Presented by the Department of Physical Medicineand Rehabilitation of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.
This annual, two-day intensive course on prosthetic and orthotic devices features lectures from professionals across the spectrum of care, including physiatrists, orthopedic surgeons, physiotherapists, and prosthetists. The curriculum covers various topics from research & development of devices to hands-on clinical care of patients with limb loss.
Thursday, May 9th and Friday, May 10th, 2024
This year's course will be held in a hybrid format with Penn PM&R residents attending in person and other programs attending virtually. To register, please contact a resident course director below.
Resident Course Directors
Course Director
2024 Course Schedule
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7:30-8:00 |
Welcome and Log-in Period
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8:00-8:45
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Epidemiology, Care Variations, and Outcomes for Persons with Limb Amputations: Effectiveness of Inpatient Rehabilitation
Prosthetic Innovations
Timothy Dillingham, MD, MS
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| 8:45-9:00 |
Break |
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9:00-10:00
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Amputations General Medical Management
Bradley Tucker, MD
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10:00-10:15
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Break
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| 10:15-11:00 |
Review of Gait and Force Vectors
David Lenrow, MD, JD |
| 11:00-11:15 |
Break |
| 11:15-12:00 |
Pre and Post-Prosthetic Rehab from a Therapist's Perspective
Christopher Gorrell, PT, DPT |
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12:00-1:00
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Lunch Break
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1:00-2:00
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Upper Limb Amputation
Michael Kwasniewski, MD
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| 2:00-2:15 |
Break |
| 2:15-3:15 |
Lower Limb Amputation
Michael Kwasniewski, MD
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| 3:15-3:30 |
Break |
| 3:30-4:15 |
Future Directions of Prosthetics
Tawnee Sparling, MD (Virtual Presentation)
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7:30-8:00
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Welcome and Log-in Period
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8:00-8:45
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Level of Amputation
Douglas Troutman, DO
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8:45-9:30
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Prosthetic Innovations
Timothy Dillingham, MD, MS
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| 9:30-9:45 |
Break |
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9:45-10:30
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Amputations in the Pediatric Population
Michael King, MD
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| 10:30-12:00 |
Prosthetics in the Pediatric Population
Ashton Wagner, MSPO, CO |
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12:00-1:00
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Lunch Break
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1:00-1:45
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My Journey with Amputation
Patient
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| 1:45-2:00 |
Break |
| 2:00-2:30 |
Prosthetic Prescription Writing
David Lenrow, MD, JD |
| 2:30-2:50 |
Breakout Room 1 |
| 2:50-3:10 |
Breakout Room 2 |
| 3:10-3:30 |
Breakout Room 3 |
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Groups will rotate between all three Breakout Rooms
- Independence P&O - Exploring Prosthetics
- Dr. Lenrow - Practice with Writing a Prosthetics Prescription
- Jessica Kenia - Gait Lab Tour & Current Research |
| 3:30-4:30 |
Prosthetic Clinical Case Discussions/Gait Analysis
Prosthetic & Orthotic Component Demonstrations
John Horne, CP and Jennifer Grandstand
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