THE PREMIER MEETING FOR ORTHOTIC, PROSTHETIC, AND PEDORTHIC PROFESSIONALS
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PROGRAM The 102nd Annual National Assembly San Diego, California | September 25-28, 2019
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To advance the standard of care. To provide you with leading medical technology backed by 100 years of experience. To create better access for prosthetic and orthotic devices that change lives. And provide the education and training needed to ensure your successful outcomes. Because when your patients succeed, we have all reached our goals. We all move forward, together.
professionals.ottobockus.com
Visit us at booth #1117
EXHIBIT HALL FUN & MORE.............. 38 Technical Fabrication Contest........................ 38 Step It Up Challenge...................................... 38 Head Shot Photo Lounge............................... 39 Massage Station............................................. 39 O&P Expo Day................................................ 39
WELCOME.............................................. 2
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
GENERAL INFORMATION.................... 3 AOPA Antitrust Compliance Policy....................3 Attire..................................................................3 Badges and Tickets...........................................3 Business Center................................................4 Children.............................................................4 Continuing Education (CE) Credits....................4 Exhibit Hall Credits............................................4 Exhibit Hall Hours............................................. 5 Food and Beverage.......................................... 5 Guests.............................................................. 5 Information Desk.............................................. 5 Location of Events............................................ 5 Lost And Found................................................ 5 Membership Information.................................. 5 Message Center............................................... 5 National Assembly App - AOPA365.................. 6 O&P Almanac................................................... 6 Registration Hours............................................7 Speaker Ready Room........................................7
TUESDAY...............................................41 Pre-show Hands-on Workshop: Muscle Tone and Hypertonus—Assessment & Relevance to Orthotic Management......... 42
SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGMENTS......... 8 Award Winners..................................................8 Board of Directors........................................... 10 Planning Committee........................................ 10 Sponsors..........................................................11 Staff................................................................. 12 GETTING AROUND .............................14 PROGRAM OVERVIEW........................ 17 SPECIAL EVENTS................................ 33 Pre-show Hands-on Workshop....................... 33 AOPA Night at the Ballpark............................ 33 Opening General Session...............................34 Welcome to San Diego Reception...................34 Professional Women of O&P.......................... 35 O&P PAC Appreciation Reception.................. 35 Veteran’s Stride Foundation’s Benefit Concert.......................................... 35 AOPA Membership Meeting........................... 36 Exhibitor Sponsored Happy Hour.................. 36 First Stride Clinic............................................ 36 Expo Day Community Outreach......................37 Post-show Hands-on Prosthetic Clinic............37
WEDNESDAY........................................ 43 Manufacturers’ Workshops.............................44 General Session Keynote Address.................. 51 Exhibit Hall Happenings................................. 52 THURSDAY........................................... 53 Education....................................................... 54 Thranhardt Lectures....................................... 54 Poster Session................................................ 63 Exhibit Hall Happenings..................................72 FRIDAY.................................................. 73 General Session.............................................. 74 Education........................................................74 Hamontree Lectures........................................75 Business Certificate Program..........................79 Poster Session................................................ 83 Exhibit Hall Happenings................................. 90 SATURDAY............................................ 93 General Session.............................................. 94 Education....................................................... 94 First Stride Clinic: Part l Prosthetic Balance Training........................................ 96 Manufacturers’ Workshops...........................102 First Stride Clinic: Part ll Prosthetic Gait Training............................................. 104 Exhibit Hall Happenings................................106 SUNDAY.............................................. 108 Post-show Hands-on Prosthetic Clinic: Fabricating and Aligning Prostheses for Elite Level Athletes..............................108 EXHIBITION EXHIBITOR DIRECTORY..............................109 Exhibitor Product Listings ............................. 138 EXHIBIT HALL MAP .............................Fold-Out Exhibitor Booth Locations ....................Fold-Out
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WELCOME
President’s Message 2019
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t is my pleasure to welcome you on behalf of the Board, Assembly Planning Committee, and staff to sunny San Diego for the 2019 National Assembly. We know running an O&P business isn’t easy, but the Assembly can help. It is your one-stop shop, providing you the best in clinical, business, and technical education and insights as well as the latest technologies and services brought to you by our over 150 exhibitor partners. This year, in addition to what you’ve come to love and expect, we have some exciting new opportunities. Starting with kicking it off with our general session on Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. when you’ll hear from Capt. Lanny Boswell, USN (Ret), PhD, PT, OCS who was the Commanding Officer for the Military Hospital Ship USNS Comfort’s medical treatment facility, former head of the Navy Health Research Center Warfighter Performance Lab at Naval Base Point Loma, CA, and chair of the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs. Then, let us officially welcome you by attending the Welcome Reception in the Exhibit Hall. Once again, the Assembly is full of the finest education, best practices, and latest regulatory and legislative developments that impact our profession as well as strategies to take your business and career to the next level. Learn about policies that will protect your business and create a positive work environment. Hear the latest on clinical care for those living with limb loss and limb impairment. Explore state of the art technologies and learn how to incorporate them into your practice. Be sure to enjoy attendee favorites, the Thranhardt Lecture series recognizing clinical breakthroughs and the Hamontree Lecture Series recognizing the best business practices. Network with the most influential O&P professionals during one of the many receptions and lunch breaks. Or better, yet have some fun with them, go to the Padres game or the Montgomery Gentry benefit concert. To help us close the Assembly on Saturday you’ll hear from nine-time gold medalist, Jeremy Campbell. He had his right leg amputated at the age of one, but treats obstacles as opportunities, courageously tackling all life’s challenges. Then, invite your referral sources, rehabilitation team members, patients, friends, and family to the Exhibit Hall to enjoy a free pass to the Assembly to explore the world of O&P. While you are here, I hope you find time to enjoy San Diego’s legendary weather, beautiful beaches, and friendly, laid-back vibe. Thank you for coming; together we will drive the waves of change. Sincerely,
Jim Weber, MBA President, AOPA
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GENERAL INFORMATION AOPA ANTITRUST COMPLIANCE POLICY AOPA has a policy of strict compliance with federal and state antitrust laws which serve to prohibit agreements, combinations and conspiracies in restraint of trade. Attendees at the AOPA National Assembly should avoid discussing certain subjects when they are together at any formal or informal gathering. The following guidelines are to be adhered to at all times during the Assembly: • DO NOT discuss prices, fees or rates, or features that can impact prices such as discounts, costs, terms and conditions of sale, warranties, or profit margins. • DO NOT agree with competitors as to uniform terms of sale, warranties or contract provisions. • DO NOT exchange data concerning fees, prices, production, sales, bids, costs, customer credit, or other business practices. • DO NOT agree with competitors to divide up customers, markets or territories. • DO NOT agree with competitors not to deal with certain suppliers or others. • DO NOT try to prevent a supplier from selling to your competitor(s). • DO NOT discuss your customers with your competitors.
• DO leave any meeting (formal or informal) where improper subjects are being discussed. Tell everyone why you are leaving. Any questions about AOPA’s antitrust policy should be directed to AOPA’s Executive Director.
ATTIRE AOPA has adopted a policy of business casual attire for the 2019 AOPA National Assembly.
BADGES AND TICKETS Badges must be worn to all functions. Your badge is your pass to the Exhibit Hall and the education sessions. It also ensures that you are able to greet and be greeted by name by your colleagues and friends. Unless noted otherwise, optional events require tickets. Please remember to bring your tickets with you to the event. If you ordered tickets with your advance registration, you will find them with your badge. If you are missing tickets, please go to registration for verification and replacement. There will be a $50 fee for the replacement of a lost badge.
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GENERAL INFORMATION BUSINESS CENTER— FEDEX OFFICE FedEx Office is a full-service business center located inside the San Diego Convention Center across from Hall D. They offer virtually everything to meet your convention exhibiting needs with ultraquick turnaround. For your convenience email files directly to usa1324@fedex.com and have orders ready upon your arrival.
CHILDREN A special registration category has been created at a reduced rate for children ages 11-17. Children under 11 are allowed in the exhibit hall, but must be supervised at all times. There is no registration fee or badge required for children ages 10 and under.
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CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS The American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics & Pedorthics (ABC) has approved a total of 43.5 continuing education (CE) credits for the 2019 AOPA National Assembly and the Board of Certification/Accreditation (BOC) has approved 52.25 CE Credits, Scientific & Business. Generally, one credit is awarded per session hour. Specific rules apply to specific disciplines. Exhibit hall credits are available by completing the Exhibits Passbook or exhibit hall forms available from ABC and BOC. Representatives from ABC and BOC will be available during the National Assembly to answer your questions. Many programs run concurrently, so you will only be able to earn credits for the programs that you actually attend. AOPA will be tracking all credits electronically. To receive credit, please scan your badge at the beginning of each session. Please note that your badge may be scanned at only one concurrent session at a time. Those scanning at multiple concurrent sessions will not receive credit. Full-conference registrants will receive a certificate of attendance. You will also find exhibit hall credit forms in your meeting bag.
EXHIBIT HALL CREDITS ABC certified practitioners can earn 3 Exhibit Hall CE credits and BOC certified practitioners can earn up to 5 Exhibit Hall CE credits by completing the Exhibits Passbook or appropriate CE Credit Form. To receive credit, you must submit the completed Exhibits Passbook or an application with the required documentation directly to your certifying board or drop off at the AOPA booth (#611). Applications will be available at the ABC booth (#949) and the BOC booth (#1446) located in the Exhibit Hall. You will also find the Exhibits Passbook and forms in your meeting bag.
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GENERAL INFORMATION EXHIBIT HALL HOURS Wednesday, September 25 5:30 – 7:30 PM
Thursday, September 26 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Friday, September 27 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Saturday, September 28 9:00 AM – Noon
FOOD AND BEVERAGE
LOCATION OF EVENTS
Complimentary breakfasts and lunches are available for Full Conference meeting attendees. Your lunch tickets for Thursday and Friday are included with your Full Conference badge. Be sure to bring your ticket with you each day. Lunch will be served in the Exhibit Hall. Breakfast will be served on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday in conjunction with the general sessions and tickets are not needed. Check the Program Overview for exact times. (For your convenience a concession stand will be open in the Exhibit Hall from 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. on Thursday and Friday.)
Most AOPA National Assembly events will be held at the San Diego Convention Center. • Manufacturers’ Workshops will be held at the San Diego Convention Center, Upper Level. • The Exhibit Hall and General Sessions will be held at the San Diego Convention Center on the Lower Level. • General Education will be held at the San Diego Convention Center, Upper Level. • AOPA Night at the Ballpark will be held at the Padres Stadium (ticket required). • Amputee Coalition Advocate Training will be held at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront, Aqua F. • Post Show Sports/Running Clinic will be held at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront, Aqua DE.
GUESTS Please do not ask those who are not registered for the National Assembly to meet you in the Exhibit Hall. They will not be permitted to enter without a badge. No exceptions will be made. Use the registration area as your meeting point. Guests, spouses and children qualify for reduced registration rates. Please visit registration if you have questions.
INFORMATION DESK Staff members are available to help you with directions, to answer questions, or to address concerns. If you have questions on any aspect of the meeting, whether it is the location of an education program or a question about earning continuing education (CE) credits, stop by the information desk located near registration. You can also visit the AOPA booth (#611) in the Exhibit Hall.
LOST AND FOUND The Assembly registration desk will serve as the drop-off and pick-up point for all lost and found items.
MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION Want to become a new AOPA member or renew your membership? Stop by the AOPA booth #611 located in the Exhibit Hall and speak with a staff member.
MESSAGE CENTER A message board is available in the registration area. You may leave messages for other attendees, post resumes, job announcements, and for sale notices. You may also use the AOPA Mobile app, AOPA 365, as a way to communicate with other attendees.
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GENERAL INFORMATION
O&P ALMANAC The O&P Almanac is the official magazine of the 2019 AOPA National Assembly. Look for your complimentary copy in your bag. Attendees interested in subscriptions, editorial or general information about AOPA publications are encouraged to stop by the AOPA booth (#611) in the Exhibit Hall.
DOWNLOAD the
“AOPA 365” App
on your iPhone, Android or iPad Use your smart phone to navigate the Assembly. Use the “AOPA 365” App on your iPhone, Android or iPad to: • Easily view the agenda and set up your own personal schedule
• Read the O&P Almanac
• Earn extra CE Credits by taking quizzes for Free Paper Sessions
• Access the AOPA Membership Directory
• Visit the AOPA Bookstore
• Vote for Hamontree contenders • Interact with colleagues • Share photos and comments • Search for speakers and specific topics • Navigate the Exhibit Hall • Learn about the speakers • Learn about AOPA and how to become a member
Download the app by either scanning the QR code or by searching AOPA365 in the Apple or Google stores.
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GENERAL INFORMATION
REGISTRATION HOURS The National Assembly onsite registration will take place in the San Diego Convention Center, Lower Level. Badges and registration materials will be available for pick up during the following dates and time: Tuesday, September 24
10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Wednesday, September 25 7:00 AM – 6:30 PM Thursday, September 26
7:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Friday, September 27
7:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Saturday, September 28
7:00 AM – Noon
SPEAKER READY ROOM Need a little more time to prepare for your presentation? Speakers and presenters are encouraged to use our Speaker Ready Room, located in Office H of the San Diego Convention Center on the Convention Center, Mezzanine Level. The Speaker Ready Room will be open: Wednesday, September 25 7:00 AM – 4:00 PM Thursday, September 26
7:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Friday, September 27
7:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Saturday, September 28
7:00 AM – 11:00 AM
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SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGMENTS LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Each year the American Orthotic & Prosthetic Association (AOPA) presents the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award. This honor is bestowed on individuals who have made significant contributions to the field of orthotics and prosthetics. The AOPA Board of Directors is proud to name James Kaiser, CP, LP, as the recipient of the 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award. Join O&P professionals as AOPA presents the award during the Opening Ceremony on Wednesday, September 25, from 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. in the Auditorium, Exhibit Hall H (Lower Level). See page 34 for details.
BEST
THRANHARDT LECTURE SERIES
Hear the two abstracts selected as the awardwinning “Best of Show” Thranhardt Lectures. Launched by a gift from J.E Hanger in memory of Howard R. Thranhardt, CP, the series offers an honorarium to the winners. The series recognizes individuals committed to advancing O&P education and research. Winners of the Thranhardt Lecture receive an award of $500 each. Hear the presentations on Thursday, September 26, from 8:30 – 9:30 a.m. in the Exhibit Hall H (Lower Level). See page 54 for details.
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2019 Award Winners: • Significant Factors in Orthotic Treatment of Asymmetrical Brachycephaly (C2-A), Tiffany Graham, MSPO, CPO, LPO, FAAOP, Kelly Millay, MPO. • The Use of Health Economic Instruments to Evaluate Prosthetic Services: Experience with Over 400 Patients in Germany and India (C2-B), Andreas Hahn, PhD, MSc.
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BEST
BUSINESS ABSTRACT
THE SAM E. HAMONTREE, CP(E), BUSINESS EDUCATION AWARD
The Sam E. Hamontree, CP(E), Business Education Award was created to recognize the best business education paper, idea and/or proposal submitted for presentation. This award is a counterpart to the Thranhardt Award given each year to the best clinical abstract(s). Presentations by the 2019 Hamontree Award contenders are scheduled for Friday, September 27, from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. in Room 23 BC (Convention Center, Upper Level). The audience will be invited to cast their vote for the award winner and through the show’s mobile app, AOPA 365. See page 75 for details. 2019 Sam E. Hamontree Award Nominees: • The Concept of Medical Necessity: How to Read and Play the Game (B6-A), Andreas Kannenberg, MD (GER), PhD. • The Hidden Drain on Practice Profitability (B6-B), Mark Ford, president, Prosthetic & Orthotic Associates / Handspring Clinical Services. • Quality Management Program Development in O&P (B6-C), Karyn Kessler, CHPC, CHC, vp compliance, chief privacy officer, Hanger Inc.
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SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
RALPH R. “RONNEY” SNELL, CPO, FAAOP, LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY AWARD The Ralph R. “Ronnie” Snell, CPO, FAAOP, Legislative Advocacy Award recognizes individuals who have made valuable contributions toward advancing the legislative and regulatory goals of the O&P field by motivating members of Congress and other decision makers to take action on behalf of O&P. Join O&P professionals as AOPA presents the award during the Opening Ceremony on Wednesday, September 25, from 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. in the Auditorium, Exhibit Hall H (Lower Level).
2019 Award Winners:
Maynard Carkhuff
Stella Seiber Glenn Crumpton, CPO
STUDENT POSTER AWARDS The EDWIN AND KATHRYN ARBOGAST AWARD and the OTTO AND LUCILLE BECKER AWARD will honor two meritorious scientific papers submitted for presentation as a poster at the 2019 AOPA National Assembly by a student or resident. The purpose of these awards are to encourage students and residents to share their research through outstanding poster presentations. Join O&P professionals as AOPA presents the award during the Opening Ceremony on Saturday, September 28, from 8:15 – 9:00 a.m. in the Auditorium, Exhibit Hall H (Lower Level). See page 94 for details.
THE EDWIN AND KATHRYN ARBOGAST AWARD
THE OTTO AND LUCILLE BECKER AWARD
The Edwin and Kathryn Arbogast Award will be presented for the best prosthetic abstract submitted for a poster presentation.
The Otto and Lucille Becker Award will be presented for the best orthotic abstract submitted for a poster presentation.
2019 Award Winner: • Is the Allied Health Field “Passing the Buck” Regarding Fall Training? Charles Noble University of Pittsburgh
2019 Award Winner: • Comparing the comfort of Ankle Foot Orthosis Designs: Sleeve Cover vs. Traditional Cuff Strap Erin McGraw University of Pittsburgh
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SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
I’M going #AOPA2019
2019 AOPA National Assembly Planning Committee Teri Kuffel, JD (Co-Chair) Rick Riley (Co-Chair) Jeff Brandt, CPO Traci Dralle, CFm Chad Duncan, PhD, CPO Jeff Erenstone, CPO Matthew Garibaldi, MS, CPO Elizabeth Ginzel, MHA, CPO, LPO
AOPA Board of Directors
Kimberly Hanson, CPRH
James Weber, MBA, President
Erick Janisse, CPed, CO
Michael Oros, CPO, LPO, FAAOP, Immediate Past President
Andreas Kannenberg, MD, PhD
Jeffrey Lutz, CPO, President-Elect Traci Dralle, CFm, Vice President Jeffrey Brandt, CPO, Treasurer
Dennis Janisse, CPed Tyler Klenow, MSPO, L/CPO, FAAOP Géza F. Kogler, PhD, CO Charles Kuffel, MSM, L/CPO, FAAOP Joanna Kenton, CPO, FAAOP
Directors
Pam Lupo, CO
David Boone, BSPO, MPH, PhD
Jeff Lutz, CPO
J. Douglas Call, CP
Jennifer Maas, CMP
Mitchell Dobson, CPO, FAAOP
Brad Mattear, LO, CPA, Cfo
Elizabeth Ginzel, MHA, CPO, LPO
Mark Muller, MS, CPO, FAAOP
Kimberly Hanson
Michael Oros, CPO, FAAOP
Terri Kuffel, JD
Kristen Pierson
Rick Riley
Brian Stroup
Linda Wise
James Weber, MBA
Eve Lee, MBA, CAE, Executive Director/Secretary
Jay Wendt, MBA Linda Wise
We ARE AOPA
ADVOCACY | RESEARCH | EDUCATION
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SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Sponsors Double Diamond Sponsor
Diamond Sponsors
Platinum Sponsors
Gold Sponsors
Silver Sponsors
Supporting Sponsors ACRM/American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Adapttech ACOR Orthopaedic Inc. Bioskin/Cropper Medical Inc. Brightree Cascade Dafo Cascade Orthopedic Supply Click Medical College Park Industries
Comfort Products Inc. Fabtech Systems LLC Fillauer FLO-TECH® Orthotic & Prosthetic Systems Inc. Freedom Innovations Hanger KISS Technologies Legworks MD Orthopaedics
Nymbl Systems OHI OPGA PEL SPS Surestep Tamarack Habilitation Townsend Design VitalFitsr VQ Orthocare
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SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGMENTS AOPA Staff Eve Lee, MBA, CAE, Executive Director Tina M. Carlson, CMP, Senior Director of Membership Operations and Meetings Kristen Bean, Membership and Meetings Coordinator Justin Beland, Director of Government Affairs Devon Bernard, Assistant Director of Coding Reimbursement, Programming and Education Joy Burwell, Director of Communications and Marketing Ryan Gleeson, CMP, Assistant Manager, Meetings Betty Leppin, Manager of Membership and Operations Yelena Mazur, Communications Specialist Joseph McTernan, Director of Coding Reimbursement, Programming and Education Kelly O’Neill, CEM, Manager of Meetings and Conventions Ashlie White, Director of Strategic Alliances
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Program Overview TUESDAY | SEPTEMBER 24, 2019
10:00 AM - 4:15 PM Pre-show Hands on Workshop: Muscle Tone and Hypertonus Assessment and Relevance to Orthotic Management (C1) Room 26 AB (Convention Center, Upper Level)
10:00 AM – 6:00 PM Registration Open
Exhibit Hall GH (Convention Center, Lower Level)
10:00 AM – 6:00 PM Information Desk Open
Exhibit Hall GH (Convention Center, Lower Level)
10:00 AM – 6:00 PM Exhibitor Set up
Exhibit Hall GH (Convention Center, Lower Level)
7:10 PM
AOPA Night at the Ballpark
Padres Stadium (Discount tickets available online)
WEDNESDAY | SEPTEMBER 25, 2019
7:00 AM – 6:30 PM Registration Open
Exhibit Hall GH (Convention Center, Lower Level)
7:00 AM – 6:30 PM Information Desk Open
Exhibit Hall GH (Convention Center, Lower Level)
7:00 AM – 3:00 PM Exhibitor Set up
Exhibit Hall GH (Convention Center, Lower Level)
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM Workshop Attendee Beverage Service Convention Center, Upper Level Foyer
7:00 AM – 4:00 PM Speaker Ready Room
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Manufacturers’ Workshops—Tier A
(Two-Hour Workshops)
MWA-1 Improving Myoelectric Control with the Alpha® Liner
Room 28 A (Convention Center, Upper Level) Sponsor: WillowWood
MWA-2 Case by Case: Brace Selection Practicum, Part 1
Room 28 B (Convention Center, Upper Level) Sponsor: Cascade Dafo
MWA-3 Enhancing the Safety and Function of the TF Amputee Using a 4-Bar MPK presented by PROTEOR USA (Includes ALLUX Certification)
Room 28 C (Convention Center, Upper Level) Sponsor: PROTEOR USA
MWA-4 Marlo Ortiz Presents the MAS Socket 2.0 Updated Approach to Promote Increased Control and Function for the Trans-Femoral Amputee, Part 1
Room 28 D (Convention Center, Upper Level) Sponsor: ST&G USA Corporation
MWA-5 Your SurePath™ to 3D Printing
Room 28 E (Convention Center, Upper Level) Sponsor: Vorum
MWA-6 Motion Control Upper Extremity Components with TASKA® Certification, Part 1 Room 29 A (Convention Center, Upper Level) Sponsor: Motion Control, a division of Fillauer
MWA-7 Triple Action® 101: Theory of Operation, Fabrication and Basic Applications
Room 29 B (Convention Center, Upper Level) Sponsor: Becker Orthopedic Appliance Co.
MWA-8 Socket Selection Criteria and Alignment Considerations, Part 1
Room 29 C (Convention Center, Upper Level) Sponsor: Alps South
MWA-9 Addressing Challenging Patient Profiles with Multidurometer Orthotic Designs
Room 29 D (Convention Center, Upper Level) Sponsor: Orthomerica Products Inc.
MWA-10 Naked Prosthetics
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10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Manufacturers’ Workshops—Tier B (Two-Hour Workshops)
MWB-1 Management of the Lower Extremity Through the Use of Custom AFOs, SMOs, & FOs!
Room 28 A (Convention Center, Upper Level) Sponsor: OHI
MWB-2 Case by Case: Brace Selection Practicum, Part 2
Room 28 B (Convention Center, Upper Level) Sponsor: Cascade Dafo
MWB-3 Spine: Continuum of Care
Room 28 C (Convention Center, Upper Level) Sponsor: Össur Americas Inc.
MWB-4 Marlo Ortiz Presents the MAS Socket 2.0 Updated Approach to Promote Increased Control and Function for the Trans-Femoral Amputee, Part 2
Room 28 D (Convention Center, Upper Level) Sponsor: ST&G USA Corporation
MWB-5 Carbon Composite AFO Management in Elite Athletes from a Physicians Perspective
Room 28 E (Convention Center, Upper Level) Sponsor: Allard USA Inc.
MWB-6 Motion Control Upper Extremity Components with TASKA® Certification, Part 2
Room 29 A (Convention Center, Upper Level) Sponsor: Motion Control, a division of Fillauer
MWB-7 The New C-Brace®. Step Into the Future.™
Room 29 B (Convention Center, Upper Level) Sponsor: Ottobock
MWB-8 Socket Selection Criteria and Alignment Considerations, Part 2
Room 29 C (Convention Center, Upper Level) Sponsor: Alps South
MWB-9 SmartSoc Scanning Technology: Cranial and Prosthetic Modules
Room 29 D (Convention Center, Upper Level) Sponsor: Orthomerica Products Inc.
MWB-10 Townsend SpryStep AFO Series
Room 27 AB (Convention Center, Upper Level) Sponsor: Townsend Design / Thuasne USA
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Manufacturers’ Workshops—Tier C
(Two-Hour Workshops)
MWC-1 New Applications for OMEGA®
Room 28 A (Convention Center, Upper Level) Sponsor: WillowWood
MWC-2 A Modular Approach to Orthopedic & Neuromuscular Bracing
Room 28 B (Convention Center, Upper Level) Sponsor: Fabtech Systems
MWC-3 Össur Touch Solutions: Latest Developments in Technology for Upper Limb Loss and Deficiency
Room 28 C (Convention Center, Upper Level) Sponsor: Össur Americas
MWC-4 Evolution of the LegWorks Knee Collection: Introducing the ATK Hydrapro Knee
Room 28 D (Convention Center, Upper Level) Sponsor: LegWorks
MWC-5 Contracture Management Using Low Load Prolonged Stretch: Techniques for O&P Applications Using Dynamic Joints
Room 28 E (Convention Center, Upper Level) Sponsor: Allard USA Inc.
MWC-6 Be the Expert: Choose, Align, and Fabricate with Confidence
Room 29 A (Convention Center, Upper Level) Sponsor: Fillauer
MWC-7 Introducing the Ottobock Myo Plus Pattern Recognition System
Room 29 B (Convention Center, Upper Level) Sponsor: Ottobock
MWC-8 Triple Action® 501: An Algorithmic Approach to Tuning the Triple Action® Ankle Joint for Management of Patients with Pathologic Neuromotor Conditions
Room 29 C (Convention Center, Upper Level) Sponsor: Becker Orthopedic Appliance Co.
MWC-9 Coapt Pattern Recognition Gen2: Myoelectric Boogaloo
Room 29 D (Convention Center, Upper Level) Sponsor: Coapt LLC
MWC-10 Townsend Custom Composite AFOs & KAFOs
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4:30 – 5:30 PM
Opening General Session Keynote Address and Awards Ceremony (GS1)
Auditorium, Exhibit Hall H (Convention Center, Lower Level)
5:30 – 7:30 PM
Welcome to San Diego – Grand Opening Reception Exhibit Hall GH (Convention Center, Lower Level)
THURSDAY | SEPTEMBER 26, 2019
7:00 AM – 6:00 PM Registration Open
Exhibit Hall GH (Convention Center, Lower Level)
7:00 AM – 6:00 PM Information Desk Open
Exhibit Hall GH (Convention Center, Lower Level)
7:00 AM – 4:00 PM Speaker Ready Room
Office H (Convention Center, Mezzanine Level)
8:00 AM Breakfast
Auditorium, Exhibit Hall H (Convention Center, Lower Level)
8:15 – 9:30 AM 8:30 – 9:30 AM
General Session (GS2)
Auditorium, Exhibit Hall H (Convention Center, Lower Level)
Award Winning Thranhardt Lecture Series (C2)
Auditorium, Exhibit Hall H (Convention Center, Lower Level) • Significant Factors in Orthotic Treatment of Asymmetrical Brachycephaly (C2-A) • The Use of Health Economic Instruments to Evaluate Prosthetic Services: Experience with Over 400 Patients in Germany and India of SHOW (C2-B)
BEST
9:30 – 11:00 AM
Symposium: Outcomes and Evidence Base Practice in O&P: How Are You Documenting Value in Your Clinic and Using it to Improve Reimbursement (B1/C3) Auditorium, Exhibit Hall H (Convention Center, Lower Level)
9:30 AM – 5:00 PM NCOPE ACM Meeting
Room 26 A (Convention Center, Upper Level)
9:30 – 11:00 AM
Posterior Mounted Feet in Prosthetics (T1)
11:00 – 11:30 AM
Discover New “Tools” for Your “Toolbox” from Proteor USA (PPT)
Room 24 A (Convention Center, Upper Level)
Product Preview Theater, Exhibit Hall G (Convention Center, Lower Level) Sponsor: PROTEOR USA
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OVERVIEW THURSDAY 9 | 26 | 19 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM Break in Exhibit Hall (Lunch available at Noon) Exhibit Hall GH (Convention Center, Lower Level)
11:00 AM – 5:00 PM Exhibit Hall and Product Preview Theater Presentations
Product Preview Theater, Exhibit Hall GH (Convention Center, Lower Level)
11:15 AM – 12:45 PM Women in O&P Celebrating Success Luncheon Room 30 BC (Convention Center, Upper Level)
11:45 AM – 12:15 PM Evolution of the LegWorks Knee Collection: Introducing the ATK Hydrapro Knee (PPT)
Product Preview Theater, Exhibit Hall G (Convention Center, Lower Level) Sponsor: LegWorks
Noon – 1:30 PM
Student Lunch and Learn
12:30 – 1:00 PM
Triple Action® Overview: Theory of Operation and Basic Applications (PPT)
Room 31 AB (Convention Center, Upper Level)
Product Preview Theater, Exhibit Hall G (Convention Center, Lower Level Sponsor: Becker Orthopedic Appliance Co.
