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  • Wednesday, September 6, 2023
  • 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM ET
    PBS-1 - Compression: The WHO, WHAT, WHEN and WHY!
  • 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET
    MWB-3 - Surestep
  • 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET
    PBS-2 - Sponsored Workshop - Amoena
  • 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM ET
    MWC-3 - Surestep
  • 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM ET
    PBS-3 - ABC Custom Breast Prosthesis: What’s In It For You?
  • 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM ET
    PBS-4 - Adding Post Breast Care Surgery to Your O&P Practice
  • Thursday, September 7, 2023
  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM ET
    GS1 - One More Thing, One More Time
  • 10:30 AM – 11:15 AM ET
    B1 - Clinical Documentation in Orthotic and Prosthetic Practice
  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM ET
    C1 - The History and Future of Healthcare Reimbursement in the united States: A Fire-side Chat
  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM ET
    C2 - Prosthetic Free Papers--Principles of Gait and Foot Design
  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM ET
    T1 - Veterinary Orthotics and Prosthetics: Fabrication Considerations for our Domestic, Farm and Wildlife Friends
  • 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET
    PBS-5 - Lymphedema and the Role of Compression Therapy
  • 11:15 AM – 12:00 PM ET
    B2 - How to Analyze and Negotiate Managed Care Contracts
  • 2:00 PM – 2:45 PM ET
    B3 - National Mobility Movement, Powered by Local Legislative Change
  • 2:00 PM – 2:45 PM ET
    P3 - Heel Pain: Not Just Plantar Fasciitis
  • 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET
    T2 - 3D Imaging Laminations
  • 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM ET
    Prosthetic Free Papers - Foundations of Care: Sockets and Osseointegration
  • 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM ET
    C3 - Exploring the Impact of AFO Intervention on Muscle Activity
  • 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM ET
    C4 - Smart Components: The Continuum of Data from Patient to Policy
  • 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM ET
    PBS-6 - Fitting for Success
  • 2:45 PM – 3:15 PM ET
    P4 - Rocker Sole Theory, Indications and Application
  • 2:45 PM – 3:30 PM ET
    B4 - Using Storytelling to Support Exceptional Patient Care and Team Dynamics
  • 3:15 PM – 4:15 PM ET
    Addressing Waste/Recycling
  • 3:45 PM – 4:30 PM ET
    Hamontree Lecture Series
  • 3:45 PM – 4:30 PM ET
    P5 - Live Demo: Rocker Sole Modifications
  • 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM ET
    PBS-7 - Medicare LCD and the Lymphedema Treatment Act
  • 3:45 PM – 5:15 PM ET
    C6 - Orthotic Free Papers--Cranial Remolding & Spinal Orthotics
  • 3:45 PM – 5:15 PM ET
    C7 - Female Amputee Care Topics
  • 3:45 PM – 5:15 PM ET
    C8 - Prosthetic Free Papers--MPKs and Outcome Measures
  • 4:15 PM – 5:15 PM ET
    T4 - Protect Your Team
  • 4:30 PM – 5:15 PM ET
    B5 - Hamontree Lecture Series
  • 4:30 PM – 5:15 PM ET
    P6 - Novel SCFO: One Design, A Multitude of Applications
  • 4:45 PM – 5:15 PM ET
    PBS-8 - Certification Update--An Interview with the O&P Almanac
  • 5:15 PM – 6:15 PM ET
    Quantifying the Accuracy of Pseudo-prostheses in Relation to Prosthetic Devices Using Different Feet
  • 5:15 PM – 7:00 PM ET
    Influence of Race-Based Concordance and Decision for Limb Salvage Prior to Amputation
  • Friday, September 8, 2023
  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM ET
    Thranhardt Lecture Series
  • 10:30 AM – 10:55 AM ET
    D1 - AFO Shape Capture Techniques and a Weight Bearing Scanning Platform for Improved Shape Capture for High Activity Ankle-Foot Orthoses
  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM ET
    B6 - Medicare Updates & Comprehensive Error Rate Testing (CERT)
  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM ET
    T5 - Sewing Machine Maintenance and Repair
  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM ET
    C10 - Diabetic Foot Ulcer (DFU) Consortium (DFC): Orthotics in Prevention and Management of DFU
  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM ET
    C11 - Using Outcome Measures to Justify Medical Necessity, Reimbursement and Clinical Accountability in Real Life
  • 10:55 AM – 11:20 AM ET
    D2 - The Impact Of Sensor Technology On Bracing Outcomes For Knee Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Clinical Trial
  • 11:20 AM – 11:45 AM ET
    D3 - Implementing and incorporating a digital workflow and additive manufacturing in an orthotics practise: An ongoing journey
  • 1:30 PM – 2:00 PM ET
    T6 - Technical Free Papers
  • 2:00 PM – 2:25 PM ET
    D4 - Benefiting from real-world quantitative data: remote activity evaluation of lower limb prosthetic users
  • 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM ET
    P7 - The Manufacture of Therapuetic Footwear
  • 2:00 PM – 3:15 PM ET
    T7 - Plaster Talk
  • 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM ET
    B7 - Best Practice with the Veterans Administration Clinical Care and Contracting Team; Serving America’s Best!
  • 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM ET
    C12 - Microprocessor Stance and Swing Control Orthoses are a Milestone for Patients with Lower Limb Paresis Dependent on Knee-Ankle-Foot Orthoses
  • 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM ET
    C13 - Clinical Management of Children with Congenital and Acquired Limb Deficiencies
  • 2:25 PM – 2:50 PM ET
    D5 - How your current software can help you participate in the LLPR
  • 2:30 PM – 3:15 PM ET
    P8 - The Design and Manufacture of Custom Footwear
  • 2:50 PM – 3:15 PM ET
    D6 - MULTI-LINGUAL EVALUATION OF PATIENT OUTCOMES USING MOBILE APP TECHNOLOGY
  • 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM ET
    T8 - Lest We Forget the Basics
  • 3:30 PM – 4:00 PM ET
    P9 - Relasting as an Alternative to Custom Shoes
  • 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM ET
    B8 - How to Survive an Audit; from the Administrative and Clinical Perspective
  • 3:30 PM – 5:15 PM ET
    T9 - Hands-on Metal Bending
  • 3:45 PM – 4:10 PM ET
    D7 - From Scan to Print in Prosthetics: A Digital Process for 3D Printed Diagnostic and Definitive Socket
  • 3:45 PM – 5:15 PM ET
    C14 - Pediatric Gait Development: Developing movement strategies from Floor Mobility to Walking to Running and Jumping
  • 3:45 PM – 5:15 PM ET
    C15 - IU Health Center for Limb Loss: Developing a Clinical Model for Comprehensive Limb Loss Care
  • 4:10 PM – 4:35 PM ET
    D8 - Aether Digital Platform: The Role of Cloud-Based Software to Enhance Data Efficiency in Myoelectric Hands
  • 4:15 PM – 5:15 PM ET
    P10 - Live Demo: Relasting
  • 4:35 PM – 5:00 PM ET
    D9 - Going Digital with Digits
  • Saturday, September 9, 2023
  • 9:15 AM – 9:35 AM ET
    D10 - Benefits of a Simulation Model for Digital Manufacturing in the O&P Industry
  • 9:15 AM – 9:45 AM ET
    P11 - The TSPD at 30
  • 9:15 AM – 10:00 AM ET
    Steering Through Regulatory Obstacles
  • 9:15 AM – 10:30 AM ET
    C16 - Interprofessional Best Practices: Collaborative Treatment of Idiopathic Toe Walking
  • 9:15 AM – 10:30 AM ET
    T10 - Alternative Fabrication Methods in Developing and War-Torn Countries
  • 9:35 AM – 9:55 AM ET
    D11 - A DIGITAL PROCESS TO REPLICATE THE SOCKET AND THE FOOT ALIGNMENT IN BELOW KNEE RUNNING SPECIFIC PROSTHESES
  • 9:45 AM – 10:30 AM ET
    P12 - Wedges, Flares and Buttresses: Indications and Applications
  • 9:55 AM – 10:15 AM ET
    D12 - Real World Objective Outcome Measures Through the Use of Wearables for Remote Monitoring in Orthotics and Prosthetics
  • 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM ET
    "Ins" and "Outs" - O&P Practice Acquisitions and Managing Cash Flow
  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM ET
    Orthotic Free Papers - AFO and KAFO Applications

