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Full Schedule

  • Tuesday, February 28, 2023
  • 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM
    Registration Open
  • Wednesday, March 1, 2023
  • 7:00 AM – 11:00 AM
    Gait Training for Adult and Pediatric Orthotic Users

    Hands-on Instructor: Sara Marmar, MS, CPO, LPO (she/her/hers) – Orthotic Care Services

    Hands-on Instructor: Kiley Armstrong, MS, MPO, CPO (she/her/hers) – Rise Prosthetics+Orthotics

    Hands-on Instructor: Eric Weber, LCPO, FAAOP(D) (he/him/his) – Hanger Institute for Clinical Research and Education

    Hands-on Instructor: Sheila M. Clemens, PT, MPT, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Kentucky

    Hands-on Instructor: Donald McGovern, CPO, FAAOP (he/him/his) – Shirley Ryan Ability Lab

    Hands-on Instructor: Chris A. Toelle, LO, CO – Hanger Clinic

    Hands-On Sessions

    4.0 CEU

  • 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM
    Registration Open
  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
    Steeper USA’s Upper Limb Innovations Featuring the Espire Elbow

    Presenter: Michael Amrich, CPO, FAAOP – Steeper USA

    Technical Workshops

    1.0 CEU

  • 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM
    Evidence Based Interventions for Contracture Management

    Presenter: Robert Meier, CO – Allard USA

    Technical Workshops

    2.0 CEU

  • 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM
    Research on Early Ambulation and the Many Psychological and Physiological Benefits

    Presenter: Joshua Mullins,   – Allard USA

    Technical Workshops

    2.0 CEU

  • 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM
    Fillauer Motion Control: New Innovations in Upper Extremity Prosthetics (attend to receive TASKA certification)

    Presenter: Scott R. Hosie,  CPO – Fillauer Motion Control

    Technical Workshops

    2.0 CEU

  • 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM
    The NEURO Hi-TRONIC Hydraulic Microprocessor Stance Control-Swing Support KAFO

    Presenter: Santiago Muñoz, CPO, FAAOP – FIOR & GENTZ GmbH

    Technical Workshops

    2.0 CEU

  • 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM
    Next Generation Bionic Technology from Ossur

    Presenter: Pete Simpson, CPO – Össur Americas

    Technical Workshops

    2.0 CEU

  • 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM
    Pioneering the Future for KAFO/AFO Candidates

    Presenter: Fraser Allan, CO – Thuasne USA / Townsend

    Technical Workshops

    2.0 CEU

  • 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM
    Start Confident with Amparo Sockets

    Presenter: Pamela Hale, CPO – Amparo Prosthetics

    Technical Workshops

    2.0 CEU

  • 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM
    Blatchford’s Latest Transfemoral Developments

    Presenter: Mike Magee,   – Blatchford

    Technical Workshops

    2.0 CEU

  • 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM
    Selecting the Right Carbon Fiber AFO Design

    Presenter: Barry McCoy, MEd, CPO – Custom Composite Manufacturing Inc.

    Technical Workshops

    2.0 CEU

  • 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM
    Improved Experience in Upper Limb  

    Presenter: Tania Garcia – Naked Prosthetics

    Technical Workshops

    2.0 CEU

  • 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM
    Finding Profitability in Your Practice

    Presenter: Scott Williamson,   – OPIE Software

    Technical Workshops

    2.0 CEU

  • 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM
    Enhancing the Accuracy of Scans, Casts and Measurements to Improve Your Lower Extremity Patient Care Programs. OWLS, TC Flex, Spectrum, Fuzion and Prosthetics

    Presenter: Vincent Decataldo, BOCPO, NJ LPO – Orthomerica Products Inc.

    Technical Workshops

    2.0 CEU

  • 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM
    The Future of CAD/CAM Software, Personalized Workflow and Mass Customization, the Next Generation of RODIN 4D Software

    Presenter: Charlotte Sapaly – Rodin4D

    Technical Workshops

    2.0 CEU

  • 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM
    Xtremity: Novel Socket Technology for Transtibial Amputees

    Presenter: Tres Wright

    Technical Workshops

    2.0 CEU

  • 10:10 AM – 11:10 AM
    Zeus V1 - The Strongest Bionic Hand (PDAC Approved)

    Presenter: Dhruv Agrawal – Aether Biomedical

    Technical Workshops

    1.0 CEU

  • 10:10 AM – 11:10 AM
    Covering New Tri-axial Terrain with College Park

    Presenter: Jonathan Cook, CPO – College Park

    Technical Workshops

    1.0 CEU

  • 10:10 AM – 11:10 AM
    Innovation and Technology in the Treatment of Clubfoot

    Presenter: Maureen Hoff – MD Orthopaedics

    Presenter: Jeff Dassow – MD Orthopaedics

    Technical Workshops

    1.0 CEU

  • 10:10 AM – 11:10 AM
    The ORTHOSIS CONFIGURATOR® Intelligent Data Processing Orthotic Selector

    Presenter: Santiago Muñoz, CPO, FAAOP – FIOR & GENTZ GmbH

    Technical Workshops

    1.0 CEU

  • 10:10 AM – 11:10 AM
    Stance Control Knees: Differentiating the Technology

    Presenter: Mark Profeta, CPO – Ottobock

    Technical Workshops

    1.0 CEU

  • 10:10 AM – 11:10 AM
    Improving Outcomes Through New Solutions in OA

    Presenter: Will Cox, CPO – Thuasne USA / Townsend

    Technical Workshops

    1.0 CEU

  • 10:10 AM – 11:10 AM
    Go Beyond. Go Meta. 

