The Thranhardt Lectures are:
- Goal Attainment and Reduction in Walking Aids: Interim Results from the C-brace® Registry
Presenter: Russ Lundstrom, MS, Otto Bock HealthCare
- Pain & Performance: Important Considerations for Outcome Measure Assessment
Presenter: Samantha J. Stauffer, CPO, MSOP, FAAOP, University of Delaware, Limb Loss Studies Lab/Independence Prosthetics-Orthotics, Delaware
- Celebrating Excellence and Innovation in Orthotics and Prosthetics
Moderator: Kristin Carnahan, CPO, University of Michigan Orthotics & Prosthetics Center
Q&A Moderator: Sally Kenworthy, PhD, CPO, Baylor College of Medicine
Aside from several technical workshop opportunities to see products available to help O&P businesses implement 3D printing technologies, educational sessions on the topic include:
- Lessons in Additive Manufacturing for Orthotists & Prosthetists
Session Leader: Tara Wright, MSOP, CPO, LPO, FAAOP, Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare
Speaker(s)
Dan Blocka, CO, FISPO, President, Boundless Biomechanical Bracing, Ontario, Canada
Brent Wright, HP 3D Printing
David Johnson, 3D Applications Engineer, HP
- Exploring Cranial Remolding Solutions: A Clinician and Parent Perspective on Traditional and 3D Printed Helmets
Session Leader: Jessica Corso, CO, LO, FAAOP, Orthotist, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
Moderator: Steven Slawinski, CO, LO, FAAOP, Director of Cranial Program, Orthotist, Boston O&P, New Jersey,
Speaker:
Tiffany Graham, MSPO, C/LPO, FAAOP(D), Associate Professor, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Melissa Cordial-Stout, BOCO, Orthotic & Cranial Team Lead, Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital, Michigan,
Jessica Corso, CO, LO, FAAOP, Orthotist, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
Kristen Thessing, CPO
To read about all the sessions and events at the Academy Annual Meeting & Scientific Symposium, visit the program.
Reference:
- In 1991, O&P researchers began exploring 3D printing. https://blog.spsco.com/brief-history-of-3d-printing-oandp#:~:text=In%201999%2C%20the%20first%203D,carpenter%20decided%20to%20collaborate%20online.
