The International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics Canada

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…

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 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…

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,…

The ISPO Canada President Rajiv Kalsi, CO(c), has officially signed the ISPO 50 Charter, which affirms our pledge to our patients and clients.