    Speaker: Janine Albrecht, CPO (she/her/hers) – WillowWood Global

    Technical Workshops

    1.0 CEU

  • 10:10 AM – 11:10 AM
    The Kinnex 2.0 Microprocessor Ankle (includes patient fitting)

    Presenter: Sarah Stilley, MS, MSPO, LCPO – Proteor USA

    Technical Workshops

    1.0 CEU

  • 10:10 AM – 11:10 AM
    Turbomed New AFO: The Summit and the Frontier

    Presenter: Francois Cote,   – Turbomed Orthotics

    Technical Workshops

    1.0 CEU

  • 10:10 AM – 11:10 AM
    Redefining the Prosthetic Socket with Advanced Design Enabled by 3D Printing 

    Presenter: Jiri Rosicky

    Technical Workshops

    1.0 CEU

  • 10:10 AM – 11:10 AM
    The OPRA System by Integrum – Transfemoral Prosthetic Care Improving Life

    Presenter: Kurt Collier, CP

    Technical Workshops

    1.0 CEU

  • 10:10 AM – 11:10 AM
    Gait Analysis; The Next Step

    Presenter: Noel Chladek, CO LPO

    Technical Workshops

    1.0 CEU

  • 11:30 AM – 3:30 PM
    Upper Extremity Casting, Modification, and Troubleshooting Techniques

    Hands-on Instructor: Chris Baschuk, MPO, CPO, FAAOP(D) – Point Designs LLC

    Hands-on Instructor: Nate Sprunger, MS CP – Fillauer

    Hands-on Instructor: Scott R. Hosie,  CPO – Fillauer Motion Control

    Hands-on Instructor: Gerald Stark, PhD, MSEM, CPO/L, FAAOP(D) (he/him/his) – Ottobock

    Hands-On Sessions

    4.0 CEU

  • 12:10 PM – 2:10 PM
    Treatment Protocols for Pediatric Hip Disorders

    Presenter: Robert Meier, CO – Allard USA

    Technical Workshops

    2.0 CEU

  • 12:10 PM – 2:10 PM
    Fillauer: New Feet. More Motion. Data Inspired Choices

    Presenter: Samuel Hale, BDME, MSPO, CPO – Fillauer

    Technical Workshops

    2.0 CEU

  • 12:10 PM – 2:10 PM
    Restoring the Forefoot Lever and Ankle Motion of Partial Foot Amputees

    Presenter: Santiago Muñoz, CPO, FAAOP – FIOR & GENTZ GmbH

    Technical Workshops

    2.0 CEU

  • 12:10 PM – 2:10 PM
    Socket Solutions to Improve Outcomes, Patient Satisfaction and Efficiency

    Presenter: Tom Bowers, CPO – Össur Americas

    Technical Workshops

    2.0 CEU

  • 12:10 PM – 2:10 PM
    Socket Selection Criteria and Alignment Considerations

    Presenter: Jim McElhiney, CPO – Alps South

    Technical Workshops

    2.0 CEU

  • 12:10 PM – 2:10 PM
    Triple Action®: Static and Dynamic Alignment for Orthotists

    Presenter: Sean McKale, CO, ATC – Becker Orthopedic

    Technical Workshops

    2.0 CEU

  • 12:10 PM – 2:10 PM
    The PROTEOR QUATTRO Microprocessor Knee (includes patient fitting)

    Presenter: Tom Nomura, CPO – Proteor USA

    Technical Workshops

    2.0 CEU

  • 12:10 PM – 2:10 PM
    Dynamic Modular Bracing – “What you Need to Know”

    Presenter: Dave Hughes, CPO (he/him/his) – Cornerstone P&O Inc.; Fabtech Systems LLC.

    Presenter: Scott Wimberley, CPA, CTPO (he/him/his) – Fabtech Systems

    Technical Workshops

    2.0 CEU

  • 12:10 PM – 2:10 PM
    Top Growth Strategies in Upper Limb through Digital Marketing

    Presenter: Tania Garcia – Naked Prosthetics

    Technical Workshops

    2.0 CEU

  • 12:10 PM – 2:10 PM
    The Care of the Compromised Spine using the VertAlign® Spinal Support System

    Presenter: Clark Howland, COF – Bremer Group Company, The

    Presenter: Becky Curls, CPO

    Technical Workshops

    2.0 CEU

  • 12:10 PM – 2:10 PM
    Advantages of Nocturnal Bracing for Scoliosis and Hypercorrection with the Providence Nocturnal Scoliosis® Orthosis

    Presenter: Jonathan Taylor,   – Spinal Technology, Inc.

