Tuesday, March 15

Registration Open

Wednesday, March 16

Registration Open

Technical Workshops: Workshop 1
The Benefits of Suction Suspension Versus Pin and Locking
Sponsored by: ALPS South Corporation

Technical Workshops: Workshop 2
Automated Fiber Placement in Prosthetic Socket Design
Sponsored by: American Prosthetic Components

Technical Workshops: Workshop 3
The Practical Benefits of Using Pressure Analysis with 3D Digital Imaging for the Design of Custom Foot Orthotics: A Hands-on Workshop
Sponsored by: Amfit, Inc.

Technical Workshops: Workshop 4
Improve the Profitability of Diabetic Foot Care While Expanding Your Patient Base
Sponsored by: Apex Foot Health Industries

Technical Workshops: Workshop 5
Shoe Modifi cations for Complicated Deformities
Sponsored by: Apis Footwear

Technical Workshops: Workshop 6
Acute Pediatric Orthoses: The Post-Operative Orthotic Management of the Hip, Shoulder and Cervical Spine
Sponsored by: Becker Orthopedic

Technical Workshops: Workshop 7
Solving Pediatric Gait Deviations with Cascade DAFO Bracing
Sponsored by: Cascasde DAFO, Inc.

Technical Workshops: Workshop 8
Horton Stance Conrol Knee Qualifying Course Part 1 of 2
Sponsored by: Horton Technology

Technical Workshops: Workshop 9
Practical Use of Pre-Preg Materials
Sponsored by: Euro International, Inc.

Technical Workshops: Workshop 10
Introduction to the Haberman Alignment Fixture
Sponsored by: ESP, Engineered Silicone Products

Technical Workshops: Workshop 11
Advances in Carbon Fiber Prosthetic Foot Technologies: Fitting and Function
Sponsored by: ÖSSUR

Technical Workshops: Workshop 11 A
Prosthetic Solutions
Sponsored by: Bionix Prosthetic Solutions, LLC

Technical Workshops: Workshop 11 B
Scoliosis Management for MD's, Orthotists, PT's and Nurses
Sponsored by: Boston Brace

Exhibitor Set-Up

Refreshment Break

Speaker Ready Room Open

Lunch on Your Own

Technical Workshops: Workshop 12
Restoring Reason to Smart Technology; A Novel Knee Design
Sponsored by: Freedom Innovations

Technical Workshops: Workshop 13
Latest Advances in Carbon Feet and Microprocessor Knees
Sponsored by: Endolite

Technical Workshops: Workshop 14
Silicone Prostheses - Common Challenges Meeting Your Patient’s Needs
Sponsored by: Livingskin® by Aesthetic Concerns

Technical Workshops: Workshop 15
New High-Performance Electric Components for Upper Limb Prostheses
Sponsored by: Motion Control

Technical Workshops: Workshop 16
"What's New in the OMEGA Tracer System?"
Sponsored by: Ohio Willow Wood

Technical Workshops: Workshop 17
Orthotic Solutions to Maximize Post-Operative Recovery of the Elbow, Knee and Hip
Sponsored by: Ortho Innovations

Technical Workshops: Workshop 18
RGO/SPL
Sponsored by: Fillauer LLC and Center for Orthotic Design

Technical Workshops: Workshop 19
Suction Suspension Using Össur Seal-In Silicone Liners
Sponsored by: ÖSSUR

Technical Workshops: Workshop 20
A Spectrum of Orthotic and Prosthetic Management from Head to Toe
Sponsored by: Seattle Systems

Technical Workshops: Workshop 21
Get Technology for Skin Care, Wound and Scar Management: The Prosthetist’s Role in the Orthopedic/Wound Care Clinic (Explorer New Design Gel Liners)
Sponsored by: Silipos

Technical Workshops: Workshop 22
Ultraflex Technical Workshop: Indications, Treatment Protocols, Fabrication, Coding/Coverage
Sponsored by: Ultraflex

Technical Workshops: Workshop 23
Horton Stance Control Knee Qualifying Course Part 2 of 2
Sponsored by: Horton Technology

Technical Workshops: Workshop 24
Clinical Management Technology: Streamlining the Patient Care Process with OPIE Software
Sponsored by: oandp.com

