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2017 Program & Schedule at a Glance

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Schedule at a Glance

Tuesday, September 5, 2017

10:00 AM – 6:00 PM	Registration Open
10:00 AM – 6:00 PM	Exhibitor Set up
1:00 PM – 5:00 PM	Pre-Conference Education: Flexible Sub-Ischial Vacuum Socket Course Tickets Requited Limited space available

Wednesday, September 6, 2017

7:00 AM – 6:30 PM	Registration Open
8:00 AM – 3:00 PM	Exhibitor Set up
8:00 AM – Noon	Manufacturers’ Workshop – Tier A
8:00 – 10:00 AM	Manufacturers’ Workshop – Tier B
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM	Manufacturers’ Workshop – Tier C
1:00 – 5:00 PM	Thranhardt Golf Classic
1:00 – 3:00 PM	Manufacturers’ Workshop – Tier D
1:00 – 5:00 PM	Business Certificate Program Materials Management: The Hidden Product Cost Factor (B1) Financial Health – Cash is King (B2) Effective Staff Meetings that Translate into Business Results (B3) Back to Basics: Using the Classics to Make Online Marketing Easy and Affordable (B4) Balance Scorecards are an Essential Tool to Success (B5)
1:00 – 5:00 PM	Manufacturers’ Workshop – Tier E
3:30 – 5:30 PM	Manufacturers’ Workshop – Tier F
5:30 – 7:30 PM	Welcome to Las Vegas Reception
5:30 – 7:30 PM	Exhibit Hall Open

Thursday, September 7, 2017

7:00 AM – 6:00 PM	Registration Open
7:00 AM	Breakfast
7:15 – 9:00 AM	Opening general session Keynote: The U.S. Health Landscape, Michael L. Lovdal, PhD
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM	Break in Hall
10:30 – Noon	Concurrent Education Future of Prosthetics: Analyzing the Tissue Socket Interface (C1) Free Papers—Improving Outcomes for the Lower Limb Amputee (C2) Symposia: Orthotic Management of Post Stroke Gait Dysfunction (C3) Pedorthic Education Managing the Diabetic Foot (P1) Business Education Compliance and Ethics in Orthotics and Prosthetics (B6) Future Tech: A Glimpse into Emerging Technologies (T1)
Noon – 1:00 PM	Lunch and Learn: Exoskeletons and NeuroRehab – Where are we Headed? Tickets Required Limited space available
Noon – 1:30 PM	Lunch in Exhibit Hall
1:30 – 2:30 PM	DME CERT Outreach and Education Task Force: Prevalent O&P Errors (B7)
1:30 – 3:00 PM	Concurrent Education Symposium: New Technologies for Prosthetics and Orthotics (C4) Specializing in Upper Limb Prosthetics (C5) Symposium: Driving Improved Patient Care: Examples from Clinicians on Outcomes Use (C6) Pedorthic Education (P2) – Concludes at 3:15 Pre-Ulcer Stage: Off-Loading for Ulcer Prevention (P3) Ulcer Stage: Diabetic Management of the Foot Ulcer and Pedorthic Concern—What Physicians Want (P4) Ulcer Stage: Insoles and Shoes for Partial Foot Amputation (P5) Fabrication Methods Triple Action Ankle Joint (T2)
2:30 – 5:30 PM	Best Business Practices and Documentation (B8) A New Twist on Documentation (B8A) The Power of Social Media – Creating an Army of Online Healthcare Advocates to Grow Your Business (B8B) AMPLIFY: Using Traditional and Digital Methods to Enhance Advocacy (B8C) AOPA’s Take on Documentation and Best Business Practices (B8D) The AOPA Co-OP: Right at Your Fingertips (B8E) Implementation of EMR – Catching up with the Rest of Healthcare to Communicate with Referral Sources (B8F) Good Manufacturing Practices for Technicians: Guidelines for Present and Future FDA Requirements for Clinical Thermoforming (T3)
3:15 – 4:30 PM	Concurrent Education Instructional Course: Innovative Transfemoral Socket Design (C7) Prosthetic Management of the Lower Limb Amputee (C8) Symposium: Gait Salvage: Mobility Matters (C9) Pedorthic Education Ulcer Stage: Off-Loading For Ulcers Prevention (P6) Biomechanics of Gait and the Influence of Pedorthics (P7) Utilization of Carbon Infused Polyproplene in Pediatric Orthotics and Prosthetic Sockets (T4)
4:30 – 5:30 PM	Concurrent Education German Quality Standards of Prosthetic Fittings in Upper and Lower Limb Prosthetics (C10) Unique Considerations in Prosthetic Clinical Care (C11) Symposium: Implementing an Integrated Care Model into Your Practice (C12) Pedorthics: Usability, Adherence, and Communication with Patients (P8) Technician Update (T5)
5:30 – 6:30 PM	Centennial Celebration in Exhibit Hall
6:30 – 9:30 PM	Party with a Purpose