    Technical Workshops

    2.0 CEU

  • 12:10 PM – 2:10 PM
    The Premier of the NextStep, ToeFlex, and Equalizer with Glide Ankle Family of Feet, and of the INESS ® Integrated Monolithic Silicone System

    Presenter: Marlo Ortiz, CPO – ST&G USA

    Presenter: Jeff Hanma, CPO – ST&G USA

    Technical Workshops

    2.0 CEU

  • 12:10 PM – 2:10 PM
    Treating Post-Amputation Pain by Rewiring Nerves

    Presenter: David Brown, MD, Ph.D – TMR Nerve

    Presenter: Paul Hargis – TMR Nerve by Checkpoint Surgical

    Technical Workshops

    2.0 CEU

  • 12:10 PM – 2:10 PM
    The Hero Arm: The World's First Medically Approved 3D Printed Bionic Arm

    Presenter: Trace (Larry) Wilson

    Speaker: Elise Griset, MSPO CPO (she/her/hers) – Open Bionics

    Technical Workshops

    2.0 CEU

  • 2:20 PM – 3:20 PM
    Aether Digital Platform - Data Driven Software

    Presenter: Dhruv Agrawal – Aether Biomedical

    Technical Workshops

    1.0 CEU

  • 2:20 PM – 3:20 PM
    K2 Elevated Vacuum with the NEW Celsus iVT

    Presenter: Jonathan Cook, CPO – College Park

    Technical Workshops

    1.0 CEU

  • 2:20 PM – 3:20 PM
    Innovation and Technology in the Treatment of Clubfoot

    Presenter: Maureen Hoff – MD Orthopaedics

    Presenter: Jeff Dassow – MD Orthopaedics

    Technical Workshops

    1.0 CEU

  • 2:20 PM – 3:20 PM
    The NEURO VARIO-SWING KAFO

    Presenter: Santiago Muñoz, CPO, FAAOP – FIOR & GENTZ GmbH

    Technical Workshops

    1.0 CEU

  • 2:20 PM – 3:20 PM
    C-Brace: Improving Patient Function with Microprocessor Technology

    Presenter: Ron Wilkinson, Med, CPO/L – Ottobock

    Technical Workshops

    1.0 CEU

  • 2:20 PM – 3:20 PM
    100 Years of Knit-Rite: Supporting Patients from WWl to Modern Day

    Presenter: Jak Kesselring, CO, MSPO – Thuasne USA / Townsend

    Technical Workshops

    1.0 CEU

  • 2:20 PM – 3:20 PM
    Alpha Liner Innovations

    Speaker: Janine Albrecht, CPO (she/her/hers) – WillowWood Global

    Technical Workshops

    1.0 CEU

  • 2:20 PM – 3:20 PM
    The PROTEOR Microprocessor Portfolio

    Presenter: Stephanie Porter, MS, CPO – Proteor USA

    Technical Workshops

    1.0 CEU

  • 2:20 PM – 3:20 PM
    3D Printing in Pediatric Orthotics: Benefits, Challenges, and Patient Cases 

    Presenter: Claire Repisky

    Technical Workshops

    1.0 CEU

  • 2:20 PM – 3:20 PM
    The OPRA System by Integrum – Research & Reimbursement Improving Life

    Presenter: Kurt Collier, CP

    Technical Workshops

    1.0 CEU

  • 2:20 PM – 3:20 PM
    Energy Storing Partial Foot Prosthesis

    Presenter: Noel Chladek, CO LPO

    Technical Workshops

    1.0 CEU

  • 3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
    Opening Session: Celebrate the Full Circle of Changing Lives

    1.25 CEU

  • 4:45 PM – 5:00 PM
    Exhibitor Partners (Silver & Gold) Meet-up - Invite Only
  • 5:15 PM – 7:15 PM
    Welcome Reception
  • Thursday, March 2, 2023
  • 7:00 AM – 7:45 AM
    Rising Professionals: Breakfast & Engagement

    Rising Professionals

  • 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM
    Registration Open
  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
    Thranhardt Lectures

    Moderator: Fanny Schultea, MS, MSEd, CPO, LP, FAAOP  – Baylor College of Medicine

    Q&A Moderator: Brian Kaluf, BSE, CP, FAAOP (he/him/his) – Ottobock

    Thranhardt Lectures

    1.0 CEU

  • 9:15 AM – 10:15 AM
    How the Comb O&P 3D scanner and scanning fixture are revolutionizing the way patient shape is captured, featuring guests, Mecuris, PVA Med, and Spentys.