Refreshment Break

Welcome Reception in the Exhibit Hall

Thursday, March 17

Registration/Speaker Ready Room Open

Welcome, Awards, Fellow Induction

ACPOC Hector Kay Lecture Series Keynote Address
Peter F. Armstrong, MD, FRSC, FACS, FAAP
Director of Medical Affairs, Shriners Hospitals for Children

Thranhardt Lecture Finalists: Lecture 1
The Influence of How Much a Scoliosis Orthosis Is Worn and Its Ability to Prevent Curve Progression in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
Donald E. Katz, CO, LO, FAAOP

Thranhardt Lecture Finalists: Lecture 2
Postoperative Use of the Cranial Remodeling Orthosis
Timothy R. Littlefield, MS

Thranhardt Lecture Finalists: Lecture 3
Patient Performance and Outcomes: A Comparative Analysis of Microprocessor and Mechanically Controlled Prosthetic Knee Joints
Jason T. Kahle, CPO

Thranhardt Lecture Finalists: Lecture 4
Effect of Spinal Extension on Restoring Geometric and Loading Alignment of the Thoracic Spine with a Vertebral Compression Fracture
Avinash G. Patwardhan, PhD

Joint Academy and ACPOC Lunch in Exhibit Hall

Exhibit Hall Open

Product Display Showcases

Symposia: Symposium 1
JOINT Academy and ACPOC Cerebral Palsy/Spasticity Symposium
Michael L. Schmitz, MD; Janet Lombardo, MBA, CPO; Katie Ennis, CO, MBA; Colleen Coulter-O’Berry, PT, MS, PCS

Symposia: Symposium 2
Microprocessor Knee Symposium
Doug Smith, MD; Margrit R. Meier, PhD, CPO

NCOPE Residency Workshop

Joint Academy and ACPOC Break in Exhibit Hall with Product Display Showcases

Professional Development: 1
Who’s Controlling Your Company? – Internal Controls for a Healthy O&P Company
Rob Benedetti

Certificate Programming: O&P Management of the Lower-Limb Patient: Module 4
Modifications of the Transfemoral Socket
Mark L. Edwards, CP

Licensure Meeting

US-ISPO Annual Business Meeting. JOIN US. Everyone is welcome!!!

Friday, March 18

Academy Member Breakfast and Annual Business Meeting

Registration/Speaker Ready Room Open

Clinical Techniques: CT 2
Concurrent Concepts in the Orthotic Management of the Lower-Limb in Children (Part 1 of 2)
Thomas V. DiBello, CO, FAAOP

Technician Program
Material Science and Prosthetic/Orthotic Design: Maximizing Patient Safety

Certificate Programming: O&P Management of the Lower-Limb Patient: Module 2
A Different Approach on the Transfemoral Socket for the Active Amputee
W. Stan Patterson, CP

Certificate Programming: O&P Management of the Lower-Limb Patient: Module 5
Suspension Systems Used for the Transfemoral Socket
Mark L. Edwards, CP

Clinical Techniques: CT 1
Hip Disarticulation and Hemipelvectomy: Practical Approaches From Juvenile to Adulthood
Jim Kaiser, CP; John Angelico, CPO; Dave Rotter, CP

Break in Exhibit Hall

Exhibit Hall Open

Symposia: Symposium 3
JOINT Academy and ACPOC Proximal Femoral Focal Deficiency
Robin C. Crandall, MD; Robert Lipschutz, CP; Hugh G. Watts, MD; J. Ivan Krajbich, MD

Professional Development: 2
Developing Critical Thinking Skills
Joyce Perrone

Free Papers: Upper-Limb Prosthetics Paper 1
Therapy Intervention to Assure Continued Use of Electric Prostheses
Margaret F. Wise, OTR, CHT

Free Papers: Upper-Limb Prosthetics Paper 2
Fitting the Scarred Upper-Limb Amputee
Troy Farnsworth, CP, FAAOP

Free Papers: Upper-Limb Prosthetics Paper 3
External-Powered Prosthesis for Partial Hand Presentation with the Thumb Intact
Christopher Lake, CPO, FAAOP; Margaret F. Wise, OTR, CHT, CVE

Free Papers: Upper-Limb Prosthetics Paper 4
Quality of Life, Musculoskeletal Health and Function of Children with Below Elbow Defi ciency: Results of a Multi-Center Study
Michelle A. James, MD

