Day: January 1, 2011

Put away your noisemaker and dust off your marketing budget plans to
shake things up for the new year.

    Andrea Barbera Although the post-mastectomy profession is noble, it is daunting to maintain this type of business, Andrea Barbera, CFM, care manager at Anita International Corporation in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., explained. Post-mastectomy professionals should be prepared to face…

Alex Miller, age 12 years, has been beating the odds since birth and he
continues to amaze his family and prosthetist with his achievements.

Nellie Pucell Unthank is remembered as ‘one of the true heroines
of Utah history.’

Key supporters of O&P initiatives survived themidterm elections allowing for organizations to push their legislative agendas

Delegate functions to team members to fulfill key roles of leadership.

Jim Sheridan, CPed believes that education is the cornerstone of the
pedorthic profession.

According to a congressional research service report issued on Sept. 28, 2010, the total number of amputations performed due to Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom and unaffiliated conflicts was 1,621. The Department of Defense, in an attempt to examine…

    Don Pierson Pedorthists managing patients with partial foot amputations strive to achieve three main goals: restore mobility, assist in ambulation and prevent skin breakdown, according to Don Pierson, CO, CPed, vice president of operations for Arizona AFO. Pierson…