Assembly Schedule and Program

Schedule at a Glance – listed as Eastern Time

Wednesday, September 8, 2021

Noon – 5:00 p.m.

Registration and Information Desks Open Exhibitor Setup

Thursday, September 9, 2021

7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.	Registration and Information Desks Open
7:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.	Exhibitor Setup
7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.	Speaker Ready Room Available
8:00 – 10:00 a.m.	Concurrent 2-hour Manufacturers’ Workshop – Tier A
10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.	Concurrent 2-hour Manufacturers’ Workshop – Tier B
12:30 – 1:30 p.m.	Lunch on Own
12:30 – 1:30 p.m.	Professional Women of O&P – Celebrating Success Space is limited, RSVP required
1:30- 3:30 p.m.	Concurrent 2-hour Manufacturers’ Workshop – Tier C
4:00 – 5:00 p.m.	Concurrent 1-hour Manufacturers’ Workshop – Tier D
5:30 – 7:30 p.m.	Welcome to Boston Celebration

Friday, September 10, 2021

7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.	Registration and Information Desks Open
7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.	Speaker Ready Room Available
7:30 – 8:00 a.m.	Breakfast
8:00 – 9:00 a.m.	Opening Remarks and Keynote Presentation (GS1) Former Congressman Erik Paulson and Nicole Ver Kuilen
9:00 – 10:15 a.m.	Awareness Drives Change: Recognizing Microaggressions and Biases in O&P (GS2)
10:30 a.m.- Noon	Concurrent Education: AOPA Funded Research in Orthotics and Prosthetics (C1) Muscle Tone and Hypertonus – Assessment & Relevance to Ankle-Foot Orthotic Management (C2) Technical and Pedorthic Programming: Current Concepts in UCBL and SMO Care with Demonstration of  a New Direct Foam Model Fabrication Method (P1/T1) Business Education Medicare Policy Update (B2) Appeals and Denials (B3)
12:00 – 1:30 p.m.	Howard R. Thranhardt Award 25th Anniversary Celebration and Luncheon (C3) Join your colleagues for a celebratory lunch as we honor past and current Thranhardt Awardees. The Effect of Microprocessor Controlled Exo-Prosthetic Knees on Limited Community Ambulators: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Treatment Parameters for the UCSF Pectus Carinatum Orthosis: A Pilot Study
1:30 – 3:00 p.m.	Unopposed Exhibition
1:30 – 6:00 p.m.	Exhibit Hall Open
3:00 – 4:30 p.m.	Concurrent Education: Prosthetic Symposium: Outcomes, Outcomes, Outcomes: The Times are Here! (C4)
3:00 – 4:00 p.m.	Concurrent Education: Orthotic & Pedorthic Management of the Diabetic Foot (P2/C5) Diabetes and Its Impact on the Foot Diabetes and Obesity in the U.S. Human vs. Machine (T2) Department of Veterans Affairs Update (B4) Instructional Workshop for O&P Researchers (C6)
4:15 – 6:00 p.m.	Concurrent Education : Orthotic/Pedorthic Management of the Partial Foot (P2/C5 – Continued) The Charcot Foot The Total Package: A Diabetic Shoe is Only as Good as… Navigating the TSPD Benefit Technical Education Attachment and Finishing of Posterior Mounted Feet (T3) Noise Abatement (T4) Sam E. Hamontree Business Education – Hear the Hamontree Contenders and cast your vote for the Award-Winning Paper (B5) Technology Readiness for Orthotists and Prosthetists Adverse Outcomes Audit: Using Simplified Six Sigma as a Loss Control Measure Evidence-Based Practice: Make It a Business Opportunity!
6:00 – 7:00 p.m.	O&P PAC Reception

Saturday, September 11, 2021

7:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.	Registration and Information Desks Open
7:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.	Speaker Ready Room Available
7:30 – 8:00 a.m.	Breakfast
8:00 – 9:00 a.m.	AOPA Membership Meeting and Awards Ceremony (GS3)
9:15 a.m. – Noon	Concurrent Education: Justifying Medical Necessity and Documentation (C8/B6) Non-Operative Management of Infantile Idiopathic Scoliosis (C9) Technical Fabrication Techniques Advanced Vacuum Thermoforming with Prepreg Thermoplastic Composites (T5) Dynamic AFO Fabrication and 3D Printing (T6) FDM 3D Printing Workflow for Transtibial Diagnostic Sockets (T7) Pedorthic Education Orthotics Technology Forum (P3) In-Office Foot Orthoses Adjustments: Tools, Tips and Tricks (P4) In House Fabrication vs. Outsourcing (P5)
12:15 – 1:00 p.m.	Lunch in Exhibit Hall
Noon – 3:00 p.m.	Unopposed Exhibition
11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.	Exhibit Hall Open
3:00 – 4:30 p.m.	Concurrent Education: Prosthetic Symposium: Innovating Prosthetic Foot Performance: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Technology Translation from the Ivory Tower to the Clinic (C10) Advancements in AFO Technology (C11) Technical Education: State-of-the-Art and Future Perspective for the Testing of Lower-Limb Prosthetic Sockets (T8) Pedorthics Make Full Use of Your Scope of Practice (P6) Do Custom Shoes Still Have a Place? (P7) Dealing with Difficult Patients (P8) Business Education Get to the Point with Documentation (B7) Prosthetic Approvals and Appeals—Top Ten Do’s and Don’ts (B8)
4:30 – 6:00 p.m.	Concurrent Education: Prosthetic Symposium: The Four Es to Successful Upper Limb Prosthetic Rehabilitation (C12) The Cephalic Index Throughout the Ages (C13) Technical Education Designing 3D Printed Upper Limb Prosthetic Devices – Overcoming Limitations and Strengthening Key Components (T9) Current Concepts and Case Studies in 3D Printing of Definitive Devices (T10) Pedorthics Money Saved is Money Earned: Is Your Practice Efficient? (P9) Using Shoe Modifications Effectively (P10) Business Education Identifying and Leveraging Your Values to Avoid Burnout (B9) Helping Your Uninsured Patient Population (B10)