Message from Rajiv Kalsi, ISPO Canada President

2019 has been a busy year for the ISPO Canada Board. The highlight was participation in RehabWeek 2019, which took place June 24-28 in Toronto, and saw ISPO Canada join five other member societies and attract over 1400 delegates from around the world. Rehabweek provided a forum to present and discuss progress in research, development, standards and applications related to the rehabilitation of people with disabilities. ISPO Canada ran a two-day conference within RehabWeek, and we provided awards to four students for top poster and paper presentations. Thank you to all who attended and to our Board for participating in and organizing this unique conference opportunity.

Some of you may have attended the ISPO World Congress in Kobe Japan. I hope you found it to be a unique opportunity to visit Japan and its culture, and make connections with people from around the world working and studying in various aspects of rehabilitation. ISPO Canada was proud to be able to provide sponsorship funding to a delegate from Pakistan who would otherwise not have been able to attend the event. ISPO Canada is also providing funding for a PhD student to present research at the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine meeting this month.

Finally, I would like to let members know that ISPO Canada is working on plans for the next few years. We want to ensure that our activities reflect ISPO’s vision and mission statement, which can be found  here. The next major event will be the ISPO 2021 World Congress in Guadalajara, Mexico, which will be a joint planning venture between ISPO Canada, ISPO US and ISPO Mexico. Stay tuned for more information!

If you'd like to get in touch, please use our new contact email: info@ispocanada.ca

Annual Membership Renewal

It's time for your annual Membership Renewal! Membership comes with a host of benefits:

  • Free subscription to Prosthetics and Orthotics International (POI), a leading international scientific publication in the field of prosthetics and orthocis. 
  • Reduced registration fees as ISPO World Congress, workshops, and professional activities from ISPO International
  • Reduced registration fees at the ISPO Canada Symposium, this year to be held as part of RehabWeek in Toronto, Ontario (see more information below)
  • ISPO bi-monthly newsletter and ISPO Canada monthly Member News
  • Access to ISPO members-only portal, including online access to POI, recordings of sessions from ISPO events, connection to the member directory

Don't delay! Renew by January 15th to ensure uninterrupted access to your member benefits. 

See how to renew your ISPO Canada Membership Today!

Student Volunteer Opportunity!

We are looking for a student member to join our Board of Directors! This individual should be enrolled in a professional or research program relateld to orthotics and prosthetics in Canada, and have an itnerest in promoting ISPO Canada through contact with students across the country. We are also hoping the interested student will take on some social media roles within the organization.

Do you have an interested student in your life? Encourage them to get in touch at info@ispocanada.ca

Student Volunteer Opportunity!

We are looking for a student member to join our Board of Directors! This individual should be enrolled in a professional or research program relateld to orthotics and prosthetics in Canada, and have an itnerest in promoting ISPO Canada through contact with students across the country. We are also hoping the interested student will take on some social media roles within the organization.

Do you have an interested student in your life? Encourage them to get in touch at info@ispocanada.ca

ISPO Survey on WHO Standards for P&O Service Provision

Please consider filling out the ISPO Survey on the new World Health Organization Standards for Prosthetic and Orthotic Service Provision.

Data from the survey will be shared with member societies (including ISPO Canada). The survey is estimated to take approximately 30 minutes.

Contributing to this survey allows you to have a voice in the ongoing work done internationally to advance our profession!

New Website

We have a new ISPO Canada website. While it's a work in progress, we'd love for you to stop by and take a look. We will post regular society updates on the site for your information. You will also find resources and information about the ISPO Canada Board. 

ISPO Canada Website

ISPO Canada is on Twitter

Are you following us on Twitter? We are tweeting and retweeting interesting content from ISPO International and the world of prosthetics and orthotics and would love for yout to engage with us on social media. Join the community on Twitter and be part of the conversation.

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We are on Facebook too!

If Twitter isn't your platform of choice, maybe you're spending time on Facebook! Follow our ISPO Canada page on Facebook to learn more about the organization, and be social with us. The more active our community is, the greater benefit to all. 

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