1:00 – 3:00 PM 1:00 – 3:00 PM • • • •
CONCURRENT EDUCATION Top 10 Takeaways to Use in Your Practice Right Away (B2)
Room 23 BC (Convention Center, Upper Level)
5 Cs of Documentation, Securing Referrals, Approvals, Outcomes and Payment (B2-A) Top Low-Cost Business Strategies for O&P Clinics (B2-B) The Operating Performance Benchmarking Survey: What It Can Do For You (B2-C) Top 10 Things You Need to Know About Medical Necessity, Covered Benefit, Requirements of Medicare and the Largest US Private Payors (B2-D)
1:00 – 3:00 PM
Symposium: Contemporary Perspectives on Low Back Pain in the Population with Limb Loss (C4) Room 25 AB (Convention Center, Upper Level)
1:00 – 3:00 PM
Symposium: A Multi-Disciplinary Panel on Orthotic Management of Traumatic Spine Injury (C5) Room 24 BC (Convention Center, Upper Level)
1:00 – 3:00 PM
Wound Care and the Diabetic Foot (C6)
Room 25 C (Convention Center, Upper Level)
• Work Side-by-Side with Your Local PG’s, Running a Mobile Clinic for Patients with Diabetes or a Painful Foot Condition (C6-A) • Transitional Approach to Wound Healing (C6-B) • Patience, Persistence and Pixie Dust – Off Loading Techniques for the Clinical Practitioner! (C6-C)
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1:15 – 1:45 PM
Advancements in Cervical and Lumbar Bracing by Össur, Featuring the New Miami J Select and Miami TLSO (PPT)
Product Preview Theater, Exhibit Hall G (Convention Center, Lower Level) Sponsor: Össur Americas
1:00 – 2:00 PM
Lamination Techniques for Custom Orthoses (T2)
Room 24 A (Convention Center, Upper Level)
2:00 – 2:30 PM Taleo. Ready for Everyday Life. (PPT)
Product Preview Theater, Exhibit Hall G (Convention Center, Lower Level) Sponsor: Ottobock
2:00 – 3:30 PM 2:15 – 3:00 PM
Educators Meeting
Room 23 A (Convention Center, Upper Level)
Mechanical Performance of Textured 3D Printed Prosthetic Sockets (T3) Room 24 A (Convention Center, Upper Level)
2:45 – 3:15 PM
Discover Unique Knee Options from PROTEOR USA for the TF Amputee (PPT)
Product Preview Theater, Exhibit Hall G (Convention Center, Lower Level) Sponsor: PROTEOR USA
3:15 – 5:00 PM
Payor Relations (B3)
Room 23 BC (Convention Center, Upper Level)
• Private Insurance & the Industry—Working with Private Insurance, How to Make What’s Important to You, Important to Them (B3-A) • VA Updates & Highlights (B3-B)
3:15 – 5:05 PM
Symposium: Osseointegration Rehabilitation (C7)
3:15 – 5:00 PM
Considerations in Lower Extremity Orthotic Management— A Free Paper Session (C8)
Room 25 AB (Convention Center, Upper Level)
Room 24 BC (Convention Center, Upper Level)
• The Impact of AFO Use on Fall Rate and Compensatory Stepping Response Following Laboratory Induced Balance Perturbations in Individuals with Stroke (C8-A) • Influence of Strut Stiffness Category on IDEO Flexion and Energetics during Walking (C8-B) • Alignable and Resistance Adjustable Articulated AFO to Reduce Hyperextension Poststroke – Blocked or Regulated Ankle Movement? (C8-C) • Effects of a New Generation of Microprocessor-Controlled Knee-Ankle-Foot Orthosis on Patient Walking, Balance and Activities of Daily Living (C8-D) • Clinical Algorithm for Sagittal Plane, Biomechanical Optimization of Articulated Ankle Foot Orthoses (C8-E) AOPA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY 2019 | WWW.AOPANET.ORG
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Pedorthic Education: Greater Efficiency Means Greater Success (C9) Room 25 C (Convention Center, Upper Level)
• TSD: Marketing and Raising Awareness (C9-A) • Data and Outcomes in Diabetic/Pedorthic Foot Care (C9-B) • Making the Most of Your Diabetic Shoe Program: Proper Fitting Equals Efficiency (C9-C)
3:15 – 4:15 PM
Age of Mass Customization is Arriving in Healthcare—Are You Ready? (T4) Room 24 A (Convention Center, Upper Level)
3:30 – 4:00 PM
Not Just for Kids: Surestep’s Adult Bracing Solutions (PPT)
4:00 – 5:00 PM
Poster Presentations
4:15 – 4:45 PM
Data & Outcomes with Össur Logic (PPT)
4:30 – 5:30 PM
3D Printing in Practice (T5)
5:10 – 6:00 PM
Osseointegration Rehabilitation – A Free Paper Session (C10)
Product Preview Theater, Exhibit Hall G (Convention Center, Lower Level) Sponsor: Surestep
Hall G Foyer (Convention Center, Lower Level)
Product Preview Theater, Exhibit Hall G (Convention Center, Lower Level) Sponsor: Össur Americas
Room 24 A (Convention Center, Upper Level)
Room 25 AB (Convention Center, Upper Level)
• Case Study: Prosthetic Management of Transfemoral Amputee with Osseointegrated Implant (C10-A) • Loads on Transhumeral Amputees Using the OPRA Implant System (C10-B) • Thumb Amputations Treated with Osseointegrated Percutaneous Prostheses with up to 25 Years of Follow-up (C10-C) • Osseointegrated Implants for Trans Femoral Amputees: Radiographic Evaluation of Bone Remodeling (C10-D) • Osseointegrated Implants In Patients with Diabetes Mellitus: A Case Series of Eight Patients (C10-E) • The Use Of Osseointegrated Titanium Implants To Treat Trans-Tibial Amputees (C10-F) • Single-Stage Osseointegrated Reconstruction And Rehabilitation of Lower Limb Amputees (C10-G)
5:15 – 6:15 PM 7:15 – 9:15 PM
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O&P PAC Appreciation Reception
Room 31 C (Convention Center, Upper Level)
Benefit Concert for Veterans Stride Foundation
Ballroom 20 AB (Convention Center, Upper Level)
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FRIDAY | SEPTEMBER 27, 2019
7:00 AM – 6:00 PM Registration Open
Exhibit Hall GH (Convention Center, Lower Level)
7:00 AM – 6:00 PM Information Desk Open
Exhibit Hall GH (Convention Center, Lower Level)
7:00 AM – 4:00 PM Speaker Ready Room
Office H (Convention Center, Mezzanine Level)
8:00 AM Breakfast
Auditorium, Exhibit Hall H (Convention Center, Lower Level)
8:15 – 9:00 AM
General Session/AOPA Membership Meeting (GS3)
Auditorium, Exhibit Hall H (Convention Center, Lower Level)
9:00 – 11:00 AM
Symposium: The Diabetic Foot From The Outside In (C11)
9:00 – 10:00 AM
Medicare Update: DME CERT Error Rates in O&P and DME MAC CERT Task Force Response (B4)
Auditorium, Exhibit Hall H (Convention Center, Lower Level)
Room 23 BC (Convention Center, Upper Level)
10:00 – 11:00 AM
The DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program is Over, What’s Next? (B5) Room 23 BC (Convention Center, Upper Level)
11:00 – 11:30 AM
Simultaneous Control Utilizing the i-Limb Wrist along with the i-Limb Quantum Hand (PPT)
Product Preview Theater, Exhibit Hall G (Convention Center, Lower Level) Sponsor: Össur Americas
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM Break in Exhibit Hall (Lunch available at Noon) Exhibit Hall GH (Convention Center, Lower Level)
11:00 AM – 6:00 PM Exhibit Hall and Product Preview Theater Presentations
Product Preview Theater, Exhibit Hall GH (Convention Center, Lower Level)
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM Past Presidents’ Luncheon (By Invitation Only) Ballroom 26 A (Convention Center, Upper Level)
11:45 AM – 12:15 PM Perpetual Dimension System for Transtibial Amputees (PPT)
Product Preview Theater, Exhibit Hall G (Convention Center, Lower Level) Sponsor: FLO-TECH® O&P Systems Inc.
12:30 – 1:00 PM
New Skeo Sealing Liner from Ottobock (PPT)
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CONCURRENT EDUCATION Hamontree Lectures Series (B6)
Room 23 BC (Convention Center, Upper Level)
• The Concept of Medical Necessity: How to Read and Play the Game (B6-A) • The Hidden Drain on Practice Profitability (B6-B) • Quality Management Program Development in O&P (B6-C)
1:00 – 3:00 PM 1:00 – 3:00 PM 1:00 – 3:00 PM
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Symposium: Getting a Grip On Multi-Articulating Hands (C12)
Room 25 AB (Convention Center, Upper Level)
Symposium: Management of Pediatric Cerebral Palsy (C13)
Room 24 BC (Convention Center, Upper Level)
Pedorthic Education: Evaluation and Treatment of the Diabetic Foot (C14) Room 25 C (Convention Center, Upper Level)
• Diabetic Foot in Remission (C14-A) • Is It Lumbar Spinal Stenosis or Diabetic Neuropathy or Both? (C14-B) • Team Approach: The Only Way to Manage the Diabetic Foot (C14-C)
1:00 – 2:00 PM 1:15 – 1:45 PM
Fabrication Elements of the Triple Action Ankle Joint (T6)
Room 24 A (Convention Center, Upper Level)
Carbon Composite Dynamic Response AFOs and Their Effect on Proprioception in Endurance Athletes with Foot Drop (PPT)
Product Preview Theater, Exhibit Hall G (Convention Center, Lower Level) Sponsor: Allard USA Inc.
2:00 – 2:30 PM
A Perfect Fit. Symphonie Aqua Hydrostatic Casting Technology (PPT)
Product Preview Theater, Exhibit Hall G (Convention Center, Lower Level) Sponsor: Cypress Adaptive, LLC
2:15 – 3:00 PM 2:45 – 3:15 PM
Future Tech—A Glimpse into Emerging Technologies (T7)
Room 24 A (Convention Center, Upper Level)
Don't Forget to Look Up! Surestep’s Head and Trunk Stabilizing Solutions (PPT)
Product Preview Theater, Exhibit Hall G (Convention Center, Lower Level) Sponsor: Surestep
3:15 – 5:00 PM
Business Certificate Program Education*—Organizational Excellence (B7)
Room 23 BC (Convention Center, Upper Level) • The Realities and Legalities of Workforce Harassment (B7-A) • Organizational Compliance (B7-B) • Simplifying KPIs and Understanding What They Can Do for You (B7-C)
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3:15 – 5:00 PM
Improving Outcomes and Quality of Life for the Lower Extremity Amputee—A Free Paper Session (C15) Room 25 AB (Convention Center, Upper Level)
• A Theoretical Model to Understand Psychological and Physical Limitations in Lower-Limb Amputees (C15-A) • Opioid Use in Adults with Above Knee Amputations (C15-B) • Clinical Orthotic & Prosthetic Training in Diverse Cultural, Economic and Catastrophic Settings of a World Experiencing Exponential Population Explosion (C15-C) • 2018 Pilot Program of Community-Based Rehabilitation for People with Amputation in Guatemala (C15-D) • Amputee Mobility Predictor Scores for Persons with Recent Lower Limb Amputation (C15-E) • Hand vs Hydrostatic Casting for Transfemoral Amputees: Comparison of Socket Comfort After a Minimum of Six Months of Use (C15-G)
3:15 – 5:00 PM
Pediatric Orthotics from Head to Toe—A Free Paper Session (C16) Room 24 BC (Convention Center, Upper Level)
• Comparing Orthotic Outcomes of Brachycephaly and Asymmetrical Brachycephaly Treatment (C16-A) • Patient Reported Efficacy of the UCSF Pectus Carinatum Orthosis (C16-B) • Brace Modifications that can Result in Improved Curve Correction in Idiopathic Scoliosis (C16-C) • Indications, Benefits and Potential Shortcomings of Lower Limb Orthoses in the Management of Children Hypotonia: Clinical Practice Guidelines (C16-D) • The Effect of Dynamic Hip Abduction Management Following Low Load Prolonged Stretch at Night on the Activities of Daily Living in Children with Cerebral Palsy (C16-E)
3:15 – 5:00 PM
Pedorthic Free Papers: Treating the Foot and Ankle (C17) Room 25 C (Convention Center, Upper Level)
• Clinical Trials of Newly Designed APPNA Orthopedic Rehabilitation Institute Foot Abduction Brace and Comparison with DENNIS Brown Splint (C17-A) • A Walking Bout Among Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes Reveals Altered Foot Thermodynamics Associated with Unilateral Transtibial Amputation (C17-B) • Foot and Ankle Factors Associated with Balance and Falls in Older Adults-A Systematic Review (C17-C) • Evolutionary Biomechanics Mismatch (C17-D) • Quantification and Parameters of Flat Foot (C17-E)
3:15 – 4:15 PM 3:30 – 5:00 PM
KAFO Fabrication (T8)
Room 24 A (Convention Center, Upper Level)
AOPA State Representatives Meeting
Meeting Room 23 A (Convention Center, Upper Level)
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Is Idiopathic Toe Walking Truly Idiopathic? (PPT)
4:00 – 5:00 PM
Poster Sessions
4:15 – 4:45 PM
New Products, New Freedoms, Motion Control for 2020 (PPT)
4:30 – 5:30 PM
Revofit Advanced Technical Education (T9)
5:00 – 5:30 PM
New PDE Modular Dynamic Springs For Thermoplastic Bracing (PPT)
Product Preview Theater, Exhibit Hall G (Convention Center, Lower Level) Sponsor: Surestep
Hall H Foyer (Convention Center, Lower Level)
Product Preview Theater, Exhibit Hall G (Convention Center, Lower Level) Sponsor: Fillauer
Room 24 A (Convention Center, Upper Level)
Product Preview Theater, Exhibit Hall G (Convention Center, Lower Level) Sponsor: Fabtech Systems
5:00 – 6:00 PM
Exhibitor Sponsored Happy Hour
Exhibit Hall GH (Convention Center, Lower Level)
The new C-Brace® Step into the future.™
Visit us at booth #1117
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SATURDAY | SEPTEMBER 28, 2019
7:00 AM – Noon
Registration Open
7:00 AM – Noon
Information Desk Open
7:00 – 11:00 AM
Exhibit Hall GH (Convention Center, Lower Level)
Exhibit Hall GH (Convention Center, Lower Level)
Speaker Ready Room
Office H (Convention Center, Mezzanine Level)
8:00 AM Breakfast
Exhibit Hall GH (Convention Center, Lower Level)
8:15 – 9:00 AM 9:00 AM – Noon 9:00 AM – Noon
Closing General Session
Auditorium, Exhibit Hall H (Convention Center, Lower Level)
Exhibit Hall
Exhibit Hall GH (Convention Center, Lower Level)
Exhibit Hall Open /O&P Expo Day
Exhibit Hall GH (Convention Center, Lower Level)
O&P EXPO DAY Join AOPA and our exhibit partners for this exclusive one day offer!
9:00 – 11:00 AM
CONCURRENT EDUCATION
9:00 – 11:00 AM
Operational Excellence (B8)
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SEPT. 28 2019
Room 23 BC (Convention Center, Upper Level)
• Best Practices as an Organizational Tool for O&P Facilities (B8-A) • Understand the Multi-Domain Approach in Your O&P Practice For Describing Outcomes More Comprehensively (B8-B) • Reimbursement for Outstanding Patient Care (B8-C)
9:00 – 11:00 AM
First Stride Clinic: Part I Prosthetic Gait Training (C18)
9:00 – 11:00 AM
Symposium: The Role of Microprocessor Controlled Orthoses: An Update on Current Experiences and Upcoming Projects (C19)
Room 25 AB (Convention Center, Upper Level)
Room 24 BC (Convention Center, Upper Level)
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A 3D Printed Project: Step-by-Step, Start to Finish (T10)
9:00 – 11:15 AM
Improving Outcomes for the Lower Extremity Amputee—A Free Paper Session (C20)
Room 24 A (Convention Center, Upper Level)
Room 25 C (Convention Center, Upper Level)
• Impact of Five Common Prosthetic Ankle-Foot Categories for Individuals with Diabetes/Dysvascular Amputation (C20-A) • Comparing Functional Performance Outcomes between Service Members and Civilians with Transfemoral Limb Loss using a Powered Knee-Ankle Prosthesis (C20-B) • Measured Heel Stiffness Across Prosthetic Foot Stiffness Categories (C20-C) • An Update on Microprocessor Controlled Knees for Bilateral Amputees (C20-D) • The Effect of Above the Knee Prosthetic Socket Interface Designs on Skeletal Kinematics, Comfort, Gait, Balance, Mobility and Preference: A Randomized Clinical Trial (C20-E) • Examining the Effects of Prosthetic Liners on Residual Limb Interface Mechanics and Environment Using a Lab-Based Simulator (C20-F) • Development of a Balance Measure for Amputees (C20-G) • Prosthetic Care for Patients with Combat Related Lower Limb Loss at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (C20-H)
9:15- 9:45 AM
The Capital Hydraulic Knee from College Park (PPT)
10:00 – 10:30 AM
iFIT Transtibial Workshop – The Immediate Fit, Versatile Prosthetic System That Maximizes Adjustability (PPT)
Product Preview Theater, Exhibit Hall G (Convention Center, Lower Level) Sponsor: College Park Industries
Product Preview Theater, Exhibit Hall G (Convention Center, Lower Level) Sponsor: Allard USA Inc.
10:45 – 11:15 AM
Post Fitting Gait Optimization for Pediatric AFOs (PPT)
11:30 AM – Noon
Outcome Measures on Limb Health Using Elevated Vacuum (PPT)
Product Preview Theater, Exhibit Hall G (Convention Center, Lower Level) Sponsor: LaunchPad O&P
Product Preview Theater, Exhibit Hall G (Convention Center, Lower Level) Sponsor: WillowWood
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MWD-1 Best Practices for a Successful Accreditation Survey—Compliance, Privileging and Tools for Better Outcomes
Room 24 B (Convention Center, Upper Level) Sponsor: American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics & Pedorthics (ABC)
MWD-2 WillowWood & Coapt: Collaboration, Comfort & Control
Room 24 C (Convention Center, Upper Level) Sponsor: Coapt LLC
MWD-3 The New Modular NEURO SWING AFO. Scientifically Grounded Technology for the Orthotic Management of Neurological Disorders
Room 25 B (Convention Center, Upper Level) Sponsor: FIOR & GENTZ GmbH
1:00 – 5:00 PM Manufacturers’ Workshops—Tier D (Four-Hour Workshops)
MWD-4 Advancements in Innovation
Room 23 B (Convention Center, Upper Level) Sponsor: Össur Americas Inc.
MWD-5 Providence Nocturnal Scoliosis® System
Room 23 C (Convention Center, Upper Level) Sponsor: Spinal Technology Inc.
MWD-6 Practice Management: Lessons from the Field—Part 1: Proven Techniques to Increase Profitability; Part 2: OPIE Users Meeting
Room 24 A (Convention Center, Upper Level) Sponsor: OPIE Software
1:00 – 5:00 PM
Symposium: Prostheses that Feel: Clinical and Technical Considerations for Restoring Sensation to Upper and Lower Limb Amputees (C21) Room 25 C (Convention Center, Upper Level)
1:00 – 5:00 PM
First Stride Clinic: Part II Prosthetic Gait Training (C22)
Ballroom 20 A (Convention Center, Upper Level)
SUNDAY | SEPTEMBER 29, 2019
9:00 AM – Noon
Fabricating and Aligning Prostheses for Elite Level Amputee Runners (C23) Aqua Salon DE (Hilton, Level 3)
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Special Events
The 2019 Assembly provides a wide variety of networking opportunities ranging from a fun night at the ballpark to hands-on education to a benefit concert.
TUESDAY | SEPTEMBER 24, 2019 Pre-show Hands-on Workshop: Muscle Tone and Hypertonus— Assessment & Relevance to Orthotic Management 10:00 AM – 4:15 PM Room 26 AB (Convention Center, Upper Level) Clinical practitioners commonly use the term “muscle tone” to describe a different condition and use various methods to attempt to quantify it. We will clarify the currently accepted definition of human resting lower limb muscle tone in terms of the length-tension relationship with particular attention to the hamstrings and ankle plantar flexors. We will also relate movement strategies to the development of typical ankle function and equinus deformity and review clinical assessment procedures for hamstrings length and ankle dorsiflexion (DF) range of motion (ROM) in detail. We will introduce the DF end range at R1A in the hypertonic ankle and explains its relevance in standing and walking. Finally, we will discuss implications for setting the ankle angle in an AFO and for detecting and reporting orthotic management outcomes. During the lab portion of the program we will measure hamstring muscle length and passive ankle dorsiflexion range of motion with knee extended, detecting the typical end ranges at R1 and R2, and R1A when it is evident. *Limited space is available. Tickets for this optional pre-show workshop are $75 per person and available at the registration desk. A light lunch will be provided.
AOPA Night at the Ballpark— Padres vs. Dodgers 7:10 PM Padres Stadium (directly across from the convention center) Enjoy an evening of baseball with your O&P colleagues at Petco Park, home to the San Diego Padres. Petco Park combines the best sight lines in baseball with breathtaking views of San Diego. It’s innovative design evokes the timeless traditions of baseball while offering fans state-of-the-art amenities. Petco Park is located directly across the street from the convention center. Purchase your tickets online. Visit the Information Desk for more details.
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SPECIAL EVENTS WEDNESDAY | SEPTEMBER 25, 2019 Opening General Session 4:30 – 5:30 PM Auditorium, Exhibit Hall H (Convention Center, Lower Level) Start your Assembly experience with the opening general session featuring an award ceremony, followed by a special presentation by Lanny Boswell, CAPT, USN (Ret), PT, PhD, OCS, the Commanding Officer for the Military Hospital Ship USNS Comfort’s medical treatment facility. The USNS Comfort provides critical medical support to military personnel on the battlefield as well as humanitarian aid during crises such as earthquakes and hurricanes. It is known for its response to 9/11, Hurricane Katrina, and the earthquake which devastated Haiti. CAPT Boswell also served as the head of the Navy Health Research Center Warfighter Performance Lab at Naval Base Point Loma, CA, where he oversaw the development of the Computer Assisted Rehabilitation Environment. He recently chaired the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs O&P Outcomes Programmatic Panel and served as the Chair of the Scientific Working Group for the Neuromuscular Injuries Research Award for the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program O&P Outcomes Awards.
Welcome to San Diego Reception
5:30 – 7:30 PM Exhibit Halls GH (Convention Center, Lower Level) Following the opening general session, join your colleagues for a reception in the exhibit hall. Enjoy refreshments, win door prizes, and get a first look at the exhibit hall. The opening session and reception are included with your full conference registration. Guest tickets can be purchased for $45.
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THURSDAY | SEPTEMBER 26, 2019 O&P PAC Appreciation Reception
Professional Women of O&P – Celebrating Success and Driving the Waves of Change 11:15 AM – 12:45 PM Meeting Rooms 30 BC (Convention Center, Upper Level) We invite women registering as full-conference attendees to join us for a special lunch event acknowledging the contributions and advancements of women in O&P and to discuss the future of women in the industry. The program offers women a casual opportunity to network and learn from other successful females in the profession. Lunch is provided. Space is limited. RSVP required.
5:15 – 6:15 PM Meeting Room 31 C (Convention Center, Upper Level) O&P PAC donors are invited to a private reception as a thank you for driving the waves of change through advocacy. Meet special guest, Eddie Montgomery. Enjoy prize drawings, refreshments, and networking.
Veterans Stride Foundation’s
Benefit Concert
featuring Montgomery Gentry 7:15 – 9:15 PM Ballrooms 20 AB (Convention Center, Upper Level) Rock out while supporting our Vets! Country rocker Eddie Montgomery will perform top Montgomery Gentry hits such as “Gone,” “Hell Yeah,” “Something to Be Proud of,” and “My Town”. Despite Troy Gentry’s death in 2017, Montgomery continues to tour under the Montgomery Gentry name.
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SPECIAL EVENTS FRIDAY | SEPTEMBER 27, 2019 General Session/AOPA Membership Meeting 8:15 – 9:00 AM Auditorium, Exhibit Hall H (Convention Center, Lower Level) All AOPA Members are encouraged to participate in the Annual Membership Meeting to learn what’s happening in your profession and the association. Receive an update on elections and hear from AOPA’s new Executive Director, Eve Lee.
Exhibitor Sponsored Happy Hour in the Exhibit Hall
5:00 – 6:00 PM Exhibit Halls GH (Convention Center, Lower Level) Spend an hour celebrating and networking with your O&P colleagues as exhibitors provide various refreshments. Win door prizes and pick up your complementary show shirt (while supplies last.) The Happy Hour reception is included in your full conference registration.
SATURDAY | SEPTEMBER 28, 2019 Closing General Session 8:15 – 9:00 AM Auditorium, Exhibit Hall H Hear a inspirational send off by 9x Paralympian Medalist, Jeremy Campbell which will motivate you to drive the waves of change in our profession and beyond. Born with the rare deficiency Fibular Hemimelia, Jeremy had his right leg amputated at the age of 1. Jeremy has always courageously tackled any challenge life puts in front of him. That spirit, matched with a tireless work ethic, has propelled him into a career of unmatched success and achievement. You’ll find this 9x gold medalist motivating and entertaining.
First Stride Clinic: Part II Prosthetic Gait Training First Stride Clinic: Part I Prosthetic Gait Training 9:00 – 11:00 AM Room 25 AB (Convention Center, Upper Level) This program begins with a review of relevant outcome measures that guide assessment and treatment in the amputee population.
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1:00 – 5:00 PM Ballroom 20 A (Convention Center, Upper Level) The course continues with a review of important concepts in normal and pathological human locomotion, with specific applications to those with limb loss. All lecture topics are applied with an afternoon hands-on lab that includes local community members as course participants. Rehabilitation professionals will leave with the ability to immediately apply this information to their daily practice. Part 2 is an optional hands-on program that includes a light lunch. Tickets are required for part II and available through registration.
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SATURDAY | SEPTEMBER 28, 2019
O&P EXPO DAY Join AOPA and our exhibit partners for this exclusive one day offer!
, LEARN K R O W NET & FUN
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SEPT. 28 2019
O&P Expo Day
LIVOES DEM
9:00 AM – Noon Exhibit Hall GH (Convention Center, Lower Level) AOPA and our exhibitors invite rehabilitation partners, patients, families, and others in the community to join O&P professionals in the exhibit hall to explore the world of O&P. We encourage all Assembly participants to invite their referral sources, physical therapy partners, patients, families, and other members of the rehabilitation team for a free Assembly pass to access the exhibit hall. All must register and obtain a badge to enter the exhibit hall.
SUNDAY | SEPTEMBER 29, 2019 Post-Show, Hands-on Prosthetic Clinic: Fabricating and Aligning Prostheses for Elite Level Athletes 9:00 AM – Noon Aqua Salon DE (Hilton, Level 3) In this hands-on workshop, you will receive a demonstration on the fabrication and alignment techniques used to create elite level sports/running prostheses for athletes. Differences in components and various selection theories will be discussed. Using video analysis and other methods/devices, you will learn how to determine correct weight line distribution and make modifications to an athlete’s prosthesis that will best prepare them for success in their sport. Patient models for this session will be elite athletes, including bilateral amputee Marko Cheseto, who set a new world record at the Boston Marathon this year, and Paralympian Scout Bassett. Space is limited. Tickets are required and available through registration. AOPA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY 2019 | WWW.AOPANET.ORG
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EXHIBIT HALL FUN AND MORE!
Step It Up CHALLENGE Participate in a 3-day Step It Up Challenge! Each day track your steps via phone, separate app, fitness tracker, pedometer, etc. Then post a picture of your daily steps by 7:00 PM on each day in the Activity Feed of the AOPA 365 app or present the data to the Step It Up race headquarters, located right outside the exhibit hall. Sign up for your chance to win daily cash prizes! *Exhibitors can participate, but do not qualify for prizes. Sponsored by MD Orthopaedics. Booth 439.
Technical Fabrication Contest Compete for bragging rights and cash BOOTH prizes by participating in this timed competition on the exhibit hall show floor. 445 Win and you’ll be able to show that you are the best technical fabricator in O&P. There is no charge to participate. • First Place Winner receives a $500 Cash Prize • Runner up receive a $200 Cash Prize All Assembly registrants may participate unless they are a judge, work for a contest sponsor, or are on the National Assembly Planning Committee or AOPA Board of Directors. Competitions will take place during the times below and may be expanded based on participation. Wednesday, September 25 5:30 – 7:30 PM
BOOTH
Thursday, September 26
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Friday, September 27
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Saturday, September 28
9:00 – 11:30 AM
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Expo Day BOOTH
1435
Head Shot Photo Lounge
Time to update your LinkedIn photo? Take advantage of this opportunity to receive a free professional portrait. You will receive both a digital and paper copy. The photo lounge is located at booth 1435 and will be open all days of the show. See the lounge for specific times.
Sponsored by Alps South LLC
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Massage Station Need a few minutes to rejuvenate? Get a seated massage in the exhibit hall. In less than 10 minutes you can reduce stress, increase concentration, and relax! The professional masseuse will massage your neck, back, and shoulders.
Sponsored by Cailor Fleming
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AOPA and its exhibitor partners are opening the exhibit hall to the O&P community to facilitate sharing, learning and collaboration among the stakeholders of the patient population and rehabilitation community. In addition to interacting with 150 exhibitors showcasing every component, service, and device used in O&P today, the O&P Expo Day will feature special activities such as: • Photos and autographs with 9X gold Paralympian medalist, Jeremy Campbell • A free professional head shot in the Head Shot Photo Lounge • Complementary massages • Popcorn Stand • Door Prizes and giveaways • And more
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Schedule
At A Glance
Tuesday September 24
5.0 CE CREDITS
Registration is open from 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM. Exhibit Hall GH
Auditorium Exhibit Hall H
Education Room 26 AB (Convention Center, Upper Level)
7 AM 8 AM 9 AM 10 AM
Exhibit Set up
10 AM – 6 PM
11 AM
Noon
C1
Pre-show Hands on Workshop:
Muscle Tone and Hypertonus— Assessment and Relevance to Orthotic Management (Two-hour Workshops) 10:00 AM – 4:15 PM 5 CE Credits P.42
1 PM 2 PM 3 PM 4 PM 5 PM 6 PM 7 PM
AOPA Night at the Ballpark—Padres vs. Dodgers* 7:10 PM | Padres Stadium *Tickets are required.
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TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 24 10:00 AM – 4:15 PM Pre-show Hands on Workshop: Muscle Tone and Hypertonus – Assessment and Relevance to Orthotic Management (C1)
Room 26 AB (Convention Center, Upper Level) Beverly Cusick, PT, MS, NDT, COF/BOC Clinical practitioners commonly use the term “muscle tone” to describe a different condition and use various methods to attempt to quantify it. We will clarify the currently accepted definition of human resting lower limb muscle tone in terms of the length-tension relationship with particular attention to the hamstrings and ankle plantar flexors. We will also relate movement strategies to the development of typical ankle function and equinus deformity and review clinical assessment procedures for hamstrings length and ankle dorsiflexion (DF) range of motion (ROM) in detail. We will introduce the DF end range at R1A in the hypertonic ankle and explains its relevance in standing and walking. Finally, we will discuss implications for setting the ankle angle in an AFO and for detecting and reporting orthotic management outcomes. During the lab portion of the program we will measure hamstring muscle length and passive ankle dorsiflexion range of motion with knee extended, detecting the typical end ranges at R1 and R2, and R1A when it is evident. *Limited space is available. Tickets for this optional pre-show workshop are $75 per person. Includes lunch.