Free Papers: Upper-Limb Prosthetics Paper 5
Van Lunteren’s Wallet
Kim Doolan

Free Papers: Upper-Limb Prosthetics Paper 6
A Vietnamese Boy with Bilateral Transhumeral Amputation: A 10 Year Follow-Up
Jack E. Uellendahl, CPO

Free Papers: Upper-Limb Prosthetics Paper 7
Transradial Interface Variations
Gerald Stark, BSM, CP, FAAOP

Free Papers: Upper-Limb Prosthetics Paper 8
Value of Specialized Rehabilitation with Trauma and Amputations
Sandy Fletchall, OTR, CHT, MPA

Instructional Course: Course 1
Spinal Instability
Keith Smith, CO; Jeff Nemeth, CPO, FAAOP

Joint Academy and ACPOC Break in Exhibit Hall with Product Display Showcases

Chapter President’s Meeting

Free Papers: Outcomes Paper 9
10 Year Analysis of a National Amputee Rehabilitation Database
M.E. Condie, FCSP

Free Papers: Outcomes Paper 10
New Ideas in Amputation Care Program
Anton Johannesson, CPO

Free Papers: Outcomes Paper 11
Amputee Anthropometrics: Reliability and Accuracy of Analog and CAD/CAM Measurement Devices
Mark D. Geil, PhD

Free Papers: Outcomes Paper 12
Objective Measurement of Patient Activity
Gudjon G. Karason

Free Papers: Outcomes Paper 13
Clinical Results Using Patient Activity Monitor: A New Approach to Amputee Activities
Magnus Lilja

Free Papers: Outcomes Paper 14
Evidenced Based Practice with a Multidisciplinary Approach
Catarina M. Lowenadler, CPO

Free Papers: Orthotics Paper 15
Effects on Gait of Ankle Alignment and Foot- Plate Length in the Ankle Foot Orthoses (AFOs)
Stefania Fatone, PhD

Free Papers: Orthotics Paper 16
Effectiveness of New Dynamic Thoracic Extension Orthosis for the Treatment of Scheuermann’s Kyphosis
Jennifer Avakian, BA

Free Papers: Orthotics Paper 17
The Effect of a Thoraco-Lumbo-Sacral Orthosis on Gait
Regina J. Konz, MS

Free Papers: Orthotics Paper 18
AFO for Footdrop Results
William A. Carlton, CO

Free Papers: Orthotics Paper 19
Ambulation in a Child with Caudal Regression Syndrome: A Case Presentation
Ann W. Pari, CO, LO

Free Papers: Orthotics Paper 20
Biomechanical and Pulmonary Function Comparisons of Prefabricated Rigid, Prefabricated Soft and Made-To-Measure Polyethylene Flexion-Resist TLSO’s
Angela S. Kozinski, BS

Free Papers: Orthotics Paper 21
Use of Non-Invasive Laser Data Acquisition System to Quantify Head Shape Changes in Infants Presenting with Deformational Plagiocephaly
Laura H. Plank, CO

Free Papers: Orthotics Paper 22
A Therapeutic Ankle Foot Orthosis Powered By Artifi cial Pneumatic Muscles
Ammanath Peethambaran, MS, CO

Free Papers: Orthotics Paper 23
A New Non-Invasive Halo in Pediatric Cervical Spine Immobilization
Lawrence Lerman, CO

Instructional Course: Course 2
Upper-Extremity Prosthetics – The Iraqi Experience
Shawn Swanson, OTR/L; Suzanne Krenek, MOT, OTR; Phil Stevens, CO, LO; David Baty, CPO, LPO

ABC Facility Accreditation Workshop

Joint Academy and ACPOC Break in Exhibit Hall with Product Display Showcases

NAAOP Legislative Update

Professional Development: 3
The Business Side of an O&P Company
Rob Benedetti

Certificate Programming: O&P Management of the Lower-Limb Patient: Module 10
History of the Transfemoral Socket
Timothy B. Staats, CP

Free Papers: Orthotics Paper 24
Viscoelastic Polymer Shoe Modifi cations for Charcot Foot Deformities
Dennis J. Janisse, CPed

