Tuesday, March 18

Exhibitor Set-up, Lower Level Exhibit Hall

Registration Open

Wednesday, March 19

Registration Open

Speaker Ready Room Open

Technical Workshops: Workshop 1
Mercury Foot & Mercury Knee - Sponsored by: Endolite North America/Catech/Blatchford

Technical Workshops: Workshop 2
Stance Control Orthotic Knee Joint Practitioner Qualification Course Part 1 - Sponsored by: Horton Technology

Technical Workshops: Workshop 3
Clinical Indications and Treatment Programs for Prefabricated, Custom-To-Measure, and Custom-To-Cast Spinal Orthoses - Sponsored by: Orthomerica Products, Inc

Technical Workshops: Workshop 4
Advances in Socket Shaping - Sponsored by: ÖSSUR North America

Technical Workshops: Workshop 5
Free Walk Stance Control KAFO System Training Course - Sponsored by: Otto Bock Health Care

Technical Workshops: Workshop 6
Advances in Upper Extremity Prosthetics - Sponsored by: Otto Bock Health Care

Technical Workshops: Workshop 7
Clear Form Casting Cone — New, Clear Low-Temp Material - Sponsored by: Replacement Arts Designs

Technical Workshops: Workshop 8
High Consistency Thermoformable Liners For Transfemoral - Sponsored by: ALPS

Technical Workshops: Workshop 9
Diabetic Footcare and Wound Care: A Review - Sponsored by: Apex Foot Health Industries, Inc.

Technical Workshops: Workshop 10
Pediatric Orthotics - Sponsored by: Becker Orthopedic

Technical Workshops: Workshop 11
Boston Scoliosis Management: Clinical and Technical Problem Solving - Sponsored by: Boston Brace International

Technical Workshops: Workshop 12
Cascade’s Dynamic Splinting Workshop - Sponsored by: Cascade DAFO Inc.

Technical Workshops: Workshop 13
State-of-the-Art Trans-Tibial Socket Design - Sponsored by: ESP, LLC

Technical Workshops: Workshop 14
The Latest Orthotic Technology — SPL Orthotic Knee Joint - Sponsored by: Fillauer Companies

Technical Workshops: Workshop 15
Impression Procedures for LIVINGSKIN® Prostheses - Sponsored by: LIVINGSKIN® by Aesthetic Concerns

Refreshment Break

Exhibitor Set-Up, Harbor Island and Lower Level Exhibit Hall

Lunch on Your Own

Technical Workshops: Workshop 16
Adaptive Prosthesis - A New Concept in Prosthetic Knee Control for Walking on Level Ground at Various Speeds, Ramp Descent, Stair Descent and Stumble Recovery - Sponsored by: Endolite North America/Blatchford

Technical Workshops: Workshop 17
Stance Control Orthotic Knee Joint Practitioner Qualification Course Part 2 - Sponsored by: Horton Technology

Technical Workshops: Workshop 18
Cranial Remolding Orthoses: Clinical Indications and Treatment Programs for Various 510(K) Cleared Designs - Sponsored by: Orthomerica Products, Inc

Technical Workshops: Workshop 19
Technical Tips for Össur Products - Sponsored by: ÖSSUR North America

Technical Workshops: Workshop 20
Optimizing the Interaction of the Prosthetic Foot and Knee Joint in Transfemoral Gait - Sponsored by: Otto Bock Health Care

Technical Workshops: Workshop 21
Applied Gait Biomechanics: AFO Implications - Sponsored by: CAMP Healthcare

Technical Workshops: Workshop 22
Digital Design of Lower Extremity Orthotics and Prosthetics using VORUM/Freedom Systems - Sponsored by: Vorum Research Corporation

Technical Workshops: Workshop 23
Rational Design and Clinical Applications of Four Orthotic Joints that Allow Knee Flexion - Sponsored by: Becker Orthopedic

Technical Workshops: Workshop 24
Microprocessor Controlled Intelligent Knee Certification Program - Sponsored by: Cascade Orthopedic Supply Inc.

Technical Workshops: Workshop 25
Providence Scoliosis System - Sponsored by: Spinal Technology, Inc.

