Event Category: Upcoming Professional Events
Join O&P clinical experts and guest speakers from around the world in learning experiences designed to empower you and your healthcare team. From accredited continuing education opportunities to sharing our research at medical conferences across the nation, we provide opportunities for you to gain the knowledge and resources you need to better care for your patients.
While we continue to practice social distancing in the face of COVID-19, many of our in-person events have been cancelled or postponed. Please check back for updates as this unprecedented situation evolves. Until then, please stay safe and healthy. Visit the Medical Professional COVID-19 Resource Page ›
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July 16, 2020Webinar: Listen. Learn. Respond: Empathy and the Patient Experience
Allied Health Professionals O&P Providers Professional EducationContact Hours: 60 minutes Join Carrie Davis, VP of Patient Experience for Hanger Clinic, and a panel of clinical experts and leaders to delve into the journey of creating an environment where service to each other, patients and care partners is the first step to providing compassionate care. Creating a culture of service requires deep […]
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July 23, 2020
[Success Starts Early 101] Trends in Prosthetic Rehabilitation: From Terminology to Technology
Allied Health Professionals Professional EducationThis session will provide an overview of prosthetic technology, including componentry, general terminology, and communication strategies.
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July 28, 2020
[Success Starts Early 102] Pre-Prosthetic Rehabilitation Program Planning
Allied Health Professionals Professional EducationThis session will take you through a sample pre-prosthetic rehabilitation program plan, including residual limb care and outcomes assessment.
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July 30, 2020
[Success Starts Early 103] Post-Prosthetic Rehabilitation Program Planning
Allied Health Professionals Professional EducationThis session will take you through a sample post-prosthetic rehabilitation program plan, including gait assessment and balance techniques.
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August 4, 2020
[Success Starts Early 104] Achieving Patient Success Today and in the Future
Allied Health Professionals Professional EducationThis session will open with quick tips for ensuring the best fit of a prosthesis to help maximize mobility, including when and how to partner with your patients’ prosthetist.
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August 7, 2020
Webinar: Purposeful Note-Writing for Patients with Limb Loss
Physicians Professional EducationAn important role for a prescribing physician is to identify a patient’s medical necessity for a prosthetic device as well as their future potential for ambulation. Working with other members of the healthcare team (i.e. prosthetists and therapists) can help ensure a comprehensive approach to identifying the most appropriate K level and can reduce the time it takes to collect the required documentation. This course is designed to educate physicians on how to produce meaningful, evidence-based documentation with the support of prosthetists for a better patient outcome.
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August 11, 2020
[Success Starts Early 105] Virtual Prosthetic Rehabilitation Lab
Allied Health Professionals Professional EducationThis session will bring the series to life with virtual, hands-on, patient-centered activities designed to help you practice assessment techniques, communication, and best practices that help lead to patient success.
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September 23–26, 2020
74th Annual American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine Meeting
Conference National OrthoticsEach year, approximately 1,000 pediatricians, neurologists, surgeons, therapists, nurses, special educators, engineers, and scientists from all over the world gather for the American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine (AACPDM) Meeting to learn about technical advances in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cerebral palsy and other childhood onset disabilities.
Cancellation Policy
Hanger Clinic reserves the right to cancel an event due to low enrollment, inclement weather, or other circumstances that would make the event non-viable. If Hanger Clinic cancels an event, registrants will be notified and offered a refund. Should circumstances arise that result in the postponement of an event, registrants will have the option to either receive a full refund or transfer registration to the same event at a new, future date. Should a participant need to withdraw their registration, the deadline to receive a full refund is three business days before the event.