Schedule at a Glance

Wednesday, November 7th
8:00 am — 5:30 pm	Registration
8:30 am — 5:00 pm	Pre-Conference Sessions External-Focus Exergaming - Changing the Pain Game towards Transforming the Future Presenter(s): Jan Dommerholt, Nathan Mayberry, Marc Sickel Comprehensive management of neck pain- it’s time to pull it all together Presenter(s): Dana Tew, Brian Duncan, Jennifer Frerich Using skillful hands and healing words to win the pain game with your patients: a multi-modal approach to manual therapy for the spine and extremities. Presenter(s): Brian Power, Alec Kay
Thursday, November 8th
8:00 am — 7:00 pm	Registration
8:30 am — 5:00 pm	Pre-Conference Sessions Therapeutic Exercise Prescription In Orthopaedic Manual Therapy Practice: What Happens After Manual Therapy Presenter(s): Bryan Dennison, Michael Leal, Brian Duncan Management of the Overhead Athlete: Bridging the Gap from Rehab to Performance Presenter(s): Susan Falsone, Charles Thigpen, Ellen Shanely Pain Science Manual Therapy: The Brain has a Body (Sold Out) Presenter(s): Adriaan Louw, Louie Puentedura
5:30 pm — 6:30 pm	Welcome Address Welcome by AAOMPT President Elaine Lonnemann Welcome by IFOMPT President Ken Olson Is it Time to Reconceptualise red flags? A Framework for Clinical Practice Laura Finucane
6:30 pm — 7:45 pm	Fellow Recognition Ceremony
7:45 pm — 8:45 pm	Welcome to AAOMPT Reception in Exhibit Hall
Friday, November 9th
7:00 am — 5:00 pm	Registration
7:30 am — 8:25 am	Coffee & Conversations - Breakfast with Exhibitors & Speakers
8:30 am — 8:45 am	Opening Remarks Presenter(s): Elaine Lonnemann
8:45 am — 9:55 am	Keynote Address Don't Worry. We will Manage Presenter(s): Joel Bialosky
9:55 am — 10:15 am	Break in the Exhibit Hall
10:20 am — 11:30 am	Keynote Address Liars, Ex-Girlfriends and Statistics Presenter(s): Chad Cook
11:30 am — 11:45 am	Break in the Exhibit Hall
11:50 am — 12:20 pm	5x5 Research Presentations
12:30 pm — 2:30 pm	Awards Luncheon
2:30 pm — 3:45 pm	Distinguished Lecturer Presentation Presenter(s): Bill Boissonnault
3:45 pm — 4:30 pm	Break in the Exhibit Halll
4:30 pm — 5:45 pm	Keynote Address Precision OMPT – driving transformation of practice Presenter(s): Allison Rushton
5:45 pm — 6:30 pm	Crucial Conversations on Pain Panel Panelists: Chad Cook, Joel Bialosky, Adriaan Louw, Allison Rushton, Louie Puentedura, Laura Finucane Moderator: Dan Rhon
6:30 pm — 7:30 pm	Posters & Pinot Reception: A time to view the 2018 AAOMPT Poster Presentations and visit with Exhibitors.
6:30 pm - 7:15 pm	Practice Affairs Open Forum
6:30 pm — 8:00 pm	sSIG Meeting - Manual Therapy Hands On: Presentation and lab discussing various peripheral and spinal mobilizations for the student physical therapist
6:30 pm — 8:00 pm	ACF SIG Meeting - Mastering Your Mentoring Fundamentals! - A TED talk style presentation on the cornerstone skills of mentoring at Entry-Level, Residency and Fellowship Students
8:00 pm — 11:00 pm	Downtown Drinks - Shuttle provided to bring attendees to Downtown Reno - Click here for more information.
Saturday, November 10th
6:30 am	AAOMPT 5K Run - Join Attendees on a nice jog around Virginia Lake.