Technical Workshops: Workshop 26
VASS™ Technology and TEC® Harmony™ Workshop - Sponsored by: TEC Interface Systems

Technical Workshops: Workshop 27
The Care of the Compromised Spine Using the VertAlign® Spinal Support System - Sponsored by: The Bremer Group

Technical Workshops: Workshop 28
Clinically Proven Osteoarthritis Bracing, KAFO Systems and Introduction of New Ligament Design - Sponsored by: Generation II USA

Technical Workshops: Workshop 29
Fabrication of the Integrated Ankle Joint - Sponsored by: OTS Corporation

Technical Workshops: Workshop 30
Spinal Trauma Orthotic Management - Sponsored by: Boston Brace International

Technical Workshops: Workshop 31
Simplifying Complex Geometric Knees - Sponsored by: Bauerfeind USA

Refreshment Break

Welcome to San Diego Celebration in Exhibit Halls

Thursday, March 20

Registration/Speaker Ready Room Open

Welcome

Clinical Standards of Practice Overview

Keynote

Awards and Fellow Induction

Thranhardt Lecture Series Finalists: TL1
Balancing Scoliosis with Pads Superior to Apex - Thomas H. Colburn, CO, FAAOP

Thranhardt Lecture Series Finalists: TL2
Forearm Rotation Stiffness: Efficacy of Nonoperative Management with Static Progressive Splinting - Nicole Parent, CO, OTR

Thranhardt Lecture Series Finalists: TL3
The Functional Value of Prosthetic Foot/Ankle Systems to the Transtibial Amputee - Robert S. Gailey, PhD, PT

Thranhardt Lecture Series Finalists: TL4
Biomechanical Analysis of the Efficacy of Cervical Orthoses in Flexion and Extension: A Comparison of Cervical Collars and Cervical Thoracic Orthoses - Patrick Flanagan, CO

Lunch in Exhibit Halls

Exhibit Halls Open

Concurrent Symposia: S1
High Tech Orthotic Knees — Overview of New Advances in Orthotic Knee Joints: Panel Discussion - James Campbell, PhD, CO; Michael Leach, CPO; John Michael, CPO, FAAOP, FISPO; Gerald Stark, CP, FAAOP

Concurrent Symposia: S2
Evolution of Ischial/Ramus Containment Socket - Marlo Ortiz

Professional Development: PD1
Facto Tum - Russell J. Hornfisher

Free Papers: F1
Rigid Post Operative Halo/Arm Fixation for Pedicled Direct Vascular Cranial Graft - Nicole Parent, CO, OTR

Free Papers: F2
"Pin Heating Phenomena" with Use of Halo Fixation in the MRI - Jeff A. Nemeth, CPO, FAAOP

Free Papers: F3
Sterile Mid-Procedure Halo Application to Address Severe Cervical Flexion Deformity Secondary to Ankylosing Spondylitis - Nicole Parent, CO, OTR

NCOPE Residency Workshop

Free Papers: F4
Motion Analysis of Comparative AFO Designs: A Single Case Study - David J. Hoy, CPO, LPO

Free Papers: F5
Knee Disarticulation Design - Jason Khale, CPO

Free Papers: F6
Tricks of the Trade - Jason Khale, CPO

Society Select Presentation: SS1
CAD/CAM in Spinal Orthotics - John-Paul Donovan, CPO

Free Papers: F13
Stance Control KAFO: To Improve Functional Gait - Amy Gross McMillan, PhD, PT

Case Presentations: CP1
Raising the Bar in LE Tone Treatment - David Eckhous, CO

Free Papers: F7
Golf: The Perfect Prosthetic Rehabilitation Therapy - Robert Gailey, PhD, PT

Break in the Exhibit Halls

Free Papers: F8
Instantaneous Shape Capture for O&P - Raymond Francis, CP

Certificate Program Modules: U-L 1
Upper-Limb Assessment Protocols (MODULE 1) - Randall D. Alley, CP

Free Papers: F9
Approaches to Post Graduate Education in Prosthetics and Orthotics - Christopher Hovorka, MS, CPO, LPO

Free Papers: F10
The Carlyle Formula and Other Body Proportion Guidelines - Gerald Stark, CP, FAAOP

Free Papers: F11
Streamlining Patient Care Practices Through Electronic Data Transmission - Dulcey Lima, CO, OTR/L; Deanna Fish, MS, CPO

Certificate Program Modules: U-L 2
Pediatric Upper-Limb Considerations (MODULE 2) - Terry Supan, CPO, FAAOP

Town Hall Meeting

Free Papers: F12
Improvisation and Custom Fabrication — Creating Unique Solutions - Davin Heyd, CO; Deanna Fish, MS, CPO

