VPS Schedule & Speakers
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The schedule below lists the ISS: VPS sessions’ live presentation dates and times. Sessions can be viewed live, and are also recorded: on-demand viewing is available exclusively to VPS registrants.
Wednesday, February 7th 2024
All February 7 sessions are now available on-demand, exclusive to ISS: VPS registrants.
| TIME (Eastern) | ACTIVITY | PRESENTER(S) |
| 10:00 – 11:00 AM | Global Initiatives for Assistive Technology | Satish Mishra, DrPH |
| 11:00 – 11:15 AM | Break | |
| 11:15 – 11:45 AM | AM Supporter Spotlight | Sunrise Medical |
| 11:45 AM – 12:00 PM | Break | |
| 12:00 – 1:00 PM | Riders on the Storm: Seating Interventions for Children with Dyskinesia | Bart Van der Heyden, PT |
| 1:00 – 1:15 PM | Break | |
| 1:15 – 2:15 PM | Innovations in Auto Mobility: Integration of Driving and Mobility for Clinicians and Industry Professionals | Amy Lane, OTR/L, CDRS |
| 2:15 – 2:30 PM | Break | |
| 2:30 – 3:00 PM | PM Supporter Spotlight | Merits Health Products |
| 3:00 – 3:15 PM | Break | |
| 3:15 – 4:15 PM | Updates, Advocacy, and Resources: What the Seating Team Needs to Know About Air Travel | Sivashankar Sivakanthan, PhD; Cory Lee; Sylvia Longmire; John Morris; Kenny Salvini |
| 4:15 – 6:00 PM | Break | |
| 6:00 PM | VPS + iNNRTS Mixer & Happy Hour | iNRRTS: The International Registry of Rehabilitation Technology Suppliers |
Wednesday, March 6th 2024
| TIME (Eastern) | ACTIVITY | PRESENTER(S) |
| 10:00 – 11:00 AM | CRT Wheelchair Repair and Maintenance | Laurie Watanabe (MC); Matt Castelluccio; Dan Fedor; Andrea Madsen, ATP, CRTS; Matthew Nelson; Lynn Worobey, PhD, DPT, ATP |
| 11:00 – 11:15 AM | Break | |
| 11:15 – 11:45 AM | AM Supporter Spotlight | Permobil |
| 11:45 AM – 12:00 PM | Break | |
| 12:00 – 1:00 PM | Secondary Supports: It’s All in the Angles! | Michelle L. Lange, OTR/L, ABDA, ATP/SMS |
| 1:00 – 1:15 PM | Break | |
| 1:15 – 2:15 PM | Aging in Place: “Real World” Challenges and Solutions | Pamela E. Toto, PhD, OTR/L, BCG, FAOTA, FGSA |
| 2:15 – 2:30 PM | Break | |
| 2:30 – 3:00 PM | PM Supporter Spotlight | Etac |
| 3:00 – 3:15 PM | Break | |
| 3:15 – 4:15 PM | Inpatient to Outpatient Transition: Who’s on First to Manage Evolving AT Needs? | Rachel Hibbs, DPT, NCS, ATP/SMS; Theresa Berner, OTR/L, ATP; Cathy Carver, MS, PT, ATP/SMS; Bradley Hannan, ATP/SMS, CTRS; John Letizia, ATP, CAPS, CEAC; Vince Schiappa, MS, ATP |
| 4:15 – 4:30 PM | Break | |
| 4:30 – 5:30 PM | Town Square with Friends of the VPS | ISWP, NCART, & RESNA |