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JUNE 13TH 2008, PRAHA

The 2nd ISPO Czech Republic conference is focused on the multidisciplinary approach in prosthetics and orthotics. The conference will bring together international presenters and participants.

The conference is open to a wide audience of professionals - doctors (surgery, orthopaedics, traumatology, neurology, rehabilitation medicine, etc.), professionals from physiotherapy, occupational therapy, orthotics and prosthetics, biomechanics, students of these fields.


CONFERENCE PROGRAM
10.00
Welcome and Introduction
Miroslav Janura, Chairman of ISPO Czech Republic

10.10
O & P Profession in the EU and Educational Aspects of the Profession
Sandra Sexton, Strathclyde University, Glasgow, Scotland

10.40
Cooperation of ISPO Czech Republic and University of Ostrava
Jarmila Kristinikova, University of Ostrava, Czech Republic

11.00
Partial Foot Amputation
Georg Neff, Free University Berlin, Germany

11.45
Multidisciplinary Team Approach in Lower Limb Amputation and Rehabilitation
Anton Johannesson, Gert-Uno Larsson, Brita Larsson
Hässleholm/Kristianstad, Sweden

12.30
Functional Sitting Positioning for Children with Cerebral Palsy
Zsuzsanna Vekerdy-Nagy
Debrecen Univesity, Hungary

13.00
Lunch

14.00
Prosthetic Physiotherapy for Transfemoral Amputees – Prosthetic Knee Aspects
Gabriela Birgusova1, Jiri Rosicky2
Hospital Frydek-Mistek1, ING corporation, s.r.o.2
Czech Republic

14.20
Modern Methods of Ortho-prosthetic Treatment of Congenital Defects in Kinetic Apparatus
Ludmila Homindova
Ortopedia & ortopedická protetika s.r.o.
Kosice, Slovakia

14.40
Fitting of Footwear in Mirror of Last Knowledge
Petr Hlavacek
Tomas Bata University, Zlin, Czech Republic

15.00
Illusion versus Reality in Orthesotherapy of the Neuromuscular Disease
Blazena Brozmanova, Jaroslav Olexik, Juraj Palmaj
SNOP NO, Bratislava, Slovakia

15.20
Applied Orthotics in Children
Ivo Marik11, Pavel Cerny2
Ambulant Centre for Deffect of Locomotor Apparatus1,
Ortotika s.r.o.2, Prag, Czech Republic

15.40
Biomechanical Gait Analysis of Transtibial Amputees
Miroslav Janura1, Zdenek Svoboda2
University of Ostrava1, Palacky University Olomouc2
Czech Republic

16.00
Conclusions


CONFERENCE VENUE:

HOTEL ALBION
Peroutkova 531
150 00 Praha 5 – Smichov

REGISTRATION

Registration deadline: May 25, 2008
Registration fee:800 CZK (delegate rate), 400 CZK (student rate)
Number of participants is limited. The organizer of the conference reserves the right to decline the registration when the limit is fulfilled.

CONFERENCE ORGANIZER

ISPO Czech Republic
Medical-Social Faculty
University of Ostrava
Syllabova 19
703 00 Ostrava
Czech Republic
www.ispo.cz
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Download Registration Form here
Registration Form 2008 (65 kB)

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