10:00 AM – 6:00 PM Registration Open
Exhibit Hall GH (Convention Center, Lower Level)
10:00 AM – 6:00 PM Information Desk Open
Exhibit Hall GH (Convention Center, Lower Level)
10:00 AM – 6:00 PM Exhibitor Set up
Exhibit Hall GH (Convention Center, Lower Level)
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AOPA Night at the Ballpark
Padres Stadium (Discount tickets available online)
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Schedule
At A Glance
Wednesday September 25
7.0 CE CREDITS
Registration is open from 7:00 AM - 6:30 PM. Exhibit Hall GH
Auditorium Exhibit Hall H
Education (Convention Center, Upper Level)
7 AM Attendee Beverage Service 7:00 – 8:00 AM
8 AM 9 AM
Manufacturers’ Workshops—Tier A (Two-hour Workshops) 8:00 – 10:00 AM 2 CE Credits PP.44-46 Various Rooms
Exhibit Set up 7 AM – 3:30 PM
10 AM Manufacturers’ Workshops—Tier B (Two-hour Workshops) 10:30 AM – 12:30PM 2 CE Credits PP.46-48 Various Rooms
11 AM
Noon 1 PM Manufacturers’ Workshops—Tier C (Two-hour Workshops) 1:30 – 3:30 PM 2 CE Credits PP.48-51 Various Rooms
2 PM 3 PM 4 PM
GS1
Opening General Session 4:30 – 5:30 PM 1 CE Credit, P.51
5 PM 6 PM 7 PM
Welcome to
San Diego Grand Opening Reception 5:30 – 7:30 PM P.51
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Exhibit Hall GH (Convention Center, Lower Level)
7:00 AM – 3:00 PM Exhibitor Set up
Exhibit Hall GH (Convention Center, Lower Level)
7:00 – 8:00 AM 8:00 – 10:00 AM
Attendee Beverage Service
Convention Center, Upper Level Foyer
Manufacturers’ Workshops—Tier A
(Two-hour Workshops)
MWA-1 Improving Myoelectric Control with the Alpha® Liner
Room 28 A (Convention Center, Upper Level) Sponsor: WillowWood WillowWood has created an upper-extremity Alpha Liner with integrated electrodes that is compatible with Coapt’s Complete Control technology. This new, off-the-shelf, liner enhances myoelectric prostheses by offering superior comfort, better control through consistent electrode-skin contact, improved suspension, and expanded socket design options. Topics to be covered in this workshop include patient criteria, liner sizing, electrode pattern options, casting and modification considerations, and goals for the check socket fitting.
MWA-2 Case by Case: Brace Selection Practicum, Part I
Room 28 B (Convention Center, Upper Level) Sponsor: Cascade Dafo Most of us learn best by doing, by putting theory into practice. In this advanced workshop there will be multiple opportunities for discussion and shared expertise, as we follow one patient’s case study over the course of several years. We’ll also watch patient videos and match them with appropriate brace styles, and we’ll share our best practices for working with children. Along the way, you’ll hone your assessment skills and learn about new DAFO products. (This workshop is recommended for those with experience using DAFOs in their practice. For a refresher on the basics, complete our Intro to Dynamic Bracing course series online.)
MWA-3 Enhancing the Safety and Function of the TF Amputee Using a 4-Bar MPK presented by PROTEOR USA (Includes ALLUX Certification)
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Room 28 C (Convention Center, Upper Level) Sponsor: PROTEOR USA Take an in-depth look at the ALLUX MPK. Learn how this unique combination of 4-bar geometry and microprocessor control provides unmatched versatility and safety for TF amputees. This course will include live demonstration and programming of the knee and all attendees will be ALLUX Certified upon completion.
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MWA-4 Marlo Ortiz Presents the MAS Socket 2.0 Updated Approach to Promote Increased Control and Function for the Trans-Femoral Amputee (Part 1) Room 28 D (Convention Center, Upper Level) Sponsor: ST&G USA Corporation Hear about a whole new approach to fitting a MAS Socket utilizing a new measurement system and process. The MAS Socket 2.0 offers improved adjustable superior anatomical control and bony lock, and discussion regarding custom fabrication options. ST&G also unveils a new functional articulating foot and reintroduces the Sensor Knee.
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MWA-5 Your SurePath™ to 3D Printing
Room 28 E (Convention Center, Upper Level) Sponsor: Vorum Is a 3D printing solution finally faster, better or cheaper? What are the steps to prepare my facility for 3D printing, and how do I ensure success when implementing a 3D printing CAD/CAM solution? Find out answers to these questions and more at Vorum's workshop.
MWA-6 Motion Control Upper Extremity Components with TASKA® Certification, Part 1
Room 29 A (Convention Center, Upper Level) Sponsor: Motion Control, a division of Fillauer Join Motion Control for a fact filled four hours of the latest in Upper Extremity Prosthetics. We will present the NEXO system, the latest in lightweight, easy-to-fabricate, body powered prostheses. Motion Control will discuss myoelectric control and adjustment with the iOS (Apple) based User Interface and the Taska hand. TASKA is the most robust multi-articulating hand on the market, AND it is water-resistant! Learn more about the features of the Taska hand and the simplicity of the User Interface. Attendance for the entire course, including the next session, will be required for TASKA certification.
MWA-7 Triple Action® 101: Theory of Operation, Fabrication and Basic Applications
Room 29 B (Convention Center, Upper Level) Sponsor: Becker Orthopedic Appliance Co. The Triple Action® ankle joint was developed to enhance the clinical impact of orthotic care by enhancing the tuning of ankle and knee stability for patients with Stroke, CP, MS and other conditions. This introductory program provides a functional overview, key aspects of fabrication and clinical applications of this unique orthotic component. Learn how the Triple Action design isolates the influence of ankle alignment, active resistance and ankle range of motion to give the orthotist a clinical tool to help optimize orthotic care for their patients.
MWA-8 Socket Selection Criteria and Alignment Considerations: Part 1
Room 29 C (Convention Center, Upper Level) Sponsor: Alps South Get an overview into the selection of the type of socket and interface in relation to stump shape, tissue type, components, and projected vocation along with alignment considerations.
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MWA-9 Addressing Challenging Patient Profiles with Multidurometer Orthotic Designs
Room 29 D (Convention Center, Upper Level) Sponsor: Orthomerica Products Inc. The Fuzion™ system addresses challenging presentations providing soft stability and comforting compression. Orthotic clinicians are able to provide Fuzion designs as preemptive solution for at-risk patients preventing sensitization of the nervous system to the forces and control required addressing motor dysfunction and skeletal deformity. Optimal patient care programs include five key areas: (1) custom, (2) comfort, (3) control, (4) compression, and (5) compliance. The Fuzion system is designed to address needs of challenging patients with difficulties acclimating to traditional plastic orthotic designs. This presentation will cover use of foam-enhanced orthotic products, their effects on children with spasticity, pain and heightened sensitivities.
MWA-10 Naked Prosthetics
Room 27 AB (Convention Center, Upper Level) Sponsor: Naked Prosthetics This workshop will be a discussion and live patient demonstration of our mechanical partial hand prostheses. 92% of all UE amputations occur at the fingers, and most are working age men. We design solutions that are robust enough for both self-care and returning to manual labor jobs. We will discuss our technology, user needs & uses, and outcomes. We will also cover sizing, fitting, and common questions.
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Manufacturers' Workshops—Tier B (Two-hour Workshops)
MWB-1 Management of the Lower Extremity Through the Use of Custom AFOs, SMOs, & FOs!
Room 28 A (Convention Center, Upper Level) Sponsor: OHI Orthotists and Pedorthists, you will want to join us! We will cover the most common indications for use of custom AFOs, and which AFO style may best address those indications. We will also provide valuable information on addressing our patients who are at risk for falls, and show some new product styles! Finding the best shoe to wear with an AFO can be challenging. You will gather useful information on footwear selection and modifications that may greatly enhance the overall effectiveness of an AFO. AFOs, footwear and foot orthotics, what more could you want?
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Room 28 C (Convention Center, Upper Level) Sponsor: Össur Americas Inc. Join us to learn about the latest advancements in spinal bracing technology by Össur. This session will highlight the new Miami J Select and Miami TLSO platforms that support diverse clinical protocols. Attendees will have opportunity to interact with products and accessories to deepen their level of understanding of these exciting advances and review their place in the Spine Continuum of Care.
MWB- 4 Marlo Ortiz Presents the MAS Socket 2.0 Updated Approach to Promote Increased Control and Function for the Trans-Femoral Amputee (Part 2)
Room 28 D (Convention Center, Upper Level) Sponsor: ST&G USA Corporation Hear about a whole new approach to fitting a MAS Socket utilizing a new measurement system and process. The MAS Socket 2.0 offers improved adjustable superior anatomical control and bony lock, and discussion regarding custom fabrication options. ST&G also unveils a new functional articulating foot and reintroduces the Sensor Knee.
MWB- 5 Carbon Composite AFO Management in Elite Athletes from a Physicians Perspective
Room 28 E (Convention Center, Upper Level) Sponsor: Allard USA Inc. Learn tips and techniques to assist with the optimization of the performance, comfort and longevity of dynamic response composite AFO’s in relation to their use on elite athletes with varying deficits. A hands-on workshop to include physician evaluation and demonstrations from Para-Olympian athletes. Gain insight into evaluation and other considerations using carbon composite devices when working with athletes of any level.
MWB- 6 Motion Control Upper Extremity Components with TASKA® Certification, Part 2
Room 29 A (Convention Center, Upper Level) Sponsor: Motion Control, a division of Fillauer This workshop is a continuation of the previous 8:00-10:00 workshop. Attendance at both sessions is required for Taska Certification. Motion Control will discuss myoelectric control and adjustment with the iOS (Apple) based User Interface and the Taska hand. TASKA is the most robust multi-articulating hand on the market, AND it is water-resistant! Learn more about the features of the Taska hand and the simplicity of the User Interface.
MWB- 7 The New C-Brace®. Step Into the Future.™
Room 29 B (Convention Center, Upper Level) Sponsor: Ottobock Learn more about C-Brace, the world’s first mechatronic stance and swing phase control orthosis system, which controls both the stance and swing phase hydraulically with microprocessor sensor technology. Discover what the new C-Brace has to offer, including the sleek diagnostic trial tool. Gather tips on patient selection, casting techniques, and final fittings. Encourage and inspire your patients to walk normally and safely, and live life more fully. AOPA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY 2019 | WWW.AOPANET.ORG
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EDUCATION WEDNESDAY 9 | 25 | 19 MWB- 8 Socket Selection Criteria and Alignment Considerations: Part 2 W E DNE S DAY
Room 29 C (Convention Center, Upper Level) Sponsor: Alps South Get an overview into the selection of the type of socket and interface in relation to stump shape, tissue type, components, and projected vocation along with alignment considerations.
MWB- 9 SmartSoc Scanning Technology: Cranial and Prosthetic Modules
Room 29 D (Convention Center, Upper Level) Sponsor: Orthomerica Products Inc. The SmartSoc scanning system accelerates patient care by obtaining accurate 3D models, and providing a secure and HIPAA compliant pathway for the transmission of electronic data. To date, two modules have been developed: (1) cranial, and (2) lower limb prosthetics. The measurement comparison utility (MCU) provides clinical outcome data by comparing scans over time to document changes in both shape and volume. Consecutive scanning sessions are used to accurately monitor and report changes secondary to growth, edema, atrophy, changes in muscle tone and other factors. Comparative reports support the efficacy of the treatment program and the justification for device replacements.
MWB- 10 Townsend SpryStep AFO Series
Room 27 AB (Convention Center, Upper Level) Sponsor: Townsend Design / Thuasne USA This course explores the Townsend range of composite OTS and custom SpryStep AFOs which address a wide variety of biomechanical deficits impacting patient gait, safety and quality of life. Townsend CPOs will discuss material science, macro geometry and micro geometry that influence the function, durability and elegant cosmesis of these orthoses. Clinicians attending this course will have increased ability to accurately assess biomechanical deficits and select the SpryStep model that optimizes mobility and compliance.
1:30 – 3:30 PM Manufacturers' Workshops—Tier C (Two-hour Workshops)
MWC-1 New Applications for OMEGA®
Room 28 A (Convention Center, Upper Level) Sponsor: WillowWood WillowWood’s OMEGA System continues to develop and offer new features that increase the opportunities for you to use CAD in your practice. This workshop will introduce the latest enhancements, such as spinal design tools, additional modification features, fabrication options and new import/export options. In addition to receiving an overview of current scanning techniques and available apps, attendees will learn about trial software licenses to better explore using CAD in clinical care.
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Room 28 B (Convention Center, Upper Level) Sponsor: Fabtech Systems Learn about the “New” PDE/TP modular spring system designed to address Neuromuscular conditions in thermoplastic bracing and the PDE™ modular dynamic springs for Orthopedic conditions primarily addressing pain. These adjustable, modular spring systems are designed to change with your patient at any time. Change patient spring categories, alignment or address heel height changes even after the brace has been made! The course will detail the philosophy and methods behind braces built with PDE modular springs for carbon bracing and our new PDE thermoplastic system with the following highlights: • Evaluation method for new patients • Casting demonstration • Modification/Fabrication overview • Patient fitting and alignment • Q/A with clinicians currently using the system
MWC-3 Össur Touch Solutions: Latest Developments in Technology for Upper Limb Loss and Deficiency
Room 28 C (Convention Center, Upper Level) Sponsor: Össur Americas Join us to learn about the latest advancements in upper limb technology by Össur. This session will highlight the new i-Limb Wrist in combination with the i-Limb Quantum hand. In addition, the i-Digits partial hand prosthesis will be discussed and demonstrated. Attendees will have opportunity to interact with product champions to deepen their level of understanding of these exciting advances.
MWC-4 Evolution of the LegWorks Knee Collection: Introducing the ATK Hydrapro Knee
Room 28 D (Convention Center, Upper Level) Sponsor: LegWorks All LegWorks knee models feature automatic mechanical locking at swing phase extension. We will explore the evolution of our knee design from original prototype testing to the new Hydraulic ATK Hydrapro knee. The clinical benefits of our patented Autolock Technology, patent-pending variable cadence controller, hydraulic variable cadence controller and the versatility of the All-Terrain Knee series in terms of activity levels, terrain, and water use will be explained and augmented with video. The second hour of the course will consist of a live amputee fitting/adjustment demonstration using the ATK Hydrapro knee.
MWC-5 Contracture Management Using Low Load Prolonged Stretch: Techniques for O&P Applications Using Dynamic Joints
Room 28 E (Convention Center, Upper Level) Sponsor: Allard USA Inc. Review the anatomy of contractures and the consequences of immobilization. The workshop is “hands on” and will show the steps for the application of dynamic systems used primarily for the reduction of soft tissue contractures. This step-by-step demonstration will highlight the mechanical capabilities of the joint through “hands on” scenarios. The course will cover a multi-disciplinary approach to contracture management. Includes a billing/coding and documentation overview. AOPA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY 2019 | WWW.AOPANET.ORG
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MWC-2 A Modular Approach to Orthopedic & Neuromuscular Bracing
EDUCATION WEDNESDAY 9 | 25 | 19 MWC-6 Be the Expert: Choose, Align, and Fabricate with Confidence W E DNE S DAY
Room 29 A (Convention Center, Upper Level) Sponsor: Fillauer Every patient that walks in the door presents an opportunity for the prosthetist and patient to collaborate to create the optimal lower limb system specific to that patient’s goals. With so many foot options today, how do you choose? What do you do when the patient requests a foot that you have never fit? In this course, we will provide prosthetists with an understanding of the uniqueness in Fillauer’s prosthetic foot designs, help them choose the right functionality, and feel confident in fitting a direct or posterior mount foot with our helpful tricks and new tools.
MWC-7 Introducing the Ottobock Myo Plus Pattern Recognition System: Unlock Hidden Potential
Room 29 B (Convention Center, Upper Level) Sponsor: Ottobock In this workshop you’ll have an opportunity to discover how Ottobock’s Myo Plus Pattern Recognition System can help your patients unlock the hidden potential of their prosthesis. Our team of Upper Limb Experts will guide you through the system’s functionality and demonstrate the programming app. Better still, one of our experts uses Myo Plus with bebionic hand, so you’ll have an opportunity to learn valuable insights about this exciting new technology from the user’s perspective.
MWC-8 Triple Action® 501: An Algorithmic Approach to Tuning the Triple Action® Ankle Joint for Management of Patients with Pathologic Neuromotor Conditions
Room 29 C (Convention Center, Upper Level) Sponsor: Becker Orthopedic Appliance Co. The Triple Action ankle joint delivers ease of use with independently adjustable ankle alignment, range of motion and resistance to motion. In this algorithmic approach to Triple Action® applications with case examples, discover how this unique orthotic component can help you actively manage patients with combined ankle and knee instabilities, or serve as an adjunct to contracture management or post-surgical bracing applications.
MWC-9 Coapt Pattern Recognition Gen2: Myoelectric Boogaloo
Room 29 D (Convention Center, Upper Level) Sponsor: Coapt LLC The industry leader in pattern recognition control, Coapt brings focused innovation and improved performance with the release of the second-generation COMPLETE CONTROL system. This workshop will cover new features of Gen2, review the benefits of pattern recognition control, detail clinical approaches for evaluating potential users, discuss compatibility with other manufacturers’ devices, and conclude with a Q&A session. Attendees will have an opportunity to see the product demonstrated live on experienced users and hear about the clinical and administrative resources Coapt offers.
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WEDNESDAY 9 | 25 | 19 EDUCATION
Room 27 AB (Convention Center, Upper Level) Sponsor: Townsend Design / Thuasne USA This course introduces a biomechanical deficit-focused process for patient assessment and factors influencing the selection of the most beneficial custom carbon AFO or KAFO. The course provides an interactive review of Townsend’s lightweight, durable composite options for dynamic and static orthotic intervention. Townsend’s CPOs will demonstrate casting techniques using Townsend’s casting platform and a “Dry Casting Method” for fiberglass that allows adequate time for properly positioning the limb and accurately producing a dynamically-aligned negative model.
4:30 – 5:30 PM
Opening General Session Keynote Address and Awards Ceremony (GS1)
Auditorium, Exhibit Hall H (Convention Center, Lower Level) Join us for a special awards ceremony as we present the Lifetime Achievement Award and Legislative Advocacy Awards, followed by the Opening Keynote with Captain Lanny Boswell, USN (Ret), PhD, PT, OCS.
5:30 – 7:30 PM
Welcome to San Diego—Grand Opening Reception
Exhibit Hall GH (Convention Center, Lower Level) Join us as we kick off the Assembly San Diego style—following our Opening General Session featuring Captain Lanny Boswell, USN (Ret), join your colleagues for a reception in the adjoining exhibit hall. Enjoy refreshments and get a first look at the grand exhibit hall. The opening session and reception are included with your full conference registration. Guest tickets can be purchased for $45.
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MWC-10 Townsend Custom Composite AFOs & KAFOs
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Wednesday Exhibit Hall Happenings 5:30 – 7:30 PM
Exhibit Hall Open
5:30 – 7:30 PM
Welcome to San Diego—Grand Opening Reception
5:30 – 7:30 PM
Technical Fabrication Contest
5:30 – 7:30 PM
Head Shot Photo Lounge sponsored by Alps South LLC
5:30 – 7:30 PM
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At A Glance
Thursday September 26
9.0 CE CREDITS
Registration is open from 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM. Exhibit Hall GH
Auditorium Exhibit Hall H
Room 23 BC
Room 24 A
Room 24 BC
Room 25 AB
Room 25 C
7 AM 8 AM
Breakfast 8:00 AM
9 AM
Thranhardt Lectures 8:30 – 9:30 AM 1 CE Credit, P.54
B1/C3
11 AM
T1
Symposium 9:30 – 11:00 AM 1.5 CE Credits, P.54
10 AM
Posterior Mounted Feet in Prosthetics 9:30 – 11:00 AM 1.5 CE Credits, P.55
Exhibit Hall Open
Break in the Exhibit Hall
2 PM 3 PM
Break (Lunch)
Noon – 1:00 PM (Lunch available at Noon)
4 PM 5 PM 6 PM 7 PM
B2
Tech Fab Contest
Top Ten Takeaways 1:00 – 3:00 PM 2 CE Credits P.55
11 AM – 1:00 PM
Head Shot Photo Lounge
11 AM – 5:30 PM Each PPT is worth .5 CE Credit, P.72
T2
Lamination 1:00 – 2:00 PM 1 CE Credit, P.58
T3
C5
Spinal Symposium 1:00 – 3:00 PM 2 CE Credits P.56
C4
C6
Prosthetic Symposium 1:00 – 3:00 PM 2 CE Credits P.56
Wound Care 1:00 – 3:00 PM 2 CE Credits P.58
Mech.Performance 2:15 – 3:00 PM .75 CE Credit, P.58
11 AM – 3:00 PM
Product Preview Theater (PPT)
11:15 AM – 12:45 PM Room 30 BC P.35
Lunch Break in the Exhibit Hall
11 AM – 1:00 PM
1 PM
Professional Women of O&P
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
11 AM – 5:00 PM
Noon
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C2
B3
Poster Sessions
Payor Relations 3:15 – 5:00 PM 1.75 CE Credits P.59
4:00 – 5:00 PM PP.63-67
T4
C8
Mass Customization Considerations in 3:15 – 4:15 PM Lower Extremity 1 CE Credit, P.62 Orthotic Management 3:15 – 5:00 PM 1.75 CE Credits T5 P.60 3D Printing 4:30 – 5:30 PM 1 CE Credit, P.68
O&P PAC Appreciation Reception 5:15 – 6:15 PM Room 31 C P.70
C7
Osseointegration Symposium 3:15 – 5:00 PM 1.75 CE Credits P.59
C9
Pedorthic Education 3:15 – 5:00 PM 1.75 CE Credits P.62
C10
Osseointegration 5:10 – 6:00 PM 1 CE Credit, P.68
Benefit Concert for Veterans Stride Foundation featuring Eddie Montgomery 7:15 – 9:15 PM | BALLROOM 20 AB | P.70 | *Tickets required.
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THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 26 8:00 AM Breakfast
Auditorium, Exhibit Hall H (Convention Center, Lower Level)
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8:30 – 9:30 AM
8:35 – 9:00 AM
Award Winning Thranhardt Lecture Series (C2)
Auditorium, Exhibit Hall H (Convention Center, Lower Level) For over 20 years, the Thranhardt award has been one of the most distinguished honors in the orthotics and prosthetics profession for researchers. (The following presentaOF tions run consecutively within this program.) EST •
Significant Factors in Orthotic Treatment of Asymmetrical Brachycephaly (C2-A)
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Tiffany Graham, MSPO, CPO, LPO, FAAOP Kelly Millay, MPO A retrospective chart review was performed on 500 infants treated for asymmetrical brachycephaly with a cranial remolding orthosis (CRO). Review the influence of prematurity, torticollis, age, and initial head shape and their effect on treatment outcomes.
9:00 – 9:25 AM
The Use of Health Economic Instruments to Evaluate Prosthetic Services: Experience with Over 400 Patients in Germany and India (C2-B)
Andreas Hahn, PhD, MSc Health economical evaluation may reach well beyond the effect of single components. We will demonstrate the applicability of the EQ 5D 5L instrument to demonstrate the cost effectiveness of prosthetic services in a large and diverse patient population.
9:30 – 11:00 AM
Symposium: Outcomes and Evidence Base Practice in O&P: How Are You Documenting Value in Your Clinic and Using it to Improve Reimbursement (B1/C3)
Auditorium, Exhibit Hall H (Convention Center, Lower Level) Kristin Carnahan, CPO, FAAOP Chad Duncan, PhD, CPO, CRC Russ Lundstrom, MS Matthew Major, PhD Clinicians are expected to provide more and more documentation to support their decision-making process. This collaborative symposium will address the why, what, and how of implementing outcome measures into your practice. 2019 PROSTHETIC EDUCATION SPONSOR BOOTH 517
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THURSDAY 9 | 26 | 19 EDUCATION
9:30 – 11:00 AM
Posterior Mounted Feet in Prosthetics (T1)
Room 24 A (Convention Center, Upper Level) Sam Hale, CPO Learn about the bench transfer and lamination of posterior mounted prosthetic feet (without a two-bolt attachment plate). We will discuss and demonstrate new tools and materials that simplify the process and make for extremely light and durable prostheses. Exhibit Hall GH (Convention Center, Lower Level) Come enjoy lunch, meet with exhibitors to view and learn about new products, services and technologies from around the world, participate in Product Preview Theater Presentations for additional continuing education credits; and network with colleagues.
11:00 AM – 5:00 PM Exhibit Hall and Product Preview Theater Presentations
Product Preview Theater, Exhibit Hall GH (Convention Center, Lower Level)
1:00 – 3:00 PM
1:00 – 1:30 PM
Top 10 Takeaways to Use in Your Practice Right Away (B2)
Room 23 BC (Convention Center, Upper Level) Learn the top-ten strategies, solutions, ideas, and answers to commonly asked questions that you can implement into practice as soon as you return from the National Assembly. (The following sessions run consecutively within this program.)
5 Cs of Documentation, Securing Referrals, Approvals, Outcomes and Payment (B2-A) Dale Berry, CP, LP, FAAOP Learn the ins and out of how to produce quality and compliant O&P documentation to validate, justify and secure the following: • A referral for medically necessary care • Approval to provide products and services • Measurable outcomes • Timely payment
1:35 – 2:05 PM
2:10 – 2:30 PM
Top Low-Cost Business Strategies for O&P Clinics (B2-B)
Rick Riley, chief executive officer, Townsend Design/Thuasne USA What do you know about your own business, your market and your competition? How are you currently building your brand, and are you making meaningful impressions on every patient and referring physician? Are there inexpensive things you could be doing to incrementally increase your top and bottom line? Hear perspectives about simple strategies for defining business opportunities, demonstrating value and growing customer loyalty.
The Operating Performance Benchmarking Survey: What It Can Do for You (B2-C)
Mark Ford, president, Prosthetic & Orthotic Associates / Handspring Clinical Services Learn how AOPA’s financial benchmarking survey can help strengthen your O&P business by reviewing the statistics to improve your bottom-line. AOPA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY 2019 | WWW.AOPANET.ORG
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11:00 AM – 1:00 PM Break in Exhibit Hall (Lunch available at Noon)
EDUCATION THURSDAY 9 | 26 | 19 2:30 – 3:00 PM
Top 10 Things You Need to Know About Medical Necessity, Covered Benefit, Requirements of Medicare and the Largest US Private Payors (B2-D)
Linda Collins, MS The number one reason for claims denial is lack of medical necessity documentation. Knowing the medical necessity requirements of the payor and how to document this will significantly improve your chances of a claim payment. This session will cover the definition of medical necessity versus covered benefit, review the medical necessity requirements of Medicare and the largest US private payors, and review the basic requirements of all payors.
T H U RS DAY
1:00 – 3:00 PM
Symposium: Contemporary Perspectives on Low Back Pain in the Population with Limb Loss (C4)
Room 25 AB (Convention Center, Upper Level) Shawn Farrokhi, PT, PhD Jason Highsmith, PT, DPT, PhD, CP, FAAOP Owen Hill, PhD, PA-C Tyler Klenow, MSOP, MBA, LCPO, FAAOP John Mayer, DC, PhD, CCRP, FACSM Low back pain is known to be pervasive among individuals with lower extremity limb loss. Low back pain was also recently found to be the leading cause of US service member removal from active combat sites resulting in coinciding issue for the Military, Veteran, and civilian sectors alike. This discovery has led to a renewed effort into investigating the causes and creating possible solutions. A summary on the subject matter will be presented by top researchers along with developing results. Multi-disciplinary perspectives on the theory and ramifications of low back pain in patients with lower extremity limb loss throughout the sector continuum will also be discussed.
1:00 – 3:00 PM
Symposium: A Multi-Disciplinary Panel on Orthotic Management of Traumatic Spine Injury (C5)
Room 24 BC (Convention Center, Upper Level) Howard Place, MD Ann Hayes, PT, DPT, MHS, OCS Dylan Borrenpohl, CPO Alex Shimkus, MS, CPO Effective treatment of traumatic spine injuries requires a well-executed multi-disciplinary approach. This comprehensive symposium will highlight orthotic treatment protocols as they relate to traumatic injuries at all levels of the spine and the role of orthotic treatment in the acute inpatient and rehabilitation setting. Topics discussed will include insights on surgical approach to traumatic spine injuries (including indication and contraindications for orthotic intervention), review of case studies from a level I trauma setting incorporating orthotic treatments and outcomes, review of the physical therapy approach to traumatic spine injury rehabilitation and the unique challenges of individuals utilizing spinal orthotics, common trends of post-traumatic orthotic treatment, and necessity for future studies related to this topic.
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EDUCATION THURSDAY 9 | 26 | 19 1:00 – 3:00 PM
T H U RS DAY
1:00 – 2:00 PM
Wound Care and the Diabetic Foot (C6)
Room 25 C (Convention Center, Upper Level) Review tips, techniques and case studies to advance your skills when treating the diabetic foot. (The following presentations run consecutively within this program.)
Work Side-by-Side with Your Local PG’s, Running a Mobile Clinic for Patients with Diabetes or a Painful Foot Condition (C6-A)
Katia Langton, DC, CPed (C), CPed Learn how to run a successful mobile foot clinic with your local GPs that benefits the patients and practitioners. Patients get screened for Diabetic foot complications and painful foot conditions that will stop them from walking and contribute to chronic lifestyle related diseases. Learn how to do a quick foot screen to keep patients active, walking, and mobile!
2:00 – 2:30 PM
2:30 – 3:00 PM
Transitional Approach to Wound Healing (C6-B)
Seamus Kennedy, BEng (Mech), CPed Healing wounds in patients with peripheral neuropathy is always challenging, and often their condition can change dramatically—for better or worse. This talk explores a full array of options for treating persistent wounds in diabetics. The Transitional Approach seeks to stage the wound appropriately and adjust the protocol with them as they move along the spectrum.
Patience, Persistence and Pixie Dust–Off Loading Techniques for the Clinical Practitioner! (C6-C)
Charles Kuffel, MSM, CPO, LPO, FAAOP Learn the impact of direct and in-direct off-loading techniques used by the clinical practitioner. The use of various off-loading techniques is dependent on a number of variables that must be considered prior to initiating care. The practitioner and patient must make thoughtful decisions, have patience through the process while controlling the internal and external environments to achieve successful wound closure.
1:00 – 2:00 PM
2:15 – 3:00 PM
Lamination Techniques for Custom Orthoses (T2)
Room 24 A (Convention Center, Upper Level) Jacob Keough, CO The use of composite construction can be a game changer for your orthotic patients. Fabricating these devices in your facility allows you to control costs and increase patient access to higher-end devices. Learn the basics of design, materials and production.
Mechanical Performance of Textured 3D Printed Prosthetic Sockets (T3)
Room 24 A (Convention Center, Upper Level) Julia Quinlan, PhD Textured 3D printed sockets may provide improved suspension, comfort and fit for prosthetic socket users by increasing interface friction. The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of socket texturing on suspension in the longitudinal and transverse planes, ultimate tensile strength (UTS), and coefficient of friction (COF).
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THURSDAY 9 | 26 | 19 EDUCATION
3:15 – 5:00 PM
Payor Relations (B3)
3:15 – 4:00 PM
Private Insurance & the Industry—Working with Private Insurance, How to Make What’s Important to You, Important to Them (B3-A)
Room 23 BC (Convention Center, Upper Level) Learn best practices when working with payors, whether private or government. Developing key relationships will ensure success. (The following sessions run consecutively within this program.)
4:00 – 5:00 PM
VA Updates & Highlights (B3-B)
3:15 – 5:05 PM
Symposium: Osseointegration Rehabilitation (C7)
Jason Highsmith, PT, DPT, PhD, CP, FAAOP The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) provides a nationwide system of healthcare services for nearly five million Veterans annually. Learn the ins and outs of working with the VA to provide O&P care.
Room 25 AB (Convention Center, Upper Level) Dave Beachler, CP Rickard Brånemark, MD, PhD, MSc Matthew Carty, MD Jonathan Forsberg, MD, PhD Matthew Garibaldi, MS, CPO Theodore Alexander Kung, MD Richard O'Donnell, MD This symposium will highlight commercially available percutaneous osseointegration external prosthetic options that are currently FDA-approved for use in the U.S.
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Dan Oftedahl, national head of transformative markets, Aetna Learn best practices to ensure success, improve trust and deliver the best patient care by developing relationships with payors and providers.
EDUCATION THURSDAY 9 | 26 | 19 3:15 – 5:00 PM
Considerations in Lower Extremity Orthotic Management—A Free Paper Session (C8)
Room 24 BC (Convention Center, Upper Level) Hear research and learn new techniques when working to stabilize the foot and ankle for your orthotic patient. (The following presentations run consecutively within this program.)