    Presenter: Alex Goodman – Comb O&P

    Clinical Techniques

    1.0 CEU

  • 9:15 AM – 10:45 AM
    Outcomes in Lower Limb Prosthesis Users (part 1)

    Moderator: Tyler D. Klenow, MSPO, MBA, CPO, FAAOP – Ottobock Healthcare LP

    Q&A Moderator: Jennifer Lucarevic

    Free Papers

    1.5 CEU

  • 9:15 AM – 10:45 AM
    Upper Limb Prostheses

    Moderator: Kris Desjardins

    Q&A Moderator: Megan Hodgson, MPO, CPO – Prosthetist - Handspring Clinical Services

    Free Papers

    1.5 CEU

  • 9:15 AM – 10:45 AM
    "Next to Hit the Shelves": Technologies to Impact the O&P Profession in the Near Future

    Session Leader: Eric Weber, LCPO, FAAOP(D) (he/him/his) – Hanger Institute for Clinical Research and Education

    Session Leader/Speaker: Michael Goldfarb, PhD (he/him/his) – Vanderbilt University

    Speaker: Harrison L. Bartlett, PhD – Little Room Innovations, LLC

    Speaker: Paul R. Slaughter (he/him/his) – Vanderbilt University

    Speaker: Ryan Farris, PhD, PE, MBA – Ekso Bionics

    Q&A Moderator: Michael Cavanaugh, MSHI, CPO – Northwestern

    Organized Sessions

    1.5 CEU

  • 9:15 AM – 10:45 AM
    Celebrating O&P: Our Diverse Community, Breakfast hosted by The Collaborative on Inclusion Action and Engagement

    Session Leader: Amandi J. Rhett, MS, CPO, LPO (she/her/hers) – Baylor College of Medicine

    Session Leader: Allison L. Seim, MPO, CPO/L (she/her/hers) – Elevate Movement

    Speaker: Lakan Smith (he/him/his) – Kennesaw State University

    Speaker: Katie Johnson, MS, CPO/L (she/her/hers) – R.J. Rosenberg Orthopedic Lab, Inc

    Speaker: Paul Irving (he/him/his) – UCSF Orthotic and Prosthetic Center

    Speaker: Juan E. Cave, II, MSPO, CPO, LPO – Center For Veteran Research and Education

    Speaker: Taushima D. Nixon, CTRS, MSPO Student (she/her/hers) – Alabama State University Prosthetics & Orthotics Program

    Special Events

    1.5 CEU

  • 9:15 AM – 3:30 PM
    Talk O&P Education and Residency (TOPER)

    4.25 CEU

  • 10:25 AM – 11:25 AM
    Streamline Upper Limb with Össur Arms

    Presenter: Wayne Fichtel, CP – Össur Americas

    Presenter: Aaron Jacobsen, CPO – Össur Americas

    Clinical Techniques

    1.0 CEU

  • 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
    Changing Tides: Workplace Culture & Employee Retention in O&P

    Session Leader: Emily A. Steffensen, MS, CPO (she/her/hers) – University of Nebraska at Omaha, Hanger Clinic

    Session Leader: Erin O'Brien, CPO, FAAOP (she/her/hers) – Hanger Clinic

    Speaker: Dave Hughes, CPO (he/him/his) – Cornerstone P&O Inc.; Fabtech Systems LLC.

    Speaker: Eddy Gosschalk, CPO – Hanger Clinic

    Change Management

    1.5 CEU

  • 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
    Novel Upper Limb Prosthetic Technology

    Moderator: Jon r. Johnson

    Q&A Moderator: Chris Baschuk, MPO, CPO, FAAOP(D) – Point Designs LLC

    Free Papers

    1.5 CEU

  • 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
    Mobility Assessment in Prosthesis Users

    Moderator: Michael Cavanaugh, MSHI, CPO – Northwestern

    Q&A Moderator: Kiley Armstrong, MS, MPO, CPO (she/her/hers) – Rise Prosthetics+Orthotics

    Free Papers

    1.5 CEU

  • 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
    Tactical Advantages on the Evidence-Based Battlefield

    Session Leader: Fanny Schultea, MS, MSEd, CPO, LP, FAAOP  – Baylor College of Medicine

    Speaker: Phillip M. Stevens, MED, CPO – Hanger Institute for Clinical Research and Education

    Speaker: Sally A. Kenworthy, MPO, CPO – Baylor College of Medicine

    Speaker: Sara Marmar, MS, CPO, LPO (she/her/hers) – Orthotic Care Services

    Speaker: Debra A. Latour, OTD MEd OTR/L (she/her/hers) – Single-Handed Solutions

    Speaker: Stefania Fatone, PhD, BPO (Hons) (she/her/hers) – University of Washington

    Speaker: Ben Wright, MS, C/LPO – BCM-Ottobock Care

    Speaker: Edward Krische, M.S., CPO, LPO – Scott Sabolich Prosthetics and Research

    Speaker: Nicole R. Walker, MS, CPO (she/her/hers) – Minneapolis VA Health Care System, University of Minnesota

    Q&A Moderator: Samantha Stauffer, CPO, MSOP (she/her/hers) – University of Delaware / Independence Prosthetics-Orthotics, Inc.

