AAOP 2025 —
Annual Meeting and Scientific Symposium
Date and Time
Location
Atlanta, Georgia
About the Event
The Academy’s 51st Annual Meeting and Scientific Symposium is a four-day event of networking, educational courses, and keeping up with the latest research in the O&P industry.
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Visit our Booth #114
Special Recognition
Congratulations to our Hanger Team members and their recognition of excellent service in O&P!
Tom DiBello will be receiving the Titus-Ferguson Award, the lifetime achievement award, and Richard “Branch” Hunsaker will be receiving the Mohamed Amin Humanitarian Award.
Exhibit Hall Hours:
Wednesday, February 26
5:15 – 7:15 PM
Exhibit Welcome Reception
Thursday, February 27
10:30 AM – 5:35 PM
Exhibit Hall Open
Friday, February 28
10:30 AM – 5:30 PM
Exhibit Hall Open
Where To Find Us
Wednesday, February 26
7:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Hands-On Workshop Fundamentals of MPKAFO, Proficiency, Programming, Casting, and Alignment – Paid Session
Room: International North
Moderator: Eric Weber, L/CPO, FAAOP (D) – Institute for Clinical Research and Education, Hanger Clinic
Speakers:
- Ted Friedmann, CO – Ottobock
- Mike Magee – Blatchford
- Molly McCoy, CPO – Institute for Clinical Research and Education, Hanger Clinic
9:00 AM – 3:30 PM
Orthotic Exam Preparation Seminar – Paid Session
Room: Regency VI
Session Leader: Sarah Thomas, CPO, FAAOP(D) – Hanger Clinic
9:00 AM – 3:30 PM
Prosthetic Exam Preparation Seminar – Paid Session
Room: Regency VI
Session Leader: Sarah Thomas, CPO, FAAOP(D) – Hanger Clinic
Thursday, February 27
9:15 AM – 10:45 AM
Free Paper: Lower Limb O&P: Impact on User Outcomes
Room: Centennial I
Moderator: Andreas H. Kannenberg, MD (GER), PhD – Ottobock Healthcare LP
Q&A Moderator: Kathleen M. Carroll, MS, MSPO, CPO, FAAOP – Institute for Clinical Research and Education, Hanger Clinic
9:30 AM – 9:45 AM
Free Paper: Patient Reported Outcomes Following Lower Limb Socket and Prosthesis Replacement
Room: Regency VI
Moderator: Todd Castleberry, PhD – Institute for Clinical Research and Education, Hanger Clinic
2:20 PM – 3:50 PM
Shaping Health Disparities Research in Orthotics and Prosthetics
Room: Regency VII
Session Leader/Moderator: Cody L. McDonald, PhD, MPH, L/CPO – University of Washington
Moderator: Aarti Deshpande, CPO, FAAOP, MS-HCA – University of California, San Francisco
Speakers:
- Amandi Rhett, MS, L/CPO, FAAOP – Baylor College of Medicine
- Sheila M. Clemens, PT, MPT, PhD – University of Kentucky
- Bretta L. Fylstra, PhD – Institute for Clinical Research and Education, Hanger Clinic
- Kiley L. Armstrong, MS, MPO, CPO – Northwestern University
Friday, February 28
9:15 AM – 10:15 AM
Fall Risk Among the Elderly: Assessment Below and Above the Ankle
Room: Embassy D
Speaker: Phillip M. Stevens, CPO, MEd – Institute for Clinical Research and Education, Hanger Clinic
9:15 AM – 10:45 AM
Advances in O&P Care through Innovative Research
Room: Regency V
Moderators:
- Shane R. Wurdeman, PhD – Institute for Clinical Research and Education, Hanger Clinic
- Ashlie White, MA – Amputee Coalition
Speakers:
- Ashlie White, MA – Amputee Coalition
- Todd Farrell, PhD – Liberating Technologies, Inc.
