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Ohio Chapter AAOP and CEC

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The Ohio Chapter AAOP has faced many changes this year. One of those changes is that Rich Butchko, the executive director, has retired. Please join us in thanking Rich for his many years of service to the Chapter. He has been a huge part of the Chapter for many years, and we wish him well as he moves on to this next stage of life.

Financial constraints have caused some organizational changes to the Ohio Chapter AAOP Board. We have elected to eliminate the executive director position and to distribute the responsibilities of that position to board members. We have also voted to hire a third party to help organize and assist with our spring meetings. We have enlisted Clinical Education Concepts (CEC) to help coordinate our meetings and to oversee and update our new website. Over the years Elizabeth Mansfield and Tom McGovern at CEC have helped other chapters and O&P state associations organize and run their annual meetings. They have been involved with our industry for many years and have much experience in marketing and event planning.

Obviously, COVID has affected all of us and caused the cancellation of the 2020 spring meeting. Because of the uncertainty surrounding this pandemic, the board has decided to have a virtual spring 2021 meeting instead of the normal in-person meeting. This will allow us to begin planning for that meeting in the midst of unpredictable times.
Going forward, we will continue to develop a virtual education platform in conjunction with regular in-person meetings. We will provide excellent educational and CEU opportunities through top-notch speakers. We will promote collaboration of like-minded professionals in the O&P community and provide networking opportunities with our peers, interdisciplinary healthcare partners, and manufacturers as they share new products, ideas and techniques. Our goal is to keep the Ohio Chapter AAOP strong for years to come by being an organization that provides value to our members and encourages others to join.

Challenge and change are part of our profession. The Ohio AAOP stands ready to navigate those changes and rise to the challenge in ways that continue to support our membership as we all continue to serve our patients.
Sincerely,
John Brandt, CPO
President
Ohio Chapter AAOP
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Registration is OPEN for the June 11-12, 2020 KOPA Online Meeting

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What you need to know.
  1. This meeting will be held online. All presentation times are Eastern Standard Time.
  2. Meeting fee is $10.00 for KOPA members. (Your 2020 dues will be collected as part of the registration.) $70.00 total.cailor_diamond_sponsor
  3. You are eligible to register at KOPA member rate if you work in KY or you work for a company that has an office in KY.
  4. It is $100.00 for non-members.
  5. Please note: If you cannot show up for the live event on June 11th and/or June 12th, you will not receive a refund as the event will be recorded and you will be able to attend the recorded sessions until July 31, 2020.
  6. You do not need to attend every session if you have a scheduling conflict as you can come back to the recorded sessions after the event is over up until July 31, 2020. So, no refunds.
  7. You will receive credits for the sessions that you attend regardless of the day.
Agenda
Orthotic Fitter/CPed Program – Thursday, June 11, 2020
9:25am Welcome
(Fitter) Breakout Room
9:30-10:30am Spinal Orthoses, A Deeper View, Going Beyond a Commercial Approach, Carey Jinright, LO
10:45-11:45am Advanced Shoe Fitting, Billy Kanter, CPed
11:45am-1:15pm EST Lunch Break
(Fitter) Breakout Room
1:15-2:15pm Understanding Causes and Management of Partial Foot Amputations, Dennis Janisse, CPed
2:30-3:30pm How, Why, What: Ulcerated and Post-Ulcerated Feet, Dennis Janisse, CPed
3:45pm-5:45pm ACM (NCOPE’s Approved Clinical Mentor)*, Chris Robinson, MS, MBA, CPO, ATC, FAAOP (D) – Questions? Ask us.
*You must complete the recorded ACM modules in order to participate in the ACM Live.
General Session/Orthotic and Prosthetic Program – Friday, June 12, 2020
General Session Room
8:15am-9:15am Medicare Updates for O&P, Teresa Camfield, CGS
(P) Breakout Room One
9:30-10:30am SCUBA Research, Michael McCauley, MS, CPO/L, Duffy Felmlee, MSPO, CPO, FAAOP
10:45-11:45am Clinical Application for an Adjustable Volume Socket, Keith Cornell, CP
(O) Breakout Room Two
9:30-10:30am Orthoses for Various Uses: Plagiocephaly, Charcot Foot Issues, and Kids with Gait Anomalies, Bill Carlton, CO/L
10:45-11:45am Carbon Infused Polypropylene: Reimbursement, Fabrication and Clinical Implications, Gary G. Bedard, CO, FAAOP
11:45-1:15pm EST
Lunch Break – Time to eat lunch, complete eval forms and quizzes and visit the Exhibit Hall!
(P) Breakout Room One
1:15-2:15pm Understanding Vocational Rehabilitation & the Amputee, J. Chad Duncan, PhD, CRC, CPO
2:30-3:30pm “Holistic” Amputation Rehabilitation Protocols, New and Old for Best Outcomes, Craig Lombard, CP/L
(O) Breakout Room Two
1:15-2:15pm Overview of High Intensity/High Repetition Gait Training for Stroke Patients, John Frederick, CPO/L and Caitlin Deom, PT
2:30-3:30pm Solving Complex Foot and Ankle Alignment Issues with Case Studies,
Marmaduke Loke, CO
General Session Room
3:45-4:45pm O&P in the time of COVID-19, Invited Speaker
4:45-5:00pm Complete eval forms and quizzes and visit the vendors in the Exhibit Hall
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TDLR Waives Continuing Education, Other Requirements for Texas Orthotic and Prosthetic Professionals

