51st Academy Annual Meeting & Scientific Symposium

The must-attend event for O&P professionals dedicated to smarter, quality patient care.

AAOP2025 is a four-day experience, bringing the O&P profession together from all parts of the world to learn from subject matter experts and one another. Meet face-to-face with longtime colleagues and make new connections from which you can grow and develop.

Discover the forefront of patient care techniques in orthotics and prosthetics at the highly anticipated Academy Annual Meeting and Scientific Symposium

You'll have the opportunity to:

Hear from influential speakers leading result-driven, trusted care and discover innovative solutions to implement in your practice.

Collaborate with attendees during interactive sessions to ensure a holistic understanding of the content.

Gain insights and strategies from your peers to improve your approach to patient care.

Learn new perspectives from your colleagues worldwide - immerse yourself in new thought processes.

Connect with healthcare professionals outside your typical network and reunite face-to-face with those you have known for years.

Earn continuing education credits and gain knowledge you can put into action.

Find innovative solutions to pressing needs in the exhibit hall from more than 100 manufacturers.

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WHY ATTEND?

THRANHARDT LECTURES

Award-winning presentations selected by the Clinical Content Committee

ORGANIZED SESSIONS

90-minute presentations providing a holistic view of a topic

FREE PAPERS

15 to 20-minute presentations curated by topic category

POSTER PRESENTATIONS

Graphic displays of research-based content

HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS (Additional Fee)

Troubleshooting and Solutions for Active Vacuum
Microprocessor KAFO

Manufacturer Education

INNOVATION STAGE PRESENTATIONS

Platform to showcase cutting-edge ideas, products, and technologies

TECHNICAL WORKSHOPS

Demonstrations of how certain products may offer new solutions to existing problems

PRODUCT DISPLAY SHOWCASES

Infomercial-style educational presentations

CLINICAL TECHNIQUES

A blend of lecture and hands-on technique demonstrations

Design your educational experience with your professional objectives in mind and challenge yourself to explore new methodologies.

RISING PROFESSIONALS

Sessions specifically curated for students, residents, and newly-certified O&P professionals.

CHANGE MANAGEMENT

Content focused on strategies that will help you rethink the way you practice.

TECHNICAL PROGRAM

A full day on advanced O&P fabrication techniques and materials to improve device performance and outcomes in O&P.

FOOT-ANKLE BIOMECHANICS & PEDORTHIC

A full day of targeted content tailored specifically for pedorthists.

THE ACADEMY'S EXAM PREPARATION SEMINARS (EPS)

The Academy will offer two orthotic and two prosthetic Exam Preparation Seminars in conjunction with AAOP2025. These seminars are designed to help board-eligible clinicians and residents successfully pass their exams. Space is limited, and registration will be prioritized for board-eligible clinicians and residents. (Additional Fee)

The EPS is best suited for board-eligible clinicians and residents in the last few months of residency. New residents and students are eligible to register and will be added to the attendee roster as space permits.

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AAOP2025 is your opportunity to strengthen and expand your network.

Orthotists, prosthetists, pedorthists, technicians, fitters, assistants, educators, researchers, physicians, rehabilitation specialists, business owners, administrators, technologists, inventors, and manufacturers — all sectors of the O&P profession attend the Academy Annual Meeting, the most comprehensive trade show for the O&P profession.