T H U RS DAY
3:20 – 3:39 PM
The Impact of AFO Use on Fall Rate and Compensatory Stepping Response Following Laboratory Induced Balance Perturbations in Individuals with Stroke (C8-A) Masood Nevisipour Evaluate the impact of AFOs on laboratory induced fall rate and compensatory stepping response required to prevent a fall in individuals with stroke.
3:39 – 3:58 PM
Influence of Strut Stiffness Category on IDEO Flexion and Energetics during Walking (C8-B)
Nicholas Lobb, MS Evaluate the impact of AFOs on laboratory induced fall rate and compensatory stepping response required to prevent a fall in individuals with stroke.
3:58 – 4:17 PM
Alignable and Resistance Adjustable Articulated AFO to Reduce Hyperextension Poststroke—Blocked or Regulated Ankle Movement? (C8-C)
Ana Maria von Corvin-Wiersbitzki, MSc Compare the resulting spatiotemporal parameters, symmetry, kinematics, knee moment and preferred AFO setting in poststroke patients using the same ankle joint in a blocked and four weeks later in a limited ROM setting with regulated plantar and dorsiflexion.
4:17 – 4:36 PM
Effects of a New Generation of Microprocessor-Controlled KneeAnkle-Foot Orthosis on Patient Walking, Balance and Activities of Daily Living (C8-D) Milana Mileusnic, PhD Hear the results of a study conducted to assess benefits and acceptance of a microprocessor controlled hydraulic stance and swing knee-ankle-foot orthosis. Review the impact on balance, functional safety, mobility, daily activities and satisfaction.
4:36 – 5:00 PM
Clinical Algorithm for Sagittal Plane Biomechanical Optimization of Articulated Ankle Foot Orthoses (C8-E)
Beatrice Janka, MPO, CPO Nicholas LeCursi, CO An algorithm was developed for the optimization of sagittal plane gait kinematics using articulated AFOs by combining the orthotic treatment approach from a variety of patients with lower extremity gait deficits. Case studies will be presented alongside the algorithm which demonstrate the approach and outcome using this procedure.
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Stop by to see what’s new in Orthotics, Prosthetics, Tools, and Equipment — including the all new Obsidian running and sprint blades. Visit Booth 617
T H U RS DAY
EDUCATION THURSDAY 9 | 26 | 19 3:15 – 5:00 PM
Pedorthic Education: Greater Efficiency Means Greater Success (C9)
3:15 – 3:50 PM
TSD: Marketing and Raising Awareness (C9-A)
3:50 – 4:25 PM
Data and Outcomes in Diabetic/Pedorthic Foot Care (C9-B)
4:25 – 5:00 PM
Making the Most of Your Diabetic Shoe Program: Proper Fitting Equals Efficiency (C9-C)
Room 25 C (Convention Center, Upper Level) Learn tips and strategies for maintaining a winning diabetic shoe program. (The following presentations run consecutively within this program.)
Erick Janisse, CO, CPed Medicare's Therapeutic Shoes for Persons with Diabetes benefit is vastly and disappointingly underutilized. The main culprit is lack of awareness. In this session, we will explore ways to help "get the word out" to physicians, patients and the Medicare-aged population in general. Education is key.
Jonathan Fogg, CPed Review the importance of modifying the Pedorthic design to meet the rehab goal, and the way data can be collected and used for validation.
Brian Lane, CPed The key to a successful diabetic shoe program is efficiency. At a time when many O&P professionals have decided to cease providing diabetic footwear, often citing a lack of profitability, there are more people needing these services than ever before.
3:15 – 4:15 PM
Age of Mass Customization is Arriving in Healthcare—Are You Ready? (T4)
Room 24 A (Convention Center, Upper Level) Dustin Kloempken Are your customers asking for customized products that can be delivered quickly? Are you looking to bring the latest innovation into your company so that you can attract and retain talent? Come learn how some businesses have implemented big tech into their processes to attract talent and more importantly, provide more value to their customers.
Visit our 2019 Prosthetic Education Sponsor at Booth #517.
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4:00 – 5:00 PM
Poster Sessions
Hall G Foyer (Convention Center, Lower Level)
Categories of Foot Failure Ian Engelman, MS, CPO Learn about creating optimal orthosis and prosthesis by use of the latest scanners for the ability to create the perfect scans in full color.
Creating Optimal Orthotics and Prosthetics with Artec EVA and Space Spider Warren Hagen, CO, BOCO, PTA Review concepts and specific uses of prepreg materials and how they can contribute to significant feature improvements of supplies.
Kinesio Taping Strategies for Amputees Robert Huddler, PT, DPT, BOCP, CKTP Greg Tacy, CPA Familiarize yourself with Kinesio taping concepts, theories, and applications. Topics displayed will include handling Kinesio tape and understanding its properties, screening, and taping specific regions for all levels and types of amputations.
Low-Cost Pressure and Inertial Measurement Sensors for Balance Assessment Wei-Chiang Lin, PhD Analyze the inertial measurement units of low cost flexible 2D pressure sensors. These senors can assess the status of balance and are useful in the gait analysis and fitting processes.
Mini Optical Spectroscopic Systems for Reginal Tissue Hemodynamics Assessment Wei-Chiang Lin, PhD Preview a mini spectroscopic systems that can quantify regional tissue hemodynamics and indirectly assess tissue injury as well as muscle energy consumption. The system will provide valuable quantitative feedback in the fitting process of orthotic and prosthetic devices as well as in the gait analysis.
Overview of Mechatronic Controls for Orthotics and Prosthetics Gerald Stark, PhD, MSEM, CPO/L, FAAOP(D) Mechatronics is a unique branch of engineering that combines electrical controls with mechanical component design. View comparisons of the advantages and challenges of various sensors and control feedback loops and how they interact to optimize biomechanic gait.
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Smartphone Marker Tracking for Augmented Reality Measurement of Body Segment Angles Edward Lemaire, PhD Preview a new smartphone and tablet app that uses fiducial markers and augmented reality video to measure and display postural and body segment angles in realtime.
A Breath of Fresh Air
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Megan Smith, CO Evaluate the benefits of considering breathing modifications for flexible TLSOs for patients with neuromuscular disorders and poor postural control.
A Different Way to Achieve Reciprocal Gait Nina Bondre, CPO An alternative low-profile RGO system can provide a reciprocal gait to a patient with T12 incomplete SCI.
Assistive Mobility Device Design for Handicapped Dog Dosun Shin Receive an introduction to the research and process of assistive device design for a handicapped dog.
Foot Drop Solutions Kevin Rosenbloom, CPed Foot Drop is a relatively frequent ailment observed in clinics today and options for treatment include: physical therapy, surgery, dorsiflex-type AFO and electrical stimulation foot drop systems. Review several, systems, brace types, prefabricated and fabricated, and highlight the options available for the most optimal health results and lifestyle performance for patients.
Gait and Motion Control Benefits of Custom Molded Passive-Dynamic AFOs Vs. Custom Fit Carbon Composite AFOs in Elderly Persons with Neuromuscular Impairment Christopher Hovorka, PhD, CPO, LPO, FAAOP Gary Wall, MSPO, CFo, CPed To improve propulsion dynamics in an elderly neuropathic patient population with weak ankle plantarflexor torque, referral sources may prescribe AFOs that incorporate carbon composite materials with higher flexural moduli. Review results of a study that predicted that elderly subjects with unilateral sensorimotor neuropathy and weak ankle plantarflexor torque using a custom molded PD-AFO will walk at a faster self-selected speed, over a greater distance and report greater satisfaction.
Influence of Strut Stiffness on Plantar Pressure Characteristics During IDEO Walking Trevor Kingsbury Examine the difference in the magnitude of offloading in the foot with varying Intrepid Dynamic Exoskeletal Orthosis (IDEO) strut stiffness. Increasing strut stiffness decreased peak plantar pressure values in the forefoot, but not midfoot or rearfoot during over ground walking.
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Initial Cranial Index Severity Affects Orthotic Treatment of Asymmetrical Brachycephaly
Long-Term Effects of Talus Control Foot Orthosis(TCFO) in Children Older than Six Tears with Flexible Flat Foot Soo-kyung Bok, PhD In-Sik Park, CPed We documented the long-term effect of foot orthosis in flexible flat foot. The subject is included in children older than 6 years with flexible pes planus. TCFO(talus control foot orthosis) is made by the inverted technique.
Modified Heel Trim Line on a Posterior-Entry Articulated Dorsi-Assist AFO to Allow Easy Donning Without Shoehorn or Use of Hands Dennis Smerko, CPO Kevin Zamzow, MS View the redesign of the heel section of the foot plate on a posterior-entry-type Dorsi-Assist Ankle AFO to allow easy, hands-free donning. Beneficial for patients with limited range of motion at the hip or knee joints or impaired hand use.
Observed Statistical Power in Published Research Studies of Ankle Foot Orthoses Goeran Fiedler, PhD Jacob Weir, MS Review a literature analysis investigating sample sizes and self-reported respective limitations in articles examining ankle foot orthoses. Observed power was evaluated as an indicator of the appropriateness of a study’s sample size.
Resolving the Triplaner Movement of a Lateral Thrust Gait—A Case Study William Stuart, CPO Preview a new innovative design of KAFO made by a unique casting method which will control triplanar movement of the tibiofemoral joint in patients with a posterolateral corner deficiency.
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Tiffany Graham, MSPO, CPO, LPO, FAAOP Kelly Millay, MPO, Orthotic Resident A retrospective chart review was performed on 500 infants treated for asymmetrical brachycephaly with a cranial remolding orthosis (CRO). The infants were divided into severity categories based on initial head shape measurements. Statistically analyze the post-treatment cranial measurements to examine how the severity categories influence the chances of achieving full cranial correction.
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Efficacy of Collaborative Prosthetic Care in Patients With Lower Extremity Amputations
Greta Brecheisen, MSPO, CPO Farhad Ostovari, PT, DPT, CBIS Team care is widely regarded as an important method for improving amputee patient outcomes. Analyze six years of amputee clinic data and test if patients demonstrated reduced fall risk and skin breakdown in rough comparisons to previously published research.
Vibration Detection in Adults with a Transtibial Amputation with and Without Residual Limb Pain
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Emma Beisheim, PT, DPT Regardless of residual limb pain, vibration detection is similar in the sound and residual limbs of adults with a transtibial amputation. Better vibration detection is associated with better balance performance. Study results will inform future prosthetic biofeedback technology with the goal of enhancing balance to reduce falls in adults with a transtibial amputation presenting with and without residual limb pain.
16 Patient Portuguese Study: 3D Biodata Analysis to Improve Lower Limb Socket Fit
Frederico Carpinteiro Learn about the first study on the new INSIGHT System: 3D biodata analysis to improve lower limb socket fit and reduce clinical time. Review outcome study data; an analysis of traditional workflows and how new technology delivers efficiencies; and how clinical efficiencies delivery improved profitability.
3D Biodata Analysis to Improve Lower Limb Socket Fit
A Biomechanical Comparison of Traditional to Osseostabilized (HiFi) Transhumeral Interface Design: Effects on Force Transfer, Functional ROM and Positional Accuracy
Cassandra Delgado, MSPO, CO Review a study on the new INSIGHT System: 3D which provides biodata analysis to improve lower limb socket fit and reduce clinical time. This presentation will include: outcome study data; analysis of traditional workflows and how new technology delivers efficiencies; and how clinical efficiencies delivery improved profitability.
Randall Alley, BSc, CP Examine a biomechanical comparison of two different interface designs at the transhumeral level in glenohumeral flexion and abduction under different loading conditions. Rate of rise of force, maximum range of motion and perceived terminal device position will be analyzed.
A Novel Method for Ankle Braces Functional Testing Based on a Modified Prosthetic Foot Test Machine
Philip Czapka, MS Learn how some businesses have implemented big technology into their processes to attract talent and more importantly, provide more value to their customers.
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A Residual Limb Wound Healing Case Series: The Effects of Perforated Prosthetic Liners Mike McGrath, PhD Perspiration on the residual limb can lead to impaired prosthetic function and health issues. Learn how the use of perforated, sweat management prosthetic liners leads to Improved skin conditions and wound healing.
A Systematic Literature and Clinical Review of Transhumeral Interface Alternatives Gerald Stark, PhD, MSEM, CPO/L, FAAOP(D) The transhumeral interface presents a number of unique prosthetic challenges that are compounded by the individual functional and comfort needs of the patient and the lack of familiarity by the average prosthetist. Results of a systematic literature review indicate that a greater investigation of transhumeral interface designs is necessary. Much of the current clinical alternatives come from qualitative descriptions in popular literature. The clinical methods review took into account a number of factors that are indicative of success including triaxial stability, volume accommodation, coupling, limb length, and unique residual limb shape.
Algorithm for Upper Limb Prosthetic Continuum of Care (Identifying the Elephant in the Room) Karl Lindborg, CPO/LP Understanding the continuum of care model for the upper limb loss population and how it differs from lower limb prosthetics is a vital component for successfully managing the upper limb prosthetic patient. Entertaining a proposal for an “upper limb loss care memorandum of understanding� outlining care timelines, goal setting, occupational therapy involvement, advance training, mandatory scheduled follow-up may be helpful in alleviating prosthetic abandonment issues of the upper limb loss community.
Biomechanical Evaluation of an Ankle-Foot Prosthesis for Physical Therapy Sara Koehler-McNicholas, PhD Studies suggest that gradual training protocols during physical therapy may be useful in re-training balance control for individuals with lower-limb amputations. Analyze a biomechanical evaluation of a novel ankle-foot prosthesis with adjustable range-of-motion created to support the implementation of gradual training protocols in a physical therapy setting.
Classification Tree to Determine Probability of Amputee Functional Potential Shane Wurdeman, PhD, MSPO, CP, FAAOP (D) The emergence of a large lower limb prosthetics outcomes database is allowing for improved analytical tools to assist with K-level determination. Preview a classification and regression tree analysis (i.e. CART), a predictive model for determining a patient's status as K1/K2 or K3/K4 based on more than 2,700 patients.
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EDUCATION THURSDAY 9 | 26 | 19 3D Printing in Practice (T5)
5:10 – 6:00 PM
Osseointegration Rehabilitation—A Free Paper Session (C10)
5:10 – 5:20 PM
Case Study: Prosthetic Management of Transfemoral Amputee with Osseointegrated Implant (C10-A)
T H U RS DAY
4:30 – 5:30 PM
Room 24 A (Convention Center, Upper Level) W. Brent Wright, CP, BOCO Real talk, real solutions, and real next steps to go digital. A journey integrating 3D printing into a four-branch private practice.
Room 25 AB (Convention Center, Upper Level) Hear a series of case studies and specific research related to osseointegrated Implants. (The following presentations run consecutively within this program.)
Brian Kaluf, BSE, CP, FAAOP Jeffrey Quelet, CPO Certified prosthetists in the US are increasingly confronted with patients who have received the novel Osseointegrated (OI) implant technology. We will share experiences gained in managing prosthetic care of a patient with transfemoral amputation who has received OI.
5:20 – 5:30 PM
Loads on Transhumeral Amputees Using the OPRA Implant System (C10-B)
D. Kurt Collier, BS, CP, AP The treatment of bone anchored transhumeral amputees is not as prevalent as that of the lower limbs. As important as it is, there is no load data relating to upper extremity bone-anchored prosthesis users in the literature. Investigate the load levels reached during specific prosthetic movements at maximum voluntary effort and during daily activities in a population of eleven transhumeral amputees with bone anchored implants.
5:30 – 5:40 PM
Thumb Amputations Treated with Osseointegrated Percutaneous Prostheses with up to 25 Years of Follow-up (C10-C)
Rickard Brånemark, MD, PhD, MSc Review the results of a recently published article in the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (JAAOS) of a retrospective single center study, based on preoperative and postoperative data collected from 13 thumb amputees. The study concludes that the “treatment of thumb amputees using bone-anchored percutaneous prostheses with the osseointegration technique seems to be a safe, durable method with excellent short- and medium-long follow-up results.
5:40 – 5:45 PM
Osseointegrated Implants for Trans Femoral Amputees: Radiographic Evaluation of Bone Remodeling (C10-D)
William Lu, PhD Stress shielding results in the reduction of bone density due to the OI implant removing the stress that is usually exerted on the bone, which greatly reduces implant stability. We will review the bone remodeling effect and quantify it in two of the most common osseointegration implants.
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Osseointegrated Implants in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus: A Case Series of Eight Patients (C10-E)
William Lu, PhD Traditionally, diabetic patients with amputations have been excluded from osseointegrated reconstruction due to higher risks of complications. During this presentation, we will be provide the clinical outcomes of diabetic patients who have had osseointegrated reconstruction.
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5:50 – 5:55 PM
The Use Of Osseointegrated Titanium Implants To Treat TransTibial Amputees (C10-F)
William Lu, PhD Learn about the reconstruction strategy and clinical management protocol used in the treatment of TTA patients with osseointegrated implants, as well as to report preliminary assessment of the safety and efficacy of the protocol in this particular group of patients.
5:55 – 6:00 PM
Single-Stage Osseointegrated Reconstruction And Rehabilitation Of Lower Limb Amputees (C10-G)
William Lu, PhD Evaluate the safety and efficacy of a single-stage osseointegration procedure, which dramatically reduces the time of recovery to approximately 3-6 weeks.
5:15 – 6:15 PM
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O&P PAC Appreciation Reception
Room 31 C (Convention Center, Upper Level) PAC donors are invited to a private reception as a thank you for your support. Enjoy prize drawings, refreshments, networking, and special guest Eddie Montgomery.
Benefit Concert for Veterans Stride Foundation
Ballroom 20 AB (Convention Center, Upper Level) Rock out while supporting our Vets! Country rocker Eddie Montgomery will perform top Montgomery Gentry hits such as “Gone,” “Hell Yeah,” “Something to Be Proud of,” and “My Town”.
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Special Thanks to the
2019 PAC Contributors AOPA would like to thank the following individuals for their contributions in 2019 to the O&P PAC:
CHAIRMAN’S TABLE ($100-$499) PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE ($1,000-$5,000)
Justin Beland Jeffrey Brandt, CPO Marco Calcagno, CPO J. Douglas Call, CP Traci Dralle, CFM Mike Fenner, CP, BOCPO, LPO Rick Fleetwood, MPA Eve Lee, MBA, CAE William Leimkuehler, CPO, LPO Jeffrey Lutz, CPO Michael Oros, CPO, LPO, FAAOP Rick Riley Chris Snell, BOCP Frank Snell, CPO, LPO, FAAOP William Snell, CPO Bernie Veldman, CO James Weber, MBA Linda Wise James Young, Jr., CP, LP, FAAOP
Leslie Allen, CFo John Allen, CPO Kate Allyn, CPO, FAAOP Christopher Berdahl, CP Curt Bertram, CPO George Breece Marco Calcagno, CPO Maynard Carkhuff Tina Carlson, CMP Christina Cox Joseph Cozza Glenn Crumpton, CPO Mitchell Dobson, CPO, FAAOP John Chad Duncan, PhD, CPO Rick Fleetwood, MPA Elizabeth Ginzel, MHA, CPO, LPO John Hays, CP, LP Denise Hoffman
Michele Hogan Maurice Johnson, CO Charles Kuffel, CPO, FAAOP Teri Kuffel, JD Robert Leimkuehler, CPO Steve McNamee, CP, BOCO, FAAOP Morris Moncure, BOCP Sourabh Nagale, CPO Matthew Nelson, CPO, FAAOP Paul Prusakowski, CPO Ricardo Ramos, CP Patrick Reichel Eduardo Reyes, CPO Michael Schlesinger Ryan Schuetzle, CPO Lesleigh Sisson, CFo, CFm Jason Tanner, CPO Claudia Zacharias, MBA, CAE
1917 Club (Up to $99)
O&P PAC Appreciation RECEPTION 5:15 – 6:15 PM Room 31 C (Convention Center, Upper Level) O&P PAC donors are invited to a private reception as a thank you for driving the waves of change through advocacy. Meet special guest, Eddie Montgomery. Enjoy prize drawings, refreshments, and networking.
Kevin Bidwell, CP Chellie Blondes Robin Burton Joy Burwell John Chad Duncan, PhD, CPO Daryl Farler, CPA Dan Ignaszewski Dennis Janisse, CPed
Dara Ross, CPO Robin Seabrook Ryan Schuetzle, CPO Suzi Vicino Ashlie White, MA Dennis Williams, CO, BOC(O) Scott Williamson, CAE, MBA
List includes donations made up until 8/20/19.
To learn more about the O&P PAC, visit AOPA Booth #611
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Thursday Exhibit Hall Happenings 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM Exhibit Hall Open
Exhibit Hall GH (Convention Center, Lower Level)
11:00 – 11:30 AM
Discover New “Tools” for Your “Toolbox” from Proteor USA (PPT)
Product Preview Theater, Exhibit Hall G (Convention Center, Lower Level) Sponsor: PROTEOR USA
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM Break in Exhibit Hall (Lunch available at Noon) T H U RS DAY
Exhibit Hall GH (Convention Center, Lower Level)
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM Technical Fabrication Contest
Booth 445, Exhibit Hall GH (Convention Center, Lower Level)
11:00 AM – 3:00 PM Head Shot Photo Lounge sponsored by Alps South LLC
Booth 1435, Exhibit Hall GH (Convention Center, Lower Level)
11:45 AM – 12:15 PM Evolution of the Legworks Knee Collection: Introducing the ATK Hydrapro Knee (PPT)
Product Preview Theater, Exhibit Hall G (Convention Center, Lower Level) Sponsor: LegWorks
12:30 – 1:00 PM
Triple Action® Overview: Theory of Operation and Basic Applications (PPT)
Product Preview Theater, Exhibit Hall G (Convention Center, Lower Level) Sponsor: Becker Orthopedic Appliance Co.
1:15 – 1:45 PM
Advancements in Cervical and Lumbar Bracing by Össur, Featuring the New Miami J Select and Miami TLSO (PPT)
Product Preview Theater, Exhibit Hall G (Convention Center, Lower Level) Sponsor: Össur Americas
2:00 – 2:30 PM Taleo. Ready for Everyday Life. (PPT)
Product Preview Theater, Exhibit Hall G (Convention Center, Lower Level) Sponsor: Ottobock
2:45 – 3:15 PM
Discover Unique Knee Options from PROTEOR USA for the TF Amputee (PPT)
Product Preview Theater, Exhibit Hall G (Convention Center, Lower Level) Sponsor: PROTEOR USA
3:30 – 4:00 PM
Not Just for Kids: Surestep's Adult Bracing Solutions (PPT)
4:15 – 4:45 PM
Data & Outcomes with Össur Logic (PPT)
Product Preview Theater, Exhibit Hall G (Convention Center, Lower Level) Sponsor: Surestep Product Preview Theater, Exhibit Hall G (Convention Center, Lower Level) Sponsor: Össur Americas
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Schedule
At A Glance
Friday September 27
9.0 CE CREDITS
Registration is open from 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM. Exhibit Hall GH
Auditorium Exhibit Hall H
Room 23 BC
Room 24 A
Room 24 BC
Room 25 AB
Room 25 C
7 AM Breakfast 8:00 AM
8 AM
GS3
General Session 8:15 – 9:00 AM .75 CE Credit, P.74
C11
9 AM
The Diabetic Foot Symposium 9:00 – 11:00 AM 2 CE Credits P.74
10 AM
B5
DMEPOS 10:00 – 11:00 AM 1 CE Credit, P.74
Exhibit Hall Open
Break in the Exhibit Hall 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
11 AM – 5:00 PM
Noon
Lunch Break in the Exhibit Hall
Break (Lunch)
Noon – 1:00 PM (Lunch available at Noon)
11 AM – 1:00 PM
1 PM 2 PM
B6
11 AM – 1:00 PM
4 PM 5 PM
11 AM – 5:30 PM Each PPT is worth .5 CE Credit, PP.90-92
C13
T7
Head Shot Photo Lounge Product Preview Theater (PPT)
T6
Hamontree Lecture Fabrication Elements Pediatric Orthotic 1:00 – 2:00 PM 1:00 – 3:00 PM Symposium 1 CE Credit, P.78 2 CE Credits 1:00 – 3:00 PM P.75 2 CE Credits P.77
Tech Fab Contest
C12
Upper Limb Symposium 1:00 – 3:00 PM 2 CE Credits P.76
C14
Pedorthic Education 1:00 – 3:00 PM 2 CE Credits P.77
Future Tech 2:15 – 3:00 PM .75 CE Credit, P.78
11 AM – 3:00 PM
3 PM
FRIDAY
11 AM
B4
Medicare Update 9:00 – 10:00 AM 1 CE Credit, P.74
B7
Poster Sessions
4:00 – 5:00 PM PP.83-88
Business Certification Program 3:15 – 5:00 PM 1.75 CE Credits P.79
T8
KAFO Fabrication 3:15 – 4:15 PM 1 CE Credit, P.83
T9
C16
Pediatric Orthotics 3:15 – 5:00 PM 1.75 CE Credits P.81
C15
Improving Outcomes 3:15 – 5:00 PM 1.75 CE Credits P.80
C17
Pedorthic Free Papers 3:15 – 5:00 PM 1.75 CE Credits P.82
Revofit Advanced 4:30 – 5:30 PM 1 CE Credit, P.88
Exhibitor Sponsored Happy Hour 5:00 – 6:00 PM | P.92
6 PM 7 PM
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FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 27 8:00 AM Breakfast
Auditorium, Exhibit Hall H (Convention Center, Lower Level)
8:15 – 9:00 AM
General Session/AOPA Membership Meeting (GS3)
Auditorium, Exhibit Hall H (Convention Center, Lower Level) The Friday morning General Session will include an update from the AOPA leadership on happenings in the profession. Hear election results, the treasurer’s report, and how your dues are being used to advance advocacy, research, and education for the O&P profession. All are welcome.
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Symposium: The Diabetic Foot From The Outside In (C11)
9:00 – 10:00 AM
Medicare Update: DME CERT Error Rates in O&P and DME MAC CERT Task Force Response (B4)
FRIDAY
9:00 – 11:00 AM
Auditorium, Exhibit Hall H (Convention Center, Lower Level) David Armstrong, DPM, MD, PhD Judith F. Baumhauer, MD Erick Janisse, CO, CPed In this informative session, we will explore the breadth and depth of the American diabetes epidemic and its devastating effect on our patients’ feet and the impact on their quality of life. The presenters will discuss up-to-date statistics, trends, and forecasts. We will review current thinking on prevention and treatment of diabetic foot complications including ulcerations, Charcot arthopathy, and amputations; as well as new modalities and techniques on the horizon. We will close the session with creative conservative strategies to obviate the need for repeated surgical intervention for patients who are poor surgical candidates.
Room 23 BC (Convention Center, Upper Level) Jessica Bennett, Jurisdiction A and D Stacie McMichel, Jurisdiction B Jodie Roan, Jurisdiction C The DME CERT Outreach and Education Task Force will provide an overview of prevalent errors in lower limb prosthetics, lower limb orthotics, and spinal orthoses found by the CERT contractor. There will be time for questions from session attendees at the conclusion of the presentation.
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10:00 – 11:00 AM
The DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program is Over, What’s Next? (B5)
Room 23 BC (Convention Center, Upper Level) Elaine Hensley, chief liaison, Palmetto GBA, DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Implementation Contractor Learn how the Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Program will impact you— whether you have submitted a bid or not, or whether you win a contract or not. Hear the answers to your questions. Topics to be covered include: • Covered Document Review Date • Bona fide bid • Preliminary bid evaluation • Licensure maintenance • Single payment amounts • Bid surety bonds • Connexion • Contracting • Bidder disqualification • Post-implementation
Exhibit Hall GH (Convention Center, Lower Level)
11:00 AM – 6:00 PM Exhibit Hall and Product Preview Theater Presentations
Product Preview Theater, Exhibit Hall GH (Convention Center, Lower Level)
1:00 – 3:00 PM
BEST
BUSINESS ABSTRACT
1:07 – 1:42 PM
Hamontree Lectures Series (B6)
Room 23 BC (Convention Center, Upper Level) The Sam E. Hamontree, CP(E) Business Education Award was created to recognize the best business papers submitted for presentation at the AOPA National Assembly. This award is envisioned as a counterpart to the Thranhardt Award given each year to the best clinical abstract(s). The audience will be invited to cast their vote for the award winner. The winner will be announced at the Saturday morning General Session. (The following presentations run consecutively within this program.)
The Concept of Medical Necessity: How to Read and Play the Game (B6-A)
Andreas Kannenberg, MD (GER), PhD The original idea of medical necessity was to use the limited healthcare resources to provide many patients with the care they really need rather than few patients with luxurious care that goes way beyond what they need. Today, however, it has often morphed into a cost containment tool. Therefore, understanding the concept and components of medical necessity and being able to meet their requirements, push the right buttons and check the right boxes is an absolute key to keeping the ability to provide adequate patient care and run a successful business. AOPA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY 2019 | WWW.AOPANET.ORG
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11:00 AM – 1:00 PM Break in Exhibit Hall (Lunch available at Noon)
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2:21 – 2:56 PM
FRIDAY
1:00 – 3:00 PM
The Hidden Drain on Practice Profitability (B6-B)
Mark Ford, president, Prosthetic & Orthotic Associates / Handspring Clinical Services Where should a practice owner focus their efforts to make a real financial difference for their business without being an accounting expert? With a few, small changes, owners or top management can be on their way to significant improvement to their bottom line without spending a ton of money, terminating any of your team members, or changing your billing practices. Just take control of your cost of goods and see the positive cash results.
Quality Management Program Development in O&P (B6-C)
Karyn Kessler, CHPC, CHC, vp compliance, chief privacy officer, Hanger Inc. A quality management program based on specific O&P quality indicators focuses on the quality of care and service provided to patients. It puts them front and center. Attendees will learn a practical approach to implementing an O&P quality management program, considering what to measure and how to track progress.
Symposium: Getting a Grip On Multi-Articulating Hands (C12)
Room 25 AB (Convention Center, Upper Level) Kerstin Baun, OTR/L, MPH Mac Lang, CPO, FAAOP Karl Lindborg, CPO, LP Additional speakers to be announced Over 10 years ago, terminal devices for electric prosthetics were introduced to the market that featured more than one motor to power grip and the potential to change the way they grasp. These multi-articulating hands brought with them a host of new possibilities for users but also new challenges. As more multi-articulating hands are brought to market additional features are becoming available and the potential uses for these devices increase. This symposium will explore the different devices that are currently available and the features that differentiate them. Other topics that will be discussed are authorization and reimbursement challenges, fitting and training considerations, and what to potentially expect from future hands
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1:00 – 3:00 PM
Symposium: Management of Pediatric Cerebral Palsy (C13)
Room 24 BC (Convention Center, Upper Level) Spencer Doty, CPO, MBA Rachel Mednick Thompson, MD Jill Yastishak, CPNP Natalie Wilson, MSOP, CPO Cerebral palsy (CP) is the leading cause of physical disability in children, affecting nearly three in every 1000 live births. CP is a descriptive term for a group of disorders affecting motor function as a result of non-progressive disturbances that occur in the developing brain. The specific motor dysfunction present in each affected individual may include changes in tone, decreased balance, poor motor control, and difficulty with motor planning. These motor disturbances result in decreased ambulatory ability in many children. The goal of orthopaedic care in this population is to promote and maintain independence and functionality through optimizing assistive devices, therapy, and bracing. Surgical intervention is used when necessary and is considered in ambulatory children when gait disturbances result in decreased efficiency, increased tripping, and/ or pain despite assistive device and bracing optimization. This presentation will also include discussion on neurotoxins and their effect and use on this population. Case studies of bracing outcomes will be shown, both before and after surgical intervention. We will discuss the role of orthopaedic surgeons and review common surgical practices in this patient population so that you may gain insight into your patients’ orthopaedic management and work more closely with your patients’ orthopaedic providers.
