UNITED STATES MEMBER SOCIETY OF THE ISPO
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About US ISPO

The ISPO Member Society in the United States was established in 1972.
US ISPO is a resource for the multidisciplinary professionals interested in promoting care of people with physical disabilities in the United States and beyond the geographical borders of the U.S.
US ISPO holds meetings in the continental United States (Skills for Life), the Caribbean (Caribbean Rim conference) and in the islands of Hawaii (Pac Rim conference). US ISPO also partners with other professional organizations to advance knowledge through the comprehensive team approach to physical rehabilitation.

US ISPO Statement of Purpose:
To lead our professions, through our programs and by example, to a world view that disseminates and fosters knowledge and patient care throughout the world.

To achieve this goal, US ISPO
  • Promotes and facilitates the care of people with physical disabilities world-wide.
  • Is a resource for information, materials and expertise by holding educational conferences, sponsoring scholarships, and promoting research.
  • Endorses the comprehensive team approach, balancing efforts of a variety of disciplines.
In October of 2011, US ISPO began serving as the organizational sponsor for the October Skills for Life 3 Workshop held in Denver, Colorado (USA) where participants traveled from Sweden, Canada, Germany, Madagascar, Austria and all parts of the U.S. for the workshop.
Participants at the unique workshop included twenty-seven bilateral upper limb amputees, their spouses/caregivers, physical and occupational therapists, physicians, prosthetists and exhibitors. 

US ISPO Cuba Trip January 2015

US ISPO is a National Member Society of ISPO, the  International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics.
ISPO is a multi-disciplinary organization comprised of persons who have a professional interest in the clinical, educational and research aspects of prosthetics, orthotics, rehabilitation engineering and related areas.

ISPO was founded in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1970 by a group of surgeons, prosthetist-orthotists, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and engineers to promote improvements in the care of all persons with neuromuscular and skeletal impairments.

ISPO is a Non-Governmental Organization in Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations, and is in Official Relations with the World Health Organization.
ISPO presently has 3500 members worldwide in over 80 countries. Where there are more than five members in any country, or region, they may band together to form a National Member Society. National Member Societies have been established in 35 countries. It is beneficial to form National Member Societies due to the representation and voice gained within the governing structure of the Society.
ISPO OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGIES
EDUCATION
To facilitate and enhance the educational efforts of all health care disciplines involved in prosthetics and orthotics throughout the world. Information exchange and dissemination is achieved through
  • World congresses 
  • Instructional courses 
  • Conferences 
  • Publications 
SERVICE
To provide, upon request, consultation and expertise to areas where the need for development of prosthetic and orthotic services has been identified. Teams 
  • Appraise and recognize schools and facilities 
  • Help develop clinical programmes 
STANDARDS
To compile and review standards which govern the practice of the professions concerned with prosthetic and orthotic care throughout the world. Guidelines are established through
  • Educational symposia 
  • Curriculum updating 
  • Material and product evaluation and classification 
  • Concensus conferences 
RESEARCH
To facilitate and encourage research which will improve the quality of products and services provided to persons in need. Support is given to recent developments such as
  • Computer Aided Design (CAD) and Computer Aided Manufacture (CAM) 
  • Optical shape sensing 
  • Socket design 
  • Locomotion Studies 

Meet the Board

Elizabeth Mansfield
(Chair)
Clinical Education Concepts
Baiting Hollow, NY
phone: (860) 967-4184
fax: (631) 910-2027
elizabeth@cecpo.com
​Timothy Shride, CPO, FAAOP
(Vice Chair)
Ottobock Health Care
Kirkland WA
phone: (612) 203-0936
tim.shride@ottobock.com
Laura Miller, CP, PhD
(Secretary)
Shirley Ryan Ability Lab
Chicago, IL
phone: 
lamiller@northwestern.edu
​Ann Yamane, MEd, CO/LO
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
​phone: (206) 543-6339
ayamane@uw.edu
Cody McDonald, CPO, MPH, PhD
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
codyw@uw.edu
​Brad Mattear, CPA, CFo
Blatchford
phone: (515) 321-4821
spongeratc@aol.com
​Lynsay Whelan, OTR/L
Ossur
phone: (614) 767-9520
lwhelan@ossur.com
​Jon Batzdorff, CPO
​(Chairman Emeritus)

ProsthetiKa
Santa Rosa, CA 95404
phone: (707) 235-0905
jon@prosthetika.org
US ISPO
phone: (833) 487-4776
admin@usispo.org
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  • Home
    • About
    • Code of Conduct for Humanitarian Organizations
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    • Newsletters
    • Photo Gallery
  • Contact