Pac Rim '08 ISPO

Pacific Rim 2008 Conference Schedule

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Sunday, January 27, 2008

Monday, January 28, 2008

7:00 am - 8:00 am Conference Registration
8:00 am - 8:45 am
Surgical Controversies in Transtibial Amputation
Frank Gottschalk, M.D.
8:45 am - 9:15 am
The Efficacy of Non-Contact Low Frequency US to Enhance Healing in Chronic Wounds of Various Etiologies
Karen L Andrews, M.D.
9:15 am - 9:55 am
Two in One — Two Centrodes in One Polycentric Prosthetic Knee Joint
Wieland Kaphingst, CPO, Biomed. Eng.
9:55 am - 10:25 am Break & Exhibits
10:25 am - 11:10 am
Diabetic Foot Update 2008
John Bowker, MD
11:10 am - 11:30 am
Integrated Rehabilitation Program for the Lower Limb Amputees in Korea
Mu Seong Mun, Ph.D
11:30 am - 12:00 pm
The Flip Down Method of Trans-Femoral Suspension
John Warren, CP
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Lunch with Exhibitors
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Workshop: CIR Prosthetic Technologies
Yeongchi Wu, Hector Casanova, Andrea Ikeda

Tuesday, January 29, 2008

7:00 am - 8:00 am Conference Registration
8:00 am - 8:45 am
Comprehensive Patient Care: Going Beyond Traditional Prosthetic and Therapeutic Management
Ruth Morris, LMSW
8:45 am - 9:30 am
Evidence for Specialize Team in the Rehabilitation of Upper Extremity Amputations
Sandy Fletchall, OTR/L, CHT, MPA, FAOTA
9:30 am - 10:00 am
The Role of Mental Health in O&P
Ruth Morris, LMSW
10:00 am - 10:30 am Break & Exhibits
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Compliant Hands. The Next Evolution of the Prosthetic Hand
John M Miguelez, CP, FAAOP
11:00 am - 11:45 am
Preliminary Findings from an Ongoing Outcomes Questionnaire Collected from Clients Fit with Upper Limb Prostheses.
Kristin Gulick, OTR/L, CHT, Kristi Wolfgram
11:45 am - 12:30 pm
What's a Wiki?
Elizabeth Mansfield
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Reception, Aloha Dinner and Entertainment

Wednesday, January 30, 2008

8:00 am - 8:45 am
A Changing Delivery System … The Winners and Losers
John M. Latsko, Attorney
8:45 am - 9:15 am
Spasticilty on Medical Gastrocnemius and Gait Kinematics of Hemiplegic Subjects Wearing Hinged Ankle-Foot Orthoses During Ambulation.
Liang-Wey Chang, Ph.D, CO
9:15 am - 9:45 am
Power Soccer and Seated Volleyball for Wheelchairs Users
Paul Maguire, Ph.D., Associate Professor
9:45 am - 10:15 am
Advantages and Benefits of Powered Gait Orthosis for the Paraplegic
Kyung Hoon Kim, Ph.D
10:15 am - 10:45 am Break & Exhibits
10:45 am - 11:00 am
The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health: An Introduction to the Classification
Helena Burger, M.D., PhD
11:00 am - 11:15 am
The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health: Development of Amputee Core Sets
Dr. Friedbert Kohler, MBBS, FAFRM
11:15 am - 11:35 am
Exposure to Toxic Agents in Prosthetic Fabrication
Robert S. Kistenberg, MPH, CP, FAAOP
11:35 am - 12:05 pm
Rehabilitation in Low Income Countries
Thomas Keolker
12:05 pm - 12:25 pm
P.O.C.C. The Prosthetic & Orthotic Componentry Clearinghouse
Robert S. Kistenberg, MPH, CP, FAAOP

More details will be added to this schedule as they become available.