Orthotech Professional

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December 2009/January 2010
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TechTip: Advancements in Shoulder Arthroplasty
Virtual Seminar: Wound Care for the Orthotech
•ASOPA/NAOT 2010 Conference Preview

September/October 2009
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Articular Cartilage Lesions of the Knee
DME Coding Update
•ASOPA/NAOT 2009 Highlights
•Future Orthotechs Attend Memphis Conference
•ASOPA/NAOT 2010 Call for Speakers
•Virtual Seminar: Wound Care for the Orthotech

July/August 2009
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•NHTI Orthopaedic Technology Program Graduates Inaugural Class
•ACL Injuries and Recoveries
•NAOT on Facebook
•State of the Association
•Orthopaedic Pre-Operative Education

May/June 2009
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•The Value of an Orthotech
•Generations at Work
•ASOPA/NAOT 2009 Meeting Preview
•Getting Employer Support to Attend ASOPA/NAOT 2009

March/April 2009
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•Knee Osteoarthritis
•Coding Update: Elastic Orthoses
•ASOPA/NAOT 2009 Meeting Preview
•2009 Casting Workshop Schedule

January/February 2009
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•Peroneal Tendon Subluxation/Dislocation
•Medicare Changes for Orthotechs Fitting Braces?
•ASOPA/NAOT 2009 Meeting Preview
•2009 Casting Workshop Schedule

October 2008
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•Knee Micro Fracture Procedure
•Serial Casting After Botox
•Coding Update
•NAOT Pearls of Casting Video Series Information

July/August 2008
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•Annual Compensation and Benefit Survey Results
•NAOT 2008 Conference Report

May/June 2008
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•Tip of the Month: Dynamic Splinting
•NAOT 2008 Conference Preview

February/March 2008
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•Tip of the Month: 2008 Coding Update
•No Medicare Requirement for Orthotech to Obtain BOC or ABC Credential to Fit Braces
•NAOT 2008 Conference Preview

November/December 2007
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•Tip of the Month: Osteomyelitis and the Orthopaedic Technologist:
Stand Up for the Patient Who Can’t!

August/September 2007
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•Tip of the Month: Total Contact Casting Technique

June/July 2007
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•Tip of the Month: Total Hip Arthroplasty: Case Presentation Using Metal on Metal Technology

March/April 2007
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•Tip of the Month: Treating Displaced or Unstable Long Bone Fractures

November/December 2006
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•Tip of the Month: The Berkhalter Immobilization for Metacarpal Fractures

July/August 2006
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•Annual Compensation and Benefit Survey Results
•Gallant Earns Paper of the Year Award
•President's Report
•Harrington Instrument for Correction of Scoliosis

February/March 2006
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•Tip of the Month: Fiberglass Dust and its Potential as a Health Hazard During Cast Removal
•Hip Spica Comfort
•Believe it or Not! Ace Wrap
•Casting and Splinting Skills Workshops
•24th Annual Clinical Symposium - Featured Session
•Call for Nominations: President & Treasurer

November/December 2005
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•Tip of the Month: Origin, History and Use of the Intramedullary Nail
•New Frontiers: Balloon Kyphoplasty
•Casting and Splinting Skills Workshops
•24th Annual Clinical Symposium - Featured Sessions

September/October 2005
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**SPECIAL TECH SAFETY ISSUE**
•Patient and Tech Safety in the Cast Room & Clinic
•Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for the Cast Tech
•Elastic Bandages: How Tight is Too Tight?

July/August 2005
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•2005 Salary Survey Results

May/June 2005
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•Tip of the Month: Adhesive Capsulitis of the Shoulder
•BSN Medical Paper of the Year Winners
•New on-line message board at naot.org

February/March 2005
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•Tip of the Month: Index Ray Amputation
•Coding Corner: 2005 HCPCS Coding Changes

December/January 2005
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•Tip of the Month: Tarsometatarsal Joint 1-5 Fracture Dislocation
•2005 Annual Symposium

October/November 2004
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•Tip of the Month: Ulna-Radius Fractures
•BSN Call for Papers Contes
t

August/September 2004
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•Tip of the Month: FRC Technique Used in Protecting Finger External Fixator
•Coding Corner: Using Modifiers to Reduce Costly Denials


July 2004
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•Tip of the Month: Pediatric Femoral Shaft Fractures: Case #2
•Coding Corner: How to Code a Sugar Tong Overwrap


June 2004

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•Tip of the Month: Pediatric Femoral Shaft Fractures: Case #1
•Coding Corner: Don't Accept that Denial!

March 2004
•Tip of the Month: Fiberglass Toe Platform Cast
•Coding Corner: Pre Fab vs. Custom Fab

February 2004
•Tip of the Month: Cast Window
•Coding Corner: New Codes for 2004


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