Pedorthic Education: Evaluation and Treatment of the Diabetic Foot (C14)
Room 25 C (Convention Center, Upper Level) Join fellow practitioners who share your passion for treating the diabetic foot. Learn evaluation and treatment techniques for pedorthic management of the diabetic foot. (The following presentations run consecutively within this program.)
1:00 – 1:45 PM
Diabetic Foot in Remission (C14-A)
David Armstrong, DPM, MD, PhD Because neuroischemic complications are associated with a high rate of recurrence, we propose a slight shift in the mechanism by which we counsel and communicate risk daily with our patients. If the epidemiology of this problem is comparable with that of cancer, and recurrences are common, then perhaps language commensurate with such risks should follow. After initial healing of an index wound, our unit now refers patients not as being cured but rather as being “in remission.” This concept is easy for the patient and the rest of the team to understand. We believe that it powerfully connotes the necessity for frequent follow-up and rapid intervention for inevitable minor and sometimes major complications. This session will review tried and true as well as up-to-the minute advances in mechanics, medicine and surgery that are “pushing the envelope” in extending ulcerfree and hospital-free days in our efforts to make prevention pay. AOPA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY 2019 | WWW.AOPANET.ORG
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Is It Lumbar Spinal Stenosis or Diabetic Neuropathy or Both? (C14-B)
Katia Langton, DC, CPed (C), CPed Lumbar Spinal Stenosis is a degenerative condition in the lumbar spine causing narrowing that compresses the spinal cord and nerves at the level of the lumbar vertebrae. The resultant symptoms mimic Diabetic Neuropathy and the diagnosis of Lumbar Stenosis is being missed in these patients. This is clinically relevant as Stenosis limits the ability to walk so patients will be ending up in your office!
2:30 – 3:00 PM
Team Approach: The Only Way to Manage the Diabetic Foot (C14-C)
FRIDAY
Judith F. Baumhauer, MD Dennis Janisse, CPed The team approach to conservative foot care is a time-tested and proven one in general. When it comes to the diabetic foot, however, it is indispensable. Diabetic foot complications like Charcot arthropathy, ulcers and amputations require the whole team for successful prevention and intervention. Communication, understanding and interdisciplinary coordination is critical. Identifying and utilizing all of the team members skills and tools contributes immensely to improved outcomes for our patients.
1:00 – 2:00 PM
2:15 – 3:00 PM
Fabrication Elements of the Triple Action Ankle Joint (T6)
Room 24 A (Convention Center, Upper Level) Gary Bedard, CO, FAAOP One of the unique features of the Triple Action is the alignment ability to set the joint body in a neutral torque position in the sagittal plane. The alignment feature allows for optimal range of motion tuning along with independent range of motion of resistance settings for both plantar and dorsiflexion. The combination of advanced features requires device fabrication that incorporates material stiffness characteristics that will impart the correct lower extremity biomechanical control. In this session, all product features will be covered along with fabrication guidelines and bench alignment criteria.
Future Tech—A Glimpse into Emerging Technologies (T7)
Room 24 A (Convention Center, Upper Level) Steve Hill, BOCO, CTPO Explore emerging technologies in an effort to find ways to incorporate them into our practices and lives. We will discuss various scientific advancements such as smart materials, 3D printing, genomic therapies, robotics and how today’s technician is involved.
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3:15 – 5:00 PM
Business Certificate Program Education*—Organizational Excellence (B7)
Room 23 BC (Convention Center, Upper Level) The following sessions will highlight keys areas within your organization that can greatly impact the culture of your business. Implement policies to protect your business and provide a positive work environment. Establish standard indicators that will allow you and your staff to evaluate your business performance. (The following presentations run consecutively within this program.) * Qualifies as an elective towards the Business Certificate Program. Learn more at www.AOPAnet.org.
3:15 – 3:45 PM
The Realities and Legalities of Workforce Harassment (B7-A)
3:45 – 4:15 PM
Organizational Compliance (B7-B)
4:15 – 5:00 PM
Simplifying KPI’s and Understanding What They Can Do for You (B7-C)
Mitch Dobson, CPO, FAAOP Simply put, compliance is the process of making sure your company and employees follow the laws, regulations, standards, and ethical practices that apply to your organization. Effective corporate compliance will cover both internal policies and rules and federal and state laws. Learn how to effectively create and communicate your compliance program.
Rebecca Snell, IT director, Dankmeyer Inc. What is a critical success factor, a key result indicator, a key performance indicator, and why should you care? Understanding and using these business concepts can guide your decision making, set expectations, provide for continuous improvement, and motivate teams to focus on contributions central to fulfilling your practice’s mission.
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Teri Kuffel, JD Joyce Perrone, director, De La Torre O&P Laws that are in force to create compliance are discussed as the beginning point to a great plan for implementation assuring a safe work environment free from harassment. The next step is the implementation, and monitoring behaviors to ensure compliance is happening as a true behavioral change.
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Improving Outcomes and Quality of Life for the Lower Extremity Amputee—A Free Paper Session (C15)
Room 25 AB (Convention Center, Upper Level) Hear research studies and assessments for improving outcomes locally and abroad in this session. (The following sessions run consecutive within this program.)
3:20 – 3:39 PM
A Theoretical Model to Understand Psychological and Physical Limitations in Lower-Limb Amputees (C15-A)
Shannon Mathis, PhD Avoidance behaviors are related to lower quality of life and lower functional status in persons with a lower-limb amputation. We will discuss the relationships between the avoidance behavior, mobility apprehension, along with physical traits of balance and muscle strength.
3:39 – 3:58 PM
3:58 – 4:17 PM
Opioid Use in Adults with Above Knee Amputations (C15-B)
Kenton Kaufman, PhD, PE Opioid use has become an epidemic in the U.S. During this presentation, we will assess opioid use following amputation surgery and review the likelihood of addiction.
Clinical Orthotic & Prosthetic Training in Diverse Cultural, Economic and Catastrophic Settings of a World Experiencing Exponential Population Explosion (C15-C)
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William C. Neumann, CPO Guided by the dramatic shortage of educated prosthetic/ orthotic clinicians globally, Human Study (a humanitarian organization) has developed an innovative and contemporary educational model which satisfies global education standards for the O&P profession.
4:17 – 4:36 PM
2018 Pilot Program of Community-Based Rehabilitation for People with Amputation in Guatemala (C15-D)
Jonathan Naber, MSc, PHDC In 2018, the Range of Motion Project piloted a novel community-based rehabilitation (CBR) program with the aim of improving the multifaceted mobility of its patients with amputation. Review the data collected from these visits and evaluate CBR’s effectiveness to improve outcomes of patients with amputation.
4:36 – 4:55 PM
Amputee Mobility Predictor Scores for Persons with Recent Lower Limb Amputation (C15-E)
Brian Kaluf, BSE, CP, FAAOP The data discussed in this presentation will inform practitioners about expected increases in AMP score associated with prosthesis fitting and rehabilitation.
4:55 – 5:10 PM
Hand vs Hydrostatic Casting for Transfemoral Amputees: Comparison of Socket Comfort After a Minimum of Six Months of Use (C15-G) Andrea Giovanni Cutti, PhD, MEng, CPO Giovanni Osti, CPO Learn if sockets based on hydrostatic casting in full-weight bearing are rated as more comfortable compared to sockets based on hand-casting.
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3:15 – 5:00 PM
Pediatric Orthotics from Head to Toe—A Free Paper Session (C16)
3:20 – 3:39 PM
Comparing Orthotic Outcomes of Brachycephaly and Asymmetrical Brachycephaly Treatment (C16-A)
Room 24 BC (Convention Center, Upper Level) Hear considerations for improving outcomes when working with the pediatric patient population. (The following presentations run consecutively within this program.)
Tiffany Graham, MSPO, CPO, LPO Kelly Millay, MPO Review the results found of a retrospective chart review performed on 492 infants treated for asymmetrical brachycephaly with a cranial remolding orthosis (CRO).
3:39 – 3:58 PM
Patient Reported Efficacy of the UCSF Pectus Carinatum Orthosis (C16-B) Maria Lesieutre, MPO We will discuss patient satisfaction with orthotic treatment using the UCSF pectus carinatum orthosis in an attempt to improve compliance to orthotic treatment.
Brace Modifications that can Result in Improved Curve Correction in Idiopathic Scoliosis (C16-C) Jed Jacobson, CPO Review the case of an 11 year old diagnosed with Idiopathic Scoliosis while focusing on the in and out-of-brace x-rays, as well as the fit, clinical presentation and function of the braces.
4:17 – 4:36 PM
Indications, Benefits and Potential Shortcomings of Lower Limb Orthoses in the Management of Children Hypotonia: Clinical Practice Guidelines (C16-D) Thomas DiBello, CO, LO, FAAOP Evidence is evolving surrounding the use of lower limb orthoses in the management of the foot and ankle in hypotonic children. This presentation will begin to codify that evidence into Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG’s) for use by clinicians as we embrace evidencebased medicine.
4:36 – 4:55 PM
The Effect of Dynamic Hip Abduction Management Following Low Load Prolonged Stretch at Night on the Activities of Daily Living in Children with Cerebral Palsy (C16-E) Flora Versyck, CPO, PT The ability of children with cerebral palsy to perform activities of daily living is affected by hypertonia, spasticity and contracture in the hip joint. Learn about an easy and effective treatment following the LLPS-principles using a dynamic hip abduction system to obtain less tension and more range of motion.
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Pedorthic Free Papers: Treating the Foot and Ankle (C17)
3:20 – 3:39 PM
Clinical Trials of Newly Designed APPNA Orthopedic Rehabilitation Institute Foot Abduction Brace and Comparison with DENNIS Brown Splint (C17-A)
Room 25 C (Convention Center, Upper Level) Research considerations and bracing comparisons will be presented in this free paper session. (The following presentations run consecutively within this program.)
Zeshan Zahid Review a cost effective, user and environment friendly foot abduction brace with maximum patient compliance. The brace will be especially useful for developing countries.
3:39 – 3:58 PM
A Walking Bout Among Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes Reveals Altered Foot Thermodynamics Associated with Unilateral Transtibial Amputation (C17-B)
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Kyle Leister, CPO, LPO Increased foot temperature among individuals with type 2 diabetes (T2D) may be a warning sign of impending foot ulcer development. As such, the current research aimed to identify foot temperature differences between individuals with T2D and transtibial amputation and individuals with T2D but without amputation.
3:58 – 4:17 PM
Foot and Ankle Factors Associated with Balance and Falls in Older Adults-A Systematic Review (C17-C)
Michael King, DPM, FACFAS, FASPS The National Council on Fall Risk Awareness and Prevention has been working on a systematic review of falls prevention in the older community-based individual. See a comparison between recognizing the risks of falls and the treatments needed to mitigate those risks.
4:17 – 4:36 PM
4:36 – 4:55 PM
Evolutionary Biomechanics Mismatch (C17-D)
Kevin Rosenbloom, CPed Review bipedal foot behavior of distant hominid species, a comparison of foot features between archaic humans and Homo neanderthalensis to modern humans, observational research between shod and unshod peoples, and an examination of modern pathologies.
Quantification and Parameters of Flat Foot (C17-E)
Ian Engelman, MS, CPO The future of how quantification of foot and ankle pathologies will be impacted by weight bearing CT scans and 3D rendering. The orthopedic community is going through a profound transition which has revealed limitations of x-rays.
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3:15 – 4:15 PM
4:00 – 5:00 PM
KAFO Fabrication (T8)
Room 24 A (Convention Center, Upper Level) Tony Wickman, CTPO Learn about the fabrication of knee ankle foot orthoses. Various modification techniques as well as manufacturing processes and joint application will be presented.
Poster Sessions
Hall H Foyer (Convention Center, Lower Level)
Comparison of Heel Linear Stiffness Across Types of Prosthetic Feet
Describing Falls in People with Dysvascular Lower-Limb Amputation Using the Fall-Type Classification Framework Chelsey Anderson, CPO, FAAOP Examine falls in people with dysvascular lower-limb amputation using a pre-established Fall-Type Classification Framework for lower limb amputation.
Development of the Prosthetic Sock Management Tool Billie Savvas Slater, MAED, CCRC Learn about the new Prosthetic Sock Management Tool (PSMT) developed at the Minneapolis VA by the MADE Program. The PSMT is an easy to use and simple to understand system for instruction regarding the management of prosthetic socks in the post-amputation, early prosthesis-use phase.
Differences in Self-Reported Physical and Psychosocial Function Between Those with and without Chronic Limb Pain Emma Beisheim, PT, DPT Even among adults with lower-limb loss who are ≥1 year post-amputation, residual limb pain and phantom limb pain are persistent and debilitating conditions. Explore the differences in psychosocial and physical function between adults with and without chronic limb pain, and between those who experience different types of pain (residual limb pain versus phantom limb pain).
Effect of Liner Material on Prosthesis User Activity—Preliminary Data Goeran Fiedler, PhD View the preliminary data of a ongoing research study that compares the effects of a different liner materials over a one-year period.
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Elizabeth Halsne, CPO Anne Turner There is limited objective prosthetic foot performance data available to inform the selection process. An improved understanding of the differing mechanical properties between models of prosthetic feet would help prescribing clinicians in choosing a foot that best matches each individual patient. Several recent studies have measured forefoot stiffness, however, there is relatively limited data on the performance of the heels of prosthetic feet across a range of prosthetic foot types. Measure and compare the linear stiffness of heels across a range of commercially-available prosthetic feet, in a user-independent manner.
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Externally Powered Prosthetic Wrist Flexion Device Gregory Jacobs, MS Learn the circumstances when an externally powered wrist flexion device will benefit patients with upper-limb deficiencies.
Factors Contributing to Trips, Stumbles and Falls in Lower Limb Amputees Mike McGrath, PhD A custom questionnaire about trips and falls was given to all lower limb amputees during their regular clinical visits. Review a regresssion analysis that identified factors linked to a greater risk of falling.
GTSRHC Vacuum Assist Gebreyesus Girmatsyion, CTPO Facilities are moving away from plaster to foam casts. Good vacuum is needed to avoid re-pull and be profitable. Learn about the GTSRHC vacuum assist.
Health-Economic Effects of Falls in Elderly Transfemoral Amputees: The Influence of the Microprocessor Controlled Knee C-Leg in Vascular and Non-Vascular Etiology
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Andreas Hahn, PhD Analyze the cost-effectiveness of the C-Leg for the German healthcare system. We will review results of the RAND group with a differentiating methodological approach adding the robustness of these insights. The first demonstration of cost effectiveness in subjects with vascular etiology is an important gain of information.
Hydraulic and Microprocessor Controlled Ankle-Foot Prostheses for Limited Community Ambulators with Unilateral Transtibial Amputation: Pilot Study Brian Kaluf, BSE, CP, FAAOP Learn about novel evidence from a prospective randomized cross-over study design that investigated patient-reported, performance-based outcome measure results, as well as motion capture and step activity data from flexible keel, energy storing and returning, hydraulic ankle and microprocessor controlled prosthetic ankle-foot systems in a single patient with unilateral transtibial amputation categorized as a limited community ambulator.
Implementation of the Transtibial Johnson Prosthetic Leg in Tegucigalpa, Honduras Susan Beatty, MD Review the improvements in quality of life obtained as a result of a newly designed transtibial prosthetic device which can be made for <$100.00 in patients living in poverty in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
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Initial Clinical Evaluation of Pointdexter â&#x20AC;&#x201C; A Dexterous Prosthetic Fingertip Todd Farrell, PhD Preview the design and function of a novel add-on device for multi-articulating hands that integrates a gripping mechanism into the index finger to improve small object manipulation. The effects of the device on the performance of functional outcomes measures will be displayed.
Initial Testing of a New Socket-Fit Sensor System John Ferguson, PhD Tonya Rich, PhD Self-management of prosthetic socket fit is a significant challenge for many individuals with lower-limb amputations. Preview a new socket-fit sensor system that can alert users when they should change sock ply based on feedback from experienced prosthesis users and clinicians.
Level Ground Walking with Three Fundamentally Different Prosthetic Foot Concepts: Effects on Ankle Power and Sound Limb Load
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Malte Bellmann, PhD View a comparison of level ground walking of six TF amputees using three different feet. Trends but no strong correlation have been found between prosthetic side ankle power and sound side load.
Mirror Therapy Improves the Effectiveness of Electrically Elicited Sensations Melissa Schmitt, RN, BSN Advances in neural interface technology have provided a unique opportunity to develop prosthetic devices with natural sensory feedback. However, poor phantom perception in amputees could hinder the successful outcome. Review if adjunctive interventions such as MT could improve the effectiveness of the elicited sensations and could be regarded as an important step in developing sensory neuroprostheses.
Myoelectric Logging Device for Upper Limb Prostheses Nico Radda Preview a small logging device that can fit inside an existing prosthesis. This device operates in-line with the existing prosthesis and records device usage and electromyography (EMG) signals for three to six months.
Perceptions of Partial Hand Surgical Treatment and Prosthetic Intervention in the Surgical Community Lynsay Whelan, MS, ORT/L Review the results of a survey of hand surgeons and their perceptions on the treatment of individuals with partial hand traumatic injuries. Surgical intervention as well as recommendations of prostheses will be presented.
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Performance and Satisfaction with Intuitive Multifunctional Hand Prosthesis Control Andreas Hahn, PhD Learn how innovative control methods for upper limb prosthetics can enhance subjects capabilities to control more complex movements even with very experienced users.
Predictors of Clinical Improvement After Lower Limb Prosthetic Fittings: A 3-Year Retrospective Chart Review Russ Lundstrom, MS See the data from a multi-center, retrospective chart review of 907 fittings in 680 patients undergoing routine lower limb prosthetic fittings. The data shows that about half of the fittings resulted in improvement in at least one outcome measure. Significant factors predicting improvement were K-level, bilateral amputation, insurance type, time since amputation, follow-up time and age.
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Prosthetic Ankle Adaptation and â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Standing Supportâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Reduce Joint Moments for Trans-Tibial Amputees when Standing on Slopes Piotr Laszczak, PhD Review the results when kinematics and kinetics are measured for transtibial amputees standing on a slope with three different prosthetic ankle-foot technologies. Evaluate the ankle adaptation and 'standing support' of the microprocessor foot and it's role in reducing joint moments on both sound and residual joints.
Prosthetic Work Reliance Increases with Specialized Rehabilitation John Collins New unilateral transtibial amputees must adapt to using a prosthesis. Energy storing and returning prostheses adapt their work to the functional level of the task. Individuals may use that new found adaptation in less dynamic tasks like walking at typical speeds.
Rehabilitation Clinic Utilization by Patients with Combat Related Lower Limb Amputation in the US Military Health System William Roddy, BS Douglas Smith, MD Analyze and quantify the utilization of healthcare throughout the entire continuum of care for service members recovering from polytrauma at military treatment facilities (MTFs) to better support wounded warrior rehabilitation. Results show the average number of therapy visits during 1 year of care post-injury, highlighting the complexity of long-term treatment of individuals with traumatic lower limb loss.
Running Footstrike Pattern Effect on Lower Extremity Work in an Individual with Transtibial Amputation Tatiana Djafar Review findings that suggest that any training or re-training of runners with unilateral transtibial amputation with regards to footstrike pattern should address the entire lower extremity. Altering the strike pattern of the intact limb affects the loading distribution among the constituents of the lower extremity.
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Stiffness, Friction & Wear Testing of Prosthetic Limb Liners Decontaminated with Titanium Silver Carboxylate Coatings John Jarrell, PhD, PE Preview how titanium silver carboxylate coatings are durable on liners and have a minimal impact on liner stiffness or friction. See how the coating components remain on the liners, which addresses patient safety.
The Effect of Microprocessor Knees on the Number of Trips, Stumbles and Falls for Trans-Femoral Amputees Mike McGrath, PhD Review the outcomes of a custom questionnaire about trips and falls which was given to transfemoral amputees.
The Future of Prosthetics: A World-First Clinical Trial of Affordable, 3D-printed, Multi-grip Myoelectric Prostheses for Children in the UK Joel Gibbard Learn about a clinical trial to investigate if the provision of an affordable, multigrip, myoelectric prosthesis equal and surpass function in children and young people in comparison to standard National Health Service (NHS) care?
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The Impact of Transfemoral Socket Adduction on Pelvic and Trunk Stabilization During Level Walking – A Biomechanical Study Malte Bellmann, PhD Fitting practice demonstrates that transfemoral prosthetic sockets should be aligned in adduction to recover physiological pretension of the hip abductors in order to reduces compensatory movements of the pelvis and trunk. See the results of a biomechanical investigation of four socket adduction positions (0°, 3°, 6°, 9°) on six active unilateral transfemoral amputees (MCFL 3 to 4) with medium stump length.
The Return Pilot Study: Testing a Novel Amphibious Prosthetic Leg Todd Goldstein, PhD Glenn Hutnick, CPO, FAAOP A swimming prosthesis with a custom 3D printed "FIN" was developed. The FIN prosthesis allows the patient to wear the device all day without switching or adjusting the device. See the results when patients were tested in a controlled method to evaluate the device and provide feedback of its efficiency and comfort.
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Use of Auricular Extensions In BK Flexible Liner for Improved Suspension and Comfort in a Below Knee Prosthesis Rene Rendon Examine an innovative approach to trim lines and their effect on clinical outcome. Auricular extensions were added to flexible inner liner, providing improved ML stability, control of prosthesis, and comfort.
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Revofit Advanced Technical Education (T9)
Room 24 A (Convention Center, Upper Level) Joe Mahon, CP Learn how to build an adjustable check socket using the new Revofit2 Diagnostic Kit. Learn how to empower your patients to improve socket fit and function with the user adjustable RevoFit2.
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Friday Exhibit Hall Happenings 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM Exhibit Hall Open
Exhibit Hall GH (Convention Center, Lower Level)
11:00 – 11:30 AM
Simultaneous Control Utilizing the i-Limb Wrist along with the i-Limb Quantum Hand (PPT)
Product Preview Theater, Exhibit Hall G (Convention Center, Lower Level) Sponsor: Össur Americas
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM Break in Exhibit Hall (Lunch available at Noon) Exhibit Hall GH (Convention Center, Lower Level)
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM Technical Fabrication Contest
Booth 330, Exhibit Hall GH (Convention Center, Lower Level)
11:00 AM – 3:00 PM Head Shot Photo Lounge sponsored by Alps South LLC
Booth 1435, Exhibit Hall GH (Convention Center, Lower Level)
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11:45 AM – 12:15 PM Perpetual Dimension System for Transtibial Amputees (PPT)
Product Preview Theater, Exhibit Hall G (Convention Center, Lower Level) Sponsor: FLO-TECH® O&P Systems Inc.
12:30 – 1:00 PM
New Skeo Sealing Liner from Ottobock (PPT)
1:15 – 1:45 PM
Carbon Composite Dynamic Response AFOs and Their Effect on Proprioception in Endurance Athletes with Foot Drop (PPT)
Product Preview Theater, Exhibit Hall G (Convention Center, Lower Level) Sponsor: Ottobock
Product Preview Theater, Exhibit Hall G (Convention Center, Lower Level) Sponsor: Allard USA Inc.
2:00 – 2:30 PM
A Perfect Fit. Symphonie Aqua Hydrostatic Casting Technology (PPT)
Product Preview Theater, Exhibit Hall G (Convention Center, Lower Level) Sponsor: Cypress Adaptive, LLC
2:45 – 3:15 PM
Don't Forget to Look Up! Surestep's Head and Trunk Stabilizing Solutions (PPT)
Product Preview Theater, Exhibit Hall G (Convention Center, Lower Level) Sponsor: Surestep
3:30 – 4:00 PM
Is Idiopathic Toe Walking Truly Idiopathic? (PPT)
Product Preview Theater, Exhibit Hall G (Convention Center, Lower Level) Sponsor: Surestep
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5:00 – 5:30 PM
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Schedule
At A Glance
Saturday September 28
7.5 CE CREDITS
Registration is open from 7:00 AM - Noon. Exhibit Hall GH
Auditorium Exhibit Hall H
Room 23 BC
Room 24 A
Room 24 BC
Room 25 AB
Room 25 C
7 AM Breakfast 8:00 AM
8 AM
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General Session 8:15 – 9:00 AM 1 CE Credit, P.94
9 AM 10 AM 11 AM
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Exhibit Hall Open 9 AM – Noon O&P Expo Day 9 AM – Noon Head Shot Photo Lounge 9 AM – Noon
Operational Excellence 9:00 – 11:00 AM 2 CE Credits P.94
T10
3D Printing 9:00 – 11:00 AM 2 CE Credits P.101
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Orthotic Symposium 9:00 – 11:00 AM 2 CE Credits P.96
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Gait Training Clinic 9:00 – 11:00 AM 2 CE Credits P.96
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Improving Outcomes 9:00 – 11:15 AM 2 CE Credits P.98
Product Preview Theater (PPT) 9 AM – Noon Each PPT is worth .5 CE Credit, P.102
Noon
2 PM
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First Stride Clinic 1:00 – 5:00 PM 4 CE Credits P.104 Ballroom 20 A
Manufacturers’ Workshops—Tier D (Two-hour Workshops) 1:00 – 3:00 PM 2 CE Credits P.102 Various Rooms
Manufacturers’ Workshops—Tier D (Four-hour Workshops) 1:00 – 5:00 PM 4 CE Credits P.103 Various Rooms
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Symposium 1:00 – 5:00 PM 4 CE Credits P.104
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Auditorium, Exhibit Hall H (Convention Center, Lower Level)
8:15 – 9:00 AM
SATU RDAY
9:00 AM – Noon
Closing General Session
Auditorium Exhibit Hall H (Convention Center, Lower Level) Jeremy Campbell Inspirational Message from 9X Paralympian Medalist, Jeremy Campbell.
Exhibit Hall Open / O&P Expo Day Activities
Exhibit Hall GH (Convention Center, Lower Level)
9:00 – 11:00 AM
Operational Excellence (B8)
9:00 – 9:40 AM
Best Practices as an Organizational Tool for O&P Facilities (B8-A)
9:40 – 10:20 AM
Understand the Multi-Domain Approach in Your O&P Practice For Describing Outcomes More Comprehensively (B8-B)
Room 23 BC (Convention Center, Upper Level) The following sessions will highlight key areas that can greatly impact your businesses processes and ensure profitable growth. (The following presentations run consecutively within this program.)
Felipe Villanueva, CPO It is increasingly difficult for facilities to navigate the regulatory requirements placed on O&P. This presentation will present a model of best practices that can be used as a tool for organizing and a mechanism for verifying compliance.
Sarah Chang, PhD Clinical-decision making in the O&P field is often mono-dimensional, reactive, and retrospective. A multi-domain approach to clinical evidence and reimbursement that can benefit O&P practice will be discussed and an application of this multidomain methodology will be presented.
10:20 – 11:00 AM
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Reimbursement for Outstanding Patient Care (B8-C)
Kevin Symms, CO, BOCPO, LPO Clinical documentation has been under the spotlight for some time, and we have certainly improved in response to audits, etc. There remains some reluctance to provide microprocessor technology to patients because of a fear of denial or recoupment of reimbursement. In this presentation, we will discuss some options that may assist you in your documentation and processes such that qualifying patients may receive the outstanding patient care they deserve.
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EDUCATION SATURDAY 9 | 28 | 19 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM First Stride Clinic: Part I Prosthetic Gait Training (C18)
Room 25 AB (Convention Center, Upper Level) Chris Doerger, PT, CP Jennifer Lučarević, PT, PhD(c), DPT Allison Symsack, PT, DPT Janet Lamoree, PTA Optimizing stability after lower limb amputation requires the integration of therapeutic concepts and prosthetic knowledge. First Stride provides a comprehensive review of factors that influence balance and stability. Discover relevant balance assessment techniques and interventions including outcome measures, therapeutic exercise, postural re-education, and biomechanics. We will also review relevant prosthetic componentry and its influence on stability. Upon completion of the course, rehabilitation professionals will have the ability to immediately apply this information to their daily practice. To receive PT CEUs, participants must attend both sessions. This program is jointly brought to you by OPAF and AOPA. *Tickets are required for Part II.
9:00 – 11:00 AM
Symposium: The Role of Microprocessor Controlled Orthoses: An Update on Current Experiences and Upcoming Projects (C19)
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Room 24 BC (Convention Center, Upper Level) Malte Bellmann, PhD, CPO Thomas DiBello, CO, LO, FAAOP Andreas Hahn, PhD, MSc Arun Jayaraman, PT, PhD Andreas Kannenberg, MD (GER), PhD Kenton Kaufman, PhD, PE Jason Wening, MS, CPO, FAAOP In 2012, the microprocessor controlled KAFO, “C-Brace”, was introduced to improve the mobility and safety of patients with severe neuromuscular deficits of the lower limbs. The system uniquely enables controlled knee flexion during weight bearing and variable speed adaptation during swing. Together with a state-of the art safety algorithm, patients with complex lower limb muscle paralyses are able to execute a wide range of ADLs in a safer and biomechanically more effective way. Following a review of the state of the art in KAFO principles, highlighting current evidence, the results from the early biomechanical and clinical comparisons between C-Brace and conventional KAFOs will be presented with a focus on the specific potential of these devices to improve patient safety. The results from the first landmark randomized controlled C-Brace trial will be discussed. We will report on experiences from a number of investigations in different etiologies, the importance of appropriate, accompanying physiotherapy shall be highlighted, and practical techniques regarding differences in device fabrication and clinical differences between the last and the current device generation shall be discussed. Last, but not least we shall discuss aspects regarding the medical indication and medical necessity of this new generation of the C-Brace.
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EDUCATION SATURDAY 9 | 28 | 19 9:00 – 11:15 AM
Improving Outcomes for the Lower Extremity Amputee—A Free Paper Session (C20)
Room 25 C (Convention Center, Upper Level) Strengthen your experience in device selection with the results of this high level research. (The following presentations run consecutively within this program.)
9:15 – 9:30 AM
Impact of Five Common Prosthetic Ankle-Foot Categories for Individuals with Diabetes/Dysvascular Amputation (C20-A)
Shane Wurdeman, PhD, MSOP, CP, FAAOP (D) 700 patients with amputation due to diabetes/ dysvascular disease, the impact of 5 common prosthetic ankle-foot categories on functional mobility were investigated. Results will be presented on their impact on functional mobility.
9:30 – 9:45 AM
Comparing Functional Performance Outcomes between Service Members and Civilians with Transfemoral Limb Loss using a Powered Knee-Ankle Prosthesis (C20-B)
Ashley Knight, PhD View a comparison of functional outcomes (and associated energy expenditure) between matched military and civilian cohorts with transfemoral limb loss using a powered knee-ankle device.
9:45 – 10:00 AM
Measured Heel Stiffness Across Prosthetic Foot Stiffness Categories (C20-C)
Elizabeth Halsne, CPO, LPO Anne Turner Hear a comparison of heel linear stiffness properties of five commonly prescribed prosthetic feet across foot stiffness categories of different foot sizes.
10:00 – 10:15 AM
An Update on Microprocessor Controlled Knees for Bilateral Amputees (C20-D)
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Arri Morris, BSc While updating software in a microprocessor controlled knee, striking similarities between unilateral and bilateral amputees are discovered. This presentation will explore these similarities and differences, revealing that the evolution of technology has changed the situation for bilateral transfemoral amputees.
