Taibah University P&O Week Ends in Madinah With Foot Orthotics Talk
A six-day Prosthetics and Orthotics Week at Taibah University in Madinah closed on 6 November 2026. A student speaker covered…
OADCPH Hosts Delegates from ICRC Francophone Africa Conference on Recognising Orthoprosthetists
Delegates from eight Francophone African countries at the ICRC's Lomé conference on recognising orthoprosthetists and bringing them into the civil…
Gypsum Shortage: US Mine Closure Puts O&P Plaster Casting Under Pressure
USG is closing its Oklahoma gypsum mine in November 2026. A US clinician says the plaster shortage could push O&P…
CPO of the Week: Amany Yahia from Cairo, Egypt
I studied at the Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Prosthetics and Orthotics Department, New Cairo Technological University, Egypt and I…
Arkema and Carbon Deepen 3D Printed Elastomer Collaboration, From Foot Scan to Sandal
Arkema and Carbon have expanded a collaboration of more than 13 years on elastomer resins for 3D printed lattices, citing…
Sepp Heim Award 2027 Opens Nominations for Less-Resourced Settings
ISPO has opened nominations for the 2027 Sepp Heim Award, which recognises contributions to prosthetics and orthotics services, training and…
Blatchford Team Prize for Innovation Offers €15,000 to P&O Teams
ISPO has opened applications for the Brian and Joyce Blatchford Team Prize for Innovation, worth €15,000, with a 10 December…
Amparo Remouldable Sockets Come to Nigeria in IfeanHealth Partnership
IfeanHealth has partnered with Portugal-based Amparo Technologies to bring faster, mobile, remouldable prosthetic sockets to Nigeria, with training held in…
Gaza Child Amputees Face Rehabilitation Gap, Euro-Med Warns
Gaza child amputees: Euro-Med reports 1,134 cases and only eight P&O specialists in Gaza. See what the rehabilitation gap means…
3D Printed Orthotics: Seven Lessons From a Podiatrist’s 5,000 TPU Pairs
A podiatrist who has printed more than 5,000 pairs of TPU orthotics shares seven lessons on materials, slicing, pressure validation,…