T H U RS DAY
EDUCATION THURSDAY 9 | 26 | 19 3:15 – 5:00 PM
Pedorthic Education: Greater Efficiency Means Greater Success (C9)
3:15 – 3:50 PM
TSD: Marketing and Raising Awareness (C9-A)
3:50 – 4:25 PM
Data and Outcomes in Diabetic/Pedorthic Foot Care (C9-B)
4:25 – 5:00 PM
Making the Most of Your Diabetic Shoe Program: Proper Fitting Equals Efficiency (C9-C)
Room 25 C (Convention Center, Upper Level) Learn tips and strategies for maintaining a winning diabetic shoe program. (The following presentations run consecutively within this program.)
Erick Janisse, CO, CPed Medicare's Therapeutic Shoes for Persons with Diabetes benefit is vastly and disappointingly underutilized. The main culprit is lack of awareness. In this session, we will explore ways to help "get the word out" to physicians, patients and the Medicare-aged population in general. Education is key.
Jonathan Fogg, CPed Review the importance of modifying the Pedorthic design to meet the rehab goal, and the way data can be collected and used for validation.
Brian Lane, CPed The key to a successful diabetic shoe program is efficiency. At a time when many O&P professionals have decided to cease providing diabetic footwear, often citing a lack of profitability, there are more people needing these services than ever before.
3:15 – 4:15 PM
Age of Mass Customization is Arriving in Healthcare—Are You Ready? (T4)
Room 24 A (Convention Center, Upper Level) Dustin Kloempken Are your customers asking for customized products that can be delivered quickly? Are you looking to bring the latest innovation into your company so that you can attract and retain talent? Come learn how some businesses have implemented big tech into their processes to attract talent and more importantly, provide more value to their customers.
Visit our 2019 Prosthetic Education Sponsor at Booth #517.
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