Össur Women's Leadership Conference

ÖSSUR WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE 2017

SEPT 28, 29 & 30

Össur Orlando 7199 S Conway Rd. Suite 100 Orlando, FL 32812

Registration: OWLI-2017.EVENTBRITE.COM More information: [email protected] or 1.407.393.2242 ÖSSUR WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE 2017

Join us for an expanded three-day education and networking event focusing on issues relevant to female O&P practitioners. CEU’s will be offered for eligible courses and topics covering career development, technical presentations and a half-day workshop on building your brand as an emerging influencer. The purpose of this event is to bring together a diverse mix of successful women leaders who, by discussing topics that pertain to today’s O&P professional, will educate, inspire and encourage attendees to reflect on their own goals as they strive to advance within their profession.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27th

6:00pm Business Owners/Managers Round Table Meeting and Dinner O&P business owners, directors and managers are invited to this dinner meeting. We will have an open dialogue on business best practices, ways we can promote gender equality and leadership within our businesses, and have an open forum for management-related questions.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28th

8:00am Registration and Breakfast 9:00am Opening Remarks 9:15am Corporate Social Responsibility Sigurborg Arnarsdottir - This presentation explains the importance of Corporate Social Responsibility and offers guidelines for practices to follow as you begin approaching CSR within your own organization, including gender equality and supporting female practitioners. 10:15am What’s Medicare Up To Now? Understanding the Current Trends in Audits and Appeals Stephanie Greene - In this session, we will discuss the current trends in Medicare audits, from what is being audited, how standards are being applied, and what providers can do to make sure they get paid! We will review documentation do’s and don’ts, and strategies to win an appeal when the audit doesn’t go your way. 11:00AM New Technologies for Limb Scanning Vicky Mendez - This presentation will demonstrate how to utilize the Össur Custom Solutions App for efficient patient outcomes. Attendees will learn how to capture images of both BK and AK patients using a scanner, and will focus on techniques for using this device to capture harder-to-cast patients. 12:00pm Lunch 1:00pm Using Good Patient/Practitioner Communication: Benefits to Health Care Practitioners Andrea Sherwood - Communication between practitioners and patients is important in clinical practice and has numerous benefits to practitioners. This presentation includes a review of the literature on communication between medical practitioners and patients, highlighting the benefits to practitioners of using good communication. 2:00pm New Developments In Prosthetics María Guðrún Sveinbjörnsdóttir - Maria, one of Össur’s lead designers, will present new technologies developed by Össur and some of the research that went into their designs. 3:15pm Female Leadership: The 7 Secrets of Success and Happiness Kerstin Plehwe - Kerstin Plehwe is one of Europe’s leading experts on leadership and change, and is a bestselling author, TV host and longtime successful entrepreneur. Her personal calling lies in empowering women. In this presentation Kerstin shares not only her personal insights, but also the experiences of international female leaders including Olympic athletes, political leaders, and corporate executives she has worked with on stages around the world. Kerstin invites you to embrace what makes female leaders strong in times of complexity, to overcome barriers, to communicate successfully and to create impact that matters. 5:30pm Networking Event + Cocktails 7:00pm Dinner with Comedienne

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29th

8:00am Breakfast 9:00am Workshop: Build Your Brand As An Emerging Influencer Jo Miller - CEO of Women’s Leadership Coaching, will uncover three essential elements of an effective leadership brand, keys to making your value visible, and how to attract high-profile projects and solidify your reputation as a leader. She will also explore ways to gain a voice and a seat at the table in your company and the six sources of influence you may not be fully utilizing. 12:00pm Lunch 1:00pm Panel Discussion on Career Development with Business Owners Panel leaders will direct an open discussion on topics to guide you in career development. Bring questions to ask related to work/life balance, salary negotiation, office politics, leadership opportunities and ways to move upward in your career. 3:45pm Be the One with the Answers: Exploring the Resources at Your Fingertips Ashlie White - This session explores the resources available to the O&P community that will help you be efficient and effective, every day. In the broader sense, this will be a discussion about how having the answers, or being able to find them, can lead to leadership opportunities. 4:45pm Becoming Your Own Super Hero Linda Collins and Marje Albohm - It is entertaining to watch super hero shows. However many leadership skills and life lessons come from super heroes. Marje and Linda will share fun and thoughtful insights into skills you can use in becoming your own super hero. 5:30pm Conclusion and Dinner Instructions 5:45pm Travel to Dinner & Dinner

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30th

8:00am Breakfast 8:30am Motivational Talk April Holmes - This motivational presentation will follow on April’s journey from amputation to Paralympic Games. From setting World Records to earning an MBA, April will discuss how owning her circumstances contributes to her success. 9:15am Working with Residents Nina Bondre - This presentation will focus on what to look for when hiring a resident, expectations for residents at your practice, and how to best train residents to be successful CPOs. Learn techniques for feedback and how to work with various personality types to facilitate a positive working relationship with your resident. 10:00am Workplace Safety for Women in O&P Carin Ng - What are the environmental and safety hazards that O&P practitioners are exposed to in the workplace? How do these hazards relate to women’s health concerns? Best practices and safety considerations will be discussed, as will ways to recognize hazards and minimize the risk of harm. 11:15am Get Social! Tips and Tricks for Social Media Success Pam Calad - This presentation will feature an insightful discussion on how leveraging social media can improve your O&P facility marketing efforts. Learn tips and tricks for utilizing social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn, as well as how to avoid common pitfalls. 12:00pm Closing Remarks 12:15pm Lunch and Departure SPEAKER’S CREDENTIALS

