ISPO UK & Norway Member Societies Joint ASM 2021

A joint Annual Scientific Meeting of the ISPO UK MS and ISPO Norway MS will be held on Thursday 14th and Friday 15th October 2021.

A warm invitation to attend and participate at this meeting is extended to other ISPO Member Societies in the North Sea Region. Due to the ongoing uncertainties and restrictions, this event will be held online, via Zoom. All registered delegates/participants will receive a link for the meeting no later than one week prior to the event.

See programme details below ...... Book tickets here .... Register for the UK AGM here .....

Thursday 14^th October

(BST: 12:00-13:45/CEST: 13:00-14:45)

AMPUTATION SURGERY
Session Chair: Dr S Sooriakumaran, Queen Mary's Hospital, London, UK

(Click on the title to read the abstract)

The use of bonebridge in trans-tibial amputations
Guert-Uno Larsson, Orthopaedic Surgeon, Malmo, Sweden

Knee-disarticulation surgical procedures: benefits and pitfalls
Bernhard Greitemann

(title tbc)
Peter Calder, Consultant Paediatric and Limb Reconstruction Surgeon, RNOH, Stanmore, UK

(title tbc)
Dr Imad Sedki, Consultant in Rehabilitation Medicine, RNOH Stanmore, UK

Panel Discussion with Guest Presenters (above) and Invited Guest
Toby Carlsson, HPCP Registered Prosthetist/Orthotist

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Thursday 14^th October

(BST: 14:15-16:00/CEST: 15:15-17:00)

ORTHOPAEDIC FOOTWEAR AND THE DIABETIC FOOT (click on the title to read the abstract)

Therapeutic footwear for preventing diabetic foot ulcers
Gustav Jarl, Certified Prosthetist & Orthotist, Orebro, Sweden

Offloading diabetic foot ulcers: Recommendations from the IWGDF
Gustav Jarl, Certified Prosthetist & Orthotist, Orebro, Sweden

Challenges for measurement and monitoring of risk in the diabetic foot – the development of a novel in-shoe system
Dr Dan Parker, University of Salford, Manchester, UK

Biomechanics and Footwear
Thomas Stief, Dept of Sport Science, Justus-Liebig-University, Glessen, Germany

(title tbc)
Sicco Bus, Academic Medical Centre, Dept of Rehabilitation, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

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Thursday 14^th October

(BST: 16:00-17:00)

ISPO UK MS ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
- for ISPO UK MS members only -
Click here to register your attendance at the AGM

Friday 15^th October

(BST: 10:00-11:00/CEST: 11:00-12:00)

FREE PAPER PRESENTATIONS (click on the title to read the abstract)

Revenite: A Rehabilitation Application for Lower-Limb Prosthesis User - A Veteran Pilot Study
Shruti Turner, Research Assistant, Imperial College London, UK

Factors affecting prosthetic rehabilitation following hemipelvectomy and hip disarticulation amputations
Ahmad Saif, Rehabilitation Medicine Doctor, RNOH, Stanmore, UK

Experience of Adults with Upper-limb Difference and their Views on Sensory Feedback
Leen Jaban, PhD Student (Engineering), University of Bath, UK

Improving the qualify of rehabilitation services provided to inpatients and outpatients in the NHS ForthValley: collaboration between AHP Bellfield Centre Research Team and Orthotics Team at Stirling Health and Care Village

Francesca Muratore, Orthotist, NHS Forth Valley, UK

Friday 15^th October

(BST:12:00-13:45/CEST: 13:00-14:45)

OUTCOME MEASUREMENT (click on the title to read the abstract)

COMPASS (Consensus of Outcome Measures for Prosthetic and Amputation Services)
Gregory Halford, Project Manager, ISPO, Prosthetist & Orthotist

LIMB-Q Kids: a new patient reported outcome measure for children with lower limb deformities
Dr Harpreet Chhina, Researcher in the Limb Lengthening & Reconstruction Research Programme, British Columbia Children’s Hospital, Canada

Summary of findings from the UK webinar on Outcome Measures
Chantel Ostler, Consultant Clinical Academic, Portsmouth Hospitals University Trust, UK

Outcome measures for long term follow-up: results and experiences from SwedeAmp
Dr Kerstin Hagberg, Senior Physiotherapist and Researcher, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden

Health Economics
Dr Mike McGrath, Lead Clinical Evidence Scientist, Blatchford, Basingstoke, UK

Outcome measures from body-worn activity monitors in lower-limb amputees
Professor Malcolm Granat, University of Salford, Manchester, UK

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Friday 15^th October

(BST: 14:15-16:00/CEST: 15:15-17:00)

HOW HAS COVID IMPACTED P&O? (click on the title to read the abstract)

Consequences of Covid19 for Prosthetic/Orthotic Education
Helen Cochrane, Program Director for the MSc Program in Prosthetics & Orthoticts, University of Pittsburgh,USA and Chair of the ISPO Education Committee

Innovative practice during Covid: Transferring learnings to improve P&O Services post Covid
John Sullivan, Prosthetist, RNOH Stanmore, UK and Chair of ISPO UK MS

Assistive Technology
Louise Puli, Orthotist/Prosthetist and Public Health professional, World Health Organisation

COVID -19. Experience with Telehealth, Remote Consultation, Clinical Support & Education
Dr James Campbell, Senior Vice President & Chief Clinical Officer, Hanger Inc, USA

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