CONGRESS SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM

THURSDAY, 22 OCTOBER 2026
9.00 – 13.00Registration
9.30 – 10.30OPENING CEREMONY
  • Opening Speeches
  • Hakan Akkaya-Wheelchair Fencing
  • Ahmet Kaplan – Wheelchair Tennis
    10.30-11.00COFFEE BREAK
    11.00 – 11.30CONFERENCE I: The Current Status and Future of Prosthetics and Orthotics Education
    Session Chairs: Candan Algun
    Speaker: Serap Alsancak
    11.30-12.30PANEL I: Sustainability in Prosthetics and Orthotics
    Session Chairs: Mehmet Arif Adlı, Senay Çerezci Duygu
    Speakers:
    • What Is Sustainability? : Ayşenur Uğurlu
    • Sustainable and Recyclable Biomaterials in Prosthetics and Orthotics: İlke Kurt
    • Sustainable Prosthetic and Orthotic Services and Policies: Rukiye Taşdemir
    12.30 – 13.00 TECHNICAL WORKSHOP I: Woodcast
    Session Chairs: Nilgün Bek, Zilan Bazancir Apaydın
    Speaker: Michael Lindroos (Finlandiya), Össur
    13.00 – 14.00LUNCH BREAK
    14.00 – 14.40SESSION I: Advanced Upper-Limb Prosthetics Technologies and Rehabilitation
    Session Chairs: Emre Adıgüzel, Ahmet Erkılıç
    Speakers:
    • Prosthetics: Mustafa Demiral
    • Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation: Sevgin Yosmaoğlu
    14.40 – 15.10CONFERENCE II:Mechanical Characterization and Structural Analysis of Composite Prosthetic Feet
    Session Chairs: Mahmut Yaran, Hikmet Kocaman
    Speaker: Hazal Düger, Ortotek
    15.10-15.30COFFEE BREAK
    15.30-16.40PANEL II: Diabetic Foot
    Session Chairs: Esra Atılgan, Serap Ulusoy
    Speakers:
    • 3D Wound Dressings: Kerim Bora Yılmaz
    • Free Tissue Transfer for Diabetic Foot Wounds: Aydan Köse
    • Orthotic and Footwear: Hakan Uysal
    • Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation: Tezel Yıldırım Şahan
    16.40-17.20SESSION II: Human Movement as a Signal: Measurement and Clinical Interpretation
    Session Chairs: Engin Şimşek, Veysel Alcan
    Speakers:
    • Measurement: Umut Altınkaynak
    • Clinical Interpretation: Hilal Keklicek
    17.20-18.20ORAL PRESENTATION SESSION I
    Session Chairs: Fatmagül Varol, Ali İmran Yalçın
    ORAL PRESENTATION SESSION II
    Session Chairs: Yasin Ekinci, Büşra Kalkan Balak
    FRIDAY, 23 OCTOBER 2026
    9.00-13.00REGISTRATION
    09.00-09.30CONFERENCE III: 3D Technologies
    Session Chairs: Osman Eroğul, Erkan Evrendilek
    Speakers: Necati Yücel Yıldız, Mehmet Can Yıldız
    09.30-10.00CONFERENCE IV: Control of Grasping Movements with a Myoelectric Prosthesis Mediated by a Non-Invasive Brain–Machine Interface
    Session Chairs: Salih Angın, Gökhan Yazıcı
    Speakers: Selim Eskiizmirliler
    10.00-10.30COFFEE BREAK
    10.30-11.00 CONFERENCE V: Clinical Decision-Making for Orthotic Management in Cerebral Palsy
    Session Chairs: Gül Yazