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ISPO Canada/OAPO Virtual AGM and Educational Session 2021
ISPO Canada and The Ontario Association of Prosthetics and Orthotics (OAPO) recently hosted a virtual AGM and Educational Session on October 23rd, 2021. There was a mix of technical and keynote presentations throughout the session. We are thankful to Ottobock and Vittoria Phoenix for sponsoring this year’s Education program. Thanks to the support of these…
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Balance control deficits in individuals with a transtibial amputation with and without visual input (Moisan et al., 2022)
Prosthetics Education Spotlight Interviewee: Katia Turcot, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Kinesiology, Université LavalArticle: Balance control deficits in individuals with a transtibial amputation with and without visual inputGabriel Moisan, Ludovic Miramand, Hanneh Younesian, Katia TurcotUniversité Laval, Faculty of Medicine, Department of KinesiologyCentre for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation and Social Integration (CIRRIS) Key…
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Understanding the adoption of digital workflows in orthotic & prosthetic practice from practitioner perspectives: a qualitative descriptive study (Ngan et al., 2022)
Interviewee: Jan Andrysek, Ph.D., PEng, Associate Professor, Institute of Biomaterial and Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, Senior Scientist at the Bloorview Research Institute and Lead of the PROPEL Lab, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital Article: Understanding the adoption of digital workflows in orthotic & prosthetic practice from practitioner perspective: a qualitative descriptive studyCalvin C Ngan, Harry Sivasambu,…
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Custom-made foot orthoses with and without heel plugs and their effect on plantar pressures during treadmill walking (Balsdon & Dombroski, 2022)
Orthotics Education Spotlight Interviewee: Megan Balsdon, MSc., P.Eng., SoleScience Inc. Article: Custom-made foot orthoses with and without heel plugs and their effect on plantar pressures during treadmill walkingMegan E.R. Balsdon, Colin E. DombroskiSoleScience Inc., Fowler Kennedy Sports Medicine Clinic, Western University, London, ON, CanadaDepartment of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Western University, London, ON, CanadaFaculty of Health Sciences,…
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Rehabilitation outcomes after major lower limb amputation in the oldest old: a systematic review (Frengopoulos et al., 2021)
Prosthetics Education Spotlight Interviewee: Courtney Frengopoulos, MSc MD, University of Western Ontario, Department of Health Sciences Article: Rehabilitation outcomes after major lower limb amputation in the oldest old: a systematic review Katherine Fuller, Michael W.C. Payne, Ricardo Viana, Susan W. HunterUniversity of Western Ontario, Faculty of Health SciencesMcMaster University, Michael G. DeGroote School of MedicineDepartment of Physical Medicine…
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