    Organized Sessions

    1.5 CEU

  • 11:00 AM – 5:35 PM
    Exhibit Hall Open
  • 11:35 AM – 12:35 PM
    Demonstrating Value Through Clinical Documentation

    Presenter: Paul Prusakowski,   – OPIE Software

    Clinical Techniques

    1.0 CEU

  • 12:30 PM – 2:20 PM
    Lunch in Exhibit Hall with Three Product Display Showcases

    Product Display Showcases

    1.5 CEU

  • 2:20 PM – 3:20 PM
    Casting, Alignment, and Fabrication of Partial Hand Sockets for Point Designs Prosthetic Fingers

    Presenter: Chris Baschuk, MPO, CPO, FAAOP(D) – Point Designs LLC

    Clinical Techniques

    1.0 CEU

  • 2:20 PM – 3:50 PM
    Equitable Pay – Knowing Your Worth and Negotiating for It

    Session Leader: Ciera A. Price, MS, CPO/L (she/her/hers) – Henry M Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine

    Speaker: Richard L. Foster, BSME, CPO – TGG Prosthetics and Orthotics

    Change Management

    1.5 CEU

  • 2:20 PM – 3:50 PM
    Prosthetic Ankle-Foot Function

    Moderator: Phillip M. Stevens, MED, CPO – Hanger Institute for Clinical Research and Education

    Q&A Moderator: Curt Bertram, CPO, FAAOP – O & P Insight, LLC

    Free Papers

    1.5 CEU

  • 2:20 PM – 3:50 PM
    Three Planes, Closed Chain: Achieving Tri-Planar Control of the Equinovarus Foot

    Speaker: Donald McGovern, CPO, FAAOP (he/him/his) – Shirley Ryan Ability Lab

    Session Leader: Ben Wright, MS, C/LPO – BCM-Ottobock Care

    Q&A Moderator: Christopher F. Hovorka, PhD, CPO, FAAOP (he/him/his) – Midwestern University / Orthotics and Prosthetics Program

    Organized Sessions

    1.5 CEU

  • 2:20 PM – 3:50 PM
    Impact of Research Funding on the Future of O&P

    Session Leader: Emily J. Hurst, MPO, CPO – Hanger Clinic

    Speaker: Elizabeth Russell Esposito, PhD – Military Operational Medicine Research Program (MOMRP)

    Speaker: Maria Nurminskaya, PhD (she/her/hers) – NCMRR, NICHD, NIH

    Speaker: Brian W. Schulz, PhD (he/him/his) – Office of Research and Development, Veterans Health Administration

    Q&A Moderator: Sara J. Morgan, PhD, CPO – Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare

    Q&A Moderator: Tiffany Graham, MSPO, C/LPO, FAAOP(D) (she/her/hers) – University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

    Organized Sessions

    1.5 CEU

  • 3:50 PM – 5:35 PM
    Break in Exhibit Hall with Three Product Display Showcases

    Product Display Showcases

    1.5 CEU

  • 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
    Upper Limb Prosthetics Society Meeting

    Meet-Up

  • 4:15 PM – 5:30 PM
    PhD Connections – Networking Meet-up at Jack Daniels Bar & Restaurant

    Meet-Up

  • 5:35 PM – 6:30 PM
    The Latest in Medicare Updates and CERT Errors

    Session Leader/Speaker: Angie Cooper (she/her/hers) – DME MAC

    Special Events

    1.0 CEU

  • 5:35 PM – 7:05 PM
    Advancing O&P Clinical Care

    Moderator: Jon r. Johnson

    Q&A Moderator: Curt Bertram, CPO, FAAOP – O & P Insight, LLC

    Free Papers

    1.5 CEU

  • 5:35 PM – 7:05 PM
    Craniofacial Calamity! Navigating the Complexities of Craniosynostosis Care

    Session Leader: Jessica Corso, CO, LO, FAAOP (she/her/hers) – Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

    Session Leader/Speaker: Lisa Abernethy, MSPO, CPO, LPO (she/her/hers) – Baylor College of Medicine

    Speaker: Edward Ahn, MD – Mayo Clinic

    Speaker: Jason Ramsey, CPO – Hanger Clinic

    Speaker: Jim Brookshier, MPO, CLPO, FAAOP – UT Health Cranial Remolding Program

    Organized Sessions

    1.5 CEU

  • 5:35 PM – 7:05 PM
    Prosthetic Knee Selection: Match Functional Principles and Clinical Evidence of Knees with Patients' Safety and Mobility Needs

    Session Leader/Speaker: Andreas H. Kannenberg, MD (GER), PhD (he/him/his) – Otto Bock Health Care LP

    Speaker: Shane Wurdeman, PhD, CP – Hanger Institute for Clinical Research and Education

    Speaker: Phillip M. Stevens, MED, CPO – Hanger Institute for Clinical Research and Education

    Speaker: Andreas D. Hahn, PhD MSc (he/him/his) – Otto Bock Healthcare Products GmbH

    Speaker: Malte Bellmann, Prof. Dr., CPO – Ottobock SE & Co. KGaA / Private University Goettingen

    Q&A Moderator: Kyle Sherk, MS, CPO, FAAOP – Hanger Clinic

    Organized Sessions

    1.5 CEU

  • 5:35 PM – 7:05 PM
    Poster Presentations

    Special Events

    1.5 CEU

  • Friday, March 3, 2023
  • 7:00 AM – 7:45 AM
    Annual Business Meeting Registration
  • 7:30 AM – 5:00 PM
    Registration Open
  • 7:45 AM – 9:00 AM
    Academy Member Annual Business Meeting
  • 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM
    Foot-Ankle Biomechanics & Pedorthic Program

    Foot-Ankle Biomechanics & Pedorthic Program

    6.0 CEU

  • 9:10 AM – 5:30 PM
    Technician Program (day 1)

    Technician Program

    7.0 CEU

  • 9:15 AM – 10:15 AM
    Modernize Your Rigid Approach to Prosthetics, It's Time to Adjust!