Free Papers: Orthotics Paper 25
Ethical Issues in the Profession of Orthotics: A Survey of Certifi ed Orthotists and Orthotic Residents
Jessica McFarland

Free Papers: Orthotics Paper 26
Advances in the Rancho-Jaeco Multi-Link Mobile Arm Support and its Application to the Spinal Injury Populations
Pierre Leung, MSME

Free Papers: Orthotics Paper 27
A Novel Posterior Strut AFO with Controllable Dorsifl exion Resistance
Roger Weber, CPO; Ronan Reynolds

Free Papers: Orthotics Paper 28
KAFO’s Knee Stiffness and Knee Stability
Ronan Reynolds; Roger Weber, CPO

Free Papers: Orthotics Paper 29
Stance Control Orthosis Application: Initial Gait Charges
Steve Irby, MS

Exhibitors Forum

Town Hall Meeting

Saturday, March 19

Registration/Speaker Ready Room Open

Professional Development: 4
Who Moved My Dog Dish?
Russ Hornfi sher

Certificate Programming: O&P Management of the Lower-Limb Patient: Module 1
Limb Salvage
Ronald P. Williams, PhD, MD, FACS

Certificate Programming: O&P Management of the Lower-Limb Patient: Module 9
Pain Management for the Lower-Limb Amputee
Nicolas E. Walsh, MD

Clinical Techniques: CT 2
Concurrent Concepts in the Orthotic Management of the Lower-Limb in Children (Part 2 of 2)
Thomas V. DiBello, CO, FAAOP

Clinical Techniques: CT 3
Upper-Extremity Harnessing Techniques
Jack E. Uellendahl, CPO; Gerald Stark, CPO, FAAOP

Free Papers: Lower-Limb Prosthetics Paper 30
Biomechanical Response to Immobilization of the Knee Joint in Infant Crawling
Mark D. Geil, PhD

Free Papers: Lower-Limb Prosthetics Paper 31
Fibular Defi ciency: Adult Outcomes Following Amputation or Lengthening
Janet L. Walker, MD

Free Papers: Lower-Limb Prosthetics Paper 32
Mechanical Testing Prosthetic Sockets
Douglas A. Taylor, CP, FAAOP

Free Papers: Lower-Limb Prosthetics Paper 33
Prosthetic Socket/Interface Motion: A Comparison of Silicone and Elastomeric Liners
Jim Chea, BS, BA

Free Papers: Lower-Limb Prosthetics Paper 34
An Investigation of Shock-Absorbing Components in Persons with Unilateral Transfemoral Amputations
Sara R. Koehler, BS

Free Papers: Lower-Limb Prosthetics Paper 35
Design Improvements of a Prosthetic Spring Foot
Knut Lechler

Free Papers: Lower-Limb Prosthetics Paper 36
Post-Surgical Care and Case Studies of the Ertl Procedure
Raymond Francis, CP

Free Papers: Lower-Limb Prosthetics Paper 37
Foot and Ankle Prostheses: Adaptation to Different Terrain
Heidrun Gigja Ragnarsdottir, MS

Technician Program
Highlights from Material Science & Prosthetic/Orthotic Design: Maximizing Patient Safety

Mastectomy Fitter Program

New
Joint Academy and ACPOC Brunch in Exhibit Hall with Product Display Showcases

Exhibit Hall Open

Symposia: Symposium 4
Management of Bilateral Lower Extremity Amputees
Steven Gard, PhD; Donald Shurr, CPO, PT; Brian L. Ruhe, MS; Jack E. Uellendahl, CPO

Professional Development: 5
Professionalism
Russ Hornfisher

Instructional Course: Course 3
Consensus Conference on the State of the Science Reports
Deanna Fish, CPO; Nancy Elftman, CO; Dulcey Lima, OTR, CO

Past President’s Lunch

Lunch on Your Own

Symposia: Symposium 5
Relationship Between Education and Professional Practice
Douglas G. Smith, MD; John W. Michael, MEd, CPO, FAAOP, FISPO

Symposia: Symposium 6
Developmental Issues with Adolescent and Teenage O&P Users
Paddy Rosbach, RN

Professional Development
Trend Tracking
Joyce Perrone

Certificate Programming
Orthotic Management of the CVA Stroke Patient

Past President’s Meeting