Ohio Chapter Meeting

Ohio Chapter Meeting

Dianne Farabi

4/14/2004

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 Address Redacted>