International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics

5th REGIONAL CENTRAL EUROPEAN ISPO CONFERENCE

September 19 - 21, 2008 / Portorož - Portorose, Slovenia

Preliminary Programme

Invited speakers

  • Tadej Bajd, Slovenia
  • Roy Bowers, Scotland
  • Helena Burger, Slovenia
  • Dipak Datta, UK
  • Eli Isakov, Israel
  • Ida Kovač, Croatia
  • Peter Kyber, Canada
  • Franz Landauer, Austria
  • Harmen van der Linde, Netherlands
  • Črt Marinček, Slovenia
  • Dick Plettenburg, Netherlands
  • Sanda Sexton, Scotland

From amputation to reintegration: Ortohotics: General topics:
  • Amputation surgery
  • Osteointegration
  • Upper limb prosthetics
  • Lower limb prosthetics
  • Rehabilitation of upper limb amputees
  • Rehabilitation of lower limb amputees
  • Rehabilitation of veterans
  • Upper limb orthotics
  • Lower limb orthotics
  • Spinal orthotics
  • Conservative treatment of spinal deformities
  • Team approach
  • Diabetic foot
  • Seating
  • Research and Education in P&O
  • Gait analysis
  • CAD- CAM in P&O
  • Outcome measurement in P&O

Thursday,
September 18		 Friday,
September 19
 Saturday,
September 20
  • Registration
  • Workshop
  • Welcome Reception
  • Plenary session
  • Oral Presentations
  • Posters
  • Workshops
  • Symposia on Osteointegration
  • Symposia on Outcome Measures in Lower Limb Prosthetics
  • Plenary session
  • Oral Presentations
  • Posters
  • Workshops
  • Farewell Dinner


Symposia on Osteointegration – 90 minutes
Dr Rickard Branemark, RPT Kerstin Hagberg, CPO Stewe Jonsson, CPO Eva Haggstrom
Dept. of Prosthetics and Orthotics, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Göteborg, Sweden

Symposia on Outcome Measures in Lower Limb Prosthetics – 60 minutes
Elizabeth Condie FCSP, Helen Scott
National Centre for Prosthetics and Orthotics, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland UK

"Consumers day"
On Saturady 20th September the exbition of the 5th Regional Central European ISPO Conference from 9.00 - 12.00 am will be open for consumers and other interested. There will be no addmission fee.

Post-congress Course on Assessment of Capacity for Myoelectric Control, an outcome measure for upper limb amputees will be organised from Monday, 22 September to Tuesday, 23 September 2008 at Institute for Rehabilitation, Ljubljana, led by Prof Liselotte Hermansson, OT, PhD from Örebro Medical Centre Hospital, Sweden. Local organiser is Helena Burger, MD, PhD from the Institute for Rehabilitation, Ljubljana. Maximum 20 participants will be selected from applicants. Registration fee will be anounced.