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Established and incorporated in 1976, the American Society of Orthopaedic Physician's Assistants (ASOPA) is an organization for physician extenders who specialize in orthopaedic Board-certified surgery. ASOPA members are usually employed by a Board-certified orthopaedic surgeon or by an orthopaedic facility.
The organization's primary purpose is to enhance the quality of patient care by providing professional development to orthopaedic physician's assistants through continuing education, certification, networking, publications and meeting with peers and other allied health professionals.
ASOPA represents OPAs on a larger scale within the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) and The Bone and Joint Decade.
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ASSOCIATION NEWS
ASOPA 2008 New Member at Large
On June 29, 2008 during the Annual Business Meeting in Minneapolis, MN, ASOPA elected Michael Craig, OPA-C, SA-C as Member at Large to fill its Executive Board of Directors. Michael will take over the Member at Large position, formerly held by Arlow Bailey, OPA-C. Arlow served as Member at Large from 2004 - 2008.
Hunt Selected as 2008 Benton Scholarship Recipient
Tara Hunt was selected by the Michael Bradley Benton Memorial Educational Scholarship Committee as its 2008 scholarship recipient. Hunt, daughter of ASOPA member Tom Hunt, will receive a $2,000 award to help fund her education. Hunt will be attending the University of Notre Dame in the fall of 2008. This scholarship is available to all ASOPA members, spouses, children and grandchildren. For more information and to download an application, click here.
AAOS NOW Article
ASOPA President Jerry Nelson and AAOS Liaison Gail Haas
recently published an article in AAOS Now titled, “What is an “OPA-C,” anyway?”. Please click here to read the article.
Orthopedics This Week Profiles Association
ASOPA Past President Hal Blank was interviewed by Orthopedics This Week to provide an overview of the history of OPAs and the association, as well as the detail how OPAs are a valuable resource for the orthopaedic surgeon. Click here to read the article.
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Technique Tip: Winter 2008
The Origin, History and Use of the Intramedullary Nail
Tim Witzigreuter, OPA-C, OTC
Through the years, many things have changed. I remember when you could rent your favorite movie on a “Beta Format,” make a phone call from a pay phone for a dime, and when someone said “mail” you automatically thought of the post office. Now movies are on compact discs, phone calls from pay phones now cost fifty cents, or are made with a prepaid card that has an allotted number of minutes. Now, instead of putting a stamp on an envelope, and taking it to the mailbox to wait on the postman, we go to the trusty computer, logon and, in a matter of seconds, send our letters, pictures, movies or cards to anyone in the world. [click here to continue] |
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