The ISPO is committed to facilitate and enhance the educational efforts of all health care disciplines involved in prosthetics and orthotics throughout the world.
The Society has detailed appropriate education and training guidelines for the full professional prosthetist/orthotist (Category I) and for the orthopedic technologist (Category II). The philosophy and curricula are widely accepted by most of the international governmental and non-governmental agencies in this field.
ISPO compiles and reviews standards throughout the world, governing the practice of the professions concerned with prosthetic and orthotic care, rehabilitation engineering, and other related areas. Information exchange and dissemination is achieved through world congresses, instructional courses, workshops, conferences, educational symposia, publications, website, and audiovisual media. Furthermore ISPO provides consultation and expertise to these areas where there is an identified need for development. Upon request, ISPO evaluates P&O programmes throughout the world for ISPO Category I and II recognition. The evaluation includes students’ entry requirements, teaching content, clinical training, quality and administrative procedures.
The Education Committee oversees this work.
Education Committee Members 2007 – 2010 (alphabetical order):
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Name |
Role |
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Dan Blocka |
ISPO Strategy |
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Helena Burger |
Physicians, surgeons and therapists education |
|
John Fisk |
Task Officer representative |
|
Jan Geertzen |
ISPO Strategy |
|
Jens Franke |
Professional Organizations Representative |
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Olivia Giles |
User representative |
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Sisary Kheng |
Category II Development |
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Ed Lemaire |
Distance Learning |
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Bryan Malas |
Process of validation |
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John Michael |
ISPO Strategy |
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Nerrolyn Ramstrand |
Educational research |
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Bakht Sarwar |
Category II Coordinator |
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Sandy Sexton |
Chairperson |
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Harold Shangali |
Category I Coordinator |
|
Claude Tardif |
NGO representative |
