Organized sessions bring together multiple O&P thought leaders for an engaging and multifaceted education experience. The 45th Academy Annual Meeting & Scientific Symposium will feature more than 20 Organized Sessions.

1. 45th Academy Annual Meeting & Scientific Symposium
March 6–9, 2019 • Caribe Royale • Orlando, Florida
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2. ORGANIZED SESSIONS
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3. Complicated Case Studies in Prosthetics
During this interactive session, participants will discuss complex,
multifaceted clinical case studies.
GaryM.Berke,MS,CP,FAAOP;ScottCummingsPT,CPO,FAAOP; WendyBeattieCPO,FAAOP;
MichelleHall,MS,CPO,FAAOP(D)
PROSTHETICS

4. Amputation Surgery for Improved Patient
Outcomes
A discussion of amputation techniques, revisions, prosthetic fittings, and ways
to improve outcomes, including the new Ewing Amputation technique.
JohnRheinstein,CP,FAAOP(D);MatthewJ.Carty,MD;TylerClites,PhD;ChristianW.Ertl,MD,FACS
PROSTHETICS Sponsored by the Lower
Limb Prosthetics Society

5. Abandonment Issues in Upper-Limb
Prosthetics: Addressing the Problems
Panel will discuss causes of device rejection, as well as pain, psychological
issues, device construction, cosmesis, and expectation management.
ChrisBaschuk,CPO/LPO,FAAOP;DeannaGates,PhD;DanielleMelton,MD;ChrisFantini,CPO;
PatrickC.Prigge,CP,FAAOP(D);FannySchultea,MS,MSEd,CPO,LP,FAAOP;ElaineBiddiss,PhD
PROSTHETICS Sponsored by the Upper
Limb Prosthetics Society

6. Prosthetic Management Following
Osseointegration
This session will describe design differences, regulatory oversight, and
rehabilitation pathways for the OPRA, OGAP-OPL, and POP implants.
PhillipM.Stevens,MEd,CPO,FAAOP;MatthewGaribaldi,MS,CPO;
StefanLaux,B.P&O,DiplP&O(D),CPD–AOPA
PROSTHETICS

7. Understanding Falls and Locomotor Stability
in Lower-Limb Prosthesis Users
This session will explore how lower-limb prosthesis users fall, why they fall,
and what we can learn about their balance to minimize falls.
MatthewJ.Major,PhD;AndrewSawers,PhD,CPO;NicholasFey,PhD
PROSTHETICS

8. Prosthetic Foot Selection: Let’s Figure It Out
During this townhall-esque session, presenters will provide talking points
that are intended to lead to group discussions regarding what factors
influence prosthetic foot selection among the vast selection of feet available.
ShaneR.Wurdeman,PhD,CP,FAAOP(D);BrianD.Kaluf,BSE,CP,FAAOP
PROSTHETICS

9. SSC13: The Economic Science of Prosthetic
Rehabilitation
Hear the results of the Academy’s latest State of the Science Conference,
jointly held with the American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association in 2017.
PhillipM.Stevens,MEd,CPO,FAAOP;M.JasonHighsmith,PhD,DPT,PT,CP,FAAOP;DavidBoone,PhD
PROSTHETICS

10. Quality Measures Relevant to AFO Use
This session will cover issues important to the quality-of-care for custom AFO
users, instruments that could measure these issues, and the measurement
priorities of orthotists and physical therapists.
AllenHeinemann,PhD;Stefania Fatone,PhD,BPO(Hons);NicoleT.Soltys,CP
ORTHOTICS

11. Challenging Orthotic Cases
This session will include the presentation of challenging orthotic cases, a
discussion of the outcomes, and commentary from an expert panel.
GarthShippen,CO;KristieBjornson,PhD,PT;RadhaBakshi,CPO,MSPO;NickLeCursi,CO
ORTHOTICS Sponsored by the Lower
Limb Orthotics Society

12. Outcomes in Orthotic Treatment of Toe Walking
This session will improve providers’ understanding of outcomes in the
orthotic treatment of clubfoot and idiopathic toe walkers using both
instrumented and non-instrumented assessment techniques.
ToddDewees,CPO/LPO;MarkD.Geil,PhD;MarkMcMulkin
ORTHOTICS

13. Scoliosis Treatment Guidelines:
An Oxford-Style Debate
Scoliosis treatment guidelines, compliance, and brace design will be
debated in a team format. Live audience polling will assess the outcome.
SeanZeller,MBA,MSPO,CPO;KaraDavis,MS,CPO,FAAOP;LeighDavis,MSPO,CPO,FAAOP;DavidSpeers,
CPO;JimWynne,CPO,FAAOP
ORTHOTICS

