THURSDAY, September 12, 2019 11:00am Registration in Maple Lawn Foyer 2:00-7:00pm Maple Lawn BC – Exhibitor Set Up
1:00-3:00pm Concurrent Breakout Sessions Galewood AB: Ossur – Upper Extremity Prosthetics, Steve Martin, OTR/L Galewood CD: Fuzion, Norm Yankus, CO, Orthomerica 3:00-5:00pm Concurrent Breakout Sessions Galewood AB: Improved Clinical Outcomes with Consistent Successful Socket Fit via Full Weight Bearing Hydrostatic Casting Technique, Matt Doering, Cypress Adaptive Galewood CD: C-Brace, Curt Kowalczyk, CO, Ottobock
FRIDAY, September 13, 2019 Linwood Ballroom 7:00am Registration in Maple Lawn Foyer 7:45-8:00am Welcome, Vari McPherson, CPO, MWCAAOP President 8:00-8:45am Creating Meaningful Lower Limb Prosthetic Outcomes: Preliminary Findings of a 12-Month Pilot, Brian Gustin, CP, FAAOP 8:45-9:00am ISOPP Presentation, Mary Whalen and Samantha Marek 9:00-10:00am Maple Lawn B/C - Exhibit Hall 10:00-10:30am Presentation Title: The effect of upper limb loss on the momentum balance during walking: an exploration of why people with upper limb absence may fall more, Jenny Kent, PhD 10:30-11:30am Otto Bock Optimization and Outcomes with Ottobock MPKs and MPF’s, Mark Edwards, CP 11:30-12:00pm Evaluating the effect of walking speed on leg muscle activations in older transtibial prosthesis users, Paul Hammond, II, MS 12:00-1:00pm Lunch in the Exhibit Hall 1:00-1:20pm What we’ve Learnt from Mechanical Testing of Textured 3D Printed Prosthetic Sockets, Julia Quinlan, PhD 1:20-2:00pm Overview of High Intensity/High Repetition Gait Training for Stroke Patients, John T. Frederick Jr., CPO/L, Caitlin Deom PT, DPT 2:00-2:45pm Management of Children with Limb Differences: Congenital and Acquired, Ana-Marie Rojas, MD 2:45-3:45pm Gunter Gehl scholarship presentations – student scholarship candidates 3:45-4:00pm Break 4:00-4:15pm Fall Prevention, It Could Save a Patient’s Life! Dennis Janisse, CPed 4:15-4:30pm Modified Heel Trimline on Posterior Entry Articulated Dorsi-Assist AFO, Dennis Smerko, CPO 5:00-6:30pm Cocktails with the exhibitors in the exhibit hall and presentation of Gunter Gehl Scholarship
FRIDAY, September 13, 2019 Maple Lawn A 7:00am Registration in Maple Lawn Foyer 8:00-9:00am Management Liability, Don Foley 9:00-10:00am Maple Lawn B/C - Exhibit Hall 10:00-12:00pm Improving Outomes with Motivational Strategies, John Brinkmann, MA, CPO/L, FAAOP (D) 12:00-1:00pm Lunch in the Exhibit Hall 1:00-3:00pm Medicare Updates, Stacie McMichel, CGS 3:00-4:00pm Social Media Marketing Addiction…and Burnout, Elizabeth Mansfield 5:00-6:30pm Cocktails with the exhibitors in the exhibit hall
SATURDAY, September 14, 2019 Concurrent Breakout Sessions 7:00am Registration in Maple Lawn Foyer 8:00-10:00am Maple Lawn A: The Benefits of Scanning to Help Your Entire Practice, Chris Mowrer, CPO Linwood A: SWASH, Bob Meier, CO, BOCO Linwood B: Getting Back to Pedorthic Basics: Indications and Applications of External and internal Shoe Modifications, Dennis Janisse, CPed 10:00-11:00am Maple Lawn B/C Exhibit Hall (Exhibit Tear Down at 11:00am) 11:00am-12:00pm Maple Lawn A: CJ Socket, Renee Lewis, BSE, CO, CPA Linwood A: Next Generation Carbon Fiber AFO, Noel Chladek, CO Linwood B: Getting Back to Pedorthic Basics: Heterogeneous Foot Orthoses, Dennis Janisse, CPed
MWC members are 400.00 365.00 for the full conference. Plus 35.00 for dues. If you are eligible for MWC AAOP membership (WI, IL, IN) then your dues will automatically be included in your registration when you register as a member.
Non members are 425.00 full conference. One day registrations are 250.00 and are for ONE day only. If you are planning on coming for at least two days, you need to register as full conference since it will save you $$$. Residents are 150.00 Technicians are 150.00* (If you need ABC/BOC credits, you must register as Full Conference).
Exhibitor Fees One table, includes two exhibitors, is 700.00 Additional exhibitor is 200.00 (Max number at one table is three exhibitors, any more requires an additional table.) Additional table is 600.00
Back in the day...
Past MWCAAOP Meetings and Dates 2018 Annual Meeting 9/13-9/15/2018 Lake Geneva, WI 2017 One Day Symposium 11/2017 Chicago, IL 2016 Annual Meeting 11/3-11/5/2016 Rosemont, IL 2015 Annual Meeting 5/27-5/29/2015 Rosemont, IL 2014 1-Day Symposium 11/14/2014 Hickory Hills, IL 2014 Annual Meeting The MWC held a meeting during the national AAOP meeting in February. 2013 Annual Meeting 5/30/2013 Lake Geneva, WI 2012 Annual Meeting 9/27/2012 Lake Geneva, WI 2011 1-Day Symposium 11/12/2011 Hickory Hills, IL 2011 Annual Meeting 6/2/2011 Lake Geneva, WI 2010 Annual Meeting 9/16/2010 Lake Geneva, WI