PFA Annual Symposium and Exhibition
Program at a Glance**
November 1 – 3, 2012
Peabody Hotel and State House Convention Center
Little Rock, AR
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
3:00 PM – 7:00 PM Registration Open
Thursday, November 1, 2012:
8:00 AM – 6:00 PM Exhibitor move-in
7:00 AM – 7:45 AM Continental Breakfast
7:00 AM – 6:30 PM Registration Open
8 AM – 9 AM Opening General Session: The Basics of Wound Care
Dr. James McGuire, DPM, C. Ped., PT
9:15 AM – 10:15 AM Concurrent Breakout Sessions
A1: Retail (Part 1): Metrics – How do You Stack Up?
Rick Ravel, C. Ped.
A2: Radiology of the Foot and Ankle: What Pedorthists Need to Know
Dr. James McGuire, DPM, C. Ped., PT
A3: Understanding Applied Foot and Ankle Biomechanics
Pam Haig, C. PEd.
10:15 AM – 10:30 AM Refreshment Break
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Concurrent Breakout Sessions
B1: Retail (Part 2): TURN, TURN, TURN
Rick Ravel, C. Ped.
B2: Pearls of Pedorthics
PFA Board of Directors and COPE
B3: The Latest Pedorthic Methods and Techniques to Treat Plantar Fasciitis
Douglas Goodhart, C. Ped.
11:30AM – 12:15 PM Luncheon
12:15 PM – 1:15 PM Concurrent Breakout Sessions
C1: Thinking Beyond Medicare: Expand Your Business and Patient Access by Accepting Private
Insurance
Dean Mason, C. Ped., CO, OST, BOCO, BOC Pedorthist,
Randy Stevens, C. Ped., COF, BOC Pedorthist
C2: Essentials of Business Anatomy: An Introduction to Core Structural Aspects – Legal and Tax –
of the Principal Life States of a Privately Held Business
Allan J. Weiner, Esq.
C3: Pedorthic Evaluation and Treatment of Equinus Conditions
John P. Galbraith, C. Ped.
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM General Session: AFOs and the Pedorthist
Donald L. Pierson, C. Ped., CO
This session sponsored by Arizona AFO, Inc.
2:30 PM – 2:45 PM Refreshment Break
2:45 PM – 3:45 PM Concurrent Breakout Sessions
D1: The Latest in Coding and Billing
Dean Mason, C. Ped., CO, OST, BOCO, BOC Pedorthist,
Randy Stevens, C. Ped., COF, BOC Pedorthist (invited)
D2: AFOs: A Discussion within the Framework of the ABC and BOC Pedorthists’ Scope of Practice
Donald L. Pierson, C. Ped., CO; Stephen Fletcher, CPO, LPT, representing ABC, Teresa Alpert-Liebman,
BOC; and, Christopher Costantini, C. Ped., NCOPE
This session sponsored by Arizona AFO, Inc.
D3: Bonding Technology and Material Identification in Pedorthics
Dr. Ranier M. Buchholz
4 PM – 5 PM: General Session: Pathologies of the Knee and Hip and Their Connection to Foot Pathologies
Michael Forgrave, C. Ped. (C)
5:15 PM – 6:15 PM: General Session: The Pathomechanics of Ulceration
Capt. James Foto, BSME, C. Ped.
6:30 PM – 8:30 PM: Exhibit Hall Ribbon Cutting Ceremony and Opening Welcome Reception
Friday, November 2, 2012:
7:00 AM – 7:45 AM Continental Breakfast
7:00 AM – 5:15 PM Registration Open
8:00 AM – 9 AM General Session: A Firm Footing in Pedorthics: SCIENCE!
Dr. Geza Kogler
9:15 AM – 10:15 AM Concurrent Breakout Sessions
E1: Applied Biomechanics of the Foot: Fundamental Concepts for Pedorthics
Dr. Geza Kogler
E2: ABC’s Facility Accreditation Standards and How They WILL Improve Your Business
James Lawson
E3: The Enforcers are Coming: But It’s Not Just About Money Anymore
George Breen, Esq.
10:15 AM – 10:45 AM Refreshment Break in the Exhibit Hall
10:15 AM – 11:15 AM PFA’s Annual Membership Meeting
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM Lunch in the Exhibit Hall
12:30 PM – 1:15 PM Uninterrupted Exhibit Hall Time
1:15 PM – 5 PM Exhibit Hall Open (invited public hours)
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM General Session: The Top Ten Adult Podiatric Pathologies and What They Look Like in the
Podopediatric Patient (Before They Happen!)
Dr. Louis DeCaro, DPM
This session sponsored by the Verne Bintz Company
2:45 PM – 3:45 PM Concurrent Breakout Sessions
F1: Top Five Pediatric Sports Injuries: How to Prevent Them by Treating the Foot
Dr. Louis DeCaro, DPM
This session sponsored by the Verne Bintz Company
F2: The Successful Operation of a Pedorthic Business: Staying Compliant, Staying Organized, and
Maintaining Communications
Matthew Almeida, C. Ped.
F3: An Overview of CAD-CAM Orthotic Fabrication
William Meanwell, C. Ped. (invited)
3:45 PM – 4 PM Refreshment Break
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Concurrent Breakout Sessions
G1: The Opportunities and Uses of “Function Shoes” in Therapy and Prevention: A Scientific and
Empirical View
Dr. Maximilian Meichsner; Dr. Matthias Laar
G2: Physician/Supplier Requirements to Accurately Submit TSD Claims to the DME MAC
Jurisdiction C
John Shero, C. Ped., CFO, COF
G3: Inside Matters
Zoe Rios, BOC Pedorthist
5:15 PM – 6:15 PM General Session: “Hands-on” Demonstrations of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Pedorthic Casting
Techniques
Chris Costantini, C. Ped.; Dane LaFontsee, C. Ped.; Jeremy Long, C. Ped
6:30 PM – 7 PM ABC & BOC Certificant Meetings
OPEN EVENING
Saturday, November 3, 2012
7:00 AM – 3:00 PM Registration Open
7:00 AM – 7:45 AM Continental breakfast
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM General Session: The Minimal Shoe Running Craze
Dr. Mark Timmerman; Dr. Craig Young
9:15 – 10:15 AM Concurrent Breakout Sessions
H1: An Overview of Materials Available for Orthotic Fabrication
William Meanwell, C. Ped. (invited)
H2: The Challenges and Successes of a Mobile Orthotics Business
Rachel Eisenfeld, C. Ped.
H3: BOC Facility Accreditation
Wendy Miller, BOC
9:45 AM – 10:15 AM Exhibitor Review Meeting
10:15 AM – 10:45 AM Refreshment Break in the Exhibit Hall
11:45 AM – 12:45 PM Lunch in the Exhibit Hall
1:45 PM – 4 PM Exhibit Hall Open (invited public hours)
4:00 PM – 9:00 PM Exhibitor tear-down
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Concurrent Breakout Sessions
I1: Orthotic Fabrication Techniques
William Meanwell, C. Ped. (invited)
I2: Best Practices in the Diabetic Foot Exam from a Podiatric Perspective
Dr. Allison Garten
I3: AFO/Shoe Combos for the Charcot/Severe PTTD/Severe RA Foot Type
Ted Dean, C. Ped.
3:15 PM – 4:15 PM Closing General Session: Total Ankle Replacement: What Pedorthists Need to Know
Nancy Naftalin, C. Ped.
**Program is subject to change.
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