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  • Thursday, Feb 19th
    8:30 AM - 10:00 AM CDT
    Lower Limb Prosthetics: Population Level User Experience
    Room: Volunteer Ballroom B
    Free Paper Session
     CE: 1.5 CEU
  • Thursday, Feb 19th
    8:30 AM - 10:00 AM CDT
    O&P: Interface and Device Design and Testing
    Room: Volunteer Ballroom A
    Free Paper Session
     CE: 1.5 CEU
  • Thursday, Feb 19th
    8:30 AM - 8:45 AM CDT
    Exploring Functioning and Quality of Life in Urban and Rural Black Individuals with Lower Limb Amputations
    Room: Volunteer Ballroom B
    Presenter: Sheila M. Clemens, PT, MPT, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Kentucky
    Free Paper Session
  • Thursday, Feb 19th
    8:30 AM - 8:45 AM CDT
    Moisture Mitigation Using a Vented Liner-socket System (vs) Improves Transfemoral Limb Skin Health by Objective Measures-tewl & Lsi
    Room: Volunteer Ballroom A
    Presenter: Surya C. Gnyawali, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Pittsburgh
    Free Paper Session
  • Thursday, Feb 19th
    8:45 AM - 9:00 AM CDT
    The Association of Area Deprivation and Income on Outcomes After Dysvascular Amputation
    Room: Volunteer Ballroom B
    Presenter: Hannah E. Young, PT, DPT – University of Kentucky
    Free Paper Session
  • Thursday, Feb 19th
    8:45 AM - 9:00 AM CDT
    Reliability of Force Measurements Within the Carbon Fiber Custom Dynamic Orthosis Proximal Cuff
    Room: Volunteer Ballroom A
    Presenter: Kirsten M. Anderson, BSE (she/her/hers) – The University of Iowa
    Free Paper Session
  • Thursday, Feb 19th
    9:00 AM - 9:15 AM CDT
    Amputee Coalition: Contact Forms Submitted and Publications Disseminated over the past Five Years (2019 – 2024)
    Room: Volunteer Ballroom B
    Presenter: Graci Finco, PhD, CPO – Texas Christian University
    Free Paper Session
  • Thursday, Feb 19th
    9:00 AM - 9:15 AM CDT
    Testing an Adaptive Socket under High-Activity Conditions: Practical Findings for Clinical Use
    Room: Volunteer Ballroom A
    Presenter: Joan E. Sanders (she/her/hers) – University of Washington
    Free Paper Session
  • Thursday, Feb 19th
    9:15 AM - 9:30 AM CDT
    Post-Amputation Healthcare Experiences Among Black/African American Adults with Dysvascular Limb Loss: A Qualitative Study
    Room: Volunteer Ballroom B
    Presenter: Emily J. Dinelli, CPO – Northwestern University
    Free Paper Session
  • Thursday, Feb 19th
    9:15 AM - 9:30 AM CDT
    The Effect of Proximal Cuff Design on Foot Loading in Carbon Fiber Custom Dynamic Orthoses
    Room: Volunteer Ballroom A
    Presenter: Kirsten M. Anderson, BSE (she/her/hers) – The University of Iowa
    Free Paper Session
  • Thursday, Feb 19th
    9:30 AM - 9:45 AM CDT
    Determining the Economic Value of Providing Microprocessor-controlled Prosthetic Knees to the Medicare K2 Population in the United States
    Room: Volunteer Ballroom B
    Presenter: Andreas H. Kannenberg, MD (GER), PhD (he/him/his) – Otto Bock HealthCare LP
    Free Paper Session
  • Thursday, Feb 19th
    9:30 AM - 9:45 AM CDT
    Vented Suspension System for Individuals with Transfemoral Amputation Improves User Perceived Residual Limb Skin Health
    Room: Volunteer Ballroom A
    Presenter: Jona V. Kristjansdottir, MSc (he/him/his) – Ossur Iceland ehf.
