Full Schedule

Type here to filter the list

Friday, September 13, 2024
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM ET
(GS1) Opening Keynote Presentation--The AI Revolution, Unlocking the Future of Business
Presenter: Chuck Gallagher, CSP (he/him/his) – Chuck Gallagher, LLC - Ethics Resource Group
CE: 1.0

10:30 AM – 11:15 AM ET
(P1) Pedorthic Modalities
Panelist: Dennis Janisse, CPed – National Pedorthic Services, Inc/Asst. Prof. PM&R/Medical College of WI
Pedorthic
CE: .75

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM ET
(B1) Every Choice has a Consequence—Ethics, Integrity, and the Power of Choices in Life and Business.
Presenter: Chuck Gallagher, CSP (he/him/his) – Chuck Gallagher, LLC - Ethics Resource Group
Moderator: Kimberly Hanson
Business
CE: 1.5

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM ET
(C3) Powered Upper Extremity Bracing: A Review of Reimbursement, Current Technology, and Clinical Opportunities
Panelist: Ghaith Androwis, PhD – Kessler Foundation
Panelist: Jacob A. George, PhD – University of Utah
Panelist: Harry Kovelman, MD – Myomo
Panelist: Jonathan Naft, CPO – Geauga Rehab. Engineering
Panelist: Ajay k. Seth, MD – VISPALEXO INC - UBILITY™
Moderator: Jonathan Naft, CPO – Geauga Rehab. Engineering
Orthotics
CE: 1.5

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM ET
(C4) Osseointegration for Amputation Reconstruction: Clinical Applications and Continuing Care
Panelist: Mark Elgart, CPO (he/him/his) – Hanger Clinic
Panelist: Christopher Hoyt, CP – noticeability, inc.
Panelist: Joseph Hsu, MD
Panelist: Bryan J. Loeffler, MD – OrthoCarolina
Panelist: Doug M. Thommen, MD (he/him/his) – Atrium Health - Carolinas Rehabilitation
Moderator: Rachel Seymour, PhD (she/her/hers) – Atrium Health Musculoskeletal Institute
Prosthetics
CE: 1.5

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM ET
(C5) Modern Patient Preference Technologies to Drive Patient Outcomes Within Prosthetic Choice
Organizing Chair: Leslie Wilson, PhD – University of California San Francisco
Panelist: Todd Castleberry, PhD – Hanger Institute for Clinical Research and Education
Panelist: Ashlie White, MSHLS, MA – Amputee Coalition
Panelist: Shane Wurdeman, PhD, CP – Hanger
Panelist: Gerald Stark, PhD, MSEM, CPO/L, FAAOP(D) (he/him/his) – BionIT Labs
Prosthetics
CE: 1.5

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM ET
(D1) It's All About the Data
Moderator: Corey Baum, CO – Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare
Digital
CE: 1.5

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM ET
(T1) Optimization of User Adjustable Lower Extremity Prosthetic Designs
Speaker: Mike Marten, CTP – Click Medical
Moderator: Brad Mattear, LO, CPA, CFo (he/him/his) – Shriners Hospital for Children
Technical
CE: 1.5

11:15 AM – 12:00 PM ET
(P2) Practice Management: Morning/Daily Routines for Each Practitioner
Speaker: Brian Lane, CPed (he/him/his) – Enovis - DJO
Moderator: Dennis Janisse, CPed – National Pedorthic Services, Inc/Asst. Prof. PM&R/Medical College of WI
Pedorthic
CE: .75

2:00 PM – 2:45 PM ET
(P3) Filling the Pedorthic Prescription: How to Decide What Orthosis to Use
Speaker: Brian Lane, CPed (he/him/his) – Enovis - DJO
Moderator: Dennis Janisse, CPed – National Pedorthic Services, Inc/Asst. Prof. PM&R/Medical College of WI
Pedorthic
CE: .75

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET
(T2) Maximizing the Tuning of Ankle Foot Orthoses with the Material Science of Custom Fabrication
Speaker: Gary G. Bedard, COFAAOPD (he/him/his) – Rhode 401, LLC
Moderator: Brad Mattear, LO, CPA, CFo (he/him/his) – Shriners Hospital for Children
Technical
CE: 1

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM ET
(B2) Medicare Updates & Comprehensive Error Rate Testing (CERT)
Speaker: Judie Roan – CGS Jurisdiction B
Speaker: Tanya Gillies – Noridian Healthcare
Moderator: Kimberly Hanson
Business
CE: 1.5

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM ET
(C6) Orthotic Applications of Exoskeletons: The Orthotist's Future as Providers of Highly Advanced Devices
Panelist: Michael E. Glover, PT (he/him/his) – Ekso Bionics
Panelist: Kinsey Herrin, MSPO, CPO, LPO, FAAOP – Georgia Institute of Technology
Panelist: Caitlin Jones, PT, DPT, NCS, CMTPT/DN – NextStep
Panelist: Homayoon Kazerooni, PhD – University of California, Berkeley
Moderator: Kinsey Herrin, MSPO, CPO, LPO, FAAOP – Georgia Institute of Technology
Orthotics
CE: 1.5