7:00 am — 5:00 pm	Registration
7:30 am — 8:30 am	First Timers Breakfast (Invites Only)
7:30 am — 8:30 am	Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors
8:30 am — 9:15 am	5x5 Research Presentations
9:20 am - 9:45 am	General Session — Physical Therapy Innovations (PTI) Talks Back to the Future Presenter(s): Adriaan Louw
9:50 am — 10:25 am	Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall
10:30 am — 11:15 am	Research Breakouts
11:20 am — 12:20 pm	Breakout Session 1 Track: Advocacy Hot Topics in AAOMPT Practice Affairs: National and international implications for direction of a PTA addressing safety, efficacy and sustainability in OMPT practice Presenter(s): Jake Magel, Steve McDavitt, Elaine Lonnemann, Ken Olson Track: Educational Trends Integrating principles of self-management in the treatment of patients with musculoskeletal disorders Presenter(s): Nathan Hutting Track: Clinical Track Integration of Movement and Manual Therapy for Painful Neck and Shoulder conditions. Presenter(s): Mary Kate McDonnell, Patricia Zorn Track: Clinical Track Hit the Pavement: Keys in Treating Knee Pain in Competitive Runners Presenter(s): Toko Nguyen, Marie Charpentier Track: Clinical Track Kicking pain to the curb: Considering regional interdependence in the rehabilitation management of lower extremity injuries in the kicking athlete Presenter(s): Christina Gomez, Lauren Hendrix, Nichole Volstad Track: Translational Practice Pain: Men and Women ARE Different. Presenter(s): Mary Beth Geiser, Michelle Finnegan Track: Translational Practice Telehealth in Orthopedic Physical Therapy: Opportunities and Challenges Presenter(s): Seth Peterson Track: Clinical Decision Making Using Video-augmented Movement Analysis to Improve your Clinical Decision-making Presenter(s): Alison Chang, Craig Hensley
12:25 pm — 2:00 pm	Lunch/Last Look at Exhibits in Exhibit Hall
12:25 pm — 2:00 pm	Committee Meetings (Committee Members Only)
1:00 pm — 2:00 pm	sSIG Sponsored Session - Therapeutic Pain Neuroscience Presenter(s): Adriaan Louw
2:00 pm — 3:00 pm	Breakout Session 2 Track: Clinical Decision Making Chronic Pain in the Older Adult: A Beast that OMPTs are Fit to Tame Presenter(s): Daniel Chelette Track: Clinical Track Evaluation and Treatment of Peripheral Nerve Entrapment as a Source of Hip Pain in Orthopedic Physical Therapy: Differential Diagnosis Presenter(s): Katherine Gwyn, Pieter Kroon Track: Educational Trends Extension Rotation Syndrome of the Cervical Spine Presenter(s): Tim Kruchowsky Track: Translational Practice Objects in the Mirror are Less Painful Than They Appear Presenter(s): Matthew Daugherty, David Kempfert, Amanda Grant Track: Advocacy Playing Chess not Checkers: Shared Strategies for Advocacy Wins in Florida from 2016 to the Present Presenter(s): Thomas Eberle, Mark Bishop Track: Clinical Track Putting the Patient in Control: Patient Response, Progression of Forces and Thrust Manipulation Presenter(s): Cora Aytona, Ronald Schenk Track: Translational Practice The Whole House: Understanding the Basement to the Roof: A Comprehensive Approach to Anterior Pelvic Pain(Part 1 of 2) Presenter(s): Kelli Wilson Track: Education Trends Mentor & Mentee (M&Ms ... like the candy), digesting the importance of their interactions can transform any patient relationship. Presenter(s): IFOMPT Standards Committee
3:05 pm — 4:05 pm	Breakout Session 3 Track: IFOMPT Achieving the research component of IFOMPT Standards – ensuring research informed OMPT excellence Presenter(s): IFOMPT Standards Committee Track: Master Clinician Series An Anthology of Manual Therapy for the Lumbar Spine: One Therapist's Odyssey (Part 1 of 2) Presenter(s): Michael Rogers Track: Clinical Track Bring the "Confidence Back" to Spinal Mobilization and Manipulation Presenter(s): Kyle Feldman Track: Translational Practice Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS), now what? Changing their pain game. Presenter(s): Michelle Finnegan, Mary Beth Geiser, Lesli R. Bell Track: Educational Trends Putting Your Clinical Reasoning in Order: Effective Teaching and Learning Strategies for Physical Therapy Students and Educators. (Part 1 of 2) Presenter(s): Evan Petersen, Matt Walk, Stephanie Thurmond Track: Educational Trends The Mindful Communicator Presenter(s): Paul Mintken, Megan Donaldson Track: Translational Practice The Whole House: Understanding the Basement to the Roof: A Comprehensive Approach to Anterior Pelvic Pain (Part 2 of 2) Presenter(s): Kelli Wilson Track: Clinical Track Boosting Your Mentorship Mentality: Using Structure in Your Sessions to Promote Lifelong Learning. Presenter(s): Matthew Lee, Richard Hubler
4:10 pm — 5:10 pm	Breakout Session 4 Track: Master Clinician Series An Anthology of Manual Therapy for the Lumbar Spine: One Therapist's Odyssey (Part 2 of 2) Presenter(s): Michael Rogers Track: Clinical Track Appropriate load management throughout the continuum of tendon rehabilitation Presenter(s): Pieter Kroon, Katie Gwyn Track: Translational Practice Beyond the Treatment Table: Implementing Pain Science Education into Clinical Practice for the Manual Therapist Presenter(s): Mark Milligan Track: Clinical Decision Making Changing the pain game for the OMPT: What are we missing? Presenter(s): Beth Collier, Rhett Roberson, Joe Donnelly Track: Clinical Track Advanced Medical Screening for the Manual Therapist Presenter(s): Cody Mansfield, Phil Toal Track: Educational Trends Putting Your Clinical Reasoning in Order: Effective Teaching and Learning Strategies for Physical Therapy Students and Educators. (Part 2 of 2) Presenter(s): Evan Petersen, Matt Walk, Stephanie Thurmond Track: Educational Trends The Stubborn hip, why does pain persist post surgically? The influence of neurophysiological keys and the thorax in facilitating post-surgical recovery. Presenter(s): Angela Gordon Track: Clinical Track Using Retraction Extension under Traction to Reduce Acute Cervical Spine Radiculopathy Presenter(s): Chris Chase
5:15 pm — 6:00 pm	General Session — Physical Therapy Innovations (PTI) Talks Error 404. File Not Found - Chad Cook A Physical Therapist Looks at 50 From High Atop the Ivory Tower - Joel Bialosky Presenter(s): Joel Bialosky, Chad Cook
6:00 pm — 7:45 pm	AAOMPT Business Meeting
8:00 pm — 11:00 pm	Taste of Reno Party - Dinner, Drinks, Music & FUN!