10:15 – 10:30 AM
The Effect of Above the Knee Prosthetic Socket Interface Designs on Skeletal Kinematics, Comfort, Gait, Balance, Mobility and Preference: A Randomized Clinical Trial (C20-E) Jason Kahle, MSMS, CPO, LPO M. Jason Highsmith, PT, DPT, PhD, CP, FAAOP Funded randomized clinical trials (RCT) are rare in prosthetic research. Aggregated data will be presented on this RCT which compared the effect of above the knee prosthetic socket interface designs on skeletal kinematics, comfort, gait, balance, mobility, heat, perspiration and preference.
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AOPA Celebrates Health-Care Compliance & Ethics Week NOVEMBER 3–9, 2019
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Make plans to join your AOPA member colleagues in celebrating Health-Care Compliance and Ethics Week (HCEW), November 3-9. In its second year celebrating HCEW, AOPA energized more than 500 members of our community to participate in seminars, educate staff, and share their focus on ethical behavior with their patients and community.
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KEY RESOURCES AT AOPA AOPA is organizing resources, education, prizes, and more to help your organization participate. With a week-long celebration of compliance and ethics, you have a great opportunity to introduce and reinforce your chosen themes. Your plans will rely in part on your organization’s specific needs, but some basic goals may include:
AWARENESS of the Code of Conduct,
relevant laws/regulations, and other reporting methods, the organization’s compliance and ethics staff, etc.
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REINFORCEMENT of a culture of
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Resources include: • State-specific insurance policy updates, • L code search capability, • Data and evidence resources, and so much more!
For more information or to see a live demo, visit the AOPA Booth #611. Learn more and sign up at www.AOPAnet.org/co-op.
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SATURDAY 9 | 28 | 19 EDUCATION
10:30 – 10:45 AM
Examining the Effects of Prosthetic Liners on Residual Limb Interface Mechanics and Environment Using a Lab-Based Simulator (C20-F)
Mike McGrath, PhD A lab-based residual limb simulator was developed to mimic interface mechanics and environmental conditions. Review the effects different prosthetic liner technology has using this simulator.
10:45 – 11:00 AM
11:00 – 11:15 AM
Development of a Balance Measure for Amputees (C20-G)
Jennifer Johansson, MS Loss of balance is a serious issue for many lower-limb amputees. Learn about a tool to help clinicians in the selection of prosthetic feet to obtain the optimum blend of stability and function.
Prosthetic Care for Patients with Combat Related Lower Limb Loss at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (C20-H)
Akshay Thaper Douglas Smith, MD Given the complexities of blast trauma, it is not uncommon for injured service members with amputation to have rapid and frequent residual limb volume changes. At Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC), the philosophy that an intimately fitting socket may lead to more rapid rehabilitation, and return to higher level activities, meant that sockets were frequently adjusted or re-fabricated to accommodate the personal needs of each unique wounded warrior. A retrospective review of the health records of 119 service members with combat-related lower limb amputation revealed that a wide range of sockets (between 1 and 39) were prescribed during the first year of prosthetic care at WRNMMC.
A 3D Printed Project: Step-by-Step, Start to Finish (T10)
Room 24 A (Convention Center, Upper Level) Jeffrey Erenstone, CPO, LPO After years of requests, this workshop will provide step by step instruction on a project that when completed will give participants a hands-on, start to finish experience in designing and fabricating a 3D printed device.
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EDUCATION SATURDAY 9 | 28 | 19 1:00 – 3:00 PM Manufacturers' Workshops—Tier D (Two-hour Workshops)
MWD-1 Best Practices for a Successful Accreditation Survey—Compliance, Privileging and Tools for Better Outcomes
Room 24 B (Convention Center, Upper Level) Sponsor: American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics & Pedorthics (ABC) One thing we can’t fight is change, but we can stay ahead of the curve which will ensure your success. Where is our profession going and what changes can we make to stay on top? Join this education opportunity and discussion on best business practices and ways to help your facility be compliant with the ABC accreditation standards. We’ll discuss ABC’s extensive set of accreditation tools and resources to help you become and remain the best business you can be. We’ll review: • Best business practices that will save you time and money • Complying with the standards that apply directly to your practice • Chart documentation that supports treatment, billing and medical necessity. Make sure you get paid for the services you provide and help defend yourself from audits. • Opportunities for marketing your practice • Changes in privileging standards • The Top Ten issues ABC surveyors discover during their surveys and even more importantly, how to avoid them! •
MWD-2 WillowWood & Coapt: Collaboration, Comfort & Control
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Room 24 C (Convention Center, Upper Level) Sponsor: Coapt LLC Coapt, an industry leader in intuitive prosthesis control and WillowWood, an industry leader in the design and manufacturing of prosthetic products, have come together to develop a new liner for more advanced and comfortable use in upper extremity prostheses. The new TPE liner solves the undertaking of myo electrode placement and ensures comfortable and consistent contact for the user. This workshop will showcase and educate on the versatile liner that melds WillowWood's expertise in liner design and technology with Coapt's innovative pattern recognition solution. Attendees will have an opportunity to see the product demonstrated and learn the associated fabrication techniques.
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SATURDAY 9 | 28 | 19 EDUCATION
MWD-3 The New Modular NEURO SWING AFO. Scientifically Grounded Technology for the Orthotic Management of Neurological Disorders
Room 25 B (Convention Center, Upper Level) Sponsor: FIOR & GENTZ GmbH Take part in a course about a breakthrough technology grounded in scientific research for the proper orthotic management of neurological disorders such as cerebral palsy, stroke, traumatic brain injury, multiple sclerosis, CMT, and more. The patented NEURO SWING system ankle joint is introducing two new joints with the modular PLUG+GO. Each AFO matches the pathological gait based on the user's physical condition and offers the possibility of independent alignment adjustments of the segments and customized mechanical forces according to activity level, weight, the range of motion, and manual muscle tests. PLUG+GO expands the scope of customization according to the user needs during the rehabilitation process.
1:00 – 5:00 PM Manufacturers' Workshops—Tier D (Four-hour Workshops)
MWD-4 Advancements in Innovation
Room 23 B (Convention Center, Upper Level) Sponsor: Össur Americas Inc. Össur’s commitment to the changing of our profession is displayed in this workshop with the latest technologies to address comorbidities and lend to improved rehabilitation and outcomes. See the next generation of microprocessor foot technology, the all new PROPRIO FOOT and the RHEO KNEE XC with a patient model demonstration. ÖssurLogic software will also be displayed and provide participants with an understanding of how to implement the software for training the user as well as to capture objective data relative to the user’s daily activities.
Room 23 C (Convention Center, Upper Level) Sponsor: Spinal Technology Inc. This course instructs orthotists on the use of a nocturnal orthotic system for the non-surgical treatment of adolescent idiopathic, juvenile and neuromuscular scoliosis. The program will educate on how to satisfactorily address the needs of patients via thorough review of scoliosis principles and the use of innovative technology to optimize fit, comfort and compliance while stopping curve progression in a nocturnal only setting.
MWD-6 Practice Management: Lessons from the Field -- Part 1: Proven Techniques to Increase Profitability; Part 2: OPIE Users Meeting
Room 24 A (Convention Center, Upper Level) Sponsor: OPIE Software Part 1 (1pm – 3pm) OPIE works with O&P professionals from across the country to identify the key elements that increase practice profitability. Gain insight into what your peers have discovered with proven processes that will help to improve your practice’s profitability! No other software company has the O&P knowledge, experience or desire to partner with you in your success. Part 2 (3pm – 5pm) This meeting is a must for current and future OPIE users who want to see the latest and greatest innovations from OPIE Software. Learn how to take control of your practice’s workflows and use the software to more effectively manage your own processes. AOPA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY 2019 | WWW.AOPANET.ORG
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EDUCATION SATURDAY 9 | 28 | 19 1:00 – 5:00 PM
Symposium: Prostheses that Feel: Clinical and Technical Considerations for Restoring Sensation to Upper and Lower Limb Amputees (C21) Room 25 C (Convention Center, Upper Level) Hamid Charkhkar, PhD Bernhard Graimann, PhD Emily Graczyk, PhD Courtney Shell, PhD, MS Ronald Triolo, PhD The overall objective of this course is to describe the clinical need, commercial potential, and technical/functional outcomes of restoring natural sensation to upper and lower limb amputees via implantable neural stimulation systems or other techniques.
1:00 – 5:00 PM
*Ticket Required LUNCH @ NOON
First Stride Clinic: Part II Prosthetic Gait Training (C22)
Ballroom 20 A (Convention Center, Upper Level) Jennifer Lučarević, PT, PhD(c), DPT Allison Symsack, PT, DPT Janet Lamoree, PTA Part II of the First Stride Clinic is a hands-on lab format that includes community members with limb loss who are interested in improving their mobility. Clinicians and participants work together to learn how to incorporate exercise and hands-on techniques to optimize gait. Upon completion of the course, rehabilitation professionals will have the ability to immediately apply this information to their daily practice. For full CEUs participants must attend both Part I and II. This program is jointly brought to you by OPAF and AOPA. *Limited space is available. Tickets are required and available through registration for Part II. Lunch will be included and available at noon for those purchasing a ticket for Part II of this program.
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Connect with your classmates through AOPA’s mobile app, AOPA 365.
Proudly wear your school button which will be provided at information or the NCOPE Booth
Meet your friends at informal social gatherings throughout the show.
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EDUCATION SATURDAY 9 | 28 | 19
Saturday Exhibit Hall Happenings 9:00 AM – Noon
Exhibit Hall Open / O&P Expo Day Activities
Exhibit Hall GH (Convention Center, Lower Level)
9:15- 9:45 AM
The Capital Hydraulic Knee from College Park (PPT)
10:00 – 10:30 AM
iFIT Transtibial Workshop—The Immediate Fit, Versatile Prosthetic System That Maximizes Adjustability (PPT)
Product Preview Theater, Exhibit Hall G (Convention Center, Lower Level) Sponsor: College Park Industries
Product Preview Theater, Exhibit Hall G (Convention Center, Lower Level) Sponsor: Allard USA Inc.
10:45 – 11:15 AM
Post Fitting Gait Optimization for Pediatric AFOs (PPT)
11:30 AM – Noon
Outcome Measures on Limb Health Using Elevated Vacuum (PPT)
Product Preview Theater, Exhibit Hall G (Convention Center, Lower Level) Sponsor: LaunchPad O&P
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Product Preview Theater, Exhibit Hall G (Convention Center, Lower Level) Sponsor: WillowWood
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AOPA and its exhibitor partners have opened the exhibit hall to the O&P community to facilitate sharing, learning and comradery among the many facets of the patient population and rehabilitation community. In addition to interacting with 150 exhibitors showcasing every component, service and device you can imagine, O&P Expo Day will feature fun activities such as: • Photo opportunities and autographs with 9X gold Paralympian medalist, Jeremy Campbell
• Head Shot Photo Lounge (receive a free professional head shot) Booth 1435 • Complementary Massage Station
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With your partnership, the American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association is continuing to drive the wave of change.
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SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 29 9:00 AM – Noon
Fabricating and Aligning Prostheses for Elite Level Amputee Runners (C23)
Aqua Salon DE (Hilton, Level 3) Stan Patterson, CPO, MHO Karen Hughes In this hands-on workshop, you will receive a demonstration on the fabrication and alignment techniques used to create elite level sports/running prostheses for athletes. Differences in components and various selection theories will be discussed. Using video analysis and other methods/devices, you will learn how to determine correct weight line distribution and make modifications to an athlete’s prosthesis that will best prepare them for success in their sport. Patient models for this session will be elite athletes, including bilateral amputee Marko Cheseto, who set a new world record at the Boston Marathon this year, and Paralympian Scout Bassett. *Limited space is available. Light breakfast will be served. Tickets are required and available through registration.
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Exhibitors as of August 20, 2019
ACOR Orthopaedic Inc............ 745 8530 S Miles Pkwy Cleveland, OH 44128 Phone: (216) 662-4500 Fax: (800) 830-8445 Email: requestinfo@acor.com Website: www.acor.com Products: Central Fabrication Orthotics: Lower Limb Lab & Clinic Supply Items Sheet Goods: Foams, Crepes, etc. Misc. Fabrication Materials & Supplies Lab Equipment CAD/CAM Pedorthics Pedorthics – Multiple Categories ● ACRM/American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine............ 1540 11654 Plaza America Drive, Suite 535 Reston, VA 20190 Phone: (703) 435-5335 Fax: (866) 692-1619 Email: memberservices@acrm.org, info@ACRM.org Website: www.acrm.org Twitter: @ACRMtweets Facebook: @ACRM.org Instagram: @ACRM_photos
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Adapttech........................... 1049 Heritage Building, Mindelson Way Birmingham B15 2TH UK Phone: +352 220 980 080 Email: info@adapttech.eu Website: www.adapttech.eu Facebook: @adapttechpt Products: Lab Equipment Patient Measuring Devices CAD/CAM O&P Distributors & Service Providers Computer & Software Systems Prosthetic Electronic Components: Lower Limb Miscellaneous Gait Analysis
Allard USA Inc.................. 535 300 Forge Way, Ste 3 Rockaway, NJ 07866 Phone: (888) 678-6548 Fax: (800) 289-0809 Email: info@allardusa.com Website: www.allardusa.com Twitter: @AllardUSA Facebook: AllardUSA Instagram: @allardusa Products: Orthotic Orthotic – Multiple Categories Orthotic Components: Joints Hip Orthoses Knee Orthoses Pediatric Orthoses Soft Goods/Ready-to-Fit Orthoses
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Alps South LLC................ 819 2895 42nd Ave N Saint Petersburg, FL 33714 Phone: (800) 574-5426 Fax: (727) 528-8862 Email: info@easyliner.com Website: www.easyliner.com Twitter: @AlpsSouth Facebook: Alps-South Instagram: @alps_south Products: Orthotic Orthotic – Multiple Categories Prosthetic Socks Protective Skin Covering Mastectomy Liners Prosthetic – Multiple Categories
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Alternative Prosthetic Services Inc...........................750 191 Bennett St Bridgeport, CT 06605 Phone: (203) 367-1212 Fax: (203) 367-1213 Email: info@alternativeprosthetics.com Website: www.alternativeprosthetics.com Products: Central Fabrication Prosthetics: Upper Limb Prosthetics: Lower Limb Prosthetic Protective Skin Covering Liners Feet Prosthetic – Multiple Categories
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7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 760 Bethesda, MD 20814 Phone: (202) 380-3663 Fax: (202) 380-3447 Email: info@oandp.org Website: www.oandp.org Twitter: @AcademyofOandP Facebook: @AmericanAcademyofOandP Instagram: @americanacademyofoandp Products: O&P Distributors & Service Providers O&P Organization
American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics & Pedorthics........................... 949 330 John Carlyle St, Ste 210 Alexandria, VA 22314 Phone: (703) 836-7114 Fax: (703) 836-8838 Email: info@abcop.org Website: ABCop.org Twitter: @ABCOPtweet Facebook: @ABCopp Instagram: #abc.opp Products: O&P Distributors & Service Providers O&P Organization
American Central Fabrication..1146 3240 Mabel St Shreveport, LA 71103 Phone: (318) 636-3751 Fax: (318) 636-3746 Email: americancenfab@aol.com Products: Central Fabrication Prosthetics: Upper Limb Prosthetics: Lower Limb
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330 John Carlyle St, Ste 202 Alexandria, VA 22314 Phone: (571) 431-0876 Fax: (571) 431-0899 Email: info@aopanet.org Website: www.aopanet.org Twitter: @AmericanOandP Facebook:@AmericanOandP Instagram: @american_oandp Products: O&P Distributors & Service Providers O&P Organization
American Prosthetic Components LLC................. 1334 900 Ontario Rd Green Bay, WI 54311 Phone: (920) 406-9550 Fax: (920) 468-1609 Email: bcurtis@apcomponents.com Website: www.apcomponents.com Products: Lab & Clinic Supply Items Lamination Supplies Prosthetic Specialty Products: Ferrier Coupling, etc. Lower Limb Endoskeletal Components Prosthetic – Multiple Categories
Amputee Coalition............... 1423 9303 Center St, Ste 100 Manassas, VA 20110 Phone: (865) 524-8772 Fax: (865) 525-7917 Email: rc@amputee-coalition.org Website: www.amputee-coalition.org Twitter: @amputeesusa.com Facebook: @amputeeusa Instagram: @amputeecoalition Products: O&P Distributors & Service Providers O&P Organization ● Anjon Holdings.................. 1531 4801 Dawin Road Jacksonville, FL 32207 Phone: (877) 430-8690 Fax: (904) 730-8681 Email: icutts@anjonholdings.com, info@anjonholdings.com Website: www.anjonholdings.com Products: Orthotic Halo System
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American Orthotic & Prosthetic Association (AOPA)................ 611
3611 NE 68th Street Vancouver, WA 98661 Phone: (360) 573-9100 Fax: (360) 566-1381 Email: info@amfit.com Website: www.amfit.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/amfitinc Instagram: @amfitinc Products: Central Fabrication Orthotics: Lower Limb Lab & Clinic Supply Items Misc. Fabrication Materials & Supplies Lab Equipment CAD/CAM Pedorthics Pedorthics – Multiple Categories Foot Care: Insoles Prosthetic Feet
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Anodyne............................. 741 5050 S 2nd St Milwaukee, WI 53207 Phone: (844) 637-4637 Fax: (262) 364-2707 Email: info@anodyneshoes.com Website: www.anodyneshoes.com Twitter: @anodyneshoes Facebook: anodyneshoes Instagram: anodyneshoes Products: Pedorthics Pedorthics – Multiple Categories Foot Care: Other Foot Care Foot Care: Insoles Foot Care: Extra-Depth Footwear AON................................. 1342 1100 Virginia Drive, Ste. 250 Ft. Washington, PA 19034 Phone: (800) 544-2672 Fax: (844) 953-4779 Email: contact@insurance4op.com Website: www.insurance4op.com Products: O&P Distributors & Service Providers Insurance
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● Artec 3D.......................... 1214 2880 Lakeside Drive, #135 Santa Clara, CA 95054 Phone: (669) 292-5611 Email: info@artec-group.com Website: www.artec3d.com Facebook: Artec3D Products: Lab & Clinic Supply Items Plastics Lab Equipment CAD/CAM O&P Distributors & Service Providers Computer & Software Systems
Aspen Medical Products........ 1417 6481 Oak Canyon Irvine, CA 92618 Phone: (949) 681-0200 Email: service@aspenmp.com Website: www.aspenmp.com Twitter: @aspenmp Facebook: @AspenMP Instagram: @aspenmedicalproducts Products: Orthotic Spinal Orthoses Soft Goods/Ready-to-Fit Orthoses: Spinal Soft Goods/Ready-to-Fit Orthoses Knee Orthoses Orthotic – Multiple Categories Cervical Orthoses
Becker Orthopedic Appliance Co...........................529 635 Executive Dr Troy, MI 48083 Phone: (800) 521-2192 Email: mail@beckerorthopedic.net Website: www.beckerorthopedic.com Twitter: @BECKER_ORTHO Facebook: @BeckerOrthopedic Products: Central Fabrication Orthotics: Spinal Orthotics: Lower Limb Orthotic Orthotic Components: Joints Orthotic Components Pediatric Orthoses Hip Orthoses
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BioSculptor Corporation....... 1340 2480 W 82nd St, Ste 1 Hialeah, FL 33016-2726 Phone: (305) 823-8300 Fax: (305) 823-8304 Email: bio_info@biosculptor.com Website: www.biosculptor.com Products: Central Fabrication Prosthetics: Lower Limb Orthotics: Cranial Lab & Clinic Supply Items Lab & Clinic Supply Items – Multiple Categories Lab Equipment CAD/CAM Orthotic Soft Goods/Ready-to-Fit Orthoses: Upper Limb Soft Goods/Ready-to-Fit Orthoses: Lower Limb
● Biostep Inc..................... ..1541 7618 Woodman Ave. #10 Panorama City, CA 91402 Phone: (818) 373-0010 Fax: (818) 373- 0030 Website: www.biosteportho.com Products: Orthotic Orthotic – Multiple Categories Soft Goods/Ready-to-Fit Orthoses Pedorthics Pedorthic – Multiple Categories Foot Care: Extra-Depth Footwear Prosthetic Feet Central Fabrication Orthotics: Lower Limb
Blatchford Inc. ..................... 717 1031 Byers Rd Miamisburg, OH 45342 Phone: (800) 548-3534 Fax: (800) 929-3636 Email: info@blatchfordUS.com Website: www.blatchfordUS.com Twitter: @blatchfordus Facebook: blatchfordus Products: Prosthetic Liners Feet Electronic Components: Lower Limb Lower Limb Endoskeletal Components Elevated Vacuum Socket Volume Management Prosthetic – Multiple Categories
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● Bioskin/Cropper Medical Inc.... 1526 240 E. Hersey St. #2 Ashland, OR 97520 Phone: (541) 488-0600 Fax: (541) 482-2119 Email: RMCadam@bioskin.com Website: www.bioskin.com Products: Orthotic Orthotic – Multiple Categories Soft Goods/Ready-to-Fit Orthoses: Spinal Soft Goods/Ready-to-Fit Orthoses: Lower Limb Soft Goods/Ready-to-Fit Orthoses: Compression Products Spinal Orthoses Knee Orthoses
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BlueWave Technologies Inc.......... 322 1060 E. Industrial Dr., Unit V Orange City, FL 32763 Phone: (352) 474-5489 Email: info@mybluewave.com Website: www.mybluewave.com Twitter: @bluewavetec Facebook: @bluewavetec Products: Lab Equipment Lab Equipment – Multiple Categories Miscellaneous Patient Aids Orthotic Orthotic – Multiple Categories Pedorthics Pedorthics – Multiple Categories Prosthetic Prosthetic – Multiple Categories
Boston Orthotics and Prosthetics........................ 1126 20 Ledin Dr Avon, MA 02322 Phone: (800) 262-2235 Fax: (800) 634-5048 Email: info@bostonoandp.com Website: www.bostonoandp.com Products: Central Fabrication Orthotics: Cranial Orthotics: Spinal Orthotics: Lower Limb Lab Equipment CAD/CAM Orthotic Spinal Orthoses Pediatric Orthoses
Brightree LLC..................... 1243 Board of Certification/ Accreditation (BOC)............. 1446 10461 Mill Run Circle, Ste 1250 Owings Mills, MD 21117 Phone: (410) 753-8723 Fax: (410) 753-8724 Email: info@bocusa.org Website: www.bocusa.org Twitter: @BOCIntl Facebook: @BOCIntl Products: O&P Distributors & Service Providers O&P Organization
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4533 N Hwy 81 Anderson, SC 29621 Phone: (864) 231-9144 Fax: (864) 231-9143 Email: beth.swiss@bort-swissortho.com Website: www.bort-swissortho.com Twitter: @bortswissortho Facebook: bortswissortho Products: Orthotic Soft Goods/Ready-to-Fit Orthoses: Spinal Pediatric Orthoses Soft Goods/Ready-to-Fit Orthoses: Upper Limb Knee Orthoses Soft Goods/Ready-to-Fit Orthoses: Lower Limb Soft Goods/Ready-to-Fit Orthoses
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1735 N Brown Rd, Ste 500 Lawrenceville, GA 30043 Phone: (678) 243-1800 Fax: (678) 775-7294 Email: info@brightree.com Website: www.brightree.com Twitter: @Brightree Facebook: @Brightree Products: O&P Distributors & Service Providers Computer & Software Systems O&P Consulting
BroadBay, LLC.................... 1149 291 Collier Road Auburn Hills, MI 48326 Phone: (800) 741-3806 Fax: (800) 741-3806 Email: info@broad-bay.com Website: www.broad-bay.com Facebook: @broad-bay.usa Products: Lab & Clinic Supply Items Plastics Lab Equipment Lab Equipment Orthotic Orthotic – Multiple Categories Prosthetic Liners Feet Prosthetic – Multiple Categories
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Cailor Fleming Insurance......... 333 4610 Market St PO Box 3989 Youngstown, OH 44513 Phone: (330) 782-8068 Fax: (330) 782-0874 Email: dfoley@cailorfleming.com Website: www.cailorfleming.com Facebook: @cailorflemingins Twitter: @CFInsurance4610 Products: O&P Distributors & Service Providers O&P Consulting Insurance ● Cal State University Dominguez Hills O&P Program................. 1529 10641 Calle Lee, Ste. 185 Los Alamitos, CA 90720 Phone: (562) 735-3300 Email: mmuller@csudh.edu Website: www.csudh.edu/oandp Products: O&P Distributors & Service Providers O&P Organization
● California Orthotics & Prosthetic Association (COPA).............. 1245 2700 E. Foothill Blvd., Ste. 209 Pasadena, CA 91107 Phone: (626) 244-2696 Email: admin@californiaoandp.org Website: www.californiaoandp.com Products: O&P Distributors & Service Providers O&P Organization Orthotic Orthotic – Multiple Categories Prosthetic Prosthetic – Multiple Categories
Cascade Dafo................ 1143 1360 Sunset Ave Ferndale, WA 98248 Phone: (800) 848-7332 Fax: (855) 543-0092 Email: bized@dafo.com Website: www.cascadedafo.com Twitter: @cascadedafo Facebook: @cascadedafo Instagram: @cascadedafo Products: Central Fabrication Orthotics: Lower Limb Orthotic Knee Orthoses Pediatric Orthoses Orthotic – Multiple Categories
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4140 US Rt 40 E Lewisburg, OH 45338-9506 Phone: (877) 962-0205 Fax: (937) 962-4160 Email: rmeyer@bulldogtools.com Website: www.bulldogtools.com Products: Lab & Clinic Supply Items Misc. Fabrication Materials & Supplies Prosthetic Suspension Products & Systems Specialty Products: Ferrier Coupling, etc. Prosthetic – Multiple Categories
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Cascade Orthopedic Supply Inc.......................... .835 2638 Aztec Dr Chico, CA 95928 Phone: (530) 879-1500 Fax: (800) 847-9180 Email: Marketing@cascade-usa.com Website: www.cascade-usa.com Twitter: @cascadeortho Facebook: @Cascade OP Supply Instagram: @cascadeorthoinc Products: Central Fabrication Prosthetics: Lower Limb Orthotics: Lower Limb Lab & Clinic Supply Items Lab & Clinic Supply Items – Multiple Categories O&P Distributors & Service Providers O&P Distributors & Service ProvidersMultiple Categories Orthotic Orthotic – Multiple Categories Prosthetic Prosthetic – Multiple Categories
CBS Medical Billing & Consulting LLC..................... 751
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Click Medical....................... 951 1205 Hilltop Pkwy, W101 Steamboat Springs, CO 80487 Phone: (970) 670-7012 Email: info@clickmedical.co Website: clickmedical.co Facebook: @Clickmedical Instagram: @Clickmedical Products: Orthotic Specialty Products Orthotic – Multiple Categories Pedorthics Foot Care: Other Foot Care Pedorthics – Multiple Categories Prosthetic Suspension Products & Systems Prosthetic – Multiple Categories
Coapt............................ 520 222 W Ontario St, Ste 300 Chicago, IL 60654 Phone: (844) 262-7800 Fax: (844) 262-7800 Email: info@coaptengineering.com Website: www.coaptengineering.com Twitter: @coaptcontrol Facebook: @Coapt Control Instagram: @coaptcontrol Products: Prosthetic Prosthetic – Multiple Categories Upper Limb Components Electronic Components: Upper Limb
College Park Industries......... 1317 27955 College Park Drive Warren, MI 48088 Phone: (800) 728-7950 Fax: (800) 294-0067 Email: info@college-park.com Website: www.college-park.com Twitter: @collegeparkind Facebook: @College Park Industries Products: Prosthetic Feet Liners Lower Limb Endoskeletal Components Electronic Components: Upper Limb Upper Limb Components Prosthetic – Multiple Categories
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Comfort Products Inc.......... .1134 931 River Rd Croydon, PA 19021-6898 Phone: (800) 822-7500 Fax: (888) 745-2600 Email: info@comfortoandp.com Website: www.comfortoandp.com Products: Lab & Clinic Supply Items Lamination Supplies Misc. Fabrication Materials & Supplies Orthotic Specialty Products Pedorthics Foot Care: Other Foot Care Prosthetic Socks Shrinkers
● Cornerstone Prosthetics & Orthotics........................ 1144
Coyote Prosthetics & Orthotics........................... 1239 419 N. Curtis Rd. Boise, ID 83706 Phone: (208) 429-0026 Fax: (208) 429-0028 Email: coyote@coyoteprosthetics.com Website: www.coyoteprosthetics.com Facebook: Coyote Prosthetics & Orthotics Instagram: @coyoteprosthetics Products: Central Fabrication Prosthetics: Lower Limb Lab & Clinic Supply Items Adhesives Lamination Supplies Orthotic Orthotic Components Prosthetic Suspension Products & Systems Prosthetic – Multiple Categories
● CPO Services Inc./dba Comprehensive Prosthetics & Orthotics ........ 1545 741 W Main St Peoria, IL 61606 Phone: (309) 676-2276 Fax: (309) 676-2279 Website: www.cpousa.com Products: Central Fabrication Orthotics: Lower Limb O&P Distributors & Service Providers O&P Consulting O&P Distributors & Service ProvidersMultiple Categories Orthotic Orthotic – Multiple Categories Pedorthics Pedorthics – Multiple Categories
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1300 44th St SE Everett, WA 98203-2200 Phone: (425) 339-2559 Fax: (425) 339-1583 Email: dhughes@cornerstonepo.com Website: www.cornerstonepo.com Products: O&P Distributors & Service Providers O&P Organization O&P Consulting Computer & Software Systems O&P Distributors & Service ProvidersMultiple Categories
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Cypress Adaptive, LLC.......... 1247
1 Mustang Drive Cohoes, NY 12047 Phone: (518) 302-9198 Email: info@createoandp.com Website: www.createoandp.com Twitter: createoandp Facebook: createoandp Products: Central Fabrication Prosthetics: Upper Limb Prosthetics: Lower Limb Lab & Clinic Supply Items Plastics Lab Equipment CAD/CAM Miscellaneous 3D Printing Prosthetic Aesthetic Prostheses Equipment & Materials
804 West Bartlett Road Bartlett, IL 60103 Phone: (888) 715-8003 Fax: (888) 715-4535 Email: info@cypressadaptive.com Website: www.cypressadaptive.com Products: Lab Equipment Patient Measuring Devices Prosthetic Liners Suspension Products & Systems Prosthetic – Multiple Categories Lower Limb Endoskeletal Components Elevated Vacuum Socket Volume Management
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Curbell Plastics, Inc............... .1444 1070 S. Northpoint Blvd., Unit C Waukegan, IL 60085 Phone: (800) 666-0356 Fax: (847) 662-9931 Email: marketing@curbellplastics.com Website: www.curbellplastics.com/oandp Products: Lab & Clinic Supply Items Sheet Goods: Foams, Crepes, etc. Plastics Misc. Fabrication Materials & Supplies Lamination Supplies Roll Goods: Webbing, Tubing, etc. O&P Distributors & Service Providers Broad Line O&P Distributors
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DAW Industries Inc............... .429 6610 Nancy Ridge Dr, Ste 100 San Diego, CA 92121 Phone: (858) 622-4955 Fax: (858) 457-5088 Email: info@daw-usa.com Website: www.daw-usa.com Facebook: Daw Industries Products: Prosthetic Electronic Components: Lower Limb Protective Skin Covering Pediatric Prostheses Socks Lower Limb Endoskeletal Components Prosthetic – Multiple Categories
DJO................................. 1520 1430 Decision St Vista, CA 92081 Phone: (800) 321-9549 Fax: (800) 419-9477 Email: corporate.compliance@djoglobal. com Website: www.djoglobal.com Products: Orthotic Soft Goods/Ready-to-Fit Orthoses: Compression Products Orthotic – Multiple Categories Pedorthics Foot Care: Insoles Foot Care: Extra-Depth Footwear
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● DOD-VA Extremity Trauma and Amputation Center of Excellence (EACE).................. 1314 34800 Bob Wildon Dr. San Diego, CA 92134 Phone: (619) 532-6605 Website: https://health.mil/about-MHS/ OASDHA/HSPO/EACE Products: Central Fabrication Prosthetics: Lower Limb Prosthetics: Upper Limb Miscellaneous Gait Analysis Prosthetic Prosthetic – Multiple Categories Drew Shoe Corp.................... 1441 252 Quarry Rd. Lancaster, OH 43130 Phone: (800) 837-3739 Fax: (740) 654-4979 Email: customerservice@drewshoe.com Website: www.drewshoe.com Facebook: Drewshoe Products: Pedorthics Foot Care: Extra-Depth Footwear
Engineered Silicone Products LLC...................... 1140 75 Mill St, Suite 2 Newton, NJ 07860 Phone: (973) 300-5120 Fax: (973) 300-5125 Email: info@wearesp.com Website: www.wearesp.com Products: Prosthetic Liners Suspension Products & Systems Prosthetic – Multiple Categories
Epica Applied Technologies... 1339 2753 Camino Capistrano, Ste A101 San Clemente, CA 92672 Phone: (949) 238-6323 Fax: (949) 238-6322 Email: j.sherlock@epicamed.com Website: www.epicatech.com Products: Lab Equipment CAD/CAM Sanding & Finishing Lab Equipment- Multiple Categories
Fabtech Systems LLC........... 1516 PO Box 2248 Everett, WA 98213 Phone: (425) 349-9557 Fax: (425) 349-9559 Email: info@fabtechsystems.com Website: www.fabtechsystems.com Facebook: Fabtech Systems Products: Lab & Clinic Supply Items Misc. Fabrication Materials & Supplies Adhesives O&P Distributors & Service Providers Specialty O&P Distributors Orthotic Pediatric Orthoses Orthotic – Multiple Categories Prosthetic Prosthetic – Multiple Categories
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DME MAC Medicare Contractors....1031 Two Vantage Way Nashville, TN 37228 Phone: (615) 509-8533 Email: stacie.mcmichel@cgsadmin.com Website: www.cgsmedicare.com Products: O&P Distributors & Service Providers O&P Consulting O&P Publications Insurance
