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ISPO Canada/OAPO AGM and Education Day 2022
The ISPO Canada/OAPO Education Day and AGM was held virtually on Saturday, October 22nd, 2022. We had 90 attendees for the education event. The morning started with the Ontario Association for Prosthetics and Orthotics (OAPO) AGM followed by a presentation by Ottobock representative Josée Mathieu,C.O. (c). Josée presented a very interesting talk about the C-brace…
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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,…
The International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics Canada 