OTWorld to Convene in Leipzig in May

Photograph from the 2012 International Trade Show and World Congress courtesy of Leipziger Messe Uwe Frauendorf.

OTWorld, formerly the ORTHOPÄDIE + REHA-TECHNIK International Trade Show and World Congress, will convene in Leipzig, Germany, from May 13-16, 2014, with Russia as the partner nation. The congress will host more than 300 speakers from 30 countries, and more than 500 exhibitors from about 40 countries will showcase their new products at the jointly held trade show. About 20,000 trade and professional visitors from 100 countries are expected to attend.

During the four days of the congress, more than 40 symposia and keynote speeches from specialists worldwide will examine the latest developments in science, technology, research, and practice. They will provide up-to-date information and discuss the latest treatment options, together with current trends in the fields of prosthetics, orthotics, orthopedic footwear technology, technical rehabilitation, and compression therapy, as well as lymphology and podiatry. Among the speakers are Stefano F. Cappa, MD, professor of cognitive neurosciences at the Università Vita- Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy; and Hugh Herr, PhD, associate professor of media arts and sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge.

The majority of symposia will deal with topics related to specific, indicated treatments and interdisciplinary approaches to therapy. The spectrum ranges from osteoarthritis, rheumatic conditions, and diabetes-related foot and back pain, to sports medicine and the treatment of children, to the treatment of individuals with amputations as envisioned by the U.S. military, to the need for and value placed on orthopedic technology in Latin America. For the first time, materials research and the progress that has been made in terms of innovative products will also be on the agenda together with a consideration of hygiene, allergic reactions resulting from contact with metals or plastics, and multi-drug resistant pathogens (MDR bacteria). The British Chiropody and Podiatry Association will present a new lecture series. Universities and research institutions will present their latest findings, and in the innovations forum, the industry will report on some of today's high-tech products.

OTWorld to Convene in Leipzig in May

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