    Free Paper Session
  • Thursday, Feb 19th
    10:15 AM - 11:45 AM CDT
    Lower Limb Orthotics
    Room: Volunteer Ballroom B
    Free Paper Session
     CE: 1.5 CEU
  • Thursday, Feb 19th
    10:15 AM - 11:45 AM CDT
    Upper Limb Prosthetics
    Room: Volunteer Ballroom A
    Free Paper Session
     CE: 1.5 CEU
  • Thursday, Feb 19th
    10:15 AM - 10:30 AM CDT
    Do Post-stroke Passive Dynamic Ankle-foot Orthosis Users Optimize Walking Outcomes After Self-guided Device Exploration?
    Room: Volunteer Ballroom B
    Presenter: Shay Pinhey, MS (she/her/hers) – University of Delaware
    Free Paper Session
  • Thursday, Feb 19th
    10:15 AM - 10:30 AM CDT
    Feasibility and Reliability of the Coffee Task: A Functional Assessment for Prosthetic Grip Selection
    Room: Volunteer Ballroom A
    Presenter: Mira E. Mutnick (she/her/hers) – University of Michigan
    Free Paper Session
  • Thursday, Feb 19th
    10:30 AM - 10:45 AM CDT
    Balance Confidence and Control with Carbon Fiber Custom Dynamic Orthosis Use for Lower Limb Trauma
    Room: Volunteer Ballroom B
    Presenter: Jason M. Wilken, PT, PhD (he/him/his) – The University of Iowa
    Free Paper Session
  • Thursday, Feb 19th
    10:30 AM - 10:45 AM CDT
    User-Complexity and Decision-Making in Upper Limb Prosthesis Selection: Measurement Tool Development
    Room: Volunteer Ballroom A
    Presenter: Todd Castleberry, PhD (he/him/his) – Hanger Institute for Clinical Research and Education
    Free Paper Session
  • Thursday, Feb 19th
    10:45 AM - 11:00 AM CDT
    When Their Powers Are Combined, an Ankle Exoskeleton with Biofeedback Improves Outcomes in Stroke Survivors
    Room: Volunteer Ballroom B
    Presenter: Kinsey Herrin, MSPO, C/LPO, FAAOP – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Free Paper Session
  • Thursday, Feb 19th
    10:45 AM - 11:00 AM CDT
    A Preliminary Comparison of Non-linear Myoelectric Output Filters Using the Glide Control System
    Room: Volunteer Ballroom A
    Presenter: Christopher L. Hunt, Ph.D – Infinite Biomedical Technologies, LLC
    Free Paper Session
  • Thursday, Feb 19th
    11:00 AM - 11:15 AM CDT
    Outcomes from the Clinical Application of an Externally Powered Pediatric Kafo
    Room: Volunteer Ballroom B
    Free Paper Session
  • Thursday, Feb 19th
    11:00 AM - 11:15 AM CDT
    Unlimbited Wellness ©: Exploring Prosthetic Use: Navigating the Journey of Embodiment Through Occupational Therapy Intervention
    Room: Volunteer Ballroom A
    Presenter: Debra a. Latour, OT, OTR/L, FAOTA – Single-Handed Solutions, LLC
    Free Paper Session
  • Thursday, Feb 19th
    11:15 AM - 11:30 AM CDT
    Orthotists’ Use of Wearable Sensors and Standardized Outcome Measures in Routine Orthotic Care for Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis
    Room: Volunteer Ballroom B
    Presenter: Geoff Balkman, PhD, CPO – University of Washington
    Free Paper Session
  • Thursday, Feb 19th
    11:15 AM - 11:30 AM CDT
    Upper Limb Activity Specific Prosthetic Rehabilitation: Benefits and Impact on the Health of Persons with Hand Absence
    Room: Volunteer Ballroom A
    Presenter: Debra a. Latour, OT, OTR/L, FAOTA – Single-Handed Solutions, LLC
    Free Paper Session
  • Thursday, Feb 19th
    1:45 PM - 3:15 PM CDT
    Cranial and Spinal Orthotic Treatment
    Room: Volunteer Ballroom B
    Free Paper Session
     CE: 1.5 CEU
  • Thursday, Feb 19th
    1:45 PM - 3:15 PM CDT
    Lower Limb Prosthetics: Gait Characteristics
    Room: Volunteer Ballroom A
    Free Paper Session
     CE: 1.5 CEU
  • Thursday, Feb 19th