    Presenter: Joe Mahon, CP – Click Medical

    Presenter: Nick Gambill – Click Medical

    Clinical Techniques

    1.0 CEU

  • 9:15 AM – 10:45 AM
    Learning Together: Normalizing Accommodations for O&P Professionals

    Session Leader: Allison L. Seim, MPO, CPO/L (she/her/hers) – Elevate Movement

    Session Leader: Adrienne W. Hill, MHA, CPO, LPO (she/her/hers) – Kennesaw State University

    Speaker: Danielle Augustin, MS, CHWC, CHES® (she/her/hers) – .

    Change Management

    1.5 CEU

  • 9:15 AM – 10:45 AM
    Transtibial Prostheses

    Moderator: Kiley Armstrong, MS, MPO, CPO (she/her/hers) – Rise Prosthetics+Orthotics

    Q&A Moderator: Phillip M. Stevens, MED, CPO – Hanger Institute for Clinical Research and Education

    Free Papers

    1.5 CEU

  • 9:15 AM – 10:45 AM
    Partial Foot Amputation: Surgery and O&P Treatment Considerations

    Session Leader/Speaker: John Rheinstein, CP, FAAOP(D) (he/him/his) – Hanger Clinic

    Speaker: Stefania Fatone, PhD, BPO (Hons) (she/her/hers) – University of Washington

    Speaker: Jason Schon, MD (he/him/his) – Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Harvard Medical School

    Speaker: Chris A. Toelle, LO, CO – Hanger Clinic

    Q&A Moderator: Katie Johnson, MS, CPO/L (she/her/hers) – R.J. Rosenberg Orthopedic Lab, Inc

    Organized Sessions

    1.5 CEU

  • 9:15 AM – 10:45 AM
    Textbook Treatment vs. Real Life Clinical Treatment of Spinal Orthotics

    Session Leader/Speaker: Scott Thach, MSPO, CPO, LPO (he/him/his) – Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

    Speaker: Leigh Davis, MSPO, CPO, FAAOP (she/her/hers) – Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

    Speaker: Megan Glahn Castille, MS, CPO, LPO (she/her/hers) – Baylor College of Medicine; Align Clinic; Scolios-us

    Speaker: Joshua B. Utay, Ed.D., CPO – Scottish Rite for Children

    Speaker: Sun Hae (Sunny) Jang, PhD, CO, FAAOP (she/her/hers) – Eastern Michigan University

    Speaker: Christopher Nelson, CPO, LPO – Boston Orthotics & Prosthetics

    Q&A Moderator: Tiffany Graham, MSPO, C/LPO, FAAOP(D) (she/her/hers) – University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

    Organized Sessions

    1.5 CEU

  • 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
    2024 Exhibits Sign-Up
  • 10:25 AM – 11:25 AM
    TBD

    Clinical Techniques

    1.0 CEU

  • 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
    Cranial Remolding and Spinal Orthoses

    Moderator: Jon r. Johnson

    Q&A Moderator: Gerald Stark, PhD, MSEM, CPO/L, FAAOP(D) (he/him/his) – Ottobock

    Free Papers

    1.5 CEU

  • 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
    The Latest Advances in Carbon Fiber Orthosis Related Care and Evidence

    Session Leader/Speaker: Jason M. Wilken, PT, PhD (he/him/his) – The University of Iowa

    Speaker: Dave Hughes, CPO (he/him/his) – Cornerstone P&O Inc.; Fabtech Systems LLC.

    Speaker: Daniel J. Stinner, MD, PhD – Vanderbilt University Medical Center/US Army

    Speaker: Kirsten M. Anderson, BSE (she/her/hers) – The University of Iowa

    Organized Sessions

    1.5 CEU

  • 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
    Get a Grasp on Partial Hand Prostheses

    Session Leader/Speaker: Chris Baschuk, MPO, CPO, FAAOP(D) – Point Designs LLC

    Speaker: Jason Dean, CPO – Limb Lab

    Speaker: Karl Lindborg, CPO, LP (he/him/his) – Intersect Orthotic and Prosthetic Solutions LLC

    Speaker: Shane Grubbs, MPO, CPO/L – ProCare Prosthetics - OBPC

    Speaker: Blake Goodwin, BOCP/LP – Scott Sabolich Prosthetics / OBPCS

    Organized Sessions

    1.5 CEU

  • 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
    Future Political Climate in O&P

    Session Leader/Speaker: Mac McClellan, CPO/L, FISPO, FAAOP(D) – Prosthetic-Orthotic Associates of East Texas, Inc.