14. Dynamic Carbon Fiber AFOs
A discussion of advances in material science, fabrication techniques, and
clinical approaches with carbon fiber and prepreg AFOs and their ability to
manage various clinical concerns versus traditional and off-the-shelf AFOs.
EricL.Weber,CPO,LPO,FAAOP;JasonJennings,CPO,LPO;ElizabethRussell-Esposito,PhD
ORTHOTICS

15. Clinical Gait Analysis in Orthotics
Hear from prominent O&P researchers who focus on lower-limb orthotics and
gait-analysis research. Speakers will present relevant research and discuss
how gait lab data can help inform orthotic design and decision-making.
SallyDiBello,MPO,CPO,LO;WillBromwich,MCSP;AndrewRies,PhD
ORTHOTICS
Sponsored by the
Gait and Lower Limb
Orthotics Societies

16. Current Practice and Emerging Trends for
Cranial Remolding Orthoses
This program will provide an overview of the care associated with the
treatment of patients with plagiocephaly and other skull deformities.
DeannaJ.Fish,MS,CPO;JessicaL.Corso,CO,LO;TiffanyGraham,MSPO,CPO,LPO;
KyleSherk,MS,CPO,FAAOP;DarrenPoidevin,CPO/LPO;ChristinaHinton
ORTHOTICS Sponsored by the
Craniofacial Society

17. 3D Printing: Dipping Your Toes in the Water
After a brief introduction of 3D-printing technology and its initial developers,
speakers will offer their unique perspectives on the technology.
GaryBedard,CO,FAAOP;MikeNunnery,CPO;DuffyFelmlee,MSPO,CPO;WillHendrix;BrianEmling,CPO
ORTHOTICS & PROSTHETICS

18. Clinical Documentation for the O&P Professional
This review of proper clinical documentation practices will go beyond
requirements for detailed written orders and delivery receipts, including
what contractors want to see in the clinical notes.
BruceP.“Mac”McClellan,CPO/L,FISPO,FAAOP(D);KevinHines,CPO,LPO;RickMiller,CO,LO,FAAOP;
LesleighSissonCFom;MichelleWullstein
ORTHOTICS & PROSTHETICS

19. Clinical Practice Guidelines in Prosthetic and
Orthotic Rehabilitation
This session will expose attendees to a range of clinical practice guidelines,
including CPGs developed by the VA, APTA, and Hanger Clinic.
PhillipM.Stevens,MEd,CPO,FAAOP;ColleenCoulter,DPT;JosephWebster,MD
ORTHOTICS & PROSTHETICS

20. Outcome Measure Selection Case Studies
Clinicians will debate the selection and interpretation of outcome measures
using case studies from clinical practice.
BrittanyM.Pousett,MSc,CP(c);BrianKaluf,BSE,CP,FAAOP; ShaneR.Wurdeman,PhD,CP,FAAOP(D)
OUTCOMES

21. BSci: Introduction to the Motivational
Interviewing Process
The session will define motivational interviewing with examples and
demonstrations of applicable techniques.
JohnM.Brinkmann,MA,CPO/L,FAAOP(D)
OUTCOMES

22. Back to the Future: A Look over the Five-Year Horizon
of Academy-Led Outcome-Measure Initiatives
This session will review several Academy-led initiatives related to outcome
measures, including the results of a national database pilot project.
TylerD.Klenow,MSPO,CPO/LPO,FAAOP;ShaneR.Wurdeman,PhD,MSPO,CP,FAAOP(D);
J.MeganSions,PhD,DPT,PT
OUTCOMES

23. The “3 Rs” of the JPO
Attend this new session and brush up on “the 3 Rs”—Reading, wRriting, and
Reviewing—scientific papers for the JournalofProstheticsandOrthotics(JPO).
StevenA.Gard,PhD;MarkD.Geil,PhD
RESEARCH

24. Wine and Walking with the Lower Limb Orthotics
and Gait Societies
Find out more about the Gait and Lower Limb Orthotics Societies and connect
with colleagues.
SallyDiBello,MPO,CPO,LO
NETWORKING Sponsored by the Lower
Limb Orthotics Society

25. Can We Talk?
Be a part of at least three roundtable group discussions to brainstorm and
share challenges, experiences, and ideas.
KinseyHerrin,CPO/LPO,FAAOP;JessicaL.Corso,CO,LO;SamuelM.HaleCPO;WalterLeeChilders,PhD,CP;
BrianKaluf,BSE,CP,FAAOP;KevenP.Dunn,MSPO,CPO/LPO,FAAOP;WendyBeattie,CPO,FAAOP;
CameronLehrer,CPO,LPO,FAAOP;GaryWall,CFo,CPed;TerriSparberBukacheski,LP,CP
NETWORKING

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45th Academy Annual Meeting & Scientific Symposium
March 6–9, 2019 • Caribe Royale • Orlando, Florida
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