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3-5 August 2012: APOSM2012, Kobe (Japan)
ISPO Japan, in cooperation with the Japan Orthotics Prosthetics Association, the Japanese Society of Prosthetics and Orthotics and the Japanese Academy of Prosthetists and Orthotists will organize the 5th Asian Prosthetic and Orthotic Scientific Meeting (APOSM) in Kobe, Japan on 3-5 August 2012.
Entitled “Powerful Asia”, the meeting aims to enhance and strengthen the partnership among Asian nations. It will provide participants with an opportunity to learn about the most recent findings and evidence in the prosthetic and orthotic field, but also to build and expand their professional network.
For more information about the event, please contact:
27-28 September 2012: ISPO UK 40th Anniversary, Sheffield, (UK)
ISPO UK is celebrating its 40th Anniversary on 27-28 September 2012 in Sheffield, UK where the winner of the prestigious George Murdoch Prize Medal 2012 will be presented.
Members of all relevant professional disciplines in the fields of amputation surgery, prosthetics, orthotics and bioengineering are encouraged and invited to submit papers based on major research or original work.
Full details are available at www.ispo.org.uk and from the ISPO UK MS Secretariat Office at
25-26 October 2012: ISPO France Annual Congress, Lyon (France)
ISPO France is holding a Scientific Congress on a yearly basis since 1995, to foster debate, facilitate multicentric studies, and provide appropriate sources to the Orthopaedic field, the French Administration, and French Agency of Health Security.
Throughout the years the ISPO France Congress for Prosthetics and Orthotics has become the landmark for all professionals of the rehabilitation field, and the main reference in the French- speaking orthopaedic environment.
The scientific program is organized in collaboration with all the actors of the field and representatives of most French-speaking countries are attending. The major topics will be:
- Technical innovations
- Purpura and amputation
- The Charcot Marie Tooth disease – Orthotic treatment
- Thoracic distortion
- The sitting position – technics and treatment
For further information, please visit http://www.ispo-france.com/congres-france.php
4-7 February 2013: ISPO World Congress 2013, Hyderabad (India)
For the first time ever, the next ISPO World Congress will be hosted in India at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre (HICC).
The congress is organized by ISPO International and SPO (Member Society of ISPO in India).This landmark event will bring together the worldwide P&O community to share and showcase scientific and clinical advances, latest products, innovative technologies and newer designs and materials.
Registrations and abstracts submission are now open.
For more information about the congress: www.ispo2013.org