Texas Association of Orthotists & Prosthetists
Texas Association of Orthotists & Prosthetists
April 12-14, 2012
Hyatt Hill Country Resort & Spa
San Antonio, TX
www.taop.org
March 22nd Early Bird registration deadline for the 2012 TAOP Annual Conference. Register by March 22 and save $100.00
Register online.
http://www.taop.org/taop-annual-meeting-2012.html
Room block cut off is March 22nd.
Reserve your room online.
https://resweb.passkey.com/Resweb.do?mode=welcome_ei_new&eventID=3414733
Please Note: Medicare Workshop is a separate registration from the TAOP meeting registration.
TAOP Members: Dues are included in your registration.
THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 2012
7:00am – 5:00pm Registration Table Open: South Atrium
9:00am – 5:00pm Navigating Medicare in 2012 Workshop, Zita Upchurch, CGS: Fredericksburg EFG
75.00 for 1st two attendees, 50.00 for each additional attendee from the same facility.
12:00pm – 1:00pm (Lunch on your own)
11:00am – 5:00pm TAOP Golf Event at the Hyatt Hill Country Golf Club (Lunch included)
If you are not attending the meeting but would just like to register for golf, click here.
NEW WORKSHOP….JUST ADDED!
1:00pm – 3:00pm Workshop #501 Plie MPC Knee and Carbon Graphite Foot Products, John Gibson, CP
8:00pm -12:00am Standard Exhibitor Set Up: Fredericksburg Ballroom
6:00pm -10:00pm Casino Night Kick Off Party: Luckenbach Pavilion by the State of Texas pool
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FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 2012
7:00am – 8:00am Continental Breakfast in Exhibit Hall – REGISTRATION TABLE OPEN & EXHIBITS OPEN
8:00am – 10:00am Workshop #101 Spine Trauma Management to Orthotic Intervention, Mike Martin, CO, FAAOP, Cybertech
8:00am – 10:00am Workshop #102 Endolite ORION MPK, Greg Mannino, BOCP, Endolite
8:00am – 10:00am Workshop #103 Fabrication of the New Becker Modular Systems: Steve Hill, CO, Becker Orthopedic
8:00am – 10:00am Workshop #104 Medi-opoly: Strategies for Managing Prosthetic & Orthotic Audits, Linda Collins, Ossur
10:00am – 10:30am AM Break in Exhibit Hall – EXHIBITS OPEN
10:30am – 12:30pm Workshop #201 Building Your Practice with Ultraflex, A.J. Gray
10:30am – 12:30pm Workshop #202 The SYMBIONIC LEG, Todd Schweizer, CPO, Ossur
10:30am
– 12:30pm Workshop #203 Adult & Pediatric AFO’s:
Considerations in Design & Fabrication Kevin Matthews, CO, LO
10:30am – 12:30pm Workshop #204 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Electronic Transactions, Dianne Bird, BCBS of Texas
12:30pm – 2:00pm Lunch in Exhibit Hall w/Friday Registration – EXHIBITS OPEN
2:00pm – 4:00pm Workshop #301 WalkAide Review and Pediatric Focus, Anna Avakian, CPO, SPS
2:00pm – 4:00pm Workshop #302 REL-K Knee and MORE! Jeremy Farley, CPO, Fillauer
2:00pm – 4:00pm Workshop #303 Eco-Friendly Material in O&P, Jackie Valdez, CO, Allard USA
2:00pm – 4:00pm Workshop #304 Hidden Growth Opportunities – Your Map to Greater Success, Erin Cammarata, CTO
4:00pm – 6:00pm Workshop #401, Utilization of Unloading AFO’s, Jason Bradshaw, CO, FABDA
4:00pm – 6:00pm Workshop #402 Microprocessor Ankles and Feet, Anna Avakian, CPO, SPS
4:00pm
– 6:00pm Workshop #403 Innovative O&P Products, Jen
Coleman, UCO International and Tania Booker, Bulldog Tools
4:00pm
– 6:00pm Workshop #404 Customer Satisfaction is Worthless,
Customer Satisfaction is Priceless, Lisa Alston, Allied Plastics
6:00pm – 8:00pm TAOP Welcome Reception
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SATURDAY, APRIL 14, 2012
7:00am – 8:00am Registration Open – Continental Breakfast in Exhibit Hall – EXHIBITS OPEN
8:00am – 8:15am President’s Welcome-Mitch Presley, Jr., LP, President
8:15am – 8:45am Clinical Experience with Hip Abduction Orthoses following Hip Arthroplasty Revision-William Carlton, CO
8:45am – 9:15am Extremity Games and the Athletes with Disabilities Network, Beth Geno, ADN Executive Director
9:15am – 10:15am AM Break in Exhibit Hall (Exhibit Hall closes 10:30am)
10:15am -11:15am “CJ” User Volume Adjustable Socket-Keith Cornell, CP, FAAOP
11:15am – 12:00pm Assessing
and Responding to the Prosthetic Needs of Farmers and Ranchers-Craig
Heckathorne, MSc, Northwestern University, Prosthetics-Orthotics Center
for Education and Research
12:00pm – 1:00pm Lunch with Snapper: TAOP Member Lunch
1:00pm – 2:00pm TAOP Business Meeting- TAOP Board & Members Only
2:00pm – 2:30pm PM Break in Foyer – Exhibit Hall Closed
2:30pm – 3:00pm AOPA Update: PDAC, Medical Device Excise Tax, Competitive Bidding and more – Tom DiBello, CPO, FAAOP, AOPA President
3:00pm – 4:00pm Veterinary Orthotics & Prosthetics: An Emerging Market -Jim Alaimo, CPO
4:00pm-5:00pm TBOP Latest Developments & Updates – David Olvera, TBOP Executive Director
5:00pm TAOP Raffle Drawings & Closing Remarks – Mitch Presley, LP, President
