The American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association (AOPA) announced that Anton Johannesson, PhD, CPO, Caitlin Deom, PT, DPT, and John Frederick, CPO/L, are recipients of the 2020 Howard R. Thranhardt Award. The winners will present their research at the 2020 American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association Virtual National Assembly on September 10.
Johannesson will present Systematic Procedure in Lower Limb Amputation – The Scandinavian Approach. He currently serves as Clinical Manager of Prosthetics at Össur, Reykjavik, Iceland. He is also lead clinician in prosthetics at Teamolmed in Sweden. He earned his PhD in orthopedics from the University of Lund, Sweden, and his research interests include lower-limb amputation in patients with vascular disease.
Deom and Frederick will present High Intensity Gait Training for Stroke Patients: The Neuroplastic Principles Behind this Evidence-Based Treatment Modality, Comparison to Conventional Physical Therapy and Effect on Orthotic Management.
Deom is a therapy manager at the Brain Innovation Center at the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, Chicago, where she manages an interdisciplinary team, orchestrates logistics surrounding delivery of patient care, works on various projects, and provides interventions to patients at the inpatient setting. Her clinical experience includes seven years of practice specializing in the management of stroke and brain injury patients.
Fredrick provides orthotic care to inpatients at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab’s flagship hospital. Practicing since 2005, he has expertise in spinal, lower-limb, and upper-limb orthotic management, specializing in neuromuscular and pediatric populations. He mentors Shirley Ryan AbilityLab orthotic residents and Northwestern University Prosthetic-Orthotic Center students, and provides educational in-services to physical and occupational therapists.
“These individuals represent the best in orthotic and prosthetic patient care and the American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association is proud to name them as 2020 Thranhardt Award winners,” said Jeff Lutz, CPO, AOPA president.”
