Events 2018/2019
IVO-Congress in Toronto, OT-World in Leipzig, PAA-Symposium in Australia, ORTHOPÄDIE SCHUH TECHNIK in Cologne: Here is the preview on the upcoming events for pedorthists.
April 12.-14. 2018
IVO World Congress 2018 in Toronto
The Pedorthic Association of Canada (PAC) is hosting The IVO World Congress 2018. More than 500 Pedorthists, Orthopedic Shoemakers, Orthotists, Podiatrists, Chiropodist, Physical Therapists,Biomechanists and others concerned with lower extremity therapy will gather in Toronto, Canada on April 12 - 14, 2018. The IVO World Congress is an international educational event known for bringing together some of the best keynote, plenary and workshop speakers from around the world. For more information please visit www.IVO2018.com
May 15.-18. 2018
OT-World 2018, Leipzig, Germany
At the OT World-Congress – 15 to 18 May 2018 in Leipzig, Germany – orthotists and prosthetists, pedorthists and engineers, doctors and therapists from all over the world are brought together to share improved care options for the benefit of patients. Speakers from the industry, the skilled trades, the academic, scientific and medical communities ensure that the agenda is set for treatments using modern aids, prostheses and orthoses. With over 20,000 visitors from more than 80 countries and some 550 exhibitors, OTWorld in Leipzig is the world‘s leading trade fair for prosthetics, orthotics, orthopaedic footwear technology, compression therapy and technical rehabilitation. Issues relating to the use of evidence and digitalisation in treatments using mechanical aids will come under particular scrutiny at the next event. Both at the World Congress and in the international trade fair, OTWorld will, under the overall notion of Orthopaedics 4.0, throw the spotlight on important developments, trends and challenges. For more information please visit www.ot-world.com.
September 21 – 22. 2018
Pedorthic Symposium Australia
“Striding ahead to better foot health” is the motto of this year’s symposium of the Pedorthic Association of Australia (PAA). It will take place at the Mercure Grosvenor Adelaide, South Australia. Registration is open. For more information please visit: www.pedorthics.org.au
October 18.-19. 2019
ORTHOPÄDIE SCHUH TECHNIK – International Trade Fair and Congress, Cologne, Germany
The ORTHOPÄDIE SCHUH TECHNIK has developed into the pedorthic industry’s most important meeting. Producers, wholesalers and service providers of the industry will find the ideal platform here in order to present their service offer for the furnishings of a modern pedorthic company, for materials, aids and appliances and over-the-counter products. The two-day congress with 30 technical lectures and almost as many seminars offers a complete overview of pedorthics and provides decisive stimuli for the further development of the trade and the linkage to neighbouring areas.
For more information please visit the website www.OST-Messe.de
