Billy Maxwell –  President

Heather Smith – Vice President

Pamela Bartlett –  Treasurer

Colleen  Galinat - Secretary

                       NESOT Spring Meeting 2024 Basic/Intermediate Program

                                                April 13, 2024, Salem, MA

Advanced Level:

Participants will be able to review anatomy, understand mechanism of injuries, and understanding surgical options vs. conservative options for treatment through lectures and videos given by Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeons, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, and Orthopaedic Technicians. 

Geared Toward:

Orthopaedic Technologists, Athletic Trainers, Nurses, Orthotic Fitters, Radiology Technicians, Medical Assistants 

Course Outline:

7:00-7:30 Vendor Set Up 

7:30-8:00 Registration and Vendor Viewing 

8:00-8:15 Welcome

8:15-9:15 Dr. Benjamin Shore Casting, Molding, Wedging and Healing

9:15-10:15 Dr. Colyn Watkins Orthopaedic Trauma Case Studies 

10:15-10:30 Quick Break

10:30-11:30 Dr. Michelle Mo Clubfoot and Casting

11:30-12:00 Clubfoot Casting Demo

12:00-1:00 Working Business Meeting

1:00-2:00 CPO’s Catherine Falcone and Caroline Zieser, OTS Orthotic Devices & Key Donning Concepts

2:00-3:00 Billy Maxwell, OTC Casting Complications

3:00-4:00  Cast Demo Wedging/Clubfoot

4:00-4:30 Closing

***NOTE TIMES AND LECTURES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE***

Format & Schedule: 1 Day Program with lectures, videos, hand on application and various product demonstrations from multiple Orthopaedic Vendors. Saturday 7:15 AM-4:30 PM (Continental Breakfast and Lunch Included)

Established in 1983, the New England Society of Orthopaedic Technologists represents members from Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine.  NESOT is committed to the advancement of the profession of Orthopaedic Technology. 

The objectives of the Association are: To unite those technologists dedicated to the promotion of the highest standards in orthopaedic healthcare; To provide for the compilation, study, and exchange of data, ideas, and experience within the field of orthopaedic technology; To formally meet for the advancement of the purposes of  the Association; To cooperate lawfully with other professional associations, healthcare facilities, teaching institutions, technical societies, research organizations and governmental agencies in matters pursuant to the purposes of this Association. 

NESOT is a recognized regional chapter of the National Association of Orthopaedic Technologists and is open to individuals actively engaged in the practice of orthopaedic technology and those providers of materials, programs, and services related to the  delivery of orthopaedic healthcare.

Did Meeting meet your expectations? YES

Hotel & Facility:    rooms expensive, conference room and vendor area small, unique venue

Food & Refreshments:  Yummy

Easy to register?    YES

How far would you travel?   2-3hrs, 100miles, NE area

Future Topic Suggestions:  pediatric fractures/casting, sports medicine, new technologies, wound care, FRC casting, prosthetics/orthotics/amputee care

Other Comments?   would like to see NBCOT at meetings, more hands on, upload meeting agendas prior to meeting, NESOT clothing?