Marje Albohm Vicky Mendez MS, ATC, Marjorie is the Director of Össur Academy CP/LP, Clinical Specialist, Vicky has 10 years of experience for OA&I, responsible for education, clinical research with patient care including fitting prosthetics ranging and Fellowships in the Americas, a highly regarded from pediatric to geriatric. At Össur Custom Solutions speaker, lecturing on a range of musculoskeletal and she is a Clinical Specialist with an emphasis on prosthetic sports medicine-related topics, and a certified athletic trainer and device design and proficient in educating patients and practitioners past President of the National Athletic Trainers Assoc, served in the on positive outcomes. Vicky has a degree in Orthotics and Prosthetics Olympics, and is regarded as an expert in the field. from St. Petersburg College.

Sigurborg Arnarsdóttir Jo Miller Sigurborg is a CSR and Compliance Manager at Össur. A leading authority on women’s leadership, Jo Miller is Sigurborg has worked at Össur since 1999 and from 2002 dynamic and engaging speaker, delivering more than 70 – 2014 as manager of Investor Relations. Sigurborg has speaking presentations annually to audiences of up to worked on Össur‘s CSR strategy and implementation since 1,200 women and helps them lead, climb, and thrive in 2008. Sigurborg was on the board of the Center for Social Responsibility their corporate careers. Jo is founding editor of BeLeaderly.com and in Iceland and was Chairman of the board from 2013-2015. CEO of Women’s Leadership Coaching, Inc.

Nina Bondre Carin Ng Nina Bondre is a Board Eligible Prosthetist Orthotist who Carin Ng, CPO, studied Biology-Psychology at Calvin works at Dankmeyer Prosthetics & Orthotics in Linthicum, College, Orthotics and Prosthetics at Northwestern MD. She completed her MPO at Northwestern University University, and finished her training with residencies in 2015. Nina has written several articles for the O&P EDGE at Scheck and Siress in Chicago, Illinois and Dynamic and continues to explore other writing opportunities in the profession. Orthotic and Prosthetics in Houston, Texas. She is looking forward to becoming more involved with AAOP and ÖWLI.

Pam Calad Kerstin Plehwe With 8 years of digital marketing experience, Pam has Kerstin Plewhe is one of Europe’s leading experts on helped clinical facilities leverage social media to increase leadership and change. Her personal calling lies in brand awareness, lead generation and patient loyalty. empowering women. She is a bestselling author, TV host Pam received her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from and longtime successful entrepreneur who shares her the University of California, Irvine and joined Össur in 2015 to support personal insights and the experiences of many international female leaders the Branding & Communications team. She is entrenched in improving including Olympic athletes, political leaders and corporate executives. Össur’s social media presence and enjoys sharing her expertise.

Linda Collins Andrea Sherwood Linda Collins is the Director of Market Access in Össur’s CO, MPO, (board eligible CP) is currently in the Reimbursement Department. She is responsible for development stages of creating a business to enhance helping identify and explore payer markets and building communication with pediatric patients in orthotics and relationships. Ms Collins has over 20 years experience prosthetics. Her research is published in the Journal of in all phases of managed care including network development, sales, Prosthetic and Orthotics. She has presented at the National AAOP account management and claims/billing and over 10 years of experience Scientific Symposium, AAOP Midwest Chapter Meeting, Northwestern with non-surgical orthopedic devices. University Prosthetic Orthotic Program, and other various groups.

Stephanie Morgan Greene María Guðrún Sveinbjörnsdóttir Stephanie Morgan Greene has been a part of the DMEPOS María is currently a Product Lead Designer of Composite industry for over 20 years when she started her career as Feet on Össur’s Biomechanical Solutions team in R&D, a respiratory therapist before attending law school. She is and has a Master’s degree in Mechanical engineering the founder of Morgan Greene Consulting, LLC where she from the University of Aalborg, Denmark. She started has used her expertise and experience to guide companies through all working at Össur in 2007 and is married with three children, has a aspects of payer audits including DME-MAC ADRs, RAC, CERT, SMRC, black belt in Taekwondo and spends much of her free time coaching. ZPIC and OIG audits.

April Holmes Ashlie White April is a member of Team Össur, an accomplished group Ashlie White, MA, is the manager of projects for the of elite international athletes and role models. She is also a American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association (AOPA). published author, podcaster, Paralympian, World Record- She was the director of operations for Beacon Prosthetics holder, and World Champion sprinter. April became an and Orthotics and served as the director of government amputee in a 2001 train accident. Since then, she has continued to affairs for the North Carolina Orthotic and Prosthetic Trade Association pursue her athletic dreams, winning a Bronze in Athens (2004), Gold in and the National Association for the Advancement of Orthotics and Beijing (2008), and a Bronze in London (2012) Prosthetics (NAAOP).

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