O&P Technician CE Course 2018

Orthotic & Prosthetic Technician Continuing Education Course

Dates

October 12 and 13, 2018

About

This program has been approved for 15 CE credits by the American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics & Pedorthics (ABC) and for 16.5 CE credits by the Board of Certification (BOC), and for 12 MCE by Orthotics Prosthetics Canada (OPC).

Schedule

Friday, October 12	Speaker	Course Title
7:30 - 8:30 a.m.	Geza Kogler	An Instrumented AFO: An In-Clinic Diagnostic Assessment Tool
8:30 - 9:30 a.m.	Peter Springs	Custom Clubfoot Night Bracing
9:30 - 9:45 a.m.	Break	Refreshments
9:45 - 10:45 a.m.	Fred Lanier	Spectracarb Fabrication Demo
10:45 - 11:45 a.m.	Justi Appel & Steve Hughes	Custom Fabrication Techniques for Static and Dynamic Joints
11:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.	Break	Lunch
12:15 - 1:15 p.m.	Steve Hill	Future Tech! Emerging Technologies in O&P 2018
1:15 - 2:15 p.m.	Jackie Valdez	It’s Not Exo it’s NEXO…The New Skeleton from Fillauer
2:15 - 2:30 p.m.	Break	Refreshments
2:30 - 3:30 p.m.	Chad Eberhart	Symes Fabrication and Variations
3:30 - 4:30 p.m.	Curt Bertram	The Central Fabrication Experience
4:30 - 5:30 p.m.	KT Treadwell	Partial Finger Amputations: Population, Impact, Technology
5:30 - 7:00 p.m.	Reception	Attendees, Vendors, Staff

Saturday, October 13	Speaker	Course Title
7:30 - 8:30 a.m.	Andy Marsland	Limb Logic/Suction Outcomes
8:30 - 9:30 a.m.	Pam Hale	Taking Polypropylene to a New Level of Performance
9:30 - 10:30 a.m.	Steve Hill	Becker Orthopedic Modular Systems
10:30 - 10:45 a.m.	Break	Refreshments
10:45 - 11:45 a.m.	Dan Kiesecker	Dynamic Creativity: Alternative Approaches to the Dynamic AFO
11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.	Mary-Kate Ennis	The Technician’s Impact on Patient Outcomes
12:45 - 1:45 p.m.	Russ Bartlett & Brad Davis	Dynamic Strut AFO Set-up & Finishing
1:45 - 2:00 p.m.	Adjourn	Evaluation Forms/Thank You Bernard Hewey and Ruthie Dearing