Continuing Education
The following online CE opportunities are provided by the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists through the Paul E. Leimkuehler Online Learning Center.
New Courses
- Dual-Task Gait Analysis in Prosthesis Users
(0.5 MCEs) - Effects of Materials, Designs and Heat Treatment on SAFO Mechanical Properties: A Preliminary Report
(0.5 MCEs) - Normative PEQ-MS and ABC Scores Among Persons with Lower Limb Loss
(0.5 MCEs) - Transtibial Amputee Fluid Volume Changes during different activities
(0.5 MCEs)
Upcoming Live Webinars
- Novel Technology to Measure Prosthetic Users’ Gait in and out of the Clinic
(1.5 MCEs) June 19, 2013 at 12:00 PM - Unlocking the Secrets in Your Accounts Receivable
(1.5 MCEs) July 24, 2013 at 12:00 PM - Upper Limb Reconstruction: A Surgeon's Perspective
(1.5 MCEs) August 27, 2013 at 12:00 PM - Mediating Interpersonal Disputes in Clinical and Academic Settings
(1.5 MCEs) September 25, 2013 at 12:00 PM - Medicare Claims 101
(1.5 MCEs) October 30, 2013 at 12:00 PM
Certificate Programs for Professional Development
- Current Trends in Pediatric Orthotic Practice (7 modules)
- Evidence Based Practice (6 modules)
- Management of Deformational Plagiocephaly (9 modules)
- Orthotic Management of Scoliosis and Kyphosis (5 modules)
- Prosthetic & Orthotic Management of the High Activity User (6 modules)
- Prosthetic Foot Ankle Mechanisms (7 modules)
- Prosthetic Management of Multiple Limb Deficiency (7 modules)
- Stance Control Knee Orthoses: Clinical Application, Evidence and Reimbursement (7 modules)
- The Effect of AFOs on Balance (7 modules)
State of the Science Conference Findings
- Outcome Measures in Lower Limb Prosthetics
(32 MCEs) - KAFOs for Ambulation
(19 MCEs) - Outcome Measures in Upper Limb Prosthetics
(22.5 MCEs) - Prosthetic Foot/Ankle Mechanisms
(12 MCEs) - Orthotic Treatment of the Neuropathic Foot
(12 MCEs) - Postoperative Management of the Lower Extremity Amputation
(10 MCEs) - Orthotic Treatment of Deformational Plagiocephaly, Brachycephaly, and Scaphocephaly
(16 MCEs) - The Biomechanics of Ambulation After Partial Foot Amputation
(22 MCEs) - Orthotic Treatment of Idiopathic Scoliosis and Scheuermann's Kyphosis
(16 MCEs)
Upcoming Events
| 2014 | |
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| Feb 26 - Mar 1 |
Academy: 40th Annual Meeting and Scientific Symposium - Hyatt Regency Chicago, IL.
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| 2015 | |
| Feb 18-21 |
Academy: 41st Annual Meeting and Scientific Symposium - Hyatt Regency New Orleans, LA.
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| 2016 | |
| Mar 9-12 |
Academy: 42nd Annual Meeting and Scientific Symposium - Caribe Royale Resort, Orlando, FL.
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| 2017 | |
| Mar 1-4 |
Academy: 43rd Annual Meeting and Scientific Symposium - Hyatt Regency Chicago, IL.
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