The Next Big Thing By Deborah Conn Patients' unique needs ensure that innovations are always popping up in O&P. Six inventors tell AOPA how they came up with their devices: an improvised clavicle sling, a refined upper-limb harness system and a computer-controlled ankle joint, among many others.
September 2007

In our September magazine, we showed you some of the new products suppliers will be presenting at AOPA's National Assembly. View the list of exhibitors and check out the floor plan for the layout of the largest O&P exhibit hall in the U.S.

Who will be steering BOC through its next stage? AOPA interviews Gregory M. Safko, the new president of BOC, along with Teresa Alpert-Leibman, chair of BOC's board of directors, on Safko's background, BOC's goals, the pending lawsuit, and their views on accreditation. 

Five Questions For...Scott Hackworth, OPC Report Director
AOPA asks Scott Hackworh of Industry Insights, who oversaw the 2007 Operating Performance and Compensation Report, what makes an O&P business successful.

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