    1:45 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
    Developmental Outcomes of School-Aged Children Diagnosed with Positional Plagiocephaly/Brachycephaly in Infancy
    Room: Volunteer Ballroom B
    Presenter: Caroline Zeiser, MSPO, CPO – OPSB/Boston O and P
    Free Paper Session
  • Thursday, Feb 19th
    1:45 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
    Spatiotemporal Gait Coordination Following Immediate Use of a Motorized Knee Prosthesis
    Room: Volunteer Ballroom A
    Presenter: Hiroaki Hobara, PhD (he/him/his) – Tokyo University of Science
    Free Paper Session
  • Thursday, Feb 19th
    2:00 PM - 2:15 PM CDT
    An 11-year Review of the Efficacy of Cranial Remolding Orthosis Treatment and Factors That Influence Treatment Outcomes for Babies with Combinational Plagiocephaly-brachycephaly (CPB)
    Room: Volunteer Ballroom B
    Presenter: Jill Findley, PhD – Cranial Technologies
    Free Paper Session
  • Thursday, Feb 19th
    2:00 PM - 2:15 PM CDT
    Development of a Backward Walking Controller for a Semi-Powered Microprocessor Knee
    Room: Volunteer Ballroom A
    Presenter: Marion D. Hagstrom – Vanderbilt University
    Free Paper Session
  • Thursday, Feb 19th
    2:15 PM - 2:30 PM CDT
    Assessing Parental Perceptions of Infant Cranial Remolding Orthotic Intervention
    Room: Volunteer Ballroom B
    Presenter: Hamza Mansoor, CPO, LPO, MPO – Ottobock Care Sabolich
    Free Paper Session
  • Thursday, Feb 19th
    2:15 PM - 2:30 PM CDT
    Comparisons in TUG Turning when using Multi-Axial Ankle vs Solid Prosthetic Ankle
    Room: Volunteer Ballroom A
    Presenter: Saifullah M. Farrag, MSME (he/him/his) – University of South Florida
    Free Paper Session
  • Thursday, Feb 19th
    2:30 PM - 2:45 PM CDT
    Cosmetic Only? Assessing the Long Term Non-cosmetic Outcomes of Positional Cranial Deformities
    Room: Volunteer Ballroom B
    Presenter: Lisa M. Abernethy, MSPO, CPO, LPO (she/her/hers) – Baylor College of Medicine, O&P Program
    Free Paper Session
  • Thursday, Feb 19th
    2:30 PM - 2:45 PM CDT
    Lateral Reactive Stepping in Individuals with and Without Transfemoral Amputation
    Room: Volunteer Ballroom A
    Presenter: Hiva Razavi – University of Michigan Ann Arbor
    Free Paper Session
  • Thursday, Feb 19th
    2:45 PM - 3:00 PM CDT
    Validating Clinical Anthropometry in the Assessment of Pectus Carinatum
    Room: Volunteer Ballroom B
    Presenter: Suniel Veerakone, BS, CFo (he/him/his) – University of Michigan Orthotics and Prosthetics Center
    Free Paper Session
  • Thursday, Feb 19th
    2:45 PM - 3:00 PM CDT
    Comparative Analysis of Minimum Toe Clearance in Transfemoral Amputees: Daily-use vs. Motorized Knee Prostheses
    Room: Volunteer Ballroom A
    Presenter: Kai Kobayashi, B.Sc. (he/him/his) – Tokyo University of Science
    Free Paper Session
  • Thursday, Feb 19th
    3:00 PM - 3:15 PM CDT
    The New Validated Standard for 3d Motion Analysis of Transfemoral Amputees
    Room: Volunteer Ballroom A
    Presenter: Malte Bellmann, Prof. Dr., CPO – Ottobock SE & Co. KGaA / Private University Goettingen
    Free Paper Session
  • Friday, Feb 20th
    10:45 AM - 12:15 PM CDT
    O&P: Mobility Outcomes
    Room: Volunteer Ballroom B
    Free Paper Session
     CE: 1.5 CEU
  • Friday, Feb 20th
    10:45 AM - 11:00 AM CDT
    Baseline Fall History and Multisite Pain Predict Future Falls Among Adults with Lower-limb Amputation
    Room: Volunteer Ballroom B
    Presenter: Claire E. Vallery, CPO, MPO – University of Delaware, Limb Loss Studies Lab / Dankmeyer Inc.
