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2012 International Clubfoot SymposiumOctober 4-5, 2012Preconference Workshops: October 3, 2012 The 2012 Workshop and Symposium will focus on approaches, treatment and outcomes of the Ponseti Method, community building of all healthcare providers involved with Ponseti International, as well as demonstrate why, all of us together, are the global leaders in the education and training of the Ponseti Method. We have much to celebrate since our first International Clubfoot Symposium in 2007. At that time, more than 230 attendees from 20 plus countries signed the International Clubfoot Declaration “A Promise Made” which states: In view of the frequency, severity, clinical implications, treatment options, and public health significance, the undersigned declare that every child born with clubfoot in the world has the right to:
A world free of untreated clubfoot. MISSION CURE The Ponseti Method was developed at the University of Iowa by Dr. Ignacio Ponseti, M.D. This method for clubfoot treatment is nearly 100% effective when used properly by a trained health care provider and is considered the "gold standard" treatment for clubfoot. Most importantly, health care workers in underprivileged areas of the world with limited access to surgical facilities can be trained to use the method, helping hundreds of thousands of children walk...around the world. |
