We hope to see you at the AAOP Annual Meeting in Chicago!

Wednesday, March 6 8:00 AM - Saturday, March 9 8:00 PM, 2024

Will you be in Chicago for the Academy of Orthotics & Prosthetics Annual Meeting? If so, we hope to see you at one of our sessions!

Faculty from our department indicated by bold, alumni have year of graduation in brackets.

Thursday, March 7

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Reliability and validity of the Orthotic Patient-Reported Outcomes – Mobility (OPRO-M) short forms in lower limb orthosis users.
Free paper presented by Geoff Balkman, PhD, Assistant Professor; in collaboration with Alyssa Bamer; Phil Stevens ('01); Eric Weber ('02); Rana Salem; Sara Morgan, PhD, L/CPO, Affiliate Associate Professor ('04); and Brian Hafner, PhD, Professor.

2:20 PM - 3:50 PM
Bridging O&P Practice and Education.
Organized session presented by Mark Clary, Michael Madden, Sheryl Sachs, Jonas Ljung, and Sue Spaulding, MS, CPO, FAAOP, Associate Professor ('96).
2:20 PM - 3:50 PM
Comparative Effectiveness of Casting Approaches for Transtibial and Transfemoral Prostheses: Interim Results of Clinical Trial.
Free paper presented by Stefania Fatone, PhD, Professor; in collaboration with Andrea Cutti, Andrew Hansen, Amy Gravely, and Steven Gard.

5:35 PM - 7:05 PM
Skin Assessment on Darker Skin Tones in O&P.
Free paper presented by Daniela Phillips ('23) in collaboration with Gabrielle Richardson ('21); Sarah Cheever ('18); Sue Spaulding, MS, CPO, FAAOP, Associate Professor ('96); Taushima Nixon; Kayla Tillman; and Cody McDonald, PhD, MPH, L/CPO, Assistant Professor ('06).
5:35 PM - 7:05 PM
Racial Bias in O&P.
Free paper presented by Cody McDonald, PhD, MPH, L/CPO, Assistant Professor ('06); in collaboration with John Balkman; Lindi Mitsou; Abby Hoffman-Finitsis; and Scott Bretl ('15).
5:35 PM - 7:05 PM
Improved loading asymmetry during sit-to-stand movement in individuals with unilateral transfemoral amputation using powered-prosthetic knees.
Poster session with Geoff Balkman, PhD, Assistant Professor; Hiroaki Hobara; Genki Hisano; Daisuke Kaneishi; Masahiro Komuta; and Xiaojun Sun.

9:15 AM - 10:45 AM
Race and ethnicity reporting in contemporary limb loss literature: a scoping review.
Free paper presented by Rachael Rosen ('16) in collaboration with Sara Morgan, PhD, L/CPO, Affiliate Associate Professor ('04), Brian Hafner, PhD, Professor; and Cody McDonald, PhD, MPH, L/CPO, Assistant Professor ('06).
9:15 AM - 10:45 AM
Fall-related health outcomes in lower limb prosthesis users: A focus group study.
Free paper presented by Rachael Rosen ('16) in collaboration with Cody McDonald, PhD, MPH, L/CPO, Assistant Professor ('06); Kaitlyn Mauder; Andrew Sawers; and Brian Hafner, PhD, Professor.
9:15 AM - 10:45 AM
Preferred Terminology of People with Limb Difference Compared to Healthcare and Research Professionals.
Free paper presented by Graci Finco in collaboration with Cody McDonald, PhD, MPH, L/CPO, Assistant Professor ('06); and Sarah Moudy.
9:15 AM - 10:45 AM
Perceptions of Prosthetic Attention Among Lower Limb Prosthesis Users: A Focus Group Study.
Free paper presented by Cody McDonald, PhD, MPH, L/CPO, Assistant Professor ('06); in collaboration with Tanu Bhargava; Elizabeth Halsne, PhD, CPO, MS, Affiliate Assistant Professor ('10); Susanne Van Der veen; Brian Hafner, PhD, Professor; and Benjamin Darter.

5:35 PM - 7:05 PM
Global collaboration in development, delivery, and education in prosthetics and orthotics.
Organized session presented by Cody McDonald, PhD, MPH, L/CPO, Assistant Professor ('06); Alex Hetherington; Aarti Deshpande; Corin Shirley; Ann Yamane, CO, MEd, Associate Teaching Professor Emeritus ('76); and Jon Batzdorff.