Free Papers: F14
Historical Analysis of Amputee Sprinting Performance - Jay Martin, CP

Friday, March 21

Annual Business Meeting Voter Registration

Registration/Speaker Ready Room Open

Annual Business Meeting

Symposia: S3
Business Management vs. Patient Management: If “Compromise is Lose-Lose,” How Do You Choose? Sharing Factors and Strategies - Dennis E. Clark, CPO

Instructional Course: IC1
Pain in the Person with an Amputation - Robert Meier, III, MD

Society Select Presentation: SS2
Treating High Thoracic Scoliosis Curves - Thomas Gavin, CO; Thomas Colburn, CO, FAAOP; C. Ralph Hooper, CPO; Keith Smith, CO

Exhibit Halls Open

Lunch in the Exhibit Halls

Instructional Course: IC2
Everything You Need to Know to be HIPAA Compliant by the April 14 Deadline - Sheila Press, JD

Symposia: S4
Microprocessor Knee Symposium - Rod O’Connor, CPO; William Sampson, CP; Richard Fite, CP; Dana Craig; Jim Breakey, PhD, CP; Ed Ayyappa MS, CPO, FAAOP

Free Papers: F15
A Unique Application of Ballistic Motion and Linear Transducer to Control a Humeral Level Hybrid Prosthesis - Troy Farnsworth, CP, FAAOP

Professional Development: PD2
Practice Analysis: Employee Development and Assessment - Steven R. Whiteside, CO, FAAOP

Free Papers: F16
Advancement of Upper Extremity Prosthetic Interface and Frame Design - Randall D. Alley, CP

Free Papers: F17
Clinical Experiences with Animated Prosthetics Controller and LIMB LINK - JW Limehouse, CP, FAAOP

Facility Accreditation Workshop

Free Papers: F18
Evaluation Studies of New Electric Terminal Devices - Harold H. Sears, PhD

Free Papers: F19
The Prosthetist–Therapist Handoff: Recovering the Fumble in Upper Extremity Prosthetics - Randall D. Alley, CP; Diane Atkins, OTR

Free Papers: F20
Hybrid Approach to Bilateral UE Prosthetic Rehabilitation - Troy Farnsworth, CP, FAAOP

Society Select Presentation: SS3
Overview of Ischial Containment Socket Shapes and Fitting Problems - Gordon Bosker, CP, CPed, FAAOP; Mark Edwards, CP

Free Papers: F21
Post-Operative Management of Obstetrical Brachial Plexus Injuries - Gary G. Bedard, CO, FAAOP

Case Presentations: CP2
First Phase Prosthetic Rehabilitation — Thermoplastics - Al Pike, CP

Free Papers: F22
Solutions for the Brachial Plexus Patient - Gerald Stark, CP, FAAOP

Free Papers: F23
Testing and Initial Clinical Evaluations of Ranch-Jaeco Mobile Arm Supports - Pierre Leung

Free Papers: F24
Pediatric Halo Management in Children Under Three Years of Age - Nicole Parent, CO, OTR

Free Papers: F25
Functional Integration of Two-Stage AFOs to Enhance Activities of Daily Living - Dulcey Lima, CO, OTR/L; Deanna Fish, MS, CPO

Free Papers: F26
Managing Scheuermann’s Kyphosis with Sternal Extension and Low Profile Posterior Pads - Thomas H. Colburn, CO, FAAOP

Free Papers: F27
Easy Feed Hands — Evaluation and Evolution - Pierre Leung

Break in the Exhibit Halls

Free Papers: F28
Surlyn Cranial Remolding Orthoses for Post-Operative Procedures - Deanna Fish, MS, CPO; Dulcey Lima, CO, OTR/L

Certificate Program Modules: U-L 4
Harnessing Principles and Methods (MODULE 4) - John W. Michael, CPO, FAAOP, FISPO

Free Papers: F29
Computerized System for the Alignment of Different Kinds of Prosthetic Feet Using Roll-over Principles - Andrew H. Hansen, PhD

Free Papers: F 30
The Effect of a Taluxo Prosthetic Foot on Gait Parameters and Limb Loading of Ten Non- Vascular Amputees — Final Report - Terry Supan, CPO, FAAOP

Free Papers: F31
A Predictive, Dynamic Computational Model of Transfemoral Gait for Varying Knee Components - Colleen Higgs, BSME

