VOPA October 3-5, 2013 in Fairfax, Virginia
Elizabeth Mansfield
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VOPA October 3-5, 2013 in Fairfax, Virginia
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Elizabeth Mansfield
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9/6/2013
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2013 Virginia Orthotic & Prosthetic Association Annual Meeting
Thursday, October 03, 2013 1:00 PM -
Saturday, October 05, 2013 5:00 PM (Eastern Time)
REGISTRATION LINK
<URL Redacted>
Hyatt Fairfax at Fair Lakes
12777 Fair Lakes Circle
Fairfax, VA 22033
If you have any questions or need any help at all email <Email Address Redacted>
VOPA rate of $109.00 INCLUDES ONE FULL BREAKFAST PER NIGHT PER ROOM per night.
Hyatt has free parking and free wifi.
Conveniently located off Route 66, this AAA Three-Diamond Fairfax hotel
is ideally within walking distance, minutes from premier shopping mall,
major corporate offices, Vienna Metro Station, both Dulles and Reagan
National Airports and only 18 miles from the landmark sights of
Washington D.C.
HOTEL ROOM BLOCK CLOSES ON SEPTEMBER 16, 2013.
BOOK TODAY
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2013 - Workshops
12:00-5:00pm Registration Table Open
1:00pm EXHIBITOR SET UP
1:00-3:00pm A New Look at Pediatric Orthotic Care; Trulife Dynamic AFO's and the
Pectus Carinatum Orthosis, Jackie Valdez, CO, Trulife
1:00-3:00pm RUSH Foot, Rich Sainz, CP, Ability Dynamics
1:00-3:00pm Dilatancy Workshop for Orthotics Speaker TBA
3:00-5:00pm Objective Gait Analysis – For Improved Functional Outcomes: Neurologic
Disorders: A Comparison of Orthotic Interventions, Pamela Hale, CO,
Allard
3:00-5:00pm Clinical Implementation and Adjustment of the Michelangelo Hand, Gerry Stark, CPO, FAAOP, Ottobock
3:00-5:00pm Dilatancy Workshop for ProstheticsSpeaker TBA
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2013 – Breakout Sessions
7:00 – 7:45am REGISTRATION TABLE OPEN
7:45–9:00am Orth/Pros: Virginia Government Affairs, Scott Gregory, VOPA
7:45–9:00am Tech: Foot Orthotic Fabrication Updates, Mat Plus
9:00–10:30am AM Break in Exhibit Hall – EXHIBITS OPEN
10:30–11:30am Orth: Energy Storing AFO: Conceptual Methodology
Noel Chladek, CO
10:30–11:30am Pros: Biom, Brian Frasure, CP, iWalk
10:30–11:30am Tech: Bloodborne Pathogens & Technicians, John Schulte, CPO
11:30-12:30pm Orth: Using Technology to Enhance Profitability, Jim O’Malley
11:30-12:30pm Pros: Knee Design: Is there a “best”?Is there a difference?
Leslie Roberts, CP
11:30-12:30pm Tech: Fabrication of a dynamic adjustable socket using
the Revo-Limb system, Glenn Hutnick, CPO, Hutnick Rehab
12:30-1:30pm Lunch in Exhibit Hall– EXHIBITS OPEN
1:30-2:30pm Orth: Bloodborne Pathogens & Orthotists, John Schulte, CPO
1:30-2:30pm Pros: The Elan Foot, Amanda Hebert, CPO, Endolite
1:30-2:30pm Tech: Revo-Limb continued
2:30-3:30pm Orth: Gomez Orthotic Spinal System, Rachel Friddle-Johnson, CPO, Friddle’s Orthopedic
2:30-3:30pm Pros: Bloodborne Pathogens & Prosthetists, John Schulte,CPO
2:30-3:30pm Tech: Meet the Ringmaster, Bob Meyer, Bulldog Tools
3:30-4:00pm Break in Foyer
4:00-5:00pm Orth: Upper Extremity Orthoses, Speaker TBA
4:00-5:00pm Pros: An Interactive Approach to Lower Limb Prosthetic Education, John Gibson, CP, Freedom Innovations
4:00-5:00pm Tech: Innovations for 2013
5:00pm – 7:00pm VOPA Welcome Reception – EXHIBITS OPEN
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2013 – General Sessions
7:00-7:45am Registration
7:45-8:00am President’s Welcome
8:00-8:30am Keynote: Haiti P&O Update - 3 Years
Post-Earthquake Al Ingersoll, CP, Consultant
8:30-9:00am An Affordable Alternative to Custom in Silicone Cosmetic Prostheses Paul E. Gilbert, AOPM
9:00-10:30am AM Break in Exhibit Hall (Exhibit Hall closes 11:00am)
10:30-11:00am What Happened to the Person I
Hired?
