Our faculty at the ISPO 20th World Congress in Stockholm

The University of Washington’s Division of Prosthetics and Orthotics will have a strong presence at the 20th World Congress of the International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics (ISPO), taking place June 16–19, 2025, in Stockholm, Sweden.

Across the four-day conference, UW faculty and collaborators will present three symposia, 19 oral presentations, and three posters. Topics include new developments in patient-reported outcomes, prosthetic and orthotic usage patterns, disparities in care, the impact of technology on mobility outcomes, and the role of educational research in the P&O professions. Several presentations highlight collaborative work across institutions and countries, underscoring the Division’s global engagement and impact.

In the following list, P&O faculty, alumni and students are noted in bold. 

Symposia

1. Advancing measurement in lower limb orthotics: development, testing, and clinical implementation of the Orthotic Patient-Reported Outcomes – Mobility (OPRO-M) survey instrument
   Balkman GS, Stevens PM, Weber EL, Fylstra B, Hafner BJ

    

2. Lower limb prosthesis prescription guided by precision rehabilitation and patient-centered care strategies
   Morgenroth DC, Halsne EG, Henderson AW, Norvell DC

    

3. Next steps in evidence-based practice in education for prosthetic orthotic occupations
   Cochrane H, Mullen S, Rusaw D, Spaulding S

Oral Presentations

1. Validity and reliability of four patient-reported outcome measures for lower limb orthosis users
   Balkman G, Stevens P, Weber E, Morgan S, Salem R, Bamer A, Fylstra B, Hafner B

    

2. Patient-reported health outcome profiles of lower limb orthosis users
   Balkman G, Stevens P, Weber E, Morgan S, Salem R, Bamer A, Hafner B

    

3. Use of outcome measures in prosthetics clinical practice: a survey of prosthetists in the United States and Canada
   Pousett B, Morgan S, Kok B, Hafner B

    

4. Validity, reliability, and efficiency of the PROsthetic Mobility Performance Test (PROMPT)
   Hafner B, Morgan S, Balkman G, Rosen R, Bamer A, Salem R, Gaunaurd I, Kristal A, Sumner M

    

5. Developing candidate items for a survey of prosthetic attention in upper limb prosthesis users
   Darter BJ, Hafner BJ, McDonald CL, Halsne EG, Bhargava T, Baer JL, Fylstra BL, Wurdeman SR

    

6. Prosthetic Limb Users Survey of Attention (PLUS-A): Calibration and initial validation for a measure of lower limb prosthetic attention
   Bhargava T, McDonald CL, Halsne EG, Baer JL, Fylstra BL, Wurdeman SR, Brown KW, Hafner BJ, Darter BJ

    

7. Expanding the Prosthetic Limb Users Survey (PLUS) system to measure fall-related health outcomes
   Hafner B, Rosen R, Balkman G, McDonald C, Sawers A, Ferrell-Olson J, Koehler-McNicholas S, Olney C, Laine Dyreson M, Wurdeman S, Fylstra B

    

8. Cognitive-motor dual-task interference during recovery from unexpected balance loss in lower limb prostheses users: Pilot study
   Melzer I, Gez A, Knoler G, Berdichvski Y, Kristal A, Hafner B, Treger I

    

9. Cognitive task interference increases the estimated metabolic costs of walking in lower limb prosthesis users
   Melzer I, Gez A, Knoler G, Berdichvski Y, Kristal A, Hafner B, Treger I

    

10. ASsessing outComes with microprocEssor kNee uTilization in a K2 population (ASCENT K2): Trial results for 107 individuals with above-knee amputation
    Wurdeman S, Hafner B, Sawers A, England D, Lundstrom R, Kannenberg A

     

11. PLUS-M T-score maps: Response probabilities of PLUS-M scores for individuals with lower limb amputation
    Fylstra B, Saenz S, Hafner B, Wurdeman S

     

12. Usage patterns of orthoses and assistive devices among individuals utilizing lower limb orthoses: findings of a cross-sectional survey
    Stevens P, Hafner B, Weber E, Morgan S, Bamer A, Salem R, Balkman G

     

13. Influence of lower limb orthoses on cortical processing during standing in children with cerebral palsy
    Bjornson K, Webb SJ, Santhosh M, Fatone S

     

14. Longitudinal patient-reported outcomes when transitioning transfemoral socket designs: Initial cases from a clinical trial
    Fatone S, Forghani A, Wurdeman S, Koehler-McNicholas S, NUFlexSIS Trial Group

     

15. Comparative effectiveness of casting approaches for individuals with lower-limb amputation
    Fatone S, Cutti A, Hansen A, Gravely A, Gard S, Residual Limb Shape Capture Group

     

16. The effect of prosthetic foot and knee sophistication on patient-reported mobility outcomes after vascular lower limb amputation
    Henderson AW, Norvell DC, Halsne EG, Morgenroth DC

     

17. Racial disparities in prosthesis prescription in United States Veterans with lower limb amputation due to diabetes or vascular disease
    Morgenroth DC, Halsne EG, Czerniecki JM, Henderson AW, O’Brien M, Norvell DC

     

18. Analysis of bone mechanostimulation during gait using a subischial socket provides reasons for bone mineral density recovery
    Zavaleta-Ruiz JL, Fatone S, Major MJ, Pankaj P

     

19. Discipline-based education research priorities for prosthetics and orthotics
    Mullen A, Spaulding S, Brinkman J, Falbo K, McDonald C, Rusaw D

Posters

1. The PROsthetic Mobility Performance Test (PROMPT): a new performance-based test for measuring mobility in lower limb prosthesis users
   Hafner B, Morgan S, Balkman G, Rosen R, Bamer A, Salem R, Gaunaurd I, Kristal A

    

2. Suitability and feasibility of the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Services for custom AFO users
   Heinemann A, Deutsch A, Fatone S, LaVela S, Peterson M, Slater B, Soltys N, McPherson V, Kale I

    

3. BARS and BEAMS: Evaluating the instruction of mechanical concepts
   Ardianuari S, Spaulding S

For the full program and additional conference details, visit the ISPO World Congress website.