Sunday, November 11th
7:30 am — 12:15 pm	Registration
8:00 am — 9:00 am	Breakout Session 5 Track: Clinical Track A Case-Based approach to applying the evidence for managing patients with low back pain who have Movement Coordination Impairments (Part 1 of 2) Presenter(s): Diane Dalton, Daniel Sieczkiewicz, Jonathan Raymond, Sorcha Martin, Jessica McManus, Dave Melchiorri Track: Educational Trends Breaking down the Cultural Component to the Pain Experience: A Hispanic Migrant OMPT clinic Presenter(s): Mark Wilhelm, Megan Donaldson Track: Clinical Track Why You Should Take a Closer Look at The Pectoralis Minor Muscle in Managing Subacromial Impingement Syndrome Presenter(s): Lawrence Ramiscal Track: Clinical track Training, Tendinopathy, and Pain: The Reality of Every Endurance Athlete Presenter(s): Lauren Hendrix, Christina Gomez, Darrin Staloch, Nichole Volstad
9:05 am — 10:05 am	Breakout Session 6 Track: Clinical Track A Case-Based approach to applying the evidence for managing patients with low back pain who have Movement Coordination Impairments (Part 2 of 2) Presenter(s): Diane Dalton, Daniel Sieczkiewicz, Jonathan Raymond, Sorcha Martin, Jessica McManus, Dave Melchiorri Track: Clinical Track Advanced Medical Screening for the Manual Therapist Presenter(s): Cody Mansfield, Phil Toal Track: Clinical Track Is the identification and treatment of pelvic conditions the missing link in your Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapy practice? Presenter(s): Sara Cristello, Sara Brennan Track: Educational Trends Changing the Pain Game by Integrating Health Coaching in the Practice of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapy Presenter(s): Myra Meekins
10:10 am — 11:10 am	Breakout Session 7 Track: Educational Trends Breaking down the Cultural Component to the Pain Experience: A Hispanic Migrant OMPT clinic Presenter(s): Mark Wilhelm, Megan Donaldson Track: Translational Practice Headache and temporomandibular pain: Translating multidimensional health screening to leverage outcomes in OMPT (Part 1 of 2) Presenter(s): Alicia Emerson, Garrett Naze, Stephen Shaffer, Carla Franck Track: Master Clinician Series An Anthology of Manual Therapy for the Lumbar Spine: One Therapist's Odyssey, (Part 1 of 2) Presenter(s): Michael Rogers Track: Clinical track Thoraco-Lumbar Junction Syndrome: Functional Anatomy & Manual Treatment (Part 1 of 2) Presenter(s): Matthew Thomason, Kent Keyser
11:15 am — 12:15 pm	Breakout Session 8 Track: Educational Trends Growing Pains in Mentoring: Timing and Structure of Important Conversations in the Mentoring Relationship Presenter(s): Lauren Nielsen Track: Translational Practice Headache and temporomandibular pain: Translating multidimensional health screening to leverage outcomes in OMPT (Part 2 of 2) Presenter(s): Alicia Emerson, Garrett Naze, Stephen Shaffer, Carla Franck Track: Master Clinician Series An Anthology of Manual Therapy for the Lumbar Spine: One Therapist's Odyssey, (Part 2 of 2) Presenter(s): Michael Rogers Track: Clinical track Thoraco-Lumbar Junction Syndrome: Functional Anatomy & Manual Treatment (Part 2 of 2) Presenter(s): Matthew Thomason, Kent Keyser
12:15 pm	Conference Adjourns

*Schedule is tentative. Times and sessions are subject to change.

Schedule at a Glance

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