Dear Fellow Practitioners and Associates:
The Texas Chapter of the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists invite you to attend our Annual Technical Workshop and Scientific Meeting July 25 and 26, 2003 to be held at the Austin Omni Hotel, Downtown. On Friday, July 25, manufacturers and suppliers will provide technical hands-on training in a close and upfront setting. With seven manufacturers giving workshops, there will be options for everyone. Saturday, July 26, speakers from across Texas and the United States will share their knowledge and expertise in orthotics and prosthetics. ABC has approved up to 7 CECs for Friday and 6.25 credits for Saturday. See the agenda below.
E-mail Susan Kapp, CPO, LPO [email protected] or David Telford, CPO, LPO [email protected] for a registration form to be completed and sent to David by Tuesday, July 15, 2003 to take advantage of early registration fees. The contact number for the hotel is 1-800-THE OMNI Downtown Austin.
I look forward to seeing you in Austin.
Douglass J. Wacker, CPO, LPO
Texas Chapter of the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists
President
Workshop Schedule:
Otto Bock Health Care: An Overview of the Harmony, A Vacuum Assisted Socket
System
Orthomerica: Spinal Pathology and Orthotic Management
Fillauer Companies: The Swing Phase Lock Orthotic Knee Workshop
Southern Prosthetics: Freedom Innovations A Natural Foot Combining Comfort
and Durability
College Park Industries: Lower Limb Seminar
Jim Smith Sales, Inc: Fitting the Ultimate Knee
Ossur: Silicone Liner Applications and Selection
Scientific Schedule:
Texas Board of Prosthetics and Orthotics Update, Scott Atha, LPO
Prosthetic Management of Endomorphic Patients, Gerald Stark, BSME, CP, FAAOP
The Effect of Repositioning and/or Therapy on the Orthotic Management of Infants with Positional Plagiocephaly, Dulcy Lima, CO, OTR/L
A Different Prosthetic Option for Fitting a Patient with Partial Foot and Transtibial Amputations, Earl Fogler, CP, LP
Transfemoral Biomechanics and Polycentric Knees, Gerald Stark, BSME, CP, FAAOP
Osteomyoplasty from a Prosthetist’s Prospective, Jonathan Day, CPO
Measurement of Peak Plantar Pressures and Contact Areas of the Pes Planus Foot using the F-SCAN while varying Shoe-Foot Interfaces, Jason Reed, LP
Advances In Upper Extremity Prosthetic Interface Designs and Technology, John M. Miguelez, CP, FAAOP
Effectiveness of a Multi-Stage Approach to the Treatment of Upper Extremity Contractures, Anne Wilks Pare’, CO, LO
Working with Modern Day Soles, Ross Marty, C.Ped.
The Influence of How Much a Scoliosis Orthosis is Worn and Its Ability to Prevent Curve Progression in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis, Don Katz, FAAOP, CO, LO
Evaluation Studies of New Electric Terminal Devices, Harold Sears, Ph.D.
Assessing the Readability of Prosthetic-Orthotic Patient Education Materials, Leslie Gray, LO
