Responses: O AND P SCHOOLS IN ASIA/AFRICA

Responses: O AND P SCHOOLS IN ASIA/AFRICA

A LINCOLN

7/22/2001

Dear colleagues,
Here are the responses:

ORIGINAL MESSAGE:

Dear Colleagues,
For a presentation in a workshop, I urgently need to know the names and
addresses (or web addresses if any including e.mails )of Schools / teaching
institutions conducting courses in Orthotics and Prosthetics in Asia and
Africa. Colleagues of these countries and ISPO officials may help me
providing these details.
regards,
Abraham Lincoln
P.T. / CPO
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In Hong Kong, the Rehabilitation Engineering Centre of the Hong Kong
Polytechnic University is offering B.Sc. (Hons.) courses in Prosthetics and
Orthotics, now renamed as Health Technology, as well as PgD, MSc. and
Postgraduate research studies. You can get the details at
<URL Redacted>

By the way, the 11th ISPO World Congress will be held from 1-6 August 2004
in Hong Kong. <URL Redacted>

Cheers

H H KWAN
CPO
Chairman, ISPO Hong Kong National Society
Secretary General, Organizing Committee of the 11th ISPO World Congress
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There is the Bundesfachschule in Germany you could contact for Informations.
Mr. Jens Franke <Email Address Redacted> knows about projects and schools.
The Bundesfachschule website is www.ot.bufa.de

Best regards

Peter Doppler
Beethovenstrasse 11
D-66125 Saarbr�cken
Tel.: +49 (0)6897 95 29 10
Fax.: +49 (0)6897 95 29 129
email: <Email Address Redacted>
           <URL Redacted>
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Dear Abraham,

The Jockey Club Rehabilitation Engineering Centre of The Hong Kong
Polytechnic
University offers a 3-Year Full Time BSc (Hons) Degree Programme in Health
Technology, which allows students to select their concentration in
Prosthetics
and/or Orthotics and/or Bioengineering.

Please contact me if you will need further information.

Aaron Leung CPO(HK)
Assistant Professor & Programme Leader
BSc (Hons) in Health Technology
Jockey Club Rehabilitation Engineering Centre
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hung Hom, Kowloon
Hong Kong, China
Tel: (852) 2766 7683
Fax: (852) 2362 4365
Email: <Email Address Redacted>

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I am srivatsa, from India. In india we have 7 centers which impart P&O
education. They are

1.AIIPM&R, Mumbai B.Sc(Prosthetics& Orthotics) From 1986
    Previously Diploma from 1965

2.NIRTAR,Cuttuk, do
               From 1997 Previously Diploma from 1990

3.NIOH, Calcutta do
                  From 1997 Previously dioloma from 1985

4.CMC&H, vellore Diploma in Prosthetics& Orthotics From 1994

5. SLRTC, Karigiri do
                 From 1996

6. Safdarjang Hospital, NewDelhi do
    From 1985

7. GIRM Chennai do
               From 1975

I hope this will help you.
Srivatsa
Prosthetist & Orthotist
SRMC&RI(DU).




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