Feet.” The collaborative teams were honored with the prestigious Thranhardt award during the 2014 AOPA National Assembly in Las Vegas. Curbell Plastics Inc. has acquired O&P Enterprises Inc. in Gurnee, Illinois. The facility has become one of Curbell’s 17 sales and distribution facilities located throughout the United States. Curbell has retained current management and employees. Orthomerica has received FDA 510(k) clearance to manufacture cranial helmets using smartphone technology. The company offers U.S. FDA 510(k) cleared image capture devices for manufacturing of STARband and STARlight Cranial Orthoses. The system is currently available for cranial orthoses ordered directly from Orthomerica.
O&P ALMANAC | DECEMBER 2014
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