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The British Association of Prosthetists and Orthotists (BAPO) was established to encourage high standards of prosthetic and orthotic practice. It is committed to Continued Professional Development and education to enhance standards of prosthetic and orthotic care. BAPO is the only UK body that represents the interests of prosthetic and orthotic professionals and associate members to their employers, BAPO enjoys the support of a high majority of the profession as members.
Wednesday 13 February 2013
Clinical Responsibility And The Healthcare Professional - (Medico Legal) - BAPO Short Course on Saturday 11th May 2013
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Wednesday 6 February 2013
Life After Stroke Awards - Professional Excellence Award
BRITISH ASSOCIATION OF PROSTHETISTS AND ORTHOTISTS NOMINATIONS FOR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
At the Annual General Meeting in Telford on 23 March 2013 the elections for Executive Committee members will take place.
Three members of the committee have or will stand down, namely: Nigel Jones, John Head and Suzanne Faulkner. One member wishes to stand for election, namely: Nicola Eddison. The following members will remain on the committee; Steve Mottram, Jonathan Bull, Pamela Coulton, Sandie Waddell, Ian Jones and Paul Charlton thus nominations are invited for four vacancies.
A nominee must be a fully paid up Full Member and their nomination must be proposed and seconded by two current Full Members of the Association.
Nominations should be signed by the nominee, proposer and seconder. A summary of no more than 100 words should be attached, indicating:
· who the nominee is
· what they have done for the profession
· why they wish to be elected
· and how they see the profession and the Association going in the next two years
This should be addressed to the Secretary at the BAPO Secretariat to arrive by Friday 8 February 2013 (extended deadline date). It would be appreciated if nominations could be sent in as soon as possible.
Saturday 26 January 2013
Friday 18 January 2013
Critical Appraisal Skills BAPO Short Course 19 April 2013 Staffordshire University
Further information
Wednesday 16 January 2013
BAPO Short Course Kinesio Taping 21 & 22 June 2013
Further Information
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Outcomes
J. Dawson, I. Boller, H. Doll, G. Lavis, R. Sharp, P. Cooke, and C. Jenkinson J Bone Joint Surg Br 2012;94-B 215-221
Quote: The responsiveness of the Manchester–Oxford Foot Questionnaire (MOXFQ) was compared with foot/ankle-specific and generic outcome measures used to assess all surgery of the foot and ankle. We recruited 671 consecutive adult patients awaiting foot or ankle surgery, of whom 427 (63.6%) were female, with a mean age of 52.8 years (18 to 89). They independently completed the MOXFQ, Short-Form 36 (SF-36) and EuroQol (EQ-5D) questionnaires pre-operatively and at a mean of nine months (3.8 to 14.4) post-operatively. Foot/ankle surgeons assessed American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) scores corresponding to four foot/ankle regions. A transition item measured perceived changes in foot/ankle problems post-surgery. Of 628 eligible patients proceeding to surgery, 491 (78%) completed questionnaires and 262 (42%) received clinical assessments both pre- and post-operatively. The regions receiving surgery were: multiple/whole foot in eight (1.3%), ankle/hindfoot in 292 (46.5%), mid-foot in 21 (3.3%), hallux in 196 (31.2%), and lesser toes in 111 (17.7%). Foot/ankle-specific MOXFQ, AOFAS and EQ-5D domains produced larger effect sizes (> 0.8) than any SF-36 domains, suggesting superior responsiveness. In analyses that anchored change in scores and effect sizes to patients' responses to a transition item about their foot/ankle problems, the MOXFQ performed well. The SF-36 and EQ-5D performed poorly. Similar analyses, conducted within foot-region based sub-groups of patients, found that the responsiveness of the MOXFQ was good compared with the AOFAS.
This evidence supports the MOXFQ's suitability for assessing all foot and ankle surgery.
Tuesday 15 January 2013
Foot posture is associated with morphometry of the peroneus longus muscle, tibialis anterior tendon, and Achilles tendon
Monday 14 January 2013
Adaptable prosthetics for amputees
Tuesday 8 January 2013
Triple Amputee takes on the Dakar Rally 2013
Ex-paratrooper Tom Neathway lost both legs and an arm in an explosion in Afghanistan but is tackling this grueling 5,000-mile race across South America.
This is the 34th edition of the race, which started in Lima on January 4 and ends in Chile on January 20.
There is the fund-raising side. Tom will be raising hopefully £1million for Help For Heroes and Tedworth House, one of the five recovery centres set up in partnership between the Ministry of Defence, Help for Heroes and the Royal British Legion.
Source: http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/other-sports/dakar-rally-2013-preview-tom-1519172#comments
Sunday 6 January 2013
UK's first hand transplant operation
Mark Cahill, who is 51, had been unable to use his right hand after it was affected by gout.
This procedure allowed very accurate restoration of nerve structures and is believed to be the first time this approach has been used, surgeons said.
Consultant plastic surgeon Professor Simon Kay, who led the surgical team, said: "This operation is the culmination of a great deal of planning and preparation over the last two years by a team including plastic surgery, transplant medicine and surgery, immunology, psychology, rehabilitation medicine, pharmacy and many other disciplines.
"The team was on standby from the end of November awaiting a suitable donor limb, and the call came just after Christmas.
Doctors say he is making good progress after an eight-hour operation at Leeds General Infirmary.
It is still very early to assess how much control of the hand will be gained - so far he can wiggle his fingers, but has no sense of touch.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-20898940
http://news.sky.com/story/1033091/hand-transplant-completed-for-first-time-in-uk