General, Kentucky Orthotic Prosthetic, Orthotic Prosthetic Continuing Education, Orthotics and Prosthetics State Meetings

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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General, Orthotic Prosthetic Continuing Education, Orthotics and Prosthetics State Meetings

2019 KOPA Annual Meeting – Hyatt Regency, Lexington, Kentucky

After two very successful years at the Indiana Wesleyan University Conference Centers – 2018 Louisville and 2017 Lexington – the Kentucky O&P Association switched it up and headed over to the Hyatt Regency Lexington. The meeting was held June 13-14, 2019. A great time was had by all!

8.5 credits available. Exhibit Hall Kick Off Reception Thursday night. All day sessions on Friday.

NEW FOR 2019!
6:00pm-8:00pm Welcome Reception in the ​Exhibitor Hall with Exhibitors!

Friday, June 14, 2019 – 7.5 credits

7:30am-8:00am Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:00am Welcome, Andrew Domb, CPO/L, KOPA President
8:00am-9:30am General Sessions – Medicare Success Through Education, Ashley DeCoteau, CGS, Jurisdiction B
9:30am-10:00am ​ Functional Solutions for Partial Hand Amputations, Hannah Smith, Naked Prosthetics

10:00am-10:30am AM Coffee Break with Exhibitors

10:30am-12:00pm General Sessions – Creating Meaningful Lower Limb Prosthetic Outcomes: Preliminary Findings of a 12-Month Pilot, Brian Gustin, CP, Forensic Prosthetic & Orthotic Consulting Services
10:30am-12:00pm Tech Talk – Fabrication Troubleshooting, Daniel Hickey, Bulldog Tools
10:30am-12:00pm Practice Management – Preparing Your Practice for Sale, Don Hardin

12:00pm-1:00pm Lunch with Exhibitors
Breakouts Sessions
1:00pm-2:30pm CAD/CAM Technology for Lower Limb Orthotics, Ray Speelman, CP, COF, WillowWood
1:00pm-2:30pm Lower Limb Prosthetics – Bionic Technology by Ossur!, Wayne Fichtel, CP, Ossur

2:30pm-3:00pm PM Snack Break with Exhibitors
Exhibitor Tear Down at 3:00pm

Breakout Sessions
3:00pm-5:00pm All Carbon AFOs are NOT Created Equal andThe Next Generation of Carbon AFOs, Noel Chladek, CO
3:00pm-5:00pm (continued) Lower Limb Prosthetics – Bionic Technology by Ossur!, Wayne Fichtel, CP


KOPA 2019 Meeting Newsletters

REMINDER – NO Fall KOPA Meeting. Get your credits this week.

All Carbon AFOs are NOT Created Equal…The NEXT Gen is HERE!

Denied! Common Documentation Errors You NEED to Know.

Preparing Your O&P Practice for Sale – next Friday in Lexington.

Will we see you in Lexington?

Exhibits only? Admin? New Registration Options at KOPA this year. Check it out!

June 14th- Medicare will be in Lexington, will you?

REMINDER – Hyatt Lexington Room Block Closes tonight at midnight! Book your room today.