Dear O&P Professionals,
There has been some interest regarding the content of the Ohio Chapter
Spring Meeting being held on April 24th at the Hilton Easton Town Center,
FYI, the program will be 1/2 day of general sessions and 1/2 day of breakout
sessions including 5 practice areas (O&P, Pedorthic, Technician and Fitters)
MORNING:
— Update from ABC (Cathy Carter, ABC)
— AOPA Governmental Relations Update and Medicare Modernization Act of
2003 (Medicare Prescription Bill) (Jon Leimkuehler, CPO, FAAOP, Immediate
Past President, AAOP)
— Clinical Comparison of Stance Control KAFO’s
(Horton,E-Knee,Freewalk,UTX,Fillauer) — (Steven Whiteside, CO)
AFTERNOON:
Orthotic Session
— Certification Class for the Becker Eknee (Gary G. Bedard, CO, FAAOP)
Prosthetic Session
— Evolution of the Transfemoral Socket (Kevin Carroll, CP, FAAOP)
— Latest Developments in Myoelectrics (Steve Mandacina,CP)
— A Practitioner’s Perspective of Otto Bock’s ETS System for Trans Tibials
(Joel Kempfer, CP, FAAOP)
— An Overview of Pediatric Prosthetics (John Stephenson, CP, LP)
Pedorthic Session
— Therapeutics Footwear Bill (Ross Marty, C.Ped, BOC-O)
— Shoes: An Integral Part of Wound Management (Don Weldon, C.Ped, BOC-O)
— The Practical Benefits of Using CAD/CAM Technology for the Design of
Custom Foot Orthoses: A Hands-on Workshop. (Chuck Greene, C.Ped).
Technical Session
— Fabrication Techniques for Stance Control KAFO’s (Chris Long, RTO)
— Endolite’s Static Alignment and Transfer in Production (Malcolm
Owen
— Myoelectric Fabrication (Frank J. Zingales, RTP, BOC-P
— Tech Tips at Your Fingertips (Mark Joyce, RTO, CO)
Mastectomy and Fitter
— Introduction to the Custom Breast Prosthesis (Patrice Sobcznski)
If you would like to register for the meeting, please contact me
(information below).
~~Rich
Richard W. Butchko
5613 Stockton Way
Dublin, Ohio 43016
Phone: 614/336-8599
Fax: 614/336-8596
Cell: 614/537-4327
E-mail: [email protected]
