On 14nd and 15rd October 2022, Cologne will become the worldwide centre for pedorthists. For the first time, the trade fair and congress ORTHOPÄDIE SCHUH TECHNIK will be held together with the congress of the International Association of Pedorthists (IVO).
The profession of pedorthics must and should continue to be developed. To this end, it is necessary to transfer new knowledge, new technologies and new findings from science to the trade as quickly and practically as possible. Since last year, this task has been in the hands of a newly created competence center in Germany.
Guidelines for the construction of orthopedic shoes in the therapy of diabetic foot syndrome offers a design protocol that was developed by an interdisciplinary working group on the basis of the available scientific evidence.
Fred Holtkamp, teacher and researcher at the Fontys Paramedic Hogeschool, can call himself Officer in the Order of Oranje-Nassau since April 26, 2021. He receives this award because of his commitment at home and abroad to orthopedic shoes and other assistive devices for people with walking problems.
The next issue of foot&shoe will be published on March 16, 2021 with topics and dates from the pedorthic industry.
Due to the actual international COVID 19–situation and the current hygienic restrictions, CONNECT 2021 will be held as an Online-Congress. After two successful congresses at the University of Ulm, the third CONNECT congress will be hosted by the Technical University of Munich (TUM) on March 26-27, 2021.
The French Association of Pedorthists (FFPO) will hold their “Journées de l’Appareillage du Pied" (Foot Fitting Days), originally scheduled for May, inDecember 9 and 10, 2021 in Clermont-Ferrand.
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