ANNOUNCE: Hotel rooms AVAILABLE for VOPA

Elizabeth Mansfield

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ANNOUNCE: Hotel rooms AVAILABLE for VOPA

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Elizabeth Mansfield

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9/17/2014

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*VOPA Annual Meetingwww.regonline.com/vopa2014
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*October 16-18, 2014*







*The meeting will be held at the Wyndham Crossing Resort, 1000 Virginia
Center Parkway, Glen Allen, VA. The VOPA room block at the Wyndham is now
SOLD OUT. Rooms are available at the overflow hotel which is ONE MILE from
the Wyndham: Springhill Suites, 9701 Brook Road, Glen Allen, VA at the VOPA
rate of $99.00**INCLUDES free parking, free internet and free breakfast.*

*Book online at:*







* www.tinyurl.com/voparooms
< <URL Redacted>>
Program (subject to change without notice) Thursday, October 16
12:00-7:00pm Registration Table Open 1:00-7:00pm EXHIBITOR SET UP in the
Henrico Ballroom*

1:00-3:00pm Orth: Non Invasive Halo and Hands on Fitting Lab, Jackie
Valdez, CO, FAAOP
1:00-3:00pm Pros: Stronger. Smarter AND Submersible…Introducing the Plie 3
MPC Knee, David Hughes, CP, Freedom Innovations

3:00-5:00pm Orth: Non Invasive Halo and Hands on Fitting Lab (continued),
Jackie Valdez, CO, FAAOP
3:00-5:00pm Pros: Comparative Assessment using Video Observational Gait
Analysis, Cara Negri, CPO, FAAOP

*5:00-7:00pm Horseshoes, Basketball, Swimming….kicking it old school
around the fire pits!*

*Friday, October 17*

* Workshops 7:00 – 8:00am REGISTRATION TABLE OPEN *

8:00–9:00am Orth: Innovative Solutions for Pediatric and Adult Patients,
Norm Yankus, CO, Orthomerica
8:00-9:00am Pros: Rheo Knee 3 Update, Brad Scott, CP, Ossur
8:00-9:00am Compliance: 2014 Accreditation Update, Jim Lawson, ABC

*9:00–10:30am AM Break in Exhibit Hall – EXHIBITS OPEN*

10:30–11:30am Orth: Fabrication Protocols for New Becker Products, Steve
Hill, CO, Becker Orthopedics
10:30–11:30am Pros: My Patient Wants a Foot for What? Jack Richmond, CPOA,
Fillauer
10:30–11:30am Compliance: What does the Future hold for O&P?,Wayne Van
Halem,Van Halem Group

11:30-12:30pm Orth: Dynamic Trio: Gait Analysis, Rehab, and Orthotic
Intervention, Dennis Amtower, CPO, AllardUSA
11:30-12:30pm Pros: Cooling Liners, Todd Sleeman, CPO, Walter Reed
11:30-12:30pm Compliance: The Regulatory Climate and How to Navigate It,
Joe McTernan, AOPA

*12:30-1:30pm Lunch in Exhibit Hall– EXHIBITS OPEN *

1:30-2:30pm Orth: Orthotic Updates, Russ Hornfisher, Becker Orthopedic
1:30-2:30pm Pros: Unity Elevated Vacuum systems, Brad Scott, CP, Ossur
1:30-2:30pm Compliance: Steps to Successful Reimbursement, Linda Collins,
Ossur

2:30-3:30pm Orth: Pathologies of the Spine, Tim Owens, CO, SpineLab
2:30-3:30pm Pros: Exoskeletal Technology for Rehabilitation and Improved
Mobility, Mike Magill, Ekso Bionics
2:30-3:30pm Compliance: ALJ Audits, Stephanie Greene, Esq, The Audit Team

*3:30-4:00pm Break in Exhibit Hall – EXHIBITS OPENS*

4:00-5:00pm Orth: Protecting the “At-Risk” Foot: Utilizing a Transitional
Approach, Seamus Kennedy, CPed, Hersco
4:00-5:00pm Pros: Upper Extremity- Who’s Your Expert?, Jack Richmond, CPOA,
Fillauer
4:00-5:00pm Compliance: Affordable Care Act -A Changing Healthcare World
and Its Impact on Patients, Dan Ignaszewski, Amputee Coalition

*5:00pm – 7:00pm VOPA Welcome Reception – EXHIBITS OPEN*


*Saturday, October 18 General Session 7:00-7:45am Registration *
7:45-8:00am President’s Welcome
8:00-8:30am Keynote: Albert Chi, MD, Medical Director, Targeted Muscle
Reinnervation Program, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Johns Hopkins
8:30-9:00am Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Improving Outcomes and the
Patient Experience, Christopher Runkle, PT, DPT, CSCS



* 9:00-10:30am AM Break in Exhibit Hall (Exhibit Hall closes 11:00am)
*10:30-11:00am
Accelerometer-Based Systems for Acquiring Gait Data, Nina Bondre, BS, MPO
Candidate, NUPOC
11:00-12:00pm How 3D Printing Can Impact your O&P Practice, Amy
Braunschweiger, CO, Infinite Technologies
12:00-1:00pm Lunch in Restaurant
1:00-1:45pm How to Write an Effective SOAP Note with Product Specific
Documentation Examples, Leslie Roberts, MSS, CP, Nabtesco Proteor
1:45-2:00pm Break
2:00-2:45pm The Cheneau Spinal Orthosis: Mechanisms, Variations, and
Current Literature, Nina Bondre BS, MPO Candidate, NUPOC
2:45-3:30pm Mining for Gold: The Importance of Data Mining Your
Practice for Lost Revenue, Brian Gustin, CP, Forensic P&O Consulting
3:30-5:00pm The Cutting Edge of Prosthetic Socket Design, Garrett
Hurley, CPO, Co-Founder, CIO, LIM Innovations

* Saturday, October 18*
* Technical Sessions*
* 7:00-8:00am Registration *
8:00-9:00am How Plastics are Made and Why Like Materials Can Be
Inconsistent in Forming Behavior, Jeff Wilson, Curbell Plastics

*9:00-10:00am AM Break in Exhibit Hall (Exhibit Hall closes 11:00am)
*10:00-11:00pm
Orthotic Materials: How They Are Manufactured Can Affect Clinical Results,
Andy Ullman, BSME, MSM
11:00-12:00pm Saving Alignment with Digital Alignment Fixture,Rachel
Friddle, CPO, Friddles
12:00-1:00pm Lunch in Restaurant
1:00-2:00pm Fabrication of the Plastic in Leather AFO’s, Steve Hill,
CO, Becker
2:00-2:15pm Break in Foyer
2:15-3:15pm Fabrication and Alignment for Sports Specific Prostheses,
Jack Richmond, CPOA, Fillauer
3:15-4:15pm Fullstride Fabrication, Steve Hill, CO, Becker
4:15-4:45pm Utilizing State of the Art Components for Check Socket
Fabrication and Laminations, Daniel Hickey, Bulldog Tools

                          

Citation

Elizabeth Mansfield, “ANNOUNCE: Hotel rooms AVAILABLE for VOPA,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 1, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/236721.