Clinical Education Concepts

12/03/2021

05/26/2021

12/16/2020

Ronald F. Altman, 81, of Port Jefferson Station, New York, recently of Punta Gorda, Florida, passed away at home on December 7, 2021 after a valiant battle with Lewy Body Dementia. Ron was born July 28, 1939 in Yonkers, NY. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ruth (Viebrock) Thomas and Ernest Altman, his sister Susan (Altman) Sugarman, and his beloved Aunt Catherine.
Left to cherish his memory are his loving wife of 55 years Pamela (Squires) Altman; his children, daughter, Elizabeth (Altman) Mansfield, her partner Tom McGovern; daughter, Virginia “Ginnie” (Altman) Peterson, her husband Gunnar Peterson; son, Frederic “Ted” Altman and his partner Kody Pangburn; son, James Altman his wife Kami Altman; his grandchildren, Jennings and Eloise Mansfield, Maya and Soren Peterson, and Zina Altman; his siblings Russ Altman, Pat & Dick Alexandro, Marybeth & Lewis Testa; nieces and nephews, many relatives, family friends and colleagues.
In 1948, when he was just nine years old, he was run over by a truck in front of his family’s home in Brooklyn and lost his right leg. This tragic event resulted in changing not just his life but the lives of amputees and P&O practitioners all over the world. In the field of prosthetic and orthotics, Ron had earned the respect and admiration of colleagues world-wide as he was involved in all aspects of the field. As a Peace Corps volunteer, he built the Prosthetic & Orthotic facility at the Suva Crippled Children’s School in Suva, Fiji. He served as an examiner for the American Board for Certification in Orthotics and Prosthetics (ABC), chair of the National Examination Committee, a member of the board of directors of ABC, president of ABC, and vice chair of NCOPE (National Commission on Orthotic and Prosthetic Education). In addition, he did P&O facility evaluations in Mozambique, Uganda, and Vietnam as a consultant for US AID. In 2005, four years after retiring from clinical practice, Ron received the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists (AAOP) Clinical Commitment Award given to those who have quietly demonstrated a commitment to The Code of Professional Responsibility and to improving the professional image of the orthotic and prosthetic profession to patients, co-workers, and colleagues. He was unable receive the award in person as he and Pam were living in Phnom Penh where he was teaching at the Cambodia School of Prosthetics and Orthotics (CSPO.)
Interment will be private. There will be a celebration of Ron’s life as soon as we are all able to gather safely. Memorial gifts may be made to the Lewy Body Dementia Resource Center (https://lewybodyresourcecenter.org/contact/) or the International Society of Prosthetics & Orthotics (ISPO) Global Development Fund (https://www.ispoint.org/donations/donate.asp?id=14295)

08/04/2020

Higher levels of albuminuria, higher rate of gangrene seen among patients admitted during pandemic

06/08/2020

06/01/2020

Join us "in" Kentucky next week! https://conta.cc/2TY8DxQ

05/29/2020

05/27/2020

News for Texas O&Pers.

05/15/2020

. Matthew Nelson,CPO/L, Marc Kaufman, CPO/L, Dan Zenas, CP/L - received their 2020 GSOP Awards (but weren't able to make it to one of the newly opened Georgia barbershops pre-award ceremony...)

04/29/2020

Despite all of the pressing concerns in the state capitol, we are still proud to have received this proclamation for Limb Loss Awareness Month. Thank you, Dawn Miranda, for making the request. Join all of us at Dankmeyer and wear orange on Wednesday for LLA!

04/23/2020

Has it's own page on the CEC website.
http://cecpo.com/events/covid-19-resources