John Schulte, CPO, FAAOP, Fillauer
11:00-12:00pm The
Effects of Walking Speed and Prosthetic Ankle Adapters on Upper
Extremity Dynamics and Stability-Related Parameters in Bilateral
Transtibial Amputee Gait, Matthew Major, PhD, NUPOC
12:00-1:00pm
Lunch
1:00-2:00pm The Future of Documentation & Regulation: How did we get here? Where is this all headed? Mark Ford, OPIE
2:00-2:100pm Break
2:10-2:30pm Comparison of Custom PLS & Dynamic Carbon Composite AFO in Charcot-Marie-Tooth Pamela Hale, CO, Allard
2:30-3:30pm Perpetuation Plan, Retirement Plan, Exit Strategy…Call It Whatever You Want, Just Do It! Jeff Michalenok, Cailor Fleming
3:30-4:30pm Reciprocating Gait Orthoses in Limb Loss: Advanced
Applications John Schulte, CPO, FAAOP, Fillauer
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2013 – Compliance Clinic
7:00-7:45am Registration
7:45-8:45am Moderator’s Welcome/Top Ten Jim Lawson, ABC
8:45-9:45am What Medicare Wants and How to Get It Carla Craft, Virginia Prosthetics
9:45-10:15am AM Break in Exhibit Hall (Exhibit Hall closes 11:00am)
10:15-12:00pm Orthotic and Prosthetics Audit Findings and Documentation Compliance - Medicare Zita Upchurch, CGS, Jurisdiction C
12:00-1:00pm Lunch
1:00-2:00pm The Future of Documentation & Regulation: How did we get here? Where is this all headed? Mark Ford, OPIE
2:00-2:15pm Break
2:15-3:30pm ABCs of Reimbursement Success Linda Collins, Ossur
3:30-4:30pm Contracting with the VA: Hints for Landing the Contract Joe McTernan, AOPA
4:30-5:00pm Reimbursement Round Table Jim Lawson, ABC
2013 Virginia Orthotic & Prosthetic Association Annual Meeting
Thursday, October 03, 2013 1:00 PM -
Saturday, October 05, 2013 5:00 PM (Eastern Time)
REGISTRATION LINK
<URL Redacted>
Hyatt Fairfax at Fair Lakes
12777 Fair Lakes Circle
Fairfax, VA 22033
If you have any questions or need any help at all email <Email Address Redacted>
VOPA rate of $109.00 INCLUDES ONE FULL BREAKFAST PER NIGHT PER ROOM per night.
Hyatt has free parking and free wifi.
Conveniently located off Route 66, this AAA Three-Diamond Fairfax hotel
is ideally within walking distance, minutes from premier shopping mall,
major corporate offices, Vienna Metro Station, both Dulles and Reagan
National Airports and only 18 miles from the landmark sights of
Washington D.C.
HOTEL ROOM BLOCK CLOSES ON SEPTEMBER 16, 2013.
BOOK TODAY
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2013 - Workshops
12:00-5:00pm Registration Table Open
1:00pm EXHIBITOR SET UP
1:00-3:00pm A New Look at Pediatric Orthotic Care; Trulife Dynamic AFO's and the
Pectus Carinatum Orthosis, Jackie Valdez, CO, Trulife
1:00-3:00pm RUSH Foot, Rich Sainz, CP, Ability Dynamics
1:00-3:00pm Dilatancy Workshop for Orthotics Speaker TBA
3:00-5:00pm Objective Gait Analysis – For Improved Functional Outcomes: Neurologic
Disorders: A Comparison of Orthotic Interventions, Pamela Hale, CO,
Allard
3:00-5:00pm Clinical Implementation and Adjustment of the Michelangelo Hand, Gerry Stark, CPO, FAAOP, Ottobock
3:00-5:00pm Dilatancy Workshop for ProstheticsSpeaker TBA
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2013 – Breakout Sessions
7:00 – 7:45am REGISTRATION TABLE OPEN
7:45–9:00am Orth/Pros: Virginia Government Affairs, Scott Gregory, VOPA
7:45–9:00am Tech: Foot Orthotic Fabrication Updates, Mat Plus
9:00–10:30am AM Break in Exhibit Hall – EXHIBITS OPEN
10:30–11:30am Orth: Energy Storing AFO: Conceptual Methodology
Noel Chladek, CO
10:30–11:30am Pros: Biom, Brian Frasure, CP, iWalk
10:30–11:30am Tech: Bloodborne Pathogens & Technicians, John Schulte, CPO
11:30-12:30pm Orth: Using Technology to Enhance Profitability, Jim O’Malley
11:30-12:30pm Pros: Knee Design: Is there a “best”?Is there a difference?
