PROGRAM
The program format will include lectures simultaneously translated in English and Spanish for all attendees in the mornings with time for panel discussions. In the afternoons, two and four hour workshops will be offered on a space available basis. The program and registration form are available as a downloadable pdf (125KB).
Approved for 22 ABC Category I Credits!
Thursday, February 1, 2007
| 7:10-7:55am | Registration | |
| 7:30-3:00pm | Exhibits Open (in separate exhibit area) | |
| 8:00-8:15am | Welcome and Opening Remarks — Robert Kistenberg, MPH, CP, FAAOP, US ISPO Chairman | |
| 8:15-8:45am | Current Issues for ISPO — John Fisk, MD (ISPO Executive Board Vice-President) | |
| 8:45-9:15am | The Psychology of Amputation — Kevin Carroll, CPO | |
| 9:15-9:45am | Transfemoral Amputation - Surgical Myodesis Which Enhances Prosthetic Use — Dr. Frank Gottschalk, MD | |
| 9:45-10:15am | The Development of the Naturally Shaped Ischial Containment Socket System — Kevin Carroll, CPO | |
| 10:15-11:00am | Coffee Break in Exhibit Area | |
| 11:00-11:30am | The Charcot Foot — John Bowker, MD | |
| 11:30a-12Noon | Ischemic Wound Care — Dr. Karen Andrews, MD | |
| 12:00-12:30pm | A Report on P & O Career Training and Long Distance Education Programs in a Latin America University, University Don Bosco (UDB) — UDB Faculty | |
| 12:30-1:00pm | Clinical Applications for the CROW Walker AFO — Ted Trower, CPO | |
| 1:00-2:00pm | Lunch | |
| 2:00-4:00pm | Workshop #1a Dynamic Control Plastic AFO's - O.P. Elías Fermón Arditti, CPO (México) | |
| 2:00-4:00pm | Workshop #1b Learning the Body Powered Basics: Harnessing, Cabling, and Components - Stephen Mandacina, CP, Troy Farnsworth, CP, Jack Uellendahl, CP | |
| 4:00-6:00pm | Workshop #2a Treatment of the Diabetic Foot Worskhop - O.P. Arturo Vásquez Vela, CPO, FAAOP (México) | |
| 4:00-6:00pm | Workshop #2b Learning the Body Powered Basics: Harnessing, Cabling, and Components - Stephen Mandacina, CP, Troy Farnsworth, CP, Jack Uellendahl, CP | |
| 6:30-8:00pm | Welcome Reception with Vendors |
Friday, February 2, 2007
| 7:30-3:00pm | Exhibits Open (in separate exhibit area) | |
| 8:00-8:30am | Prosthetic Knee Systems including "Intelligent Knees" — John Michael, MSE, CPO | |
| 8:30-9:30am | The M.A.S. (Marlo Ortiz Socket) Ischial Containment Above Knee Prosthetic Socket - Clinical and Technical Results — Marlo Ortiz, CP (Mexico) | |
| 9:30-10:00am | Upper Limb Prosthetic Restoration Trends — Alberto Esquenazi, MD | |
| 10:00-10:30am | Critical Factors in Electrically-powered Upper Extremity Prosthetics — John Miguelez, CP | |
| 10:30-11:15am | Coffee Break in Exhibit Area | |
| 11:15-12Noon | CADCAM TLSO's for Treatment of Spinal Pathologies — Dr. Jose Miguel Gomez, MD, LO | |
| 12:00-12:30pm | Foot Orthoses for Valgus Foot Deformities — Edgar Caudillo S., O&P (Engineer - Mexico) | |
| 12:30-1:00pm | Physiologic Foot Orthoses for Arthritic and Diabetic — Gerardo Caudillo S. (O&P - Mexico) | |
| 1:00-2:00pm | Lunch | |
| 2:00-4:00pm | Workshop #3 Producing CADCAM TLSO's - A Clinical Presentation for Orthotists — Dr. Jose Miguel Gomez, MD, LO | |
| 4:00-6:00pm | Workshop #4 Tips to Ease the Work of the O&P — Juan Carlos Camacho ( P/O - Mexico) | |
| 6:30-10:00pm | Reception, Oceanside Dinner and Entertainment |
Saturday, February 3, 2007
| 7:30-3:00pm | Exhibits Open (in separate exhibit area) | |
| 8:00-8:30am | Establishing Clinical P&O services in Developing Countries — Robert Kistenberg, MPH, CP | |
| 8:30-9:00am | Bilateral High Upper Limb Loss from Infancy or Childhood: Adult Outcomes — Mary Williams Clark, MD | |
| 9:00-9:30am | Post Polio Syndrome, Team Management — John Fisk, MD | |
| 9:30-10:00am | Orthotic Knee Systems — John Michael, MSE, CPO | |
| 10:00-10:30am | The Amputee's Dream in the Prosthetist's Hand — Jose Salvador Carrasco Rico, Physical Therapist | |
| 10:30-11:15am | Coffee Break in Exhibit Area | |
| 11:15-12Noon | Low Back Pain: Diagnosis and Treatment — Dr. Leland Lou, MD | |
| 12:00-12:30pm | Chronic Pain: Phantom Limb vs Residual Limb — Dr. Leland Lou, MD | |
| 12:30-1:00pm | Investigative Study Results on the Niagra Foot — UDB Faculty | |
| 1:00-2:30pm | Lunch with Round Table Discussions | |
| 2:30-4:30pm | Concurrent Workshops Workshop #5a Workshop for OT's and Prosthetists on Myo-testing and Myo-testing for Upper Limb Prostheses — Shawn Swanson, OTR Workshop #5b A Workshop for Physicians and PT's (with one hour breakout sessions) on Low Back Pain Diagnosis and Treatment-Medical and Therapy Approaches — Dr. Leland Lou, MD, and Paula Prestemon, PT |
Post Conference Activity Xcaret Tour and Dinner
Saturday Evening, February 4, 2007 (minimum required for group tour)
Check it out on the Web: www.xcaret.com
PROGRAM APPROVED FOR 22 PCE's by ABC
Conference Vendors
ALPS South Corporation
Becker Orthopedic
Cascade Orthopedic Supply, Inc.
College Park Industries
Coyote Design
Euro International Inc
Freedom Innovations
O & P Edge
Ohio Willow Wood
OPGA
OPTEC, Inc.
Ortiz Internacional S.A. de CV
Orto Futura
Orto Moveana
Otto Bock Healthcare
SPT Technology Inc.
TRS Inc.
USA Sport & Health
WBC Industries
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