    Free Paper Session
  • Friday, Feb 20th
    11:00 AM - 11:15 AM CDT
    Developing the Prosthetic Limb Users Survey of Falls (PLUS-F)
    Room: Volunteer Ballroom B
    Presenter: Brian J. Hafner, PhD – University of Washington
    Free Paper Session
  • Friday, Feb 20th
    11:15 AM - 11:30 AM CDT
    Exploring the Relationship Between Daily Steps and Functional Outcome Measures in Adults With Transtibial Amputation
    Room: Volunteer Ballroom B
    Presenter: Kyle R. Leister, PhD, CPO – East Tennessee State University
    Free Paper Session
  • Friday, Feb 20th
    11:30 AM - 11:45 AM CDT
    Prosthetic Limb Users Survey of Attention (PLUS-A): Calibration and Initial Validation for a Measure of Lower Limb Prosthetic Attention
    Room: Volunteer Ballroom B
    Presenter: Benjamin J. Darter, PT, PhD – Virginia Commonwealth University
    Free Paper Session
  • Friday, Feb 20th
    11:45 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
    Reduction in Falls, Risk of Falling and Improvement in Walking Speed in Spinal Cord Injury Patients in the C-Brace Registry
    Room: Volunteer Ballroom B
    Presenter: Russ Lundstrom, MS (he/him/his) – Otto Bock HealthCare LP
    Free Paper Session
  • Friday, Feb 20th
    2:15 PM - 3:45 PM CDT
    Lower Limb Prosthetics Case Study Series
    Room: Volunteer Ballroom B
    Free Paper Session
     CE: 1.5 CEU
  • Friday, Feb 20th
    2:15 PM - 2:30 PM CDT
    Prosthetic Solution for Partial Calcanectomy Using Heat Cured Rubber (HCR) and 3d Printing – a Case Study
    Room: Volunteer Ballroom B
    Presenter: Andy Miller, CPO (he/him/his) – Pace Prosthetics
    Free Paper Session
  • Friday, Feb 20th
    2:30 PM - 2:45 PM CDT
    Advanced Suspension Strategies for Challenging Residual Limbs: A Case Study for Treating the Quad-Involved Amputee after Sepsis
    Room: Volunteer Ballroom B
    Presenter: Cassandra Delgado, MSPO, CPO – Coyote
    Free Paper Session
  • Friday, Feb 20th
    2:45 PM - 3:00 PM CDT
    Evaluation of a Golf Prosthetic Terminal Device System for Individuals with Bilateral Trans-radial Hand Absence
    Room: Volunteer Ballroom B
    Presenter: Robert Radocy, BS, MS (he/him/his) – InstinctiveInvention LLC.
