Session List

Earn up to 18 Continuing Education Units (CEUs)

Morning Session Afternoon Session Morning Session Afternoon Session

DAY ONE

  • MORNING SESSIONS
    Wednesday, February 18th, 2026

TIME

SESSION

SPEAKER
8:30am Symposium Introduction & Welcome Teresa Alpert, CO, C.Ped, PMAC, & Jeff Rich, C.Ped
8:45am Pedorthics Through the Eyes of a CPO:
From Wound Care to Wobble (.75 CEU)		 Charlie Keufel, MSM, CPO, FAAOP (bio) &
Ryan Skrove, MSOP, CPO, LPO (bio)
9:30am Common Ground: Integrating Barefoot Concepts into Clinical Practice  (1.0 CEU) William J. Smith, C.Ped., PT (bio)
10:30AM BREAK  
10:45am Creating Stability in an Unstable World (1.0 CEU) Matt Gooch, MS, C.Ped (bio)
11:45pm LUNCH

DAY ONE

  • AFTERNOON SESSIONS
    Wednesday, February 18th, 2026

TIME

SESSION

SPEAKER
12:45pm Therapeutic Footwear in Older Adults with Chronic Foot Pain (1.0 CEU) Graci Finco, PhD, CPO (bio)
1:45pm Anatomical Arch Height (1.0 CEU) Ian Engelman, M.S. CPO (bio)
2:45pm BREAK
3:00pm Footwear Technology Transformation (1.0 CEU) Mike Arce (bio)
4:10pm The Academy’s Opening Session & Keynote (1.0 CEU) AAOP Exhibit Hall - Volunteer Ballroom C, D & E

DAY TWO

  • MORNING SESSIONS
    Thursday, February 19th, 2026

TIME

SESSION

SPEAKER
8:45am PFA Business Meeting Teresa Alpert, CO, C.Ped, PMAC, & Jeff Rich, C.Ped
9:00am Thinking out of the Shoebox - Treatment of Complex Foot Disorders (1.25 CEU) Arnie Davis, C.Ped (bio)
10:15am BREAK  
10:30 Casting and Scanning, "The Past Present and Future." (.75 CEU) Kyle Ballinghoff, MEd, C.Ped (bio)
11:15am Practical Applications of AI in the Pedorthic Practice (1.25 CEU) Rick Sevier, C.Ped, CPOA, BOCO, BS Ed. (bio)
12:30pm LUNCH

DAY TWO

  • AFTERNOON SESSIONS
    Thursday, February 19th, 2026

TIME

SESSION

SPEAKER
1:15pm When the Foot Hits the Ground (.75 CEU) April Wilson, BS, CMPTA, CKTP, CCI (bio)
2:00pm A novel approach to Tibiotalar and Midtarsal instabilities (.75 CEU) Gerhard Rill, DPM, C.Ped (bio)
2:45pm BREAK  
3:00pm Pedorthic Business Practice: “Marketing, Products and
Services, finding your niche.” (1.5 CEU)		 Bryan Acheson, C.Ped (bio), Jeff Rich, C.Ped (bio), Chris Case (bio)
4:30pm Diabetic Shoe Delivery Models for Optimal Efficiency and Outcomes (1.0 CEU) Josh White, DPM, C.Ped (bio)
5:00pm PFA Symposium Awards & Reception  

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