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TDLR Waives Continuing Education, Other Requirements

TDLR continuing education requirements are waived for all individual licenses expiring in March, April, May, and June 2020.

Licensees still need to submit their renewal applications, pay the required fees, and TDLR will check their criminal histories, but they will not need to complete any TDLR-required continuing education this licensing cycle. (§51.405, Occupations Code)

Note: TDLR is not authorized to waive continuing education requirements imposed by a certifying or credentialing entity other than TDLR. If a certifying entity requires continuing education to maintain certification, and certification is required for Texas licensure, then that continuing education must be completed.

If the certifying entity waives continuing education or allows it to be completed on a delayed basis due to COVID-19, then you may follow the certifying entity’s policy.

The only two certifying entities for individuals who are licensed in prosthetics and orthotics would be:

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It’s like REAL…only better!

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Simulive.

It’s a real word. Go ahead. Google it. (or just click on that link.)

Simulated + Live = Simulive.

What does it mean? In a nutshell…you can be in TWO places at the SAME time. So, it’s presentation magic.

Virtual. Remote. Online. Webinar. Webcast. Etc. Etc. Etc.

The new presentation/education reality is via computer/phone/iPad/tablet using some type of platform (Zoom, Google, Webex, etc., etc., etc.) which relies on TECHNOLOGY. And what happens when you use technology? Technical difficulties. Right? Bound to happen. Especially when everyone and their actual grandmother is online.
Rightnow. Thisminute. Allday. Everyday. In2020.

Just go online (haha, you’re already there) and if you don’t already have your own list of “why I like least about leaning online” search for “why I hate online meetings” or “remote presentations are the worst.” You’ll be reading for days.

In the rush to get EVERYTHING online, people often forget that quantity is not necessarily quality and that the attendee (and the presenter!) deserve to have a seamless presentation experience. Time is a precious commodity. Just because a lot of us seem to have more of it right now doesn’t mean someone else has the right to waste ours with TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES or, maybe even worse, the dreaded “uhhhhhhhhhhh” or “ummmmmmmm” or “like, like” or the “hang on for a second, there are chats coming in with questions and I need to read through them while I prioritize which ones to answer.”

we want it

I’ll say it again. The stakeholders – presenters, attendees, moderators, sponsors – should expect to have a seamless online/virtual/remote online learning experience.

Maybe each online event should have an “online event code of conduct.”

I (insert name) do solemnly swear that I will do the following or be forced to watch my presentation over and over and over again as punishment.

  • No technical difficulties
  • No verbal fillers
  • Provide real time interaction with attendees (in a way that does not detract from the content being presented)
  • BEGINNING AND ENDING THE SESSION ON TIME

What’s the key to having a SOLE (Seamless Online Learning Experience)? Simulive.

Contact CEC at  (844) 347-0738 to find out more.

 

 

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Orthotic & Prosthetic Providers COVID-19 Resources

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Check out the COVID-19 resource page on the CEC website.

There are links on there – state by state.

Let us know if you have anything you think we should add.

Please let us know if you’ve had difficulty accessing any of the resources, agencies, etc., so that we can make a note.

Federal Resources

 

Organizations