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Fillauer........................... 617 2710 Amnicola Hwy Chattanooga, TN 37406 Phone: (423) 624-0946 Fax: (423) 629-7936 Email: info@fillauer.com Website: www.fillauer.com Twitter: @fillauerco Facebook: fillauer Instagram: @Fillauer Products: Orthotic Orthotic – Multiple Categories Prosthetic Prosthetic – Multiple Categories
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FLO-TECH® Orthotic & Prosthetic Systems Inc............ 435 7325 Halseyville Rd PO Box 462 Trumansburg, NY 14886-0462 Phone: (800) 356-8324 Fax: (607) 391-1176 Email: info@1800flo-tech.com Website: www.1800flo-tech.com Instagram: @apoppssystems Products: Prosthetics Post-Operative Prostheses Prosthetic- Multiple Categories Socks Suspension Products & Systems ● Forrest Stump.................... 1414 PO Box 33955 Seattle, WA 98133 Phone: (989) 906-3837 Email: nicole@forreststump.org Website: www.forreststump.org Facebook: @RunForrestStump Instagram: @runforreststump Products: O&P Distributors & Service Providers O&P Organization
Freedom Innovations LLC........ 925 3 Morgan Irvine, CA 92618 Phone: (888) 818-6777 Fax: (949) 672-0084 Email: info@freedom-innovations.com Website: www.freedom-innovations.com Twitter: @FreedomInnovate Products: Central Fabrication Prosthetics: Lower Limb Prosthetic Post-Operative Prostheses Pediatric Prostheses Feet Electronic Components: Lower Limb Prosthetic – Multiple Categories
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12306 Belton Honea Path Hwy PO Box 207 Honea Path, SC 29654-9528 Phone: (864) 369-2328 Fax: (864) 369-1149 Email: info@friddles.com Website: www.friddles.com Products: Central Fabrication Prosthetics: Lower Limb Orthotics: Spinal Miscellaneous 3D Printing O&P Distributors & Service Providers O&P Distributors & Service ProvidersMultiple Categories Lab Equipment Lab Equipment- Multiple Categories Lab & Clinic Supply Items Lab & Clinic Supply Items – Multiple Categories
Grace Prosthetic Fabrication Inc.........................425 7928 Rutilio Ct New Port Richey, FL 34653-1103 Phone: (800) 940-5347 Fax: (727) 842-2264 Email: grace@gpfinc.com Website: www.gpfinc.com Twitter: @gpfinc Facebook: @GraceProstheticFab Instagram: @gpfinc Products: Central Fabrication Prosthetics: Lower Limb Orthotics: Lower Limb Miscellaneous 3D Printing Orthotic Orthotic – Multiple Categories Prosthetic Protective Skin Covering Lower Limb Endoskeletal Components
● Hi-Tech........................... 1539 5611 S Kimbrough Ave. Springfield, MO 65810 Phone: (888) 750-6840 Fax: (573) 207-4199 Email: sales@humanitechnology.com Website: www.humanitechnology.com Facebook: hi-tech Products: O&P Distributors & Service Providers Specialty O&P Distributors Orthotic Orthotic – Multiple Categories Prosthetic Liners Socks Elevated Vacuum Socket Volume Management ● Hope To Walk.................... 1513 3635 A South Main St. Blacksburg, VA 24060 Phone: (540) 605-7102 Email: info@hopetowalk.org Website: www.hopetowalk.org Facebook: HopetoWalk Products: Prosthetic Pediatric Prostheses Prosthetic – Multiple Categories ● HP................................. 1344 1501 Page Mill Rd Palo Alto, CA 94304 Phone: (877) 468-8369 Website: www8.hp.com/us/en/printers/3d-printers.html Facebook: @hp3DPrint Products: Lab Equipment Lab Equipment Miscellaneous 3D Printing
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Infinite Biomedical Technologies...................... 1528 8 Market Place, Suite 500 Baltimore, MD 21202 Phone: (443) 451-7175 Fax: (443) 451-7179 Email: info@i-biomed.com Website: www.i-biomed.com Twitter: @InfiniteBiomed Facebook: InfiniteBiomed Products: Central Fabrication Prosthetics: Upper Limb Prosthetic Post-Operative Prostheses Aesthetic Prostheses Equipment & Materials Pediatric Prostheses Upper Limb Components Electronic Components: Upper Limb
Integrum Inc........................ 534 100 Montgomery Street, Ste. #1780 San Francisco, CA 94104 Phone: (650) 867-4487 Email: info-us@integrum.se Website: www.integrum.se Facebook: integruminc Products: Prosthetic Prosthetic – Multiple Categories
1800 Mearns Road, Suite Y Warminster, PA 18974 Phone: 1 (267) 368-8165 Email: hello@inventmedical.com Website: www.inventmedical.com Facebook: inventmedical Products: Central Fabrication Orthotics: Cranial Lab Equipment CAD/CAM Miscellaneous 3D Printing O&P Distributors & Service Providers O&P Distributors & Service ProvidersMultiple Categories Orthotic Pediatric Orthoses Pedorthics Foot Care: Insoles ● Kevin Orthopedic.................. 748 2239 Business Way Riverside, CA 92501 Phone: (877) 767-3338 Fax: (866) 919-9268 Email: hello@kevinorthopedic.com Website: www.kevinorthopedic.com Facebook: @KevinOrthopedic Twitter: @kevinorthopedic Instagram: @kevinorthopedic Products: Lab Equipment Patient Measuring Devices O&P Distributors & Service Providers O&P Distributors & Service ProvidersMultiple Categories Orthotic Orthotic – Multiple Categories Pedorthics Pedorthics – Multiple Categories Foot Care: Insoles Central Fabrication Orthotics: Lower Limb
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International Institute of Orthotics and Prosthetics.......... 1035 4809 Memorial Hwy. Tampa, FL 33634 Phone: (888) 204-4447 Email: info@iiofoandp.org Website: www.iiofoandp.org Twitter: @VetsIIOP Facebook: @VeteransIIOP Instagram: veteransiiop Products: O&P Distributors & Service Providers O&P Organization O&P Consulting
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Knit-Rite Inc........................ .735
5513 West Sligh Avenue Tampa, FL 33634 Phone: (800) 919-3668 Fax: (888) 484-5927 Email: email@kineticr.com Website: www.KineticResearch.com Products: Central Fabrication Orthotics: Lower Limb Orthotic Orthotic – Multiple Categories Prosthetic Prosthetic – Multiple Categories
120 Osage Ave Kansas City, KS 66105 Phone: (913) 281-4600 Fax: (913) 281-5455 Email: info@knitrite.com Website: www.knitrite.com Twitter: @knitrite Facebook: Knitrite Products: Orthotic Soft Goods/Ready-to-Fit Orthoses: Orthotic Socks Soft Goods/Ready-to-Fit Orthoses: Compression Products Pedorthics Foot Care: Other Foot Care Prosthetic Shrinkers Socks Post-Operative Prostheses
KISS Technologies LLC........... 840 11447 Cronhill Dr Ste G Owings Mills, MD 21117 Phone: (410) 663-5477 Fax: (410) 946-6212 Email: info@kiss-suspension.com Website: www.kiss-suspension.com Products: Prosthetic Feet Suspension Products & Systems
KLM Laboratories................ 1213
2545 Chicago Avenue Suite 507 Minneapolis, MN 55404 Phone: (612) 295-6630 Website: www.launchpad-op.com Products: Orthotic Specialty Products Pediatric Orthoses Orthotic Components: Joints Orthotic Components Orthotic – Multiple Categories
LegWorks............................ 945 77 Goodell Street, Fourth Floor Buffalo, NY 14203 Phone: (408)692-5633 Email: sales@legworks.com Website: www.LegWorks.com Twitter: @legworksglobal Facebook: Legworks Global Instagram: @legworksglobal Products: Prosthetic Prosthetic – Multiple Categories
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28280 Alta Vista Ave Valencia, CA 91355 Phone: (800)5563668 Fax: (800)556-3338 Email: cservice@klmlabs.com Website: klmlabs.com Twitter: @klmlabs Facebook: KlmLabs Instagram: KLM Labs Inc. Products: Orthotic Pediatric Orthoses Specialty Products Orthotic – Multiple Categories
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Martin Bionics Innovations.... 1443
424 9th Street San Francisco, CA 94103 Phone: (844) 888-8546 Email: info@LIMInnovations.com Website: www.liminnovations.com Twitter: @LIMinnovations Facebook: @LIMInnovations Instagram: lim_innovations Products: Prosthetic Prosthetic – Multiple Categories
214 E. Main Street Oklahoma City, OK 73104 Phone: (844) 624-6642 Email: jay.martin@martinbionics.com Website: www.martinbionics.com Products: Lab Equipment Patient Measuring Devices Prosthetic Prosthetic – Multiple Categories Pediatric Prostheses Post-Operative Prostheses Suspension Products & Systems Upper Limb Components
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● Limb Loss and Preservation Registry............................... 342 200 1st St. SW, DA4-214 Rochester, MN 55905 Phone: (507) 284-2262 Fax: (507) 266-2227 Email: limblosspreservationregistry@ gmail.com Website: https://www.mayo.edu/research/ labs/motion-analysis/research/ limb-loss-preservation-registry Products: O&P Distributors & Service Providers O&P Organization Prosthetic Prosthetic – Multiple Categories ● LimbTex Ltd........................ .320 Tigers Close Leicester, leichestershire LE18 4AE UK Phone: +44 1162785440 Email: info@limbtex.com Website: www.limbtex.com Products: Lab & Clinic Supply Items Lamination Supplies Plastics Lab & Clinic Supply Items – Multiple Categories O&P Distributors & Service Providers O&P Distributors & Service ProvidersMultiple Categories Orthotic Orthotic – Multiple Categories Prosthetic Prosthetic – Multiple Categories
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MD Orthopaedics Inc.............. 439 604 North Parkway St Wayland, IA 52654 Phone: (319) 256-5656 Fax: (319) 256-2501 Email: info@mdorthopaedics.com Website: www.mdorthopaedics.com Products: Central Fabrication Orthotics: Lower Limb Orthotic Soft Goods/Ready-to-Fit Orthoses: Orthotic Socks Soft Goods/Ready-to-Fit Orthoses: Lower Limb Soft Goods/Ready-to-Fit Orthoses Pediatric Orthoses ● Medi Lazer......................... 326 3651 Lindell Rd. Unit D Las Vegas, NV 89103 Phone: (305) 847-9044 Fax: (305) 847-9045 Email: info@Rxloupes.com Website: www.Rxloupes.com Products: Lab & Clinic Supply Items Lab & Clinic Supply Items – Multiple Categories Lab Equipment Lab Equipment – Multiple Categories
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Medex International Inc........ 1048 2720 Duval Rd Burtonsville, MD 20866 Phone: (301) 657-2681 Fax: (301) 657-2796 Email: info@medexinternational.com Website: medexinternational.com Products: Prosthetic Suspension Products & Systems Specialty Products: Ferrier Coupling, etc. Pediatric Prostheses Lower Limb Endoskeletal Components Prosthetic – Multiple Categories
Mile High Orthotics Lab Inc...... 545 4970 Monaco St., Unit A Commerce City, CO 80022 Phone: (303) 289-1534 Fax: (303) 288-3687 Email: info@mholabs.com Website: www.mholabs.com Products: Central Fabrication Orthotics: Lower Limb Orthotic Orthotic – Multiple Categories Pedorthics Foot Care: Custom Footwear Foot Care: Insoles
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Myomo............................... 541 One Broadway, 14th Floor Cambridge, MA 02142 Phone: (617) 861-4191 Fax: (617) 886-0333 Website: www.myomo.com Products: Orthotic Upper Limb Orthoses
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408 Olympia Ave NE Olympia, WA 98501 Phone: (360) 915-9724 Fax: (888) 977-6693 Email: info@npdevices.com Website: www.npdevices.com Twitter: @npdevices Facebook: @npdevices Products: Central Fabrication Prosthetics: Upper Limb Prosthetic Prosthetic – Multiple Categories
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National Commission on O&P Education (NCOPE)......... 648 330 John Caryle St, Ste 200 Alexandria, VA 22314 Phone: (703) 836-7114 Fax: (703) 836-0838 Email: info@ncope.org Website: www.ncope.org Twitter: @ncopeop Facebook: @ncopeop Products: O&P Distributors & Service Providers O&P Organization ● Neuros Medical Inc................ 328 35010 Chardon Rd., #210 Willoughby Hills, OH 44094 Phone: (440) 951-2565 Email: info@neurosmedical.com Website: www.neurosmedical.com Products: Miscellaneous Patient Aids Patient Supply Item
nora systems Inc.................. .651 9 Northeastern Blvd Salem, NH 03079 Phone: (508) 446-7625 Fax: (603) 894-6615 Email: peter.mueller@nora.com Website: www.nora-shoe.com Products: Lab & Clinic Supply Items Misc. Fabrication Materials & Supplies
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● Northwestern University Prosthetics Orthotics Ctr............. 354 680 N. Lake Shore Dr., Ste 1100 Chicago, IL 60611 Phone: (312) 503-5700 (312) 503-5760
Nymbl Systems................... 1235 3252 Beaumont Centre Circle Lexington, KY 40513 Phone: (859) 493-1670 Email: chad@nymblsystems.com Website: www.Nymbl.Healthcare Products: O&P Distributors & Service Providers Computer & Software Systems
O&P Almanac....................... 611 330 John Carlyle Street, Ste. 200 Alexandria, VA 22314 Phone: (571) 431-0876 Fax: (571) 431-0899 Email: info@aopanet.org Website: www.aopanet.org Twitter: @AmericanOandP Facebook:@AmericanOandP Instagram: @american_oandp Products: O&P Distributors & Service Providers O&P Publications
O&P EDGE/Western Media LLC....846 11154 Huron St, Ste 104 Northglenn, CO 80234 Phone: (303) 255-0843 Fax: (303) 255-0844 Email: info@opedge.com Website: www.opedge.com Products: O&P Distributors & Service Providers O&P Publications
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OHI................................. 1335 1393 Veterans Memorial Hwy, Suite 100-S Hauppauge, NY 11788 Website: ohi.net Facebook: @orthoticholdinginc Products: Central Fabrication Orthotics: Lower Limb Miscellaneous Gait Analysis Pedorthics Foot Care: Other Foot Care Foot Care: Insoles Pedorthics – Multiple Categories Foot Care: Extra-Depth Footwear
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OP Solutions Inc................. 1047
OPAF & The First Clinics....... 1525 13303 Hunting Birds Lane Charlotte, NC 28278 Phone: (980) 819-9404 Email: robin@opafonline.org Website: www.opafonline.org Twitter: @opaf Facebook: @opafonline.org Products: O&P Distributors & Service Providers O&P Organization
●Open Bionics.................... 1535 Future Space, Filton Road, UWE North Gate Bristol BS34 8RB UK Phone: +441174285752 Email: hello@openbionics.com Website: www.openbionics.com Twitter: @OpenBionics Facebook: @openbionicsltd
OPIE Software...................... 727 3870 NW 83rd St Gainesville, FL 32606 Phone: (352)331-3741 Fax: (352)332-8074 Email: sales@opiesoftware.com Website: www.opiesoftware.com Twitter: @opiesoftware Facebook: @opiesoftware Products: O&P Distributors & Service Providers Computer & Software Systems O&P Organization O&P Consulting
OPTEC USA Inc..................... 831 975 Progress Circle Lawrenceville, GA 30043-4644 Phone: (888) 982-8181 Fax: (770) 513-4365 Email: danny@optecusa.com Website: www.optecusa.com Facebook: @OptecUSA1 Products: Central Fabrication Orthotics: Spinal Orthotic Spinal Orthoses Orthotic – Multiple Categories Knee Orthoses Hip Orthoses Cervical Orthoses
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14201 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., Ste. 4 Tampa, FL 33613-3906 Phone: (866) 990-0888 Fax: (813) 971-9300 Email: info@opsolutions.us Website: OPSolutions.us Facebook: OP Solutions Products: O&P Distributors & Service Providers O&P Consulting Buying Groups Computer & Software Systems
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Orfit Industries America........ 1041 350 Jericho Tpk, Ste 302 Jericho, NY 11753 Phone: (516) 935-8500 Fax: (516) 935-8505 Email: sales-us@orfit.com Website: www.orfit.com Products: Lab & Clinic Supply Items Lab & Clinic Supply Items – Multiple Categories Casting & Impression Supplies Misc. Fabrication Materials & Supplies Orthotic Orthotic – Multiple Categories Prosthetic Prosthetic – Multiple Categories Aesthetic Prostheses Equipment & Materials
● Orthofeet....................... 1543 152A Veterans Dr. Northvale, NJ 07647 Phone: (201) 767-6224 Fax: (201) 767-6748 Email: scott.buser@orthofeet.com Website: www.orthofeet.com Products: Orthotic Soft Goods/Ready-to-Fit Orthoses: Orthotic Socks Orthotic – Multiple Categories
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Orthomerica Products Inc....... .523 6333 N Orange Blossom Trl Orlando, FL 32810 Phone: (800) 446-6770 Fax: (407) 290-2419 Email: customerservice@orthomerica.com Website: www.orthomerica.com Products: Orthotic Upper Limb Orthoses Pediatric Orthoses Hip Orthoses Spinal Orthoses Orthotic – Multiple Categories Prosthetic Post-Operative Prostheses
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Orthotic & Prosthetic Group of America (OPGA)...... 1135 1111 W San Marnan Dr PO Box 1467 Waterloo, IA 50701 Phone: (800) 214-6742 Fax: (888) 449-0610 Email: info@opga.com Website: www.opga.com Twitter: @therealopga Facebook: Orthotics & Prosthetic Group of America Products: O&P Distributors & Service Providers O&P Consulting Insurance Buying Groups O&P Distributors & Service ProvidersMultiple Categories
Össur Americas Inc............... .935 27051 Towne Centre Dr. Foothill Ranch, CA 92610 Phone: (800) 233-6263 Fax: (800) 831-3160 Website: www.ossur.com Twitter: @ossurcorp Facebook: ossurcorp Instagram: @ossurcorp Products: Central Fabrication Prosthetics: Lower Limb Orthotic Knee Orthoses Orthotic – Multiple Categories Prosthetic Electronic Components: Upper Limb Electronic Components: Lower Limb Prosthetic – Multiple Categories
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Osseointegration Group of Australia.......................... 350 Suite 204, 10 Tilley Lane Frenchs Forest, NSW 2086 Australia Website: www.osseointegration.org Products: Prosthetic Lower Limb Endoskeletal Components
Ottobock........................... 1117
Paceline............................ 1429 10737 Independence Pointe Pkwy Matthews, NC 28105 Phone: (800) 443-1827 Fax: (704) 282-9375 Email: info@paceline.com Website: www.paceline.com Products: Lab & Clinic Supply Items Casting & Impression Supplies Misc. Fabrication Materials & Supplies Roll Goods: Webbing, Tubing, etc. Orthotic Soft Goods/Ready-to-Fit Orthoses: Orthotic Socks Prosthetic Shrinkers Socks Pedorthic Foundation................ 324 P.O. Box 1044 West Bend, WI 53095 Phone: (262) 277-1097 Email: info@pedorthicfoundation.org Website: www.pedorthicfoundation.org ● Pedorthic Services LLC.......... 1015 327 Coopers Pond Dr. Lawrenceville, GA 30044 Phone: (770) 880-9786 Email: contact@pedserv.com Website: www.pedserv.com Products: Miscellaneous Gait Analysis Pedorthics Pedorthics – Multiple Categories Foot Care: Insoles Lab Equipment Patient Measuring Devices
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4666 Manufacturing Ave Cleveland, OH 44135 Phone: (800) 321-1264 Fax: (800) 222-6176 Email: management@pelsupply.com Website: www.pelsupply.com Products: Lab & Clinic Supply Items Lab & Clinic Supply Items – Multiple Categories Lab Equipment Lab Equipment O&P Distributors & Service Providers O&P Distributors & Service ProvidersMultiple Categories Orthotic Orthotic – Multiple Categories Pedorthics Pedorthics – Multiple Categories Prosthetic Prosthetic – Multiple Categories
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PLS - Pedorthic Lab Specialties... 1413 21500 Osborne St Canoga Park, CA 91304 Phone: (818) 734-7080 Fax: (818) 734-9040 Email: admin@pedorthiclab.com Website: pedorthiclab.com Products: Pedorthics Foot Care: Insoles Orthotic Orthotic- Multiple Categories ● Powerstep........................ 1132 8930 Global Way West Chester, OH 45069 Phone: (888) 237-3668 Fax: (513) 825-3381 Email: info@powersteps.com Website: www.powerstep.com Twitter: @powersteps Facebook: powersteps Products: Orthotic Orthotic – Multiple Categories Orthotic Components Orthotic – Multiple Categories Pedorthics Foot Care: Custom Footwear Foot Care: Insoles
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PROTEOR USA................... 1327 1236 West Southern Ave. Suite 101 Tempe, AZ 85282 Phone: (855) 450-7300 Website: www.proteorusa.com Facebook: @proteorusa Products: Prosthetic Lower Limb Endoskeletal Components Prosthetic – Multiple Categories Feet
● PSYONIC........................ 1347 60 Hazelwood Dr Champaign, IL 61820 Phone: 1-888-PSYONIC Email: info@psyonic.co Website: www.psyonic.co Twitter: @PSYONICinc Facebook: @psyonicinc Instagram: @psyonicinc Products: Prosthetic Upper Limb Components Electronic Components: Upper Limb Prosthetic – Multiple Categories ● Range of Motion Project (ROMP).............................. 1522 PO Box 100915 Denver, CO 80250 Phone: (303) 946-7124 Email: lp@rompglobal.org Website: www.rompglobal.org Facebook: @rompglobal Products: O&P Distributors & Service Providers O&P Organization
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Ostmerheimer Strasse 516 Cologne D-51109 Germany Phone: 011+49-221-630799-0 Fax: 011+49-221-630799-50 Email: info@renia.com Website: www.renia.com Products: Lab & Clinic Supply Items Casting & Impression Supplies Adhesives
26011 NE Colbern Rd Lees Summit, MO 64086 Phone: (816) 578-5720 Fax: (816) 578-5721 Email: royalknitinc@yahoo.com Website: www.royalknit.com Products: Orthotic Soft Goods/Ready-to-Fit Orthoses Soft Goods/Ready-to-Fit Orthoses: Lower Limb Soft Goods/Ready-to-Fit Orthoses: Orthotic Socks Soft Goods/Ready-to-Fit Orthoses: Spinal Soft Goods/Ready-to-Fit Orthoses: Upper Limb Prosthetic Socks
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5 Impasse des Muriers, BAT B MERIGNAC 33700 France Phone: +33 556424916 Email: info@rodin4d.com Website: www.rodin4d.com Twitter: @rodin4d Facebook: @rodin4d Instagram: @rodin4d Products: Lab Equipment CAD/CAM Miscellaneous 3D Printing O&P Distributors & Service Providers Computer & Software Systems
RS Print................................ 644 44650 Helm Ct Plymouth, MI 48170 Phone: (405) 406-1441 Email: blake.norquist@rsprint.com Website: rsprint.com Products: Pedorthics Foot Care: Insoles O&P Distributors & Service Providers Computer & Software Systems Miscellaneous 3D Printing Central Fabrication Orthotics: Lower Limb Prosthetic Feet Silipos................................. 842 7049 Willams Rd Niagara Falls, NY 14304 Phone: (716) 283-0700 Fax: (716) 283-0600 Email: info@silipos.com Website: www.silipos.com Facebook: @SiliposInternational Instagram: @siliposinternational Products: Prosthetic Suspension Products & Systems Socks Liners Prosthetic â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Multiple Categories
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Restorative Care of America Inc........................ .1029 12221 33rd St N Saint Petersburg, FL 33716 Phone: (800) 627-1595 Fax: (727) 573-1886 Email: csd@rcai.com Website: www.rcai.com Products: O&P Distributors & Service Providers O&P Distributors & Service ProvidersMultiple Categories Orthotic Soft Goods/Ready-to-Fit Orthoses: Spinal Pediatric Orthoses Hip Orthoses Knee Orthoses Prosthetic Post-Operative Prostheses
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●Sole Mates.......................... 815 12414 Overlook Mountain Drive Charlotte, NC 28216 Phone: (757) 286-5203 Email: rfox@kineticoandp.com Products: Pedorthics Foot Care: Other Foot Care Pedorthics – Multiple Categories
Soletech Inc....................... 1147 425 Washington St, Ste 4 Claremont, NH 03743 Phone: (877) 625-9494 Fax: (603) 542-8909 Email: tom@soletech.com Website: www.soletech.com Products: Lab & Clinic Supply Items Sheet Goods: Foams, Crepes, etc. Misc. Fabrication Materials & Supplies Adhesives Pedorthics Foot Care: Insoles
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Spinal Technology Inc............. 841 191 Mid Tech Dr West Yarmouth, MA 02673 Phone: (508) 775-0990 Fax: (508) 778-9555 Email: info@spinaltech.com Website: www.spinaltech.com Facebook: @spinaltechnologyinc Instagram: @spinaltechnologyinc Products: Central Fabrication Orthotics: Spinal Orthotics: Lower Limb Prosthetics: Lower Limb Orthotic Spinal Orthoses Pediatric Orthoses Orthotic – Multiple Categories
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● Springer Akitv AG................ 1114 Lengeder Strass 52 Berlin 13407 GERMANY Phone: +49 304- 900030 Fax: +49 304-9000311 Email: export@springer-berlin.de Website: www.springer-berlin.de Products: Central Fabrication Orthotics: Lower Limb Lab & Clinic Supply Items Sheet Goods: Foams, Crepes, etc. Misc. Fabrication Materials & Supplies Leather Lab Equipment CAD/CAM Miscellaneous Gait Analysis Pedorthics Foot Care: Custom Footwear Foot Care: Insoles
SPS............................... 919 6025 Shiloh Rd, Ste A Alpharetta, GA 30005-706 Phone: (800) 767-7776 Fax: (800) 869-7776 Website: www.spsco.com Twitter: @spsco_news Facebook: SPSCONEWS Products: O&P Distributors & Service Providers Broad Line O&P Distributors O&P Distributors & Service ProvidersMultiple Categories Orthotic Orthotic – Multiple Categories Prosthetic Feet Electronic Components: Lower Limb Prosthetic – Multiple Categories
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2691 Saturn St Brea, CA 92821 Phone: (714) 524-0663 Fax: (714) 364-8113 Email: info@stngco.com Website: www.stngco.com Products: Lab & Clinic Supply Items Casting & Impression Supplies Misc. Fabrication Materials & Supplies O&P Distributors & Service Providers O&P Distributors & Service ProvidersMultiple Categories\Prosthetic Prosthetic – Multiple Categories
SteeperUSA....................... 1349 3619 Paesanos Pkwy Shavano Center III, Ste 200 San Antonio, TX 78231 Phone: (210) 481-4126 Email: sales@steeperusa.com Website: www.steeperusa.com Twitter: @SteeperGroup Facebook: @SteeperUSA Products: Prosthetic Upper Limb Components Protective Skin Covering Electronic Components: Upper Limb
Surestep............................. 627 17530 Dugdale Dr South Bend, IN 46635 Phone: (877) 462-0711 Fax: (866) 700-7837 Email: info@surestep.net Website: www.surestep.net Twitter: @surestep Facebook: @SureStep Instagram: @surestep.products Products: Central Fabrication Orthotics: Lower Limb Orthotic Spinal Orthoses Pediatric Orthoses Orthotic Components: Joints Knee Orthoses Pedorthics Foot Care: Extra-Depth Footwear
Tamarack Habilitation Technologies Inc................... 524 1670 94th Ln NE Blaine, MN 55449 Phone: (763) 795-0057 Fax: (763) 795-0058 Email: info@tamarackhti.com Website: www.tamarackhti.com Products: Miscellaneous Patient Aids Orthotic Orthotic – Multiple Categories Orthotic – Multiple Categories Specialty Products Orthotic Components: Joints Pedorthics Pedorthics – Multiple Categories Prosthetic Prosthetic – Multiple Categories
TechMed 3D Inc.................... 747 750 Chemin Olivier, Ste 101 Levis, QC G7A 2P7 CANADA Phone: (418) 836-8100 Fax: (418) 836-1589 Email: info@techmed3d.com Website: www.techmed3d.com Products: Lab Equipment CAD/CAM Miscellaneous 3D Printing Orthotic Spinal Orthoses Cervical Orthoses Knee Orthoses Pedorthics Foot Care: Custom Footwear
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Thermo-Ply Inc................... 1425 11811 31st Court North St. Petersburg, FL 33716 Phone: (813) 606-4220 Fax: (813) 606-4221 Email: sales@thermoplygel.com Website: www.thermoplygel.com Products: Prosthetic Suspension Products & Systems Liners
Tillges Certified Orthotic Prosthetic Inc....................... 640 1570 Beam Ave, Ste 100 Maplewood, MN 55109 Phone: (651) 775-6586 Website: www.tillgestechnologies.com Products: Central Fabrication Prosthetics: Lower Limb Orthotics: Lower Limb Orthotic Specialty Products
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Townsend Design (Thuasne USA)................... 1129 4615 Shepard Street Bakersfield, CA 93313 Phone: (661) 837-1795 Fax: (661) 837-0613 Website: www.thuasneusa.com Products: Central Fabrication Orthotics: Lower Limb Orthotic Soft Goods/Ready-to-Fit Orthoses: Cervical Soft Goods/Ready-to-Fit Orthoses Spinal Orthoses Knee Orthoses Orthotic – Multiple Categories ●Trend Medical..................... 1130 4628 Rt. 309 Rear Schnecksville, PA 18078 Phone: (800) 441-2591 Website: www.trend-med.com Products: Orthotic Soft Goods/Ready-to-Fit Orthoses: Upper Limb Soft Goods/Ready-to-Fit Orthoses: Lower Limb Knee Orthoses Soft Goods/Ready-to-Fit Orthoses: Spinal Spinal Orthoses Orthotic – Multiple Categories ● TSM Smart Materials Co., Ltd.... 1246 No. 67 LN 10, Sec. Gaoping, Zhongfeug Rd. Lougtan Taoyuan City 325 Taiwan Phone: 886-34116545 Fax: 886-34116546 Email: info.tsm4116545@gmail.com Website: www.tsm-smart.com Products: Miscellaneous Patient Aids Orthotic Pediatric Orthoses Orthotic Components Orthotic – Multiple Categories Prosthetic Upper Limb Components Prosthetic – Multiple Categories
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Turbomed Orthotics Inc......... .946 240 Rue de Sydney # 101 Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, QC G3A 0P2 CANADA Phone: (418) 563-8675 Email: info@turbomedorthotics.com Website: turbomedorthotics.com Products: Orthotic Orthotic – Multiple Categories
Ultraflex Systems, Inc.......... .1450 237 South Street Pottstown, PA 19464 Phone: (800) 220-6670 Fax: (610) 906-1420 Email: orders@ultraflexsystems.com Website: www.ultraflexsystems.com Facebook: @ultraflexsystemsinc Products: Central Fabrication Orthotics: Lower Limb Lab Equipment Lab Equipment Orthotic Upper Limb Orthoses Pediatric Orthoses Orthotic Components: Joints Halo System
● VA Office of Research & Development....................... 1519 810 Vermont Ave. Washington, DC 20571 Phone: (202) 443-5769 Email: Brian.Schulz@va.gov Website: www.research.va.gov/ Products: Miscellaneous Patient Aids Prosthetic Suspension Products & Systems Feet Electronic Components: Upper Limb Electronic Components: Lower Limb Prosthetic – Multiple Categories
● VitalFitsr.......................... 914 8860 Center Drive Ste. 300 La Mesa, CA 91942 Phone: (888) 452-7948 Fax: (858) 459-4108 Email: info@vitalfitsr.com Website: www.VitalFitsr.com Twitter: @VitalFitsr Facebook: @VitalFitsr Products: Miscellaneous Patient Aids Orthotic Specialty Products Pedorthics Foot Care: Other Foot Care Prosthetic Protective Skin Covering Prosthetic – Multiple Categories
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Vorum................................ 635 8765 Ash St, Ste 6 Vancouver, BC V6P 6T3 Phone: 1 (800) 461-4553 Fax: 1 (604) 321-5345 Email: info@vorum.com Website: www.vorum.com Facebook: @VorumRC Instagram: @vorumrc Products: Lab Equipment CAD/CAM Miscellaneous 3D Printing O&P Distributors & Service Providers Specialty O&P Distributors Computer & Software Systems Orthotic Orthotic – Multiple Categories Prosthetic Prosthetic – Multiple Categories VQ Orthocare....................... 1517 18011 Mitchell S. Ste. A Irvine, CA 92614 Phone: (800) 266-6969 Fax: (800) 652-1128 Email: marketing@vqorthocare.com Website: www.vqorthocare.com Twitter: @vqorthocare Facebook: @vqorthocare Products: Orthotic Soft Goods/Ready-to-Fit Orthoses: Spinal Soft Goods/Ready-to-Fit Orthoses Knee Orthoses Soft Goods/Ready-to-Fit Orthoses: Cervical Soft Goods/Ready-to-Fit Orthoses: Lower Limb Orthotic – Multiple Categories
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WillowWood.................... 517 15441 Scioto Darby Rd PO Box 130 Mount Sterling, OH 43143 Phone: (740) 869-3377 Fax: (740) 869-4374 Email: customerservice@owwco.com Website: www.willowwoodco.com Twitter: @OhioWillowWood Facebook: @OhioWillowWood Products: Central Fabrication Prosthetics: Upper Limb Prosthetics: Lower Limb Lab Equipment CAD/CAM Prosthetic Lower Limb Endoskeletal Components Elevated Vacuum Socket Volume Management Feet
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PRODUCT DIRECTORY Central Fabrication Orthotics: Cranial BioSculptor Corporation....................... 1340 Boston Orthotics and Prosthetics....... 1126 Invent Medical USA LLC....................... 1025
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Orthotics: Spinal Becker Orthopedic Appliance Co........529 Boston Orthotics and Prosthetics....... 1126 Friddle’s Orthopedic Appliances Inc....1242 OPTEC USA Inc..........................................831 Spinal Technology Inc..............................841
Prosthetics: Lower Limb Alternative Prosthetic Services Inc......750 American Central Fabrication............... 1146 BioSculptor Corporation....................... 1340 Cascade Orthopedic Supply Inc...........835 Coyote Prosthetics & Orthotics.......... 1239 Create O&P...............................................1448 DOD-VA Extremity Trauma and Amputation Center of Excellence (EACE)....................................................1314 Friddle’s Orthopedic Appliances Inc....1242 Freedom Innovations LLC......................925 Grace Prosthetic Fabrication Inc..........425 Motion Unlimited.....................................1537 Össur Americas Inc..................................935 Spinal Technology Inc..............................841 Tillges Certified Orthotic Prosthetic Inc.......................................640 WillowWood................................................ 517
Prosthetics: Upper Limb Alternative Prosthetic Services Inc......750 American Central Fabrication............... 1146 Create O&P...............................................1448 DOD-VA Extremity Trauma and Amputation Center of Excellence (EACE)....................................................1314 Infinite Biomedical Technologies....... 1528 Naked Prosthetics.................................. 1045 Open Bionics........................................... 1535 WillowWood................................................ 517
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Adhesives Coyote Prosthetics & Orthotics.......... 1239 Fabtech Systems LLC............................. 1516 Renia GmbH...............................................649 Soletech Inc.................................................114
Casting & Impression Supplies New Step Orthotic Lab Inc.................... 1241 Orfit Industries America......................... 1041 Paceline..................................................... 1429 Renia GmbH...............................................649 ST&G USA Corp........................................645
Lab & Clinic Supply Items – Multiple Categories BioSculptor Corporation....................... 1340 Bluewave Technologies Inc. .................322 Cascade Orthopedic Supply Inc...........835 Friddle’s Orthopedic Appliances Inc....1242 LimbTex Ltd.................................................320 Medi Lazer..................................................326 Orfit Industries America......................... 1041 PEL.............................................................. 1229
Lamination Supplies American Prosthetic Components LLC.........................................................1334 Comfort Products.....................................1134 Coyote Prosthetics & Orthotics.......... 1239 Curbell Plastics Inc..................................1444 LimbTex Ltd.................................................320
