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  • Amputees in Developing Nations

    Greg Bush has a vivid memory from his experience working with amputees in Haiti. “A woman walked for three days on one leg and a crutch to get a BK prosthesis,” recalls Bush, a Canadian prosthetist. “She slept out on the road. She can’t go away and return for a follow up. We expect them…

  • Statement on COVID-19 Vaccination for People Working with and Using Assistive Technology

    In many countries, the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted services for assistive technology1 (prosthetics, orthotics, wheelchairs, etc.), adversely affecting vulnerable persons with  disabilities and/or limited mobility, and the need was immense already. Over 1 billion people  need at least one form of assistive technology now and this is expected to rise to 2 billion by  2050.…

  • ISPO Canada/OAPO AGM and Educational Session 2020

    On October 24th, 2020, ISPO Canada hosted a joint educational session with the Ontario Association for Prosthetics and Orthotics (OAPO). Following the Educational Session, the ISPO Canada Executive Board held their AGM. For anyone who missed the event, the AGM is available to view below. For any non-members interesting in learning more about becoming an…

  • ISPO Online Symposium on Telehealth

    ISPO has the pleasure to announce its first “Symposium on Telehealth”. Organised by the ISPO Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Committee, the symposium will be held online on 16 October 2020, from 12 (noon) to 3 PM UCT. Freely accessible to the entire ISPO community, the symposium will aim to demonstrate how communication technology is being used in various…

  • New Date for ISPO 18th World Congress

    Dear Colleague, In light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and to ensure the safety of participants and exhibitors, the International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics (ISPO) has changed the dates of the ISPO 18th World Congress to 1 to 4 November 2021. The Congress will still take place at the Expo Guadalajara Convention & Exhibition Centre in Guadalajara,…