CEP Credit: 1.00
Format: Video
Run Time: 58 minutes
Course Launch Date: 06/14/2022
Course Expiration Date : 12/31/2024
A frank discussion on the challenges and strategies of embracing new technologies without losing our invaluable tactile skills. Skills that complement our clinical understanding of a custom foot orthosis and are fundamentally at the core of being a great Pedorthist.
Hosted by Brad Gibbs, C. Ped (C) featuring Andrew Godwin, C. Ped (C), Marcel Turgeon, C. Ped (C), Brian Stoodley, C. Ped (C), Chris Lawrie, Paul Lucas, C. Ped (C) and Matt Quattrociocchi, C. Ped (C).
Course Chapters:
- 1. Can the Analog Pedorthist Survive in the Digital Age?
- 2. Survey - PED Talk 2 - Can the Analog Pedorthist Survive in the Digital Age?
- Educational Session
Brad Gibbs, C. Ped (C)
Brad has been a pedorthist since 1988 and has had his own business in Cambridge Ontario since 1990. A past president of PAC and long time member of the Professional Development committee, Brad has been passionate about the profession for 35+ years. In his spare time, Brad enjoys frisbee with his dog Jasper, cross country skiing, scuba diving…and lately, pickleball.
Andrew Godwin, C. Ped (C)
Andrew has been working in Pedorthics since 1992. He currently is in a clinical, fabrication and managerial role for Okaped which he cofounded in 1997. He manages the in-house central lab facility for Okaped’s five clinics. Working with biofoam, modifications to plaster casts in an individualized artisan approach for almost 30 years, he strives to provide the best possible care for his clients. He is currently exploring digital scanning and 3D printing. He will present a Morton’s Foot case study and the importance of knowing the precise metatarsal head alignment for proper metatarsal pad positioning.
Chris Lawrie, FIT360
Chris Lawrie worked for 10 years within the UK Automotive industry before joining Warwick University’s Warwick Manufacturing Group in 1995 as a senior research fellow specialising in Engineering Technology (Reality Capture & 3D Printing (AM)). Chris has been in the engineering CADCAM software market for the past 18 years, owns a mass customisation software company called FIT360 Ltd, who are focused on getting affordable technology into the hands of Labs & Practitioners to improve Patient outcomes.
Paul Lucas, C. Ped (C)
Paul is a Pedorthic Association of Canada past President, and a former Chair of The College of Pedorthics of Canada. He is a contributing author of the Clinical Practice Guidelines, and a career Pedorthist in Guelph, Ontario.
Matt Quattrociocchi, C. Ped (C)
Brian Stoodley, C. Ped (C)
A. Brian Stoodley holds a diploma in Orthopaedic Technology, and has been certified in the Pedorthic field since 1997. Presently, he is the president of Biotech Orthotic Design Inc., conducts clinical practice at the Elmsdale Medical Clinic in Nova Scotia and is an Orthotics and Footwear consultant for Indigenous Services Canada.
Marcel Turgeon, C. Ped (C)
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