    Free Paper Session
  • Friday, Feb 20th
    3:00 PM - 3:15 PM CDT
    Effect of Custom Prosthesis and Contralateral Limb Orthosis on Gait Dynamics and Pain Reduction: A Case Study of Complex Lower Limb Amputation with Drop Foot in the Sound Limb
    Room: Volunteer Ballroom B
    Presenter: Aalaa Abdelnasser Ali Mahrann – Delta technological university
    Free Paper Session
  • Friday, Feb 20th
    3:15 PM - 3:30 PM CDT
    Chopart Prostheses: Opportunities for Optimization in Clinical Care
    Room: Volunteer Ballroom B
    Presenter: Claire E. Kilpatrick, CPO/L (she/her/hers) – Hanger Clinic
    Free Paper Session
  • Friday, Feb 20th
    4:00 PM - 5:30 PM CDT
    Education and Professional Development
    Room: Volunteer Ballroom B
    Free Paper Session
     CE: 1.5 CEU
  • Friday, Feb 20th
    4:00 PM - 5:30 PM CDT
    Lower Limb Prosthetics: Knees and Feet
    Room: Volunteer Ballroom A
    Free Paper Session
     CE: 1.5 CEU
  • Friday, Feb 20th
    4:00 PM - 4:15 PM CDT
    Core Concepts & Principles Required for O&P Practice – An Observational Study of Swedish Clinicians
    Room: Volunteer Ballroom B
    Presenter: Jessica Crafoord, MSc (she/her/hers) – Jönköping University
    Free Paper Session
  • Friday, Feb 20th
    4:00 PM - 4:15 PM CDT
    Benefits of a Hydraulic Ankle: A Biomechanical Evaluation in Persons with Transtibial Amputation
    Room: Volunteer Ballroom A
    Presenter: Björn Altenburg, CPO – Ottobock SE & Co KGaA
    Free Paper Session
  • Friday, Feb 20th
    4:15 PM - 4:30 PM CDT
    Decision-Making in Orthotic and Prosthetic Clinical Practice – A Qualitative Analysis of Swedish and American CPOs
    Room: Volunteer Ballroom B
    Presenter: Jessica Crafoord, MSc (she/her/hers) – Jönköping University
    Free Paper Session
  • Friday, Feb 20th
    4:15 PM - 4:30 PM CDT
    The Effect of Passive Mechanical Prosthetic Knee and Ankle-foot Components on Gait Safety in Transfemoral Prosthesis Users
    Room: Volunteer Ballroom A
    Presenter: Steven A. Gard, PhD (he/him/his) – Northwestern University Prosthetics-Orthotics Center
    Free Paper Session
  • Friday, Feb 20th
    4:30 PM - 4:45 PM CDT
    Mentorship Practices at a Rural Prosthetics and Orthotics Residency Site: Opportunities and Challenges
    Room: Volunteer Ballroom B
    Presenter: Emily Siffrinn, CPO – Hanger Clinic
    Free Paper Session
  • Friday, Feb 20th
    4:30 PM - 4:45 PM CDT
    The Importance of Alignment for the Safety and Performance of Transfemoral Prostheses
    Room: Volunteer Ballroom A
    Presenter: Thomas Maximilian Köhler, MSc., CPO – Ottobock SE & Co. KGaA
    Free Paper Session
  • Friday, Feb 20th
    4:45 PM - 5:00 PM CDT
    Perceived Needs for Competence Development Among Ukrainian Rehabilitation Professionals
    Room: Volunteer Ballroom B
    Presenter: Nerrolyn Ramstrand, PhD (she/her/hers) – Jönköping University
    Free Paper Session
  • Friday, Feb 20th
    4:45 PM - 5:00 PM CDT
    Understanding Prosthetist Preference for Prosthetic Foot Alignment and Stiffness
    Room: Volunteer Ballroom A
    Presenter: Brittany M. Moores, MSPO, CPO – Northeastern University
    Free Paper Session
  • Friday, Feb 20th
    5:00 PM - 5:15 PM CDT
    Piloting a Clinical Reasoning and Reflection Tool for O&P Education
    Room: Volunteer Ballroom B
    Presenter: Jack Walker (he/him/his) – Baylor College of Medicine
