American Orthotic Prosthetic Association
Serving the O&P field for over 90 years
Assembly Schedule and Preliminary Program
2020 Events and Activities Program
Schedule at a Glance – listed as Eastern Time
Tuesday, September 8, 2020
11:00 a.m. – 4:15 p.m.
Pre-show Hands-on Orthotic Workshop – Muscle Tone and Hypertonous Assessment and Relevance to Orthotic Management (C1)*Additional Ticket Required. Limited space available.*
11:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Pre-show Hands-on Prosthetic Workshop – Prosthetic Management and Rehabilitation (C2)*Additional Ticket Required. Limited space available.*
Wednesday, September 9, 2020
Thursday, September 10, 2020
11:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
General Session – Welcome and Opening Remarks
11:15 a.m. – 12:25 p.m.
General Session – Award Winning Thranhardt Lectures (C3)
12:30 – 1:25 p.m.
Concurrent Education:
Symposium: Understanding the Wound Healing Continuum and It’s Considerations in Returning Quality of Life with O&P (C4)
Business Program – DME MAC Medicare Policy Updates (B1)
Technical Program (T1)
Fabrication Lab Safety in the 21st Century (T1-A)
The Nuts and Bolts of CFab and Technician Credentialing (T1-B)
1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Exhibition Open
1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Break in Exhibit Hall
3:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Concurrent Education:
Symposium: Challenges of a Modern AK-Socket Design (C5)
Symposium: Orthotic Spine Management (C6)
Pedorthic Education (C7)
Unique Surgical Considerations in the Geriatric Population (C7-A)
Diabetes in the Elderly (C7-B)
Technical Program
Facility Accreditation and the Technician (T2)
NEW Reel and Product Line Fabrication Techniques (T3)
Business Program
Navigating Your Business Through COVID with Resources from the Small Business Administration (B2)
Work at Home Policies: Protecting Your Business & Making Sure the Work Gets Done (B3)
On Demand
Concurrent Education :
Symposium: Unifying Stakeholder Perspectives: The Limb Loss Rehabilitation Continuum Framework (C8) (Live Session)
Pediatric Orthotic Treatment Protocols – A Free Paper Session (C9)
Pedorthic Education (C10)
Why Do They Act That Way? Relating to Baby Boomers (C10-A)
Medicare Update (C10-B)
Technical Program – Alignment, Transfer, and Lamination of Posterior Mounted Foot Solution (T4)
Business Program
Patient Collections: Best Practices Made Better (B4)
Your Bottom Line Starts at the Front Desk (B5)
Friday, September 11, 2020
11:15 – 11:55 a.m.
General Session – AOPA Membership Meeting and Awards Program
12:00 – 1:30 p.m.
Concurrent Education:
Symposium: Fall Prevention (C11)
Upper Extremity Prosthetics – A Free Paper Session (C12)
Technical Program – Is Your Socket Strong Enough? How Do You Know? (T5)
Business Program – Hamontree Lecture Series (B6)
1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Exhibition Open
3:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Concurrent Education:
Symposium: Impact of Prosthetic Interventions on Musculoskeletal Pain in Individuals with Lower Limb Amputations (C13) ends at 4:30 p.m.
Symposium: Navigating O&P Education and Practice as a Minority Individual (C14) ends at 4:30 p.m.
Pedorthic Education (C15)
Safely Addressing Limb Length Discrepancies (C15-A)
Arthritis in All of Its Forms (C15-B)
Technical Program- Internal Ridged Frame, Flexible Urethane Socket Fabrication (T6)
DME MAC Fireside Chat (B7)
4:00 – 4:30 p.m.
PAC Appreciation Reception
On Demand
Concurrent Education:
Lower Extremity Prosthetics -Improved Outcomes through Novel Research – A Free Paper Session (C16)
Lower Limb Orthotics–Bracing for Improved Mobility – A Free Paper Session (C17)
Technical Program – The State of Additive Manufacturing Industry in O&P (T7)
Business Program
AOPA Updates (B8) 4:30 – 5:15 p.m.
How to Resolve Your Medicaid & Medicaid MCO Problems in 25 Easy Steps (B9) 5:15 – 6:00 p.m.
Saturday, September 12, 2020
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Closing General Session: Workplace Sexual Harassment Tools and Guidance: Promoting Dialogue and Creating a Respectful Environment
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Concurrent Education
Symposium: Getting a Grip on Mechanical and External Powered Partial Hand Prostheses (C18)
Symposium: The Teamwork Of ACPOC: Promoting Collaboration and Comprehensive Care of Children with Musculoskeletal Differences (C19)
Pedorthic Education – The Big Picture: How Comorbidities in Your Elderly Patients Impact Your Treatment Plan (C20)
Technical Program – Lean Fabrication Lab How Many Devices Can You Fabricate in a Day? (T8)
Selling an O&P Business – Key Information to Consider (B10)
1:00 – 1:15 p.m
Break
On Demand
Concurrent Education:
Symposium: The OPRA System – Continuum of Care vs. Implant (C21) (Live Session)
Health Economics and Technology – A Free Paper Session (C22)
The Prosthetic Socket and Residual Limb—The Foundation of Amputee Rehabilitation—A Free Paper Session (C23)
Pedorthic Education – Staying Healthy as You Age (C24)
Outcome Measures Beyond Clinical Care: Do You Know Your Work-Flow Process Measures? (B11)
2:15 – 6:15 PM