Academy Hands-On Prosthetic Exam Preparation Seminar
November 4-5, 2017
Cooks Children’s Hospital, Fort Worth, Texas
SEMINAR DESCRIPTION
Build your confidence with the Academy Prosthetic Exam Preparation Seminar. During this comprehensive, 1.5-day seminar, you’ll go through simulations of all three parts of the prosthetic certification exam, including hands-on simulations with patient models.
Areas of focus include:
* Transtibial and transfemoral evaluation and troubleshooting
* Gait and alignment
* Manual muscle testing
* Range of motion
* Transtibial casting
* Upper-limb prosthetics
FACULTY MEMBERS
Sarah Tomas, CPO, FAAOP, and John Johnson, CPO, have eight years of experience running and administering in-person preparatory exam simulations. Sarah is the owner and vice president of Bio-Medic Appliances in Essex Junction, Vermont, and John is the director of prosthetics and orthotics for Cook Children’s Health Care System in Fort Worth, Texas.
REGISTRATION FEE
The registration fee is $375 and includes all course materials, a binder with reference materials and handouts, lunch and refreshments on Saturday, and refreshments on Sunday.
This one-of-a-kind opportunity is open to Academy members only. Not a member? Join today at http://www.oandp.org/join.
Class size is limited. Register for the Prosthetics Exam Preparation Seminar at http://www.oandp.org/event/2017_EPS.
Manisha S. Bhaskar
Senior Director of Communications & Development
American Academy of Orthotists & Prosthetists
1331 H Street NW, Suite 501
Washington, DC 20005
PHONE: (202) 380-3663
FAX: (202) 380-3447
http://www.oandp.org