- Jason M. Wilken, PT, PhD – University of Iowa
- Sara Morgan, PhD, CPO – Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare
9:15 AM – 5:00 PM
Technical Program
Room: Embassy C
Session Leaders:
- Lindi Mitsou, MSPO, CPO, FAAOP – University of Hartford
- Duffy Felmlee, CPO – Hanger Clinic and University of Hartford
Speakers:
- Gary G. Bedard, CO, FAAOP(D) – Rhode 401 LLC
- Niles S. Leonard – Leonard Industries
- Michael Intorcia – USG – United States Gypsum
- Scott Wimberley, CPA, CTPO – Fabtech Systems, LLC.
- Tim Fair, MSIDT, L/CPO – Hanger Fabrication Network
- Rob Schulman
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Findings of the Academy’s State of the Science Conference on ‘Prosthetic Care Following Osseointegration Surgery
Room: Regency VII
Session Leader: Brian Kaluf, CP – Ottobock
Speakers:
- Matthew Garibaldi, MS, CPO – University of California, San Francisco
- Phillip M. Stevens, CPO, MEd – Institute for Clinical Research and Education, Hanger Clinic
- Danielle Melton, MD – University of Colorado School of Medicine
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Free Papers: Lower Limb Prostheses: Prosthetic Feet
Room: Regency VI
Moderator: Bretta L. Fylstra, PhD – Institute for Clinical Research and Education, Hanger Clinic
Q&A Moderator: Russ Lundstrom, MS – Ottobock HealthCare LP
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Leveling up Your Physical Exam: O&P Decision-making and Communication
Room: Centennial II-IV
Session Leader: Ashley Mullen, PhD, MSAT, CPO – Baylor College of Medicine
Moderator: Molly McCoy, CPO – Institute for Clinical Research and Education, Hanger Clinic
Speaker:
- Sally Kenworthy, PhD, CPO – Baylor College of Medicine
- Matthew A. Parente, MS, PT, CPO, FAAOP(D) (he/him/his) – University of Hartford
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Prosthetic Alignment for Fabrication
Room: Embassy C
Speaker: Tim Fair, MSIDT, LCPO – Hanger Fabrication Network
5:35 PM – 7:05 PM
Subischial Socket Technology: Challenging Cases, Clinical Indications, and Current Research
Room: Centennial I
Session Leader: Ryan Caldwell, CP – Hanger Clinic
Speaker:
- Stefania Fatone, PhD, BPO (Hons) – University of Washington
- Claire Kilpatrick MSPO, L/CPO – Hanger Clinic
Saturday, February 29
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Changing O&P Policy: How Evidence Drives Policy Change
Room: Centennial II-IV
Session Leader: Bretta L. Fylstra, PhD – Institute for Clinical Research and Education, Hanger Clinic
Speaker:
- Maggie Baumer, JD – Hanger Clinic
- Sheryl Sachs, MSPO, CPO – Dankmeyer, NCOPE, SEBCM
- Ashlie White, MA – Amputee Coalition
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Upper Limb Prosthetics – Past, Present, and Future of Upper Limb Prosthetic Care
Room: Centennial I
Session Leader/Moderator: Todd Castleberry, PhD – Institute for Clinical Research and Education, Hanger Clinic
Speaker:
- Laura Miller, PhD, CP – Shirley Ryan Ability Lab
- Amy Todd, MS, OTR/L, CHT – Hanger Clinic
- Leslie Wilson, Professor – UC San Francisco
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Free Papers: Lower Limb Prostheses: Adjustable Transfemoral Sockets
Room: Regency VI
Moderator: Joan E. Sanders, PhD – University of Washington
Q&A Moderator: Katie Johnson, MS,L/CPO – Hanger Clinic
10:45 AM – 12:15 PM
Development of a Microprocessor KAFO Patient Care Protocol
Room: Regency VI
Session Leader/Q&A Moderator: Kathleen M. Carroll, MS, MSPO, CPO, FAAOP – Institute for Clinical Research and Education, Hanger Clinic
Speaker/Moderator: Eric Weber, L/CPO, FAAOP (D) – Institute for Clinical Research and Education, Hanger Clinic
Speakers:
- Molly McCoy, CPO – Institute for Clinical Research and Education, Hanger Clinic
- Kathleen M. Carroll, MS, MSPO, CPO, FAAOP – Institute for Clinical Research and Education, Hanger Clinic
- Andreas H. Kannenberg, MD (GER), PhD – Ottobock Healthcare LP
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