This is being sent on behalf of the planning committee of this conference.
Please consider attending this conference in Asheville, NC USA on Lower Extremity Amputation and standards of care. Details are listed below.
It is approved for ABC and BOC credit hours.
It is being organized by MAHEC (Mountain Area Health Education Center)http://mahec.net/This organization is a local Non-Profit health care provider and education organization.
Neither myself nor Ability P&O have any financial interest in this conference – though I am on the planning committee.
Thank you,
Jacob Townsend, CPOAbility Prosthetics and OrthoticsAsheville, NCUSA
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Announce: Lower Extremity Amputee Conference
2015 LE Amputee Conference
Friday, August 7, 2015
MAHEC Education- Asheville, NC
http://tinyurl.com/amputee-conference
From
surgery to ongoing gait analysis and treatment, care of persons with
lower extremity limb loss is a team effort. Join other prosthetic and
therapy professionals to learn
and team build for better patient outcomes. Other topics that can
accompany limb loss, including phantom limb pain and psychosocial
issues, will also be addressed. Returning by popular demand, Donald
Gajewski, MD (Director of the Center for the Intrepid) will
close the conference.
Prosthetic
Credit Hours: This program has been approved for up to 7.5 credits (6.5
scientific and 1.0 business) through the American Board for
Certification (ABC) and by the BOC for 7.5 CEUs
(6.5 Category 1 & 1.0 Category II). Full participation in this
program is required to be eligible for the full amount of credits.
Agenda:
7:30am Registration, Refreshments
(provided) and Exhibitors
7:50am Presentation of Colors Air Force 14th Weather Squadron Color Guard
8:00am Current Surgical Approaches to LE Amputation Craig Powell, MD
9:00am Documentation, Outcomes and Reimbursement Issues Brian Kaluf, BSE, CP
(This presentation is supported by Ability Prosthetics & Orthotics)
10:00am Break and Exhibitors
10:30am Digital Scanning – An Evidence-based Approach Wayne Fichtel, CP
(This presentation is supported by WillowWood™)
11:30am Phantom Limb Pain Management Susan Stralka, PT, DPT, MS
(End The Pain Project donated the use of the ETPP ToolKit pdf for the participants as part of this presentation)
12:30pm Lunch
(provided) and Exhibitors
1:30pm
Introduction to the Amputee Coalition’s Well-being Program – Jack
Richmond, CPOA and Psychosocial Issues Screening and Referral Carrie
Lisa Torrey, PhD (Mr. Richmond’s presentation is
supported by Fillauer)
2:15pm Gait Analysis and Treatment with Patient Demos
Carol Miller, PT, PhD, GCS and Russell Walker, CP, LP, FAAOP (Mr. Walker’s presentation is supported by ProCare Prosthetics)
3:15pm Break and Exhibitors
3:30pm Gait Analysis and Treatment, continued
4:30pm New Directions Donald A. Gajewski, MD, LTC, MC, US Army
5:15pm Conference Evaluation and Adjourn
The
cost is 175$ or 88$ early registration and student fee.
To register, please visit: http://tinyurl.com/amputee-conference