    Presenter: Thomas Schmalz, PhD – OttoBock

    Presenter: Flora RJ Versyck – Basko Healthcare

    Presenter: Francesca Gariboldi – University of Padova

    Presenter: Tyler Klenow, MSPO, MBA, CPO, FAAOP – Ottobock Healthcare LP

    Presenter: Russell Lundstrom, MS – Ottobock

  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM ET
    Prosthetic Free Papers
  • 10:45 AM – 11:30 AM ET
    B10 - O&P Wages Versus Inflation, Unraveling The Mystery You Didn't Know Existed
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM ET
    P13 - Live Demo: Wedges, Flares and Buttresses
  • 1:00 PM – 1:45 PM ET
    B11 - Performance Incentives and Disincentives
  • 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM ET
    C21 - Nerve Injuries in the Population with Amputation
  • 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM ET
    C22 - Powered Components: Current Applications and Future Possibilities
  • 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM ET
    C23 - Post-Show Workshop. The 2023 Ultimate Guide to Bone-Anchored Limb Prosthetics
  • 1:45 PM – 2:30 PM ET
    B12 - The Unforgettable Prosthetist: Grow Your Prosthetic Practice with Early Intervention
  • 2:30 PM – 3:15 PM ET
    B13 - Bullying, Mobbing, and Harassment in Orthotics and Prosthetics: How Do People Respond to Negative Behavior
  • 2:45 PM – 5:00 PM ET
    O&P Free Papers-- Upper Extremity Orthotics and General Topics
  • 2:45 PM – 5:00 PM ET
    C25 - Interprofessional Community Reintegration for Patients with Upper or Lower Limb Loss: Life hacks for Prosthetic Wearers

    Presenter: Renee VanVeld, PT, DPT

  • 3:15 PM – 4:00 PM ET
    B14 - Maximize your Organization’s Efficiency Through the Power of Office 365
  • 4:00 PM – 4:45 PM ET
    B15 - Nothing Happens Until Somebody Sells Something