ACOR Orthopaedic Inc............................ 745 AMFIT INC...................................................641 Bulldog Tools Inc.......................................421 Comfort Products.....................................1134 Curbell Plastics Inc..................................1444 Fabtech Systems LLC............................. 1516 nora systems Inc........................................651 Orfit Industries America......................... 1041 Paceline..................................................... 1429 Soletech Inc...............................................1147 Springer Akitv Ag......................................1114 ST&G USA Corp........................................645
Plastics Artec 3D..................................................... 1214 BroadBay, LLC.......................................... 1149 Create O&P...............................................1448 Curbell Plastics Inc..................................1444 LimbTex Ltd.................................................320
Roll Goods: Webbing, Tubing, etc. Curbell Plastics Inc..................................1444 Paceline..................................................... 1429
Sheet Goods: Foams, Crepes, etc. ACOR Orthopaedic Inc............................ 745 Curbell Plastics Inc..................................1444 Soletech Inc...............................................1147 Springer Akitv Ag......................................1114
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ACOR Orthopaedic Inc............................ 745 Adapttech................................................. 1049 AMFIT INC...................................................641 Artec 3D..................................................... 1214 BioSculptor Corporation....................... 1340 Boston Orthotics and Prosthetics....... 1126 Create O&P...............................................1448 Epica Applied Technologies................ 1339 FIT360....................................................... 1530 Invent Medical USA LLC....................... 1025 Rodin 4D........................................ 848 & 849 Springer Akitv Ag......................................1114 TechMed 3D Inc........................................ 747 Vorum..........................................................635 WillowWood................................................ 517
Create O&P...............................................1448 Friddle’s Orthopedic Appliances Inc....1242 FIT360....................................................... 1530 Grace Prosthetic Fabrication Inc..........425 HP................................................................1344 Invent Medical USA LLC....................... 1025 Open Bionics........................................... 1535 Rodin 4D........................................ 848 & 849 RS Print........................................................644 TechMed 3D Inc........................................ 747 Vorum..........................................................635
Lab Equipment- Multiple Categories Bluewave Technologies Inc...................322 BroadBay, LLC.......................................... 1149 Epica Applied Technologies................ 1339 Friddle’s Orthopedic Appliances Inc....1242 HP................................................................1344 Medi Lazer..................................................326 PEL.............................................................. 1229 Ultraflex Systems Inc............................. 1450
Sanding & Finishing Epica Applied Technologies................ 1339
Gait Analysis Adapttech................................................. 1049 DOD-VA Extremity Trauma and Amputation Center of Excellence (EACE)....................................................1314 OHI............................................................. 1335 Pedorthic Services LLC.......................... 1015 Springer Akitv Ag......................................1114
Patient Aids Bluewave Technologies Inc. .................322 Neuros Medical Inc..................................328 Tamarack Habilitation Technologies Inc.................................524 TSM Smart Materials Co., Ltd.............. 1246 VA Office of Research & Development...................................... 1519 VitalFitsr.......................................................914
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Broad Line O&P Distributors Curbell Plastics Inc..................................1444 SPS................................................................919
Buying Groups OP Solutions Inc.......................................1047 Orthotic & Prosthetic Group of America (OPGA)................................. 1135
Computer & Software Systems Adapttech................................................. 1049 Artec 3D..................................................... 1214 Brightree LLC............................................1243 Cornerstone Prosthetics & Orthotics..1144 FIT360....................................................... 1530 Nymbl Systems........................................ 1235 OP Solutions Inc.......................................1047 OPIE Software........................................... 727 Rodin 4D........................................ 848 & 849 RS Print........................................................644 Vorum..........................................................635
Insurance AON.............................................................1342 Cailor Fleming Insurance DME MAC Medicare Contractors........ 1031 Orthotic & Prosthetic Group of America (OPGA)................................. 1135
O&P Consulting Brightree LLC............................................1243 Cailor Fleming Insurance CBS Medical Billing & Consulting LLC....751 Cornerstone Prosthetics & Orthotics..1144 CPO Services Inc./dba Comprehensive Prosthetics & Orthotics Inc............. 1545 DME MAC Medicare Contractors........ 1031 International Institute of Orthotics and Prosthetics.................................. 1035 Monetek LLC............................................ 1345 OP Solutions Inc.......................................1047 OPIE Software........................................... 727
Orthotic & Prosthetic Group of America (OPGA)................................. 1135
O&P Distributors & Service Providers-Multiple Categories Cascade Orthopedic Supply Inc...........835 Cornerstone Prosthetics & Orthotics..1144 CPO Services Inc./dba Comprehensive Prosthetics & Orthotics Inc............. 1545 Friddleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Orthopedic Appliances Inc....1242 Invent Medical USA LLC....................... 1025 Kevin Orthopedics.................................... 748 LimbTex Ltd.................................................320 Orthotic & Prosthetic Group of America (OPGA)................................. 1135 PEL.............................................................. 1229 Restorative Care of America Inc......... 1029 SPS................................................................919 ST&G USA Corp........................................645
O&P Organization American Academy of Orthotists & Prosthetists...................650 American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics & Pedorthics...949 Amputee Coalition..................................1423 Board of Certification/ Accreditation (BOC).......................... 1446 Cal State University Dominguez Hills O&P Program............................ 1529 California Orthotics & Prosthetic Association (COPA)........................... 1245 Challenged Athletes Foundation....... 1524 Cornerstone Prosthetics & Orthotics......1144 Forrest Stump............................................1414 International Institute of Orthotics and Prosthetics................................. 1035 Limb Loss and Preservation Registry......342 National Commission on O&P Education (NCOPE).............................648 NovaCare P&O......................................... 1138 OPAF & The First Clinics....................... 1525 OPIE Software........................................... 727 Range of Motion Project (ROMP)........ 1522 University of Hartford MSPO Program.................................................356
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O&P Publications O&P Almanac..............................................611 O&P EDGE/Western Media LLC............846 DME MAC Medicare Contractors........ 1031
Specialty O&P Distributors Fabtech Systems LLC............................. 1516 Hi-Tech...................................................... 1539 Vorum..........................................................635
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Cervical Orthoses Aspen Medical Products.........................1417 OPTEC USA, INC.......................................831 TechMed 3D Inc........................................ 747
Halo System Anjon Holdings......................................... 1531 Ultraflex Systems Inc............................. 1450
Hip Orthoses Allard USA Inc............................................535 Becker Orthopedic Appliance Co........529 OPTEC USA, INC.......................................831 Orthomerica Products Inc......................523 Restorative Care of America Inc......... 1029
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Orthotic Components Becker Orthopedic Appliance Co........529 Coyote Prosthetics & Orthotics.......... 1239 FIOR & GENTZ GmbH.............................538 LaunchPad O&P....................................... 1014 Powerstep.................................................. 1132 TSM Smart Materials Co., Ltd.............. 1246
Royal Knit Inc............................................. 847 Top Shelf Orthopedics...........................1348 Townsend Design (Thuasne USA)....... 1129 VQ Orthocare............................................1517
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Pediatric Orthoses Allard USA Inc............................................535 Becker Orthopedic Appliance Co........529 Bort-Swiss Orthopedic Supply..............844 Boston Orthotics and Prosthetics....... 1126 Cascade Dafo............................................1143 Fabtech Systems LLC............................. 1516 FIOR & GENTZ GmbH.............................538 Invent Medical USA LLC....................... 1025 KLM Laboratories..................................... 1213 LaunchPad O&P....................................... 1014 MD Orthopaedics Inc...............................439 Motion Unlimited.....................................1537 Orthomerica Products Inc......................523 Restorative Care of America Inc......... 1029 Spinal Technology Inc..............................841 Surestep...................................................... 627 TSM Smart Materials Co., Ltd.............. 1246 Ultraflex Systems Inc............................. 1450
Soft Goods/Ready-to-Fit Orthoses Allard USA Inc............................................535 Aspen Medical Products.........................1417 Biostep Inc. ............................................... 1541 Bort-Swiss Orthopedic Supply..............844 MD Orthopaedics Inc...............................439 Ottobock......................................................1117
Top Shelf Orthopedics...........................1348 Townsend Design (Thuasne USA)....... 1129 VQ Orthocare............................................1517
Soft Goods/Ready-to-Fit Orthoses: Bioskin/Cropper Medical Inc............... 1526 DJO............................................................ 1520 Knit-Rite Inc................................................ 735 Soft Goods/Ready-to-Fit Orthoses: BioSculptor Corporation....................... 1340 Bioskin/Cropper Medical Inc............... 1526 Bort-Swiss Orthopedic Supply..............844 MD Orthopaedics Inc...............................439 Royal Knit Inc............................................. 847 Trend Medical........................................... 1130 VQ Orthocare............................................1517
Soft Goods/Ready-to-Fit Orthoses: Aspen Medical Products.........................1417 Bioskin/Cropper Medical Inc............... 1526 Bort-Swiss Orthopedic Supply..............844 Restorative Care of America Inc......... 1029 Royal Knit Inc............................................. 847 Top Shelf Orthopedics...........................1348 Trend Medical........................................... 1130 VQ Orthocare............................................1517
Soft Goods/Ready-to-Fit Orthoses: BioSculptor Corporation....................... 1340 Bort-Swiss Orthopedic Supply..............844 Royal Knit Inc............................................. 847 Top Shelf Orthopedics...........................1348 Trend Medical........................................... 1130
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Soft Goods/Ready-to-Fit Orthoses: Knit-Rite Inc................................................ 735 MD Orthopaedics Inc...............................439 Orthofeet.................................................. 1543 Paceline..................................................... 1429 Royal Knit Inc............................................. 847
Specialty Products Comfort Products.....................................1134 Click Medical...............................................951 KLM Laboratories..................................... 1213 LaunchPad O&P....................................... 1014 Motion Unlimited.....................................1537 Tamarack Habilitation Technologies Inc.................................524 Tillges Certified Orthotic Prosthetic Inc.......................................640 VitalFitsr.......................................................914
Spinal Orthoses Aspen Medical Products.........................1417 Bioskin/Cropper Medical Inc............... 1526 Boston Orthotics and Prosthetics....... 1126 OPTEC USA, INC.......................................831 Orthomerica Products Inc......................523 Spinal Technology Inc..............................841 Surestep...................................................... 627 TechMed 3D Inc........................................ 747 Townsend Design (Thuasne USA)....... 1129 Trend Medical........................................... 1130
Upper Limb Orthoses Myomo..........................................................541 Orthomerica Products Inc......................523 Ultraflex Systems Inc............................. 1450
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Foot Care: Custom Footwear Apis Footwear Co....................................1338 Mile High Orthotics Lab Inc....................545 Powerstep.................................................. 1132 Springer Akitv Ag......................................1114 TechMed 3D Inc........................................ 747
Foot Care: Extra-Depth Footwear Anodyne....................................................... 741 Apis Footwear Co....................................1338 Biostep Inc. ............................................... 1541 DJO............................................................ 1520 Drew Shoe Corp.......................................1441 OHI............................................................. 1335 Surestep...................................................... 627
Foot Care: Insoles AMFIT INC...................................................641 Anodyne....................................................... 741 Apis Footwear Co....................................1338 DJO............................................................ 1520 FIT360....................................................... 1530 Invent Medical USA LLC....................... 1025 Kevin Orthopedics.................................... 748 Mile High Orthotics Lab Inc....................545 New Step Orthotic Lab Inc.................... 1241 OHI............................................................. 1335 Pedorthic Services LLC.......................... 1015 PLS - Pedorthic Lab Specialties............1413 Powerstep.................................................. 1132 RS Print........................................................644 Soletech Inc...............................................1147 Springer Akitv Ag......................................1114
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ACOR Orthopaedic Inc............................ 745 AMFIT INC...................................................641 Anodyne....................................................... 741 Biostep Inc. ............................................... 1541 Bluewave Technologies Inc. .................322 Click Medical...............................................951 CPO Services Inc./dba Comprehensive Prosthetics & Orthotics Inc............. 1545 Kevin Orthopedics.................................... 748 New Step Orthotic Lab Inc.................... 1241 OHI............................................................. 1335 Pedorthic Services LLC.......................... 1015 PEL.............................................................. 1229 Sole Mates...................................................815 Tamarack Habilitation Technologies Inc.................................524
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Aesthetic Prostheses Equipment & Materials Create O&P...............................................1448 Infinite Biomedical Technologies....... 1528 Open Bionics........................................... 1535 Orfit Industries America......................... 1041
Electronic Components: Lower Limb Adapttech................................................. 1049 DAW Industries Inc...................................429 Blatchford.................................................... 717 Freedom Innovations LLC......................925 Össur Americas Inc..................................935 SPS................................................................919 VA Office of Research & Development...................................... 1519
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SteeperUSA............................................. 1349 VA Office of Research & Development...................................... 1519
Elevated Vacuum Socket Volume Cypress Adaptive, LLC...........................1247 Blatchford.................................................... 717 Hi-Tech...................................................... 1539 WillowWood................................................ 517
Feet Alternative Prosthetic Services Inc......750 AMFIT INC...................................................641 Biostep Inc. ............................................... 1541 BroadBay, LLC.......................................... 1149 College Park Industries...........................1317 Blatchford.................................................... 717 Freedom Innovations LLC......................925 KISS Technologies LLC...........................840 PROTEOR USA.........................................1327 RS Print........................................................644 SPS................................................................919 VA Office of Research & Development...................................... 1519 WillowWood................................................ 517
Liners Alps South LLC...........................................819 Alternative Prosthetic Services Inc......750 BroadBay, LLC.......................................... 1149 College Park Industries...........................1317 Cypress Adaptive, LLC...........................1247 Blatchford.................................................... 717 Engineered Silicone Products LLC..... 1140 Hi-Tech...................................................... 1539 Silipos..........................................................842 Thermo-Ply Inc........................................ 1425
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Lower Limb Endoskeletal Components American Prosthetic Components LLC.........................................................1334 College Park Industries...........................1317 Cypress Adaptive, LLC...........................1247 DAW Industries Inc...................................429 Blatchford.................................................... 717 Grace Prosthetic Fabrication Inc..........425 Medex International Inc........................ 1048 Osseointegration Group of Australia...350 Ottobock......................................................1117 PROTEOR USA.........................................1327 WillowWood................................................ 517
Mastectomy Alps South LLC...........................................819
Pediatric Prostheses DAW Industries Inc...................................429 Freedom Innovations LLC......................925 Hope To Walk........................................... 1513 Infinite Biomedical Technologies....... 1528 Martin Bionics Innovations....................1443 Medex International Inc........................ 1048 Open Bionics........................................... 1535
Post-Operative Prostheses FLO-TECH® Orthotic & Prosthetic Systems Inc..........................................435 Freedom Innovations LLC......................925 Infinite Biomedical Technologies....... 1528 Knit-Rite Inc................................................ 735 Martin Bionics Innovations....................1443 Orthomerica Products Inc......................523 Restorative Care of America Inc......... 1029 Top Shelf Orthopedics...........................1348
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California Orthotics & Prosthetic Association (COPA)........................... 1245 Cascade Orthopedic Supply Inc...........835 Click Medical...............................................951 Coapt...........................................................520 College Park Industries...........................1317 Coyote Prosthetics & Orthotics.......... 1239 Cypress Adaptive, LLC...........................1247 DAW Industries Inc...................................429 DOD-VA Extremity Trauma and Amputation Center of Excellence (EACE)....................................................1314 Blatchford.................................................... 717 Engineered Silicone Products LLC..... 1140 Fabtech Systems LLC............................. 1516 Fillauer.......................................................... 617 FLO-TECH® Orthotic & Prosthetic Systems Inc..........................................435 Freedom Innovations LLC......................925 Hope To Walk........................................... 1513 Integrum Inc...............................................534 Kinetic Research Inc................................549 LegWorks....................................................945 LIM Innovations..........................................1113 Limb Loss and Preservation Registry..342 LimbTex Ltd.................................................320 Martin Bionics Innovations....................1443 Medex International Inc........................ 1048 Naked Prosthetics.................................. 1045 Open Bionics........................................... 1535 Orfit Industries America......................... 1041 Össur Americas Inc..................................935 Ottobock......................................................1117 PEL.............................................................. 1229 PROTEOR USA.........................................1327 PSYONIC....................................................1347 Silipos..........................................................842 SPS................................................................919 ST&G USA Corp........................................645 Tamarack Habilitation Technologies Inc.................................524 TSM Smart Materials Co., Ltd.............. 1246 VA Office of Research & Development...................................... 1519 VitalFitsr.......................................................914 Vorum..........................................................635
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Alps South LLC...........................................819 Alternative Prosthetic Services Inc......750 DAW Industries Inc...................................429 Grace Prosthetic Fabrication Inc..........425 SteeperUSA............................................. 1349 VitalFitsr.......................................................914
Bulldog Tools Inc.......................................421 Click Medical...............................................951 Coyote Prosthetics & Orthotics.......... 1239 Cypress Adaptive, LLC...........................1247 Engineered Silicone Products LLC..... 1140 FLO-TECH® Orthotic & Prosthetic Systems Inc..........................................435 KISS Technologies LLC...........................840 Martin Bionics Innovations....................1443 Medex International Inc........................ 1048 Ottobock......................................................1117 Silipos..........................................................842 Thermo-Ply Inc........................................ 1425 VA Office of Research & Development...................................... 1519
Shrinkers Comfort Products.....................................1134 Knit-Rite Inc................................................ 735 Paceline..................................................... 1429
Socks Alps South LLC...........................................819 Comfort Products.....................................1134 DAW Industries Inc...................................429 FLO-TECH® Orthotic & Prosthetic Systems Inc..........................................435 Hi-Tech...................................................... 1539 Knit-Rite Inc................................................ 735 Paceline..................................................... 1429 Royal Knit Inc............................................. 847 Silipos..........................................................842
Upper Limb Components Coapt...........................................................520 College Park Industries...........................1317 Infinite Biomedical Technologies....... 1528 Martin Bionics Innovations....................1443 Open Bionics........................................... 1535 Ottobock......................................................1117 PSYONIC....................................................1347 SteeperUSA............................................. 1349 TSM Smart Materials Co., Ltd.............. 1246
Specialty Products: Ferrier Coupling, American Prosthetic Components LLC...............................1334 Bulldog Tools Inc.......................................421 Medex International Inc........................ 1048
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ACOR Orthopaedic Inc...........745 ACRM/American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine....1540 Adapttech................................1049 Allard USA Inc.................... 535 Alps South LLC................... 819 Alternative Prosthetic Services Inc...........................750 American Academy of Orthotists & Prosthetists (AAOP)........ 650 American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics, & Pedorthics ........................... 949 American Central Fabrication...........................1146 American Orthotic & Prosthetic Association (AOPA) .................................... 611
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American Prosthetic Components LLC............... 1334 AMFIT INC................................. 641 Amputee Coalition................. 1423 Anjon Holdings....................1531 Anodyne.....................................741 AON.......................................... 1342 Apis Footwear Co............ 1338 Artec 3D................................1214 Aspen Medical Products....... 1417 Becker Orthopedic Appliance Co....................... 529 BioSculptor Corporation.......1340 Bioskin/Cropper Medical Inc...........................1526 BioStep..................................1541 Bluewave Technologies Inc.... 322
Board of Certification/ Accreditation (BOC)...........1446 Bort-Swiss Orthopedic Supply....................................844 Boston Orthotics & Prosthetics...........................1126 Brightree LLC.......................... 1243 BroadBay LLC..........................1149 Bulldog Tools Inc..................... 421 Cailor Fleming Insurance.......333 California State University Dominguez Hills O&P Program................................1529 California Orthotic & Prosthetic Association (COPA)..................................1245 Cascade Dafo....................1143 Cascade Orthopedic Supply Inc............................. 835 CBS Medical Billing & Consulting LLC..........................751 Challenged Athletes Foundation..........................1524 Click Medical............................ 951 Coapt................................... 520 College Park Industries......... 1317 Comfort Products Inc.............1134 Cornerstone Prosthetics & Orthotics...........................1144 Coyote Prosthetics & Orthotics..............................1239 CPO Services......................1545 Create O&P............................. 1448 Curbell Plastics Inc.................. 1444 Cypress Adaptive LLC........... 1247 DAW Industries Inc................. 429 DJO ..........................................1520 DME MAC MEDICARE.............1031 DOD-VA Extremity Trauma and Amputation Center of Excellence (EACE)............1314 Drew Shoe Corp......................1441
COMPANY NAME....................... BOOTH
Endolite.......................................717 Engineered Silicone Products LLC........................1140 Epica Applied Technologies.1339 Fabtech Systems LLC............1516 Fillauer..................................617 FIOR & GENTZ GmbH............ 538 FIT360..................................1530 FLO-TECH® Orthotic & Prosthetic Systems Inc........435 Forrest Stump.......................1414 Freedom Innovations LLC..... 925 Friddle’s Orthopedic Appliances Inc....................1242 Grace Prosthetic Fabrication Inc......................... 425 Hi-Tech.................................1539 Hope To Walk.......................1513 HP......................................... 1344 Infinite Biomedical Technologies.......................1528 Integrum Inc..............................534 International Institute of Orthotics and Prosthetics...1035 Invent Medical USA LLC...1025 Kevin Orthopedic..................748 Kinetic Research Inc............... 549 KISS Technologies LLC.......... 840 KLM Laboratories....................1213 Knit-Rite Inc...............................735 LaunchPad O&P......................1014 LegWorks.................................. 945 LIM Innovations........................1113 Limb Loss and Preservation Registry...................................342 LimbTex Ltd. ......................... 320 Martin Bionics Innovations.. 1443 MD Orthopaedics Inc..............439 Medex International Inc........1048 Medi Lazer............................ 326
Mile High Orthotics Lab Inc.. 545 Monetek LLC........................... 1345 Motion Unlimited................. 1537 Myomo....................................... 541 Naked Prosthetics.................1045 National Commission on Orthotic & Prosthetic Education (NCOPE) ..............648 Neuros Medical Inc.............. 328 nora systems Inc...................... 651 Northwestern University Prosthetics Orthotics Ctr......354 NovaCare P&O....................1138 Nymbl Systems......................1235 O&P Almanac............................ 611 O&P EDGE/Western Media LLC...............................846 OHI .......................................... 1335 OP Solutions Inc.................... 1047 OPAF & The First Clinics......1525 Open Bionics......................1535 OPIE Software..........................727 OPTEC USA Inc........................ 831 Orfit Industries America........1041 Orthofeet............................. 1543 Orthomerica Products Inc..... 523 Orthotic & Prosthetic Group of America (OPGA)..............1135 Osseointegration Group of Australia........................... 350 Össur Americas Inc................ 935 Ottobock....................................1117 Paceline...................................1429 Pedorthic Foundation...............324 Pedorthic Services...............1015 PEL ..........................................1229 PLS - Pedorthic Lab Specialties.............................1413 Powerstep.............................1132 PROTEOR USA....................... 1327
PSYONIC............................. 1347 Range of Motion Project (ROMP)..................................1522 Renia GmbH............................. 649 Restorative Care of America Inc..........................1029 Rodin 4D....................... 848 & 849 Royal Knit Inc............................847 RS Print...................................... 644 Silipos........................................ 842 Sole Mates............................. 815 Soletech Inc............................. 1147 Spinal Technology Inc............. 841 Springer Aktiv AG.................1114 SPS........................................ 919 ST&G USA Corp...................... 645 SteeperUSA............................ 1349 Surestep....................................627 Tamarack Habilitation Technologies Inc................. 524 TechMed 3D Inc....................... 747 Thermo-Ply Inc.......................1425 Tillges Technologies LLC....... 640 Top Shelf Orthopedics.......... 1348 Townsend Design (Thuasne USA).....................1129 Trend Medical.......................1130 TSM Smart Materials Co. Ltd.......................................1246 Turbomed Orthotics Inc......... 946 Ultraflex Systems Inc............1450 University of Hartford MSPO Program..................... 356 VA Office of Research & Development........................1519 VitalFitsr................................ 914 Vorum........................................ 635 VQ Orthocare........................... 1517 WillowWood.........................517
i-Limb Wrist ®
Introducing the latest upper limb innovation from Össur, i-Limb Wrist. i-Limb Wrist combines synergistically with i-Limb Quantum to enable natural hand/wrist movement by rotating simultaneously upon selecting a grip. With the ability to choose between three methods of control, i-Limb users can complete their unique ADLs with confidence.
FEATURING SIMULTANEOUS ROTATION WITH GRIP SELECTION i-Limb® Quantum with i-Limb Wrist
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