    Speaker: Jared A. Howell, MS, CPO, FAAOP

    Special Events

    1.5 CEU

  • 11:00 AM – 5:30 PM
    Exhibit Hall Open
  • 11:35 AM – 12:35 PM
    Liberty 2.0: The Best iPhone 3D Scanning Solution for the O&P Industry

    Presenter: Benoit Lebrun – TechMed 3D

    Clinical Techniques

    1.0 CEU

  • 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
    Residency Town Hall

    Rising Professionals

  • 12:30 PM – 2:20 PM
    Lunch in Exhibit Hall with Three Product Display Showcases

    Product Display Showcases

    1.5 CEU

  • 2:15 PM – 2:25 PM
    Exhibitor Passbook Prize Drawing
  • 2:20 PM – 3:50 PM
    Outcomes in Lower Limb Orthosis Users

    Moderator: Curt Bertram, CPO, FAAOP – O & P Insight, LLC

    Q&A Moderator: Phillip M. Stevens, MED, CPO – Hanger Institute for Clinical Research and Education

    Free Papers

    1.5 CEU

  • 2:20 PM – 3:50 PM
    Clinical Management and Treatment of Patients with Osseointegrated Prostheses

    Session Leader/Speaker: Jared A. Howell, MS, CPO, FAAOP

    Session Leader/Speaker: Glen Thompson, MS, CPO – Rise Prosthetics and Orthotics

    Speaker: Jason w. Stoneback, MD (he/him/his) – University of Colorado School of Medicine

    Speaker: Danielle Melton, MD (she/her/hers) – University of Colorado School Of Medicine

    Speaker: Cory Christiansen, PT, PhD – University of Colorado

    Q&A Moderator: Vari McPherson, CPO, FAAOP (she/her/hers) – Shirley Ryan Ability Lab

    Organized Sessions

    1.5 CEU

  • 2:20 PM – 3:50 PM
    Effectively Interpreting Research: Journal Club Session

    Session Leader/Speaker: Tara Wright, MSOP, CPO, LPO, FAAOP (she/her/hers) – Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare

    Speaker: Tiffany Graham, MSPO, C/LPO, FAAOP(D) (she/her/hers) – University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

    Special Events

    1.5 CEU

  • 2:20 PM – 3:50 PM
    Personal and Professional Success Through Effective Communication

    Session Leader/Speaker: Thomas Karolewski, EdD (ABD), CP/L, FAA (he/him/his) – Concordia University

    Special Events

    1.5 CEU

  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
    Exhibitor Forum - Exhibitors Only
  • 3:45 PM – 5:30 PM
    Break in Exhibit Hall with Three Product Display Showcases

    Product Display Showcases

    1.5 CEU

  • 4:15 PM – 5:30 PM
    Rising Professionals: Back to the Basics Mock Interviews & Headshots

    Rising Professionals

  • 5:35 PM – 7:05 PM
    Outcomes in Lower Limb Prosthesis Users (part 2)

    Moderator: Tyler D. Klenow, MSPO, MBA, CPO, FAAOP – Ottobock Healthcare LP

    Q&A Moderator: Jennifer Lucarevic

    Free Papers

    1.5 CEU

  • 5:35 PM – 7:05 PM
    Hip Function, Back Pain, and Stability of Lower Limb Prosthesis Users

    Free Papers

    1.5 CEU

  • 5:35 PM – 7:05 PM
    Recently Released Clinical Practice Guidelines on Rehabilitation following Upper Limb Amputation

    Session Leader/Speaker: Phillip M. Stevens, MED, CPO – Hanger Institute for Clinical Research and Education

    Speaker: Joseph Webster, MD (he/him/his) – Dept of Veterans Affairs

    Q&A Moderator: Curt Bertram, CPO, FAAOP – O & P Insight, LLC

    Organized Sessions

    1.5 CEU

  • 5:35 PM – 7:05 PM
    Trivia Night with the Scientific Societies

    Session Leader: Seth O'Brien, CP, FAAOP(D) (he/him/his) – Artificial Limb Specialists

    Special Events

    1.25 CEU

  • Saturday, March 4, 2023
  • 7:00 AM – 12:00 PM
    Registration Open
  • 7:30 AM – 4:00 PM
    Technician Program (day 2)

    Technician Program

    7.0 CEU

  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
    Rising Professionals: Mentorship Morning Meet Up

    Rising Professionals

  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM
    Lower Limb Orthoses and Gait

    Moderator: Jennifer Lucarevic

    Q&A Moderator: Christopher F. Hovorka, PhD, CPO, FAAOP (he/him/his) – Midwestern University / Orthotics and Prosthetics Program

    Free Papers

    1.5 CEU

  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM
    Aesthetics and Function in O&P Design

    Session Leader/Speaker: John T. Brinkmann, MA, CPO/L, FAAOP(D) (he/him/his) – Northwestern University

    Speaker: Szu-Ping Lee, PT, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Nevada Las Vegas

    Speaker: Michele A. Lobo, PT, PhD – University of Delaware

    Speaker: Nicole R. Walker, MS, CPO (she/her/hers) – Minneapolis VA Health Care System, University of Minnesota

