ANNOUNCE: Academy Ask The Expert Live Stream Event
Manisha Bhaskar
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Title:
ANNOUNCE: Academy Ask The Expert Live Stream Event
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Manisha Bhaskar
Date:
10/30/2018
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American Academy of Orthotists & Prosthetists
Join us for a free live-stream event.
Ask the Expert: Francois Van Der Watt, CPO, LPO
High-Activity and High-Performance Sports Prosthetics
Thursday, November 8, 2018
Noon-1 p.m. ET
Learn effective strategies you can use when working with your active amputee patients from a world-renowned expert in the area of high-activity and high-performance prosthetics.
Francois Van Der Watt ( <URL Redacted>) is the owner of Van Der Watt Prosthetics & Orthotics in Greenwood, Arkansas. He has been the prosthetist for the US Paralympic Track & Field team since 2011 and accompanies the team to World Championships and the Paralympics Games.
Francois will break down the biomechanics of running, amputee biomotor capabilities, and restoring or developing running capabilities for amputee patients. He'll discuss prosthetic componentry, socket design, suspension, alignment, and pylon setup. After his presentation, we'll open the virtual floor for your questions.
This free live-stream opportunity is available to Academy members exclusively.
Limited to the first 100 registrants.
REGISTER TODAY ( <URL Redacted>)
Manisha S. Bhaskar
Senior Director of Communications & Development
American Academy of Orthotists & Prosthetists
7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 760
Bethesda, MD 20814
PHONE: (202) 380-3663
FAX: (202) 380-3447
Join us for a free live-stream event.
Ask the Expert: Francois Van Der Watt, CPO, LPO
High-Activity and High-Performance Sports Prosthetics
Thursday, November 8, 2018
Noon-1 p.m. ET
Learn effective strategies you can use when working with your active amputee patients from a world-renowned expert in the area of high-activity and high-performance prosthetics.
Francois Van Der Watt ( <URL Redacted>) is the owner of Van Der Watt Prosthetics & Orthotics in Greenwood, Arkansas. He has been the prosthetist for the US Paralympic Track & Field team since 2011 and accompanies the team to World Championships and the Paralympics Games.
Francois will break down the biomechanics of running, amputee biomotor capabilities, and restoring or developing running capabilities for amputee patients. He'll discuss prosthetic componentry, socket design, suspension, alignment, and pylon setup. After his presentation, we'll open the virtual floor for your questions.
This free live-stream opportunity is available to Academy members exclusively.
Limited to the first 100 registrants.
REGISTER TODAY ( <URL Redacted>)
Manisha S. Bhaskar
Senior Director of Communications & Development
American Academy of Orthotists & Prosthetists
7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 760
Bethesda, MD 20814
PHONE: (202) 380-3663
FAX: (202) 380-3447
Citation
Manisha Bhaskar, “ANNOUNCE: Academy Ask The Expert Live Stream Event,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 5, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/209172.
