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This is a selection of links of interest to those involved in Prosthetics and Orthotics Higher Education: Other Universities and Colleges offering qualifications in Prosthetics and Orthotics Europe Federal School for Orthopedic Technology, Germany Jönköping University College of Health Sciences, Jönköping, Sweden National Centre for Prosthetics and Orthotics, The University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland University College Salford, Salford, England United States California State University, Dominguez Hills - Certificate Program in Orthotics and Prosthetics Century College - Prosthetic Practitioner Program Newington Certificate Program in Orthotics & Prosthetics Northwestern University's Prosthetic-Orthotic Center St. Ambrose University, Iowa University of Texas Southwestern - Prosthetics And Orthotics Program University of Washington Rehabilitation Medicine, Division of Prosthetics - Orthotics Canada BCIT (British Columbia Institute of Technology) P & O programmes George Brown College, Toronto Asia Cambodian School of Prosthetics and Orthotics Research: Links to other research centres and research publications on the Web Artificial Limb Services within Australia (ALSA) ALS managers forum. Australian National amputee statistics. National Centre for Training and Education in Prosthetics and Orthotics The University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland. Includes course information, Information about research activities. Prosthetics Research Study A Prosthetics Research Centre supported by the US Department of Veterans Affairs. Rehabilitation Engineering and Prosthetics Orthotic Center, Northwestern University, Chicago Northwestern University, Chicago. Includes course information and information about research activities. Palo Alto Rehabilitation Research and Development Center: Center of Excellence on Mobility. Clinical Emphasis of the Center is to improve mobility inindividuals with Neurologic or Musculoskeletal Impairments Stroke, Osteoporosis, Spinal Cord Injury, and Arthritis. Rehabilitation Research Centre, the University of Sydney. Spinal cord injury, FES, ambulatory orthoses. REHAB Tech Rehabilitation Technology Research Unit, Centre for Biomedical Engineering, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia Electronic Journals Links to online journals with abstracts or full text of published papers Journal of Prosthetics and Orthotics Online The American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists have placed past volumes of JPO on line. Full text of papers. Complete with Search Engine. Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development. Complete journal contents from Volume 35(3) (1998) and a searchable index of abstracts over several years. O&P Business World An electronic version of O&P Business World including back issues. Journal of the Association of Childrens Prosthetic-Orthotic Clinics. A paediatric P & O journal. Societies: Societies with a direct or indirect link to Prosthetics and Orthotics Australian Orthotic and Prosthetic Association The Australian professional association. American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists American O&P professional organization. American Orthotic & Prosthetic Association (AOPA) www.AOPAnet.org AOPA is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping O&P businesses and professionals. Gait and Clinical Movement Analysis Society CGMAS is devoted to the quantitative analysis of gait and other human movement, with particular emphasis on analyses with clinical applications. ISPO Australia Home Page A New Home Page for the Australian National Member Society of the International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics. International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics Home Page Information about ISPO Commercial: Links to Home Pages of Manufacturers and Suppliers O & P Business news online Comprehensive links to Prosthetic and Orthotic manufacturers and other resources. Otto Bock Orthotics Australia, Melbourne Users: Links to User Group Web sites Limbs4Life - A new Australian advoccacy and peer support group for amputees Amputees Association of Victoria Amputee Home Page A home page for limb prosthesis users. Amputee Resource Foundation of America, Inc. disseminates information and promotes research to improve quality of life for amputees Amputation E-zine for amputees. Australian Department of Family and Commmunity Services: Office of Disability. provides a link for the disability communit to express their views and ideas to Government and vice-versa. The Office also has an important role in the co-ordination of disability policy across the Commonwealth and is committed to encouraging equal access to services, facilities and programs for all. Barr Foundation A humanitarian group which funds limbs for disadvantaged amputees. Hemi-Pelvectomy and Hip Disarticulation Home Page A well designed home page for people with hemi-pelvectomy and hip disarticulation amputations. Knee1.com A commercially sponsored site that has a wealth of information related to knee pathologies and treatment Limbkids Support Association Inc is a non-profit, voluntary organisation comprised of parents, professionals and interested people concerned with the care of children who have congenital or acquired limb differences. Post-Polio Home Page (American). Polio and late effects of polio home page. Post-Polio Network (Australian) Post-polio support group. Shoulder1.com A sister site site to Knee1.com, again with a large range of information for patients and clinicians Land Mines: Australian Department of Foreigh Affairs and Trade Landmine Site. The department sponsors a number of landmines initiatives including the appointment of a Special Representative on Demining, currently Chris Gallus, and the Government's Destroy a Minefield program. Clear Landmines Sponsors of this site will donate funds for land mine clearance for each visitor. International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) Web page of the co-winner of the 1997 Nobel Peace prize. Includes a links page. Physicians Against Land Mines (PALM) Nongovernmental organization whose mission is to end the death, dismemberment and disability caused by land mines   Related Sites: Links to sites of interest, not necessarily P&O related American Society for Biomechanics Home Page: Includes abstracts of Recent ASB conferences The Best of Biomechanics A good general reference, with links to many sites Bioroboti cs Research Lab The University of Washington's department of Biorobotics Biomedical Engineering The University of Surrey's Biomedical Engineering Group Centre for International Rehabilitation CIR designs, develops and delivers techniques and technologiest hat improve the lives of people with disabilities in low-income countries. Coaches' Information Service (Paralympics)This site contains links and information for individuals involved in coaching athletes with disabilities. ERGOWEB A large ergonomic and human factors reference. History of Prosthetics A North Western University page describing the history of prosthetics from ancient times. International Society for Biomechanics Home page of the ISB Medical Newsgroups A list of medical topics to be found on usenet newsgroups Medical Resources A list of resources from the World Health Organization. MedMark Links to numerous medical sites and search engines. National Library of Medicine: History of Medicine Devision. Site includes a searchable catalog of pictures. Many pictures of early prosthetic limbs. Orthotics and Prosthetics Online A large site with very comprehensive sources of O & P information U.S. National Library of Medicine. The master reference for U.S. medical Information. Virtual Hospital Home Page A site with comprehensive medical information, including teaching material. Visible Human Project An anatomy reference from the National Library of Medicine. Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics. A comprehensive on-line orthopaedic textbook with search facilities. Numerous illustrations. List Servers Links to Home Pages of List Servers of interest to Prosthetists, Orthotists and Users. BIOMCH-L Biomechanics List Server. Subscribe to BIOMCH-L. CGA The Clinical Gait Analysis list server OANDP-L The O&P Listserver based at Shands Hospital. Subscribe to OANDP-L, Access records of past OANDP-L discussions. Search Engines: Search research and discussion databases BIOMCH-L Search the archives of the BIOMCH-L discussion group Journal of Prosthetics and Orthotics Online Search previous issues of the Journal of Prosthetics and Orthotics. Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development. Complete journal contents from Volume 35(3) (1998) and a searchable index of abstracts over several years. La Trobe University Library This page has general library information and a link to the new library catalog. Students can obtain the required information from staff members or from the Reference Librarian. OANDP-L Search the archives of the OANDP-L discussion group PubMed Search MEDLINE. Keyword search and abstract retrieval from the US National Library of Medicine RECAL. a comprehensive bibliographic database in the field of prosthetics, orthotics and related rehabilitation engineering. A password is required. La Trobe University students can obtain the password from the Reference Librarian. Last modified June 11, 2009 For more information...