Amputee Coalition of America Announces Creation of Upper Limb Loss Advisory Council
Rick Bowers
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Amputee Coalition of America Announces Creation of Upper Limb Loss Advisory Council
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Rick Bowers
Date:
6/9/2009
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contacts: Rick Bowers, Communications Manager
888/267-5669, ext. 8108; Cell: 865/684-7438
www.amputee-coalition.org < <URL Redacted>>
<Email Address Redacted>
Amputee Coalition of America Announces
Creation of Upper Limb Loss Advisory Council
Robert D. Doty, Jr., MD, to Serve as Chair
Knoxville, TN, June 9, 2009 - The Amputee Coalition of America today
announced the creation of its Upper Limb Loss Advisory Council. The
council's purpose is to increase services, expand programs, and develop
materials specifically for people with upper limb loss or limb
difference. Robert D. Doty, Jr., MD, has been named the chair of the
council, which also includes Kim Doolan; Randy Alley, BSc, CP, CFT,
FAAOP; David Rotter, CPO; Sean McHugh; Ruth Morris, LMSW; Shawn Swanson,
OTR/L; and Jim Haag.
Having these dedicated individuals helping us develop targeted programs
and services for people living with upper limb loss or limb differences
is truly a valuable addition to the Amputee Coalition of America, said
Kendra Calhoun, president and CEO of the Amputee Coalition. I look
forward to working with them to create a diversity of upper limb loss
programs and new, exciting opportunities.
Individuals with upper limb loss currently make up approximately 25
percent of the limb loss community.
On behalf of the council, we are excited to be a prominent part of the
Amputee Coalition of America and play a leadership role in upper limb
loss program development, said Dr. Doty. I am honored to serve as the
council's first chair. We look forward to the work ahead.
The council begins its work this summer by conducting a review of
current Amputee Coalition materials and making recommendations for
additional areas of service.
I have complete confidence in the council and Dr. Doty's leadership,
said Calhoun. All the council members are enthusiastic and have
exceptional credentials both professionally and as individuals committed
to working with the limb loss community.
Dr. Doty has been active in educating and providing support for people
with upper limb loss, in addition to advocating for prosthetic parity at
the state and federal levels. Dr. Doty, a retired emergency room
physician from Clarksville, Tennessee, lost his left arm as a result of
trauma.
About the Amputee Coalition of America
The Amputee Coalition of America, based in Knoxville, Tennessee, is a
national nonprofit organization that empowers people who have
experienced amputation or are born with limb differences through
education, support and advocacy. For more information about limb loss,
please visit the Amputee Coalition Web site at www.amputee-coalition.org
< <URL Redacted>> or call 888/267-5669.
# # #
Contacts: Rick Bowers, Communications Manager
888/267-5669, ext. 8108; Cell: 865/684-7438
www.amputee-coalition.org < <URL Redacted>>
<Email Address Redacted>
Amputee Coalition of America Announces
Creation of Upper Limb Loss Advisory Council
Robert D. Doty, Jr., MD, to Serve as Chair
Knoxville, TN, June 9, 2009 - The Amputee Coalition of America today
announced the creation of its Upper Limb Loss Advisory Council. The
council's purpose is to increase services, expand programs, and develop
materials specifically for people with upper limb loss or limb
difference. Robert D. Doty, Jr., MD, has been named the chair of the
council, which also includes Kim Doolan; Randy Alley, BSc, CP, CFT,
FAAOP; David Rotter, CPO; Sean McHugh; Ruth Morris, LMSW; Shawn Swanson,
OTR/L; and Jim Haag.
Having these dedicated individuals helping us develop targeted programs
and services for people living with upper limb loss or limb differences
is truly a valuable addition to the Amputee Coalition of America, said
Kendra Calhoun, president and CEO of the Amputee Coalition. I look
forward to working with them to create a diversity of upper limb loss
programs and new, exciting opportunities.
Individuals with upper limb loss currently make up approximately 25
percent of the limb loss community.
On behalf of the council, we are excited to be a prominent part of the
Amputee Coalition of America and play a leadership role in upper limb
loss program development, said Dr. Doty. I am honored to serve as the
council's first chair. We look forward to the work ahead.
The council begins its work this summer by conducting a review of
current Amputee Coalition materials and making recommendations for
additional areas of service.
I have complete confidence in the council and Dr. Doty's leadership,
said Calhoun. All the council members are enthusiastic and have
exceptional credentials both professionally and as individuals committed
to working with the limb loss community.
Dr. Doty has been active in educating and providing support for people
with upper limb loss, in addition to advocating for prosthetic parity at
the state and federal levels. Dr. Doty, a retired emergency room
physician from Clarksville, Tennessee, lost his left arm as a result of
trauma.
About the Amputee Coalition of America
The Amputee Coalition of America, based in Knoxville, Tennessee, is a
national nonprofit organization that empowers people who have
experienced amputation or are born with limb differences through
education, support and advocacy. For more information about limb loss,
please visit the Amputee Coalition Web site at www.amputee-coalition.org
< <URL Redacted>> or call 888/267-5669.
# # #
Citation
Rick Bowers, “Amputee Coalition of America Announces Creation of Upper Limb Loss Advisory Council,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 6, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/230363.