Certificate Program Modules: U-L 5
Microprocessors in Upper-Limb Prosthetics (MODULE 5) - Christopher Lake, CPO, FAAOP

Free Papers: F 32
4SN1 - Bobby Leaber, CP

Free Papers: F33
Arrowhead Ankle Adaptor - Jerome P. Voisin, CP

Academy Awards and Banquet

Saturday, March 22

Registration/Speaker Ready Room Open

Case Presentations: CP3
Supramalleolar Orthotic Options for Low Unbar Spina Bifida - Vikki Stefans, MD, Patrick McNally, CPO

Special Feature: SF1
Academy Consensus Conference Preliminary Report on the Orthotic Treatment of Idiopathic Scoliosis and Scheuermann’s Kyphosis - Donald E. Katz, CO, FAAOP

Society Select Presentation: SS 4
Clinical Experiences with Use of Advanced Composites in Lower-Limb Orthotics - Miguel Mojica, CPO

Instructional Course: IC3
Maximizing Post Amputation Rehabilitation Through Advanced, Surgical, Therapeutic and Prosthetic Techniques - John Rheinstein, CP; David Lawrence, MSPT; John Bryant, CPO; Robert N. Brown, Sr., CPO, FAAOP

Technician Program
Conventional Metal Orthosis Fabrication - Tony Wickman, RTP

Technician Program
Infared Ovens - Steve Hill

Special Feature: SF2
Wound Care and Diabetics - Nancy Elftman, CO; John H. Bowker, MD; Ammanath Peethambaran, MS, CO; Dennis J. Janisse, CPed

Professional Development: PD3
Ethnography - Russell J. Hornfisher

Technician Program
Leather Knee Disarticulation - Jeff Green, RTPO

Exhibit Halls Open

Special Feature: SF3
Overview of the Management of the Limb Deficient Child - Kenneth Guidera, MD

Free Papers: F34
An Improved Socket System for Transfemoral Amputees - Raymond Francis, CP

Free Papers: F35
Automated Fiber Placement for Prosthetic Sockets - Douglas A. Taylor, CP, FAAOP

Free Papers: F36
Design Considerations in Carbon Giver Composite Structures for Clinical Performance in Lower-Limb Prostheses - Roland J. Christensen, PhD

Free Papers: F37
Material Properties of Prosthetic Socket Materials - Sam L. Phillips, CP

Lunch in the Exhibit Halls

Technician Program
Leather Partial Foot Prosthesis - Jeff Green, RTPO

Society Select Presentation: SS5
New and Emerging Technologies and Techniques in Upper-Extremity Prosthetics - Randall D. Alley, CP; Michael Tompkins; Robert Radocy; Diane Atkins, OTR

Free Papers: F38
Development and Initial Testing of a Low Cost Energy Return Keep for Below Knee Amputee in Post Conflict Regions - Tim Bryant, PhD; Robert Gabourie, CPO (C)

Practice Management Certificate Program: P1
Building the Best Budget - Rob Benedetti

Case Presentations: CP4
Orthotic Management of a Triplanar Knee Deformity in a Geriatric Patient - Robert S. Lin, CPO, FAAOP

Instructional Course: IC4
Evaluation of Infants with Positional Plagiocephaly: Treatment Criteria, Measurements and Casting - Deanna Fish, CPO; Aaron Sorenson, CPO; Brian Giavedoni, CP; Laura Hylton-Plank, CO; Dulcey Lima, CO, OTR/L; Ammanath Peethambaran, MS, CO

Free Papers: F39
Design of Prosthetic Sockets in Support of Post-Conflict Relief Efforts - Mary Beshai

Practice Management Certificate Program: P2
Employee Management - Russell J. Hornfisher

Technician Program
One Shot Laminations - Scott Tracewell

Practice Management Certificate Program: P3
Ethics and Legal Issues - Ronald Scott, JP, PT, OCS

Special Feature: SF4
ACA: Forging Ahead: Where We Are and Where We Are Going - Al Pike, CP, Paddy Rosbach, RN

Special Feature: SF5
Joint Government Relations and Negotiated Rulemaking Briefing

Technician Program
Swim Leg Fabrication - Darin Vincent

Practice Management Certificate Program: P4
Who’s Checking Your Books? - Rob Benedetti

Practice Management Certificate Program: P5
Policies and Procedures - Joyce Peronne