Consumer Programme

Welcome to ISPO's Consumer Day Web page! Professionals (with clients with a disability) and individuals living with a disability will find Consumer Day a must!

All areas of life for a person who lives with a disability are affected by it to some degree. The diverse Consumer Day Program focuses on practical information on many of those areas: the emotional/psychosocial adjustment to living with disability; the physical realities of disability; the latest on prosthetic and orthotic care and wheeled mobility; the essential role of recreation; and making your home and vehicle meet your needs.

This one-day program, with Health Talks and Workshops from prominent experts in their fields, will inspire not only consumers but Congress delegates too!

Attendees will have access to the Exhibit Hall where manufacturers will display their products. The latest innovations in prosthetics, orthotics and wheelchair/seating will be showcased. As well, a resource package will include a list of contact information of organizations in your community.

So mark your calendar for Wednesday, August 1st, 2007 and come on out to Consumer Day! You can reserve your spot on-line today.

Click here to download the consumer programme flyer.

Note: Congress Delegates do not need to reserve in advance. The cost is covered with your Conference registration (excluding the lunch for Consumer Day registrants).

Also, travellers from outside of Canada (including the United States) should verify their Passport status to ensure that the expiry date is greater than 3 months after entry into Canada.


Consumer Day Committee

Adele Fifield, O.Ont., CAE
Director, National Amputee Centre, The War Amps

Mary Novotny, RN, MS
Rehabilitation Consultant, Educator & Advocate
Founder, Amputee Coalition of America & National Limb Loss Center

 

Consumer Programme Outline

Sessions and Presenters

 

Health Talks

  1. Panel Presentation
    11:00 am – 12:00 noon
    1. Moderator and Introduction
      Presenter: Mary Novotny, RN, MS, Rehabilitation Consultant, Educator and Advocate, Founder of the Amputee Coalition of America and the National Limb Loss Centre
    2. Emotional and Psychosocial Adjustment to Disability
      Presenter: Pamela Gallagher, BA (Mod) Psychology, DipStat, PhD, PGCE, GDipE, Faculty of Science and Health, Dublin City University
    3. War Amps Philosophy "Amputees Helping Amputees"
      Presenter: Adele Fifield, O.Ont., CAE, Director, National Amputee Centre, The War Amps
    4. Amputee Coalition of America Peer Visitor Training and the National Peer Network
      Presenter: Paddy Rossbach, RN, President and CEO, Amputee Coalition of America
    5. Canadian Paraplegic Association
      Presenter: To be determined
  2. Choose one of the following four health talks
     3:15 pm – 4:15 pm
    1. Lower Extremity Options: A Step in the Right Direction (Rehabilitation and Prostheses)
      General overview of current options in the rehabilitation of the lower limb amputee, touching on the status of specific fitting techniques
      Presenters: John Michael, MEd, CPO, FISPO, FAAOP, Georgia Institute of Technology; Melissa Wolff-Burke, PT, EdD, ATC, Shenandoah University, Division of Physical Therapy
    2. Upper Extremity Options: The Balance of Power
      General overview of current options in the rehabilitation of upper limb amputees. Including an overview of prosthetic options for each of the levels of amputation, touching on the status of current level of electric prostheses and implant technology.
      Presenters: Jack Uellendahl, CPO , Hanger Prosthetics and Orthotics; Kim Doolan, Consumer, Advocate, Educator
    3. Roll on! The Latest in Wheeled Mobility
      Highlighting current technology in wheeled mobility and seating. Information will include how to ensure you get the most appropriate equipment for your needs, options in pressure cushions.
      Presenter: Ian Denison, PT, B.C. Rehab Centre
    4. Orthotics: Supporting You into the Future (Rehabilitation and Options)
      General overview of current options in orthoses to address spinal needs and upper and lower limb needs.
      Presenter: Naomi Matsui, CO (c), Bloorview Kids Rehab
  3. Choose one of the following three health talks
     4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
    1. The Physical Realities of Disability – Rehabilitation and Pain Management
      Highlighting physical issues of living with a disability including rehabilitation following surgery, managing pain, managing sores and other debilitating chronic conditions that impede daily living for people with disabilities.
      Presenter: G. Edward Jeffries, MD, FACS, Associate Professor of Surgery, Chief, Division of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Tennessee Medical Center at Knoxville
    2. Recreation – You CAN do it!
      Sports, music, golfing, skiing or sailing – people with disabilities WANT to participate. Focusing on specialty devices and recreational programs geared towards people with disabilities.
      Presenters: Bob Radocy, Founder, TRS Inc.; Kirk Duncan, Disability Foundation Programs Manager, Disabled Sailing and Wilderness Access; Bruce Lebans, President, Canadian Association for Disabled Skiing; Kyle Shaw, International Standing Ice Hockey Federation
    3. Connecting with the Information You Need – Web Resources
      How the Web makes information more readily available to people with disabilities and an overview of current databases.
      Presenters: Mary Novotny, RN, MS, Rehabilitation Consultant, Educator and Advocate, Founder of the Amputee Coalition of America and the National Limb Loss Centre; Paul Prusakowski, CPO, LPO, FAAOP, Owner, Gainesville Prosthetics, President OandP.com

Workshops

Choose one of the following three workshops
 1:30 – 3:00

  1. Biomechanics of Amputee Sports and Running
    Comprehensive overview of innovative training methods and prosthetic considerations for amputees to safely reach their recreational goals.
    Presenter: Robert Gailey, PhD, PT, Assistant Professor, University of Miami School of Medicine
  2. Tennis Clinic - Orthotic & Prosthetic Assistance Fund, Inc (OPAF)
    First Volley Adaptive Tennis Clinic demonstrates different techniques to relearn the game of tennis and includes individual instruction.
    Presenter(s): Darren Kindred, Director, OPAF First Volley
  3. Accessibility – Making Your Home and Vehicle Work for YOU!
    Overview of the methods people living with a disability can use to adapt their housing and vehicles to improve accessibility and mobility.
    Presenters: Home - Allan Dobie, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation; Vehicle - representative from the Driver Rehab Centre, Vancouver Coastal Health Authority.