    Speaker: Kendall Brice (she/her/hers) – Baylor College of Medicine

    Speaker: Sandy Crisp, MS, LPC-A, CRC, LCDC (she/her/hers) – Private Practice

    Organized Sessions

    1.5 CEU

  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM
    ABC Compliance and Accreditation

    Special Events

    1.5 CEU

  • 9:45 AM – 11:15 AM
    Lessons Learned: What School Doesn’t Teach about Difficult Interpersonal Situations on Clinical Practice

    Session Leader: Bria S. Collins, CPO, MPO (she/her/hers) – Virginia Prosthetics and Orthotics/ Ossur

    Speaker: J. Chad Duncan, PhD, CRC, CPO, LPO (he/him/his) – Salus University

    Speaker: Kristin J. Carnahan, MSPO, CPO, FAAOP – Midwestern University

    Speaker: Chris Robinson, MS, MBA, CPO, ATC, FAAOP(D) (he/him/his) – NCOPE

    Speaker: John T. Brinkmann, MA, CPO/L, FAAOP(D) (he/him/his) – Northwestern University

    Speaker: Thomas Karolewski, EdD (ABD), CP/L, FAA (he/him/his) – Concordia University

    Speaker: Stacey Brown, MPO (she/her/hers) – Hanger Clinic

    Change Management

    1.5 CEU

  • 9:45 AM – 11:15 AM
    When Things Go Wrong in Lower Extremity Prosthetics

    Session Leader/Speaker: Seth O'Brien, CP, FAAOP(D) (he/him/his) – Artificial Limb Specialists

    Speaker: Lucas Crisanti, CPO – Ottobock Patient Care

    Speaker: Michelle J. Hall, MS, CPO, LPO, FAAOP(D) (she/her/hers) – Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare

    Speaker: Katie Johnson, MS, CPO/L (she/her/hers) – R.J. Rosenberg Orthopedic Lab, Inc

    Speaker: Lorin Merkley, MHI, CP – Nextremity Prosthetic Design

    Q&A Moderator: Kyle Sherk, MS, CPO, FAAOP – Hanger Clinic

    Organized Sessions

    1.5 CEU

  • 9:45 AM – 11:15 AM
    Hot Topics Round Tables

    Organized Sessions

    1.5 CEU

  • 11:15 AM – 1:00 PM
    Lunch on Your Own
  • 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
    Lower Limb Prosthetic Sockets

    Moderator: Renato D. Reyes

    Q&A Moderator: Chris Baschuk, MPO, CPO, FAAOP(D) – Point Designs LLC

    Free Papers

    1.5 CEU

  • 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
    Mechanical Testing of AFO Stiffness

    Session Leader/Speaker: Stefania Fatone, PhD, BPO (Hons) (she/her/hers) – University of Washington

    Speaker: Deema Totah, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Iowa

    Speaker: Ben Shuman, PhD (he/him/his) – Henry M. Jackson Foundation

    Speaker: Donald McGovern, CPO, FAAOP (he/him/his) – Shirley Ryan Ability Lab

    Organized Sessions

    1.5 CEU

  • 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
    Linked-Inspiration of 3D Printing: Practical Applications and Considerations

    Session Leader: Nathan Schmetter

    Session Leader: Sally A. Kenworthy, MPO, CPO – Baylor College of Medicine

    Speaker: Shane Grubbs, MPO, CPO/L – ProCare Prosthetics - OBPC

    Speaker: Derick Schmidt, MPO, CPO – Limb and Lattice, Shore P&O and Presque Isle Medical Technologies

    Speaker: Tony Gutierrez, MS,CP (he/him/his) – Bionic Prosthetics and Orthotics Group LLC

    Q&A Moderator: Cory Cacciola, MS CPO – Ability Prosthetics and Orthotics

    Organized Sessions

    1.5 CEU

  • 2:45 PM – 4:15 PM
    Summarized Evidence of Lower Limb Prostheses

    Moderator: Kellie Chieu, CPO (she/her/hers) – UNC Health P&O

    Q&A Moderator: Wendy Beattie, CPO, FAAOP (she/her/hers) – Northwestern University

    Free Papers

    1.5 CEU

  • 2:45 PM – 4:15 PM
    Advanced Lower Limb Orthotic Technology

    Moderator: Tim Marrin

    Q&A Moderator: Curt Bertram, CPO, FAAOP – O & P Insight, LLC

    Free Papers

    1.5 CEU

  • 2:45 PM – 4:15 PM
    Mobile Services: Expanding Access to Orthotic & Prosthetic Care

    Session Leader/Speaker: Daniel Abrahamson, CPO/LPO (he/him/his) – Veterans Health Administration

    Speaker: G. Eli Kaufman, CPO (he/him/his) – US Department of Veterans Affairs

    Speaker: Chelsea Leonard

    Speaker: Jessica Young, MPH, MSW – VA Puget Sound

    Speaker: Alexander Berardo-Cates, MS (he/him/his) – VA

    Speaker: Nathan Dooley, CPO (he/him/his) – VA Puget Sound

    Q&A Moderator: Christopher F. Hovorka, PhD, CPO, FAAOP (he/him/his) – Midwestern University / Orthotics and Prosthetics Program

    Organized Sessions

    1.5 CEU