    Free Paper Session
  • Saturday, Feb 21st
    9:00 AM - 10:30 AM CDT
    Amputation Post-Surgical Health
    Room: Volunteer Ballroom B
    Free Paper Session
     CE: 1.5 CEU
  • Saturday, Feb 21st
    9:00 AM - 9:15 AM CDT
    Comparing Real-Time and Recalled Ratings of Phantom Limb Pain Intensity
    Room: Volunteer Ballroom B
    Presenter: Kierra J. Falbo, MPO, CPO (she/her/hers) – Minneapolis VA Health Care System
    Free Paper Session
  • Saturday, Feb 21st
    9:15 AM - 9:30 AM CDT
    Personalized Analysis of Phantom Limb Pain Factors
    Room: Volunteer Ballroom B
    Presenter: Kierra J. Falbo, MPO, CPO (she/her/hers) – Minneapolis VA Health Care System
    Free Paper Session
  • Saturday, Feb 21st
    9:30 AM - 9:45 AM CDT
    Feasibility of Rate of Torque Development and Relaxation Protocols to Assess Hip Muscle Quickness in People with Transfemoral Amputation
    Room: Volunteer Ballroom B
    Presenter: Kristin A. Perrin, MPO, CPO (she/her/hers) – Hanger Clinic and University of Michigan
    Free Paper Session
  • Saturday, Feb 21st
    9:45 AM - 10:00 AM CDT
    Regenerative Peripheral Nerve Interfaces on the Sciatic Nerve Elicit Sensations in the Foot and Shank
    Room: Volunteer Ballroom B
    Presenter: Jake Kanetis, B.S. – University of Michigan
    Free Paper Session
  • Saturday, Feb 21st
    10:00 AM - 10:15 AM CDT
    Under Pressure: Prosthesis Wear Affects Resting Vital Signs
    Room: Volunteer Ballroom B
    Presenter: Samantha J. Stauffer, CPO, PhD, FAAOP – University of Delaware, Limb Loss Studies Lab / Independence Prosthetics-Orthotics
    Free Paper Session
  • Saturday, Feb 21st
    10:45 AM - 12:15 PM CDT
    O&P: Individual User Experience
    Room: Volunteer Ballroom A
    Free Paper Session
     CE: 1.5 CEU
  • Saturday, Feb 21st
    10:45 AM - 11:00 AM CDT
    Adaptation to Socket Change in Individuals with Unilateral Transfemoral Amputation and Low Mobility
    Room: Volunteer Ballroom A
    Presenter: Stefania Fatone, PhD, BPO(Hons) (she/her/hers) – University of Washington
    Free Paper Session
  • Saturday, Feb 21st
    11:00 AM - 11:15 AM CDT
    Comply or Don’t Fly: Airport Security Screening Experiences of People Who Have Limb Loss and Limb Difference
    Room: Volunteer Ballroom A
    Presenter: Graci Finco, PhD, CPO – Texas Christian University
    Free Paper Session
  • Saturday, Feb 21st
    11:15 AM - 11:30 AM CDT
    Evaluation of a Peer Support Mental Health Intervention for Prosthesis and Orthosis Users in Cambodia
    Room: Volunteer Ballroom A
    Presenter: Nerrolyn Ramstrand, PhD (she/her/hers) – Jönköping University
    Free Paper Session
  • Saturday, Feb 21st
    11:30 AM - 11:45 AM CDT
    Once upon a Time: The Impact of Bibliothearpy on Psychological Outcomes in Pediatric Orthotic and Prosthetic Device Users
    Room: Volunteer Ballroom A
    Presenter: Caitlin Bowman Martwinski, MSPO (she/her/hers) – Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Orthotics and Prosthetics Department
    Free Paper Session
  • Saturday, Feb 21st
    11:45 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
    Perception of Ankle Foot Orthoses by Individuals with Charcot-marie-tooth Disease
    Room: Volunteer Ballroom A
    Presenter: Kirsten M. Anderson, BSE (she/her/hers) – The University of Iowa
    Free Paper Session