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  • Saturday, February 21, 2026
  • 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM CDT
    Amputation Post-Surgical Health
    Free Paper Session
     CE: 1.5 CEU
  • 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM CDT
    Shared Decision Making in O&P: How to incorporate patient preference in clinical decision making in upper limb prosthetics, lower limb orthotics, and beyond
    Session Leader: Bretta L. Fylstra, PhD (she/her/hers) – Hanger Institute for Clinical Research and Education
    Speaker: Molly McCoy, CPO (she/her/hers) – Hanger
    Speaker: Emily A. Steffensen, PhD, CPO (she/her/hers) – Hanger Clinic, Hanger Institute for Clinical Research & Education
    Speaker: Todd Castleberry, PhD (he/him/his) – Hanger Institute for Clinical Research and Education
    Speaker: Ashley Mullen, PhD, MSAT, CPO (she/her/hers) – Baylor College of Medicine
    Organized Session
     CE: 1.5 CEU
  • 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM CDT
    Media and Limb Loss: A look at the portrayal and how it can affect the rehabilitation journey
    Session Leader: Lisa M. Abernethy, MSPO, CPO, LPO (she/her/hers) – Baylor College of Medicine, O&P Program
    Speaker: Alexandra Capellini, MD, MSCR (she/her/hers) – University of Michigan
    Speaker: Trevor LeMaster, CPO, MSOP – New Life Brace and Limb
    Speaker: Silvana Seidita
    Speaker: Max Jumonville
    Organized Session
     CE: 1.5 CEU
  • 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM CDT
    2026: Facility Accreditation Standards: Your Blueprint for Compliance Excellence
    Session Leader: James E. Lawson – American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Pro
    Special Event
     CE: 1.5 CEU
  • 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM CDT
    The Latest In Medicare Updates and CERT Errors
    Session Leader: Belinda Yandell (she/her/hers) – CGS Administrators LLC
    Special Event
     CE: 1.5 CEU
  • 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM CDT
    Rising Professionals: From Student to Specialist - Charting Your First Five Years
    Session Leader: Abbey Gilhooly-Senczyszyn, CPO, MBA, MPO (she/her/hers) – Bremer Prosthetics
    Speaker: Scott Thach, MSPO, CPO (he/him/his) – Shriners Children's Hawaii
    Speaker: Kathleen M. Carroll, MS, MSPO, CPO, FAAOP (she/her/hers) – Hanger Inc
    Speaker: Sydney Ezell
    Rising Professional
  • 10:45 AM - 12:15 PM CDT
    O&P: Individual User Experience
    Free Paper Session
     CE: 1.5 CEU
  • 10:45 AM - 12:15 PM CDT
    An Interdisciplinary Approach to the Clinical Management of Children with Arthrogryposis
    Session Leader: Jaccalyn Owens, CPO/LPO – Pediatric Orthotic and Prosthetic Services -Southeast - Shriners Childrens
    Organized Session
     CE: 1.5 CEU
  • 10:45 AM - 12:15 PM CDT
    Evidence based clinical practice guidelines and novel approaches to transfemoral (AK) socket interface design
    Session Leader: Jason T. Kahle, MSMS, L/CPO, FAAOP – OP Solutions
    Organized Session
     CE: 1.5 CEU
  • 10:45 AM - 12:15 PM CDT
    Solving the O&P Reimbursement Puzzle
    Session Leader: Joe McTernan – American Orthotic & Prosthetic Association
    Special Event
     CE: 1.50 CEU