Leslie Roberts, CP
11:30-12:30pm Tech: Fabrication of a dynamic adjustable socket using
the Revo-Limb system, Glenn Hutnick, CPO, Hutnick Rehab
12:30-1:30pm Lunch in Exhibit Hall– EXHIBITS OPEN
1:30-2:30pm Orth: Bloodborne Pathogens & Orthotists, John Schulte, CPO
1:30-2:30pm Pros: The Elan Foot, Amanda Hebert, CPO, Endolite
1:30-2:30pm Tech: Revo-Limb continued
2:30-3:30pm Orth: Gomez Orthotic Spinal System, Rachel Friddle-Johnson, CPO, Friddle’s Orthopedic
2:30-3:30pm Pros: Bloodborne Pathogens & Prosthetists, John Schulte,CPO
2:30-3:30pm Tech: Meet the Ringmaster, Bob Meyer, Bulldog Tools
3:30-4:00pm Break in Foyer
4:00-5:00pm Orth: Upper Extremity Orthoses, Speaker TBA
4:00-5:00pm Pros: An Interactive Approach to Lower Limb Prosthetic Education, John Gibson, CP, Freedom Innovations
4:00-5:00pm Tech: Innovations for 2013
5:00pm – 7:00pm VOPA Welcome Reception – EXHIBITS OPEN
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2013 – General Sessions
7:00-7:45am Registration
7:45-8:00am President’s Welcome
8:00-8:30am Keynote: Haiti P&O Update - 3 Years
Post-Earthquake Al Ingersoll, CP, Consultant
8:30-9:00am An Affordable Alternative to Custom in Silicone Cosmetic Prostheses Paul E. Gilbert, AOPM
9:00-10:30am AM Break in Exhibit Hall (Exhibit Hall closes 11:00am)
10:30-11:00am What Happened to the Person I
Hired?
John Schulte, CPO, FAAOP, Fillauer
11:00-12:00pm The
Effects of Walking Speed and Prosthetic Ankle Adapters on Upper
Extremity Dynamics and Stability-Related Parameters in Bilateral
Transtibial Amputee Gait, Matthew Major, PhD, NUPOC
12:00-1:00pm
Lunch
1:00-2:00pm The Future of Documentation & Regulation: How did we get here? Where is this all headed? Mark Ford, OPIE
2:00-2:100pm Break
2:10-2:30pm Comparison of Custom PLS & Dynamic Carbon Composite AFO in Charcot-Marie-Tooth Pamela Hale, CO, Allard
2:30-3:30pm Perpetuation Plan, Retirement Plan, Exit Strategy…Call It Whatever You Want, Just Do It! Jeff Michalenok, Cailor Fleming
3:30-4:30pm Reciprocating Gait Orthoses in Limb Loss: Advanced
Applications John Schulte, CPO, FAAOP, Fillauer
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2013 – Compliance Clinic
7:00-7:45am Registration
7:45-8:45am Moderator’s Welcome/Top Ten Jim Lawson, ABC
8:45-9:45am What Medicare Wants and How to Get It Carla Craft, Virginia Prosthetics
9:45-10:15am AM Break in Exhibit Hall (Exhibit Hall closes 11:00am)
10:15-12:00pm Orthotic and Prosthetics Audit Findings and Documentation Compliance - Medicare Zita Upchurch, CGS, Jurisdiction C
12:00-1:00pm Lunch
1:00-2:00pm The Future of Documentation & Regulation: How did we get here? Where is this all headed? Mark Ford, OPIE
2:00-2:15pm Break
2:15-3:30pm ABCs of Reimbursement Success Linda Collins, Ossur
3:30-4:30pm Contracting with the VA: Hints for Landing the Contract Joe McTernan, AOPA
4:30-5:00pm Reimbursement Round Table Jim Lawson, ABC
Citation
Elizabeth Mansfield, “VOPA October 3-5, 2013 in Fairfax, Virginia,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 2, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/235629.