Friday, September 8, 2017

7:00 AM – 5:00 PM	Registration Open
7:00 AM	Breakfast
7:15 – 7:40 AM	AOPA Election Results and Awards Ceremony (Oceanside D)
7:40 – 8:00 AM	RAND Study (Oceanside D)
8:00 – 9:00 AM	Award Winning Tranhardt Lectures Introducing the Prosthetic Homologue for Embodiment (C13A) – Michael Wininger, PhD Reference Values for Temporal Gait and Loading Symmetry of Lower-Limb Amputees can Help in Refocusing Rehabilitation Targets (C13B) – Andrea Giovanni Cutti, PhD and Gennaro Verni, MEng Do Foot Orthoses Work? Outcomes from a Multi-Clinic Study of 6,658 Pedorthic Patient Visits (C13C) – Michael Ryan, PhD The Micro-Processor Controlled Orthosis: What is the Impact to the User Versus the Stance Control Orthosis and Conventional Locked KAFO? (C13D) – Shenan Hoppe-Ludwig, CPO
9:00 – 10:30 AM	Break in Hall
10:30 AM – Noon	Concurrent Education Power in Prosthetics (C14) Improving Function for the Orthotic Patient (C15) World Perspectives on Polio & PPS Management (C16) Symposium: Current Strategies for Managing Charcot-Marie Tooth (CMT) Disease (C17 and P9) Cyber Security… IS IT SAFE? Be Prepared! (B9) 3D Printing in O&P: Foundations (T6)
Noon – 1:30 PM	Lunch in Exhibit Hall
12:15 – 1:30 PM	The Diabetic Foot in Remission: Strategies to Make Prevention Pay Tickets Required Limited space available
1:30 – 3:00 PM	Concurrent Education Advancements in Osseointegration Technology for Amputees (C18) New Considerations in Lower Limb Orthotic Management (C19) Symposium: Pediatric LE Orthotic Gait and Functional Design, Tuning and Alignment (C20) 3D Printing in O&P: Fabrication Workshop (T7)
1:30 – 4:30 PM	Focus on Technology (P10) Comparison of 3 Casting Methods for Custom Foot Orthoses (P10A) Technology and Pedorthic Care (P10B)
1:30 – 5:30 PM	Triple Aim (B10) What is the Triple Aim? An Overview and Definition of the Triple Aim (B10A) Complete Care – Succeeding with Alternative Payment Models that may Effect O&P (B10B) Quality at Kaiser (B10C) How Measuring Satisfaction Can Change Behavior (B10D) How Can Triple Aim Impact the Scope of Practice of the O&P Clinician -Threat or Opportunity (B10E) Panel Discussion (B10F)
3:15 – 4:30 PM	Concurrent Education Symposium: Predicting Walking Ability Following Lower Limb Amputation (C21A) Technology Transfer Program (C22) 3D Printing in O&P: Materials, Machines, and Methods Discussion (T8)
4:30 – 5:30 PM	A Deeper Look into Full-Contact BK Sockets via a Comprehensive Fluid Control System (C21B ) Ends at 5:00 PM Poster Sessions 3D Printing Roundtable Discussion (T9)
5:30 – 6:30 PM	Happy Hour

Saturday, September 9, 2017

8:00 AM – Noon	Registration Open
7:00 AM	Breakfast
7:15 – 7:40 AM	Awards Presentation
7:40 – 8:00 AM	Economic Value of Orthotic and Prosthetic Services Among Medicare Beneficiaries: A 2011–2014 Claims-Based Retrospective Cohort Study
8:00 – 9:00 AM	General Session: Healthcare Delivery Systems from Around the World
9:00 – 10:30 AM	Break in Exhibit Hall
10:30 AM – Noon	Concurrent Education Symposium: The Experience of Sequential Partial Foot and Transtibial Amputation: Implications for Shared Decision Making about Amputation Surgery (C23) Symposium: Pediatric UE Functional Orthotics for Children with Neuromuscular Diseases (C24) Prosthetic Free Papers—Advancing Care for Today (C25) Pedorthic Education (P11) Rocker Shoes for Reduction of Ankle Motion (P11A) Advances In Shoe Closures Could Change the World (P11B) Distinguishing Categories of Medial Column Ligamentous Failure (P11C) Adjustable Socket Revolution (T10)
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM	Award Winning Hamontree Lectures An Easy Way to Show Health Economical Benefit in Standard O&P Practice: A First Experience (B11A) – Andreas Hahn, PhD, MSc Competitive Differentiator: Executing a Data-Driven Growth Strategy in O&P (B11B)- Ryan Ball
11:30 AM – Noon	The Sun is Shining: How to Use Capital Markets to Fund Your Business’ Growth (B12)
Noon – 1:30 PM	Lunch on Own
1:00 – 2:30 PM	Concurrent Education Multi-Scale Integration in Upper Limb Prosthetics (C26) Orthotic Symposia: Stance Control (C27) Prosthetic Free Papers (C28) Everyday Risk & New Regulations of Isocyanate in the O&P Work Environment (C29)
1:00 – 3:00 PM	2017 Compliance Update: Compliance Excellence, Best Business Practices and the Successful Accreditation Survey (B13)