What is the Global Educators Meeting?
ISPO initiates meetings of P&O educators to foster discussion on the needs and strategies for the future of P&O education, and to encourage and facilitate collaboration between training institutions. The meetings aim to:
- Foster discussion about the needs and strategies for the future of P&O education.
- Encourage and facilitate collaboration between training institutions.
The 4th ISPO Global Educators Meeting (GEM)
This year it will be hosted by the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas (USA) , October 22-24, 2024.
Similar to previous GEMs, GEM 2024 will be an international collaboration between Prosthetics and Orthotics (P&O) Educators that is committed to ongoing knowledge exchange, professional development, and supportive learning. The meetings take place every two years, give P&O education programmes globally the opportunity to showcase their activities, connect with peers and discuss future needs and strategies of P&O education.
The theme of GEM 2024 is ”Innovate. Collaborate. Educate.”.
This theme was developed collaboratively using the results of the GEM Educators’ Survey that was circulated via ISPO and many of you had the opportunity to respond to. The GEM Subcommittee and Local Organizing Committee consider the theme a fantastic platform for global educators to explore and contribute to developing prosthetics and orthotics education.