The ISPO 2013 World Congress will be held from February 4 to 7, 2013 at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre (HICC), India. The 14th edition of the World Congress is being organised by the International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics (ISPO), will be the first-ever prosthetics and orthotics (P&O) conference and exhibition in India and the South Asian region. ISPO is an advisory body in the field of rehabilitation and P&O to WHO, UN Agencies and the International Committee of Red Cross.
This international event is expected to showcase the latest equipment, facilities, technology and solutions in the P&O segment. Over a 1,000 delegates from 84 countries are expected to participate in the event which would reportedly have more than 100 exhibitors from across the world. Several free paper sessions would also be presented in the event. So far 474 abstracts from 48 countries have been accepted by ISPO.
The event is expected to create awareness regarding the latest changes in the field of rehabilitation education and present global networking opportunities in the fields of rehabilitation and allied health sectors, as well as enhanced scope for innovation and development of appropriate designs indigenously leading to affordable products and components for our people. ISPO 2013 is intended to be an ideal forum to learn, interact and find synergies in healthcare technology segment.
While Dr Carson Harte will deliver the Knud Jansen Lecture there will be three keynote addresses by Dr Ashok Johari, Dr Edward Lemaire and Surinder Mehta at the event. The Congress features oral presentations, instructional courses and symposia, exhibitor workshops, poster presentations and free paper sessions. There are 420 oral and 107 poster presentations. The last edition of the Congress was held in Leipzig, Germany and attracted more than 3,000 delegates.
EH News Bureau