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM ET
(C7) Interface Pressure: Current Solutions and Novel Technologies for Advancing Both Sides of the Interface
Panelist: Alex Albury, CPO – WillowWood Global
Panelist: Daniel Gallego Perez, PhD (he/him/his) – The Ohio State University
Panelist: Heather Powell, PhD – The Ohio State University
Panelist: Matt Wernke, PhD – WillowWood Global LLC
Moderator: Matt Wernke, PhD – WillowWood Global LLC
Prosthetics
CE: 1.5

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM ET
(C8) Prosthetic Free Papers: Upper Extremity Prosthetics
Moderator: Chad Duncan, PhD, CRC, CPO, LPO(PA) (he/him/his) – Salus at Drexel University
Prosthetics
CE: 1.5

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM ET
(C9) The Value Add of Health Screenings in Routine Prosthetic Practice: A Hands-on Guide to Implementations
Panelist: Megan Sions, PT, DPT, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Delaware
Co-Presenter: Samantha Stauffer, CPO, MSOP (she/her/hers) – University of Delaware / Independence Prosthetics-Orthotics, Inc
Moderator: Megan Sions, PT, DPT, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Delaware
Prosthetics
CE: 1.5

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM ET
(D2) Options in Digital Tools
Moderator: Corey Baum, CO – Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare
Digital
CE: 1.5

2:45 PM – 3:30 PM ET
(P4) Functional Orthoses vs. Total Contact
Speaker: Erick J. Janisse, CO, CPed – Enovis - DJO
Moderator: Dennis Janisse, CPed – National Pedorthic Services, Inc/Asst. Prof. PM&R/Medical College of WI
Pedorthic
CE: .75

3:00 PM – 3:30 PM ET
(T3) Creating a Mobile O&P Lab Through User-Centered Design Process (T3)
Presenter: Eli Kaufman, CPO (he/him/his) – US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
Co-Author: Daniel C. Abrahamson, CPO (he/him/his) – US Department of Veterans Affairs
Moderator: James Young, CP/L, FAAOP – Amputee Prosthetic Clinics
Technical
CE: .5

3:45 PM – 4:30 PM ET
(T4) A Model for the Management of Partial Foot Amputations
Speaker: Robert H. Meier, CO (he/him/his) – Kassel Group Inc
Moderator: Gary G. Bedard, COFAAOPD (he/him/his) – Rhode 401, LLC
Technical
CE: .75

3:45 PM – 5:15 PM ET
(D3) Combined Digital and Pedorthic Program: Foot Orthotics Using Digital Technology
Moderator: Chad Duncan, PhD, CRC, CPO, LPO(PA) (he/him/his) – Salus at Drexel University
Digital
CE: 1.5

3:45 PM – 5:15 PM ET
(C10) Orthotic Free Papers: Lower Extremity Applications
Moderator: Brianna Sehrer, MSOP, CPO (she/her/hers) – Orthotic and Prosthetic Specialists
CE: 1.5

3:45 PM – 5:15 PM ET
(C11) Adjustable-volume Sockets: Who, What, When, Why, and How to Get Paid
Speaker: Jimmy Capra, BS (he/him/his) – Click Medial
Speaker: Tyler Klenow, MSPO, MBA, CPO, FAAOP – Ottobock Healthcare LP
Speaker: Billy Lester
Speaker: Joe Mahon – Click Medical
Moderator: Tyler D. Klenow, MSPO, MBA, CPO, FAAOP – Otto Bock HealthCare LP
Prosthetics
CE: 1.5

3:45 PM – 5:15 PM ET
(C12) Essentials of Rehabilitation for Partial Hand Amputees: A Multi-disciplinary Approach
Organizing Chair: Chris Baschuk, MPO, CPO, FAAOP(D) – Point Designs
Speaker: Julie Klarich, OTR, CHT (she/her/hers) – Point Designs
Speaker: Shaun Mendenhall, MD – University of Utah and Primary Children’s Hospital
Moderator: Chris Baschuk, MPO, CPO, FAAOP(D) – Point Designs
Prosthetics
CE: 1.5

3:45 PM – 5:15 PM ET
(C13) Providing Sensory Feedback and Reducing Phantom Limb Pain Using New Medical Technology and the Innovative Surgical Techniques of Targeted Sensory Reinnervation (TSR)
Organizing Chair: Alexander Gardetto, MD (he/him/his) – Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery with Hand Surgery
Speaker: Diane J. Atkins, OTR/L, FISPO – Baylor College of Medicine, Houston
Speaker: Rainer Schultheis, CEO (he/him/his) – Saphenus Medical Technology
Speaker: John Warren, CP (he/him/his) – Medical Center Orthotics and Prosthetics ead Prosthetist & Practice Manager in Boston, MA
Moderator: Alexander Gardetto, MD (he/him/his) – Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery with Hand Surgery
CE: 1.5

4:30 PM – 5:15 PM ET
(T5) How to Properly Use Two-part Structural Adhesives in the Manufacturing of Prosthetic and Orthotic Devices and Their Fitting
Speaker: Scott Wimberley, CPA CTPO (he/him/his) – Fabtech Systems LLC
Technical
CE: .75

4:45 PM – 5:15 PM ET
(B4) The Impact of Mobile O&P Care on Patient Satisfaction and Access to Care Among Veterans
Speaker: Daniel C. Abrahamson, CPO (he/him/his) – US Department of Veterans Affairs
Co-Speaker: Chelsea Leonard, PhD (she/her/hers) – Department of Veterans Affairs
Moderator: Kimberly Hanson
Business
CE: .5