2024 Orthotics Review Course for Physicians and Allied Health Providers

The Annual Prosthetics and Orthotics Conference is sponsored by the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation – University of Missouri School of Medicine. The focus of the 2024 conference is a review of Orthotics.

To register or for additional information email moheskyc@missouri.edu.

Conference Presenters

• Joseph Burris, MD Course Director, Chair and Professor of Clinical PM&R University of Missouri
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• Geoff Dunlop, CP Hanger Clinic, Columbia, Missouri
• Tracy Ell, CP Manager Owner Hi-Tek Limb & Brace, Columbia, Missouri
• Jane Anne Emerson, MD Professor of Clinical PM&R University of Missouri
• Carl Giacchi, DO Clinical Assistant Professor, Harry S. Truman, Veteran’s Hospital
• Kodi Hilgenbrinck Hi-Tek Limb & Brace Columbia, Missouri
• Brandon Jones, CPO Hanger Clinic Columbia, Missouri
• Paul Jones, DO Professor of Clinical PM&R University of Missouri

Conference Schedule

Friday, April 19, 2024

8:00 am           

• Registration

8:45 - 9:00 am

• Welcome and Introduction of Course Faculty

9:15 – 10:05 am

• "Normal Gait"
  Heikki Uustal, MD
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10:05 – 11:00 am

• "Pathological Gait"
  Joseph Burris, MD
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11:00 am – 12:00 pm

• "Lower Extremity Orthotic Prescriptions I"
  Heikki Uustal, MD
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12:00 - 12:30 pm

• Lunch - provided on site

12:30 – 1:15 pm

• "Lower extremity Orthotic Prescriptions II"
  Heikki Uustal, MD
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1:15 – 2:00 pm

• "Lower extremity Vignettes I"
  Joseph Burris, MD

2:00 – 2:30 pm

• "Foot Pain and Foot Orthotics"
  Heikki Uustal, MD
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Saturday, April 20, 2024

8:00 am - 8:15 am

• Registration

8:15 - 9:00 am

• "Upper Limb Pathology & Orthotic Prescriptions"
  Heikki Uustal, MD
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9:00 - 10:00 am

• "Pediatric Orthotic Evaluation and Management"
  Jane Anne Emerson, MD
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10:00 am - 12:00 pm

• Orthosis; Hands-On Demonstrations
  Small Group Table Presentations *

12:00 - 12:30 pm

• Lunch - provided on site

12:30 - 1:30 pm

• "Spinal Orthoses"
  Paul Jones, DO
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1:30 - 2:30 pm

• "Lower Extremity Vignettes II"
  Joseph Burris, MD

2:30 - 3:00 pm

• Post test and Course evaluations
  Joseph Burris, MD

*Small Group Table Presentations

Related article: Spinal Orthoses: Principles, Designs, Indications, and Limitations

Download Hands-On Demonstration Stations

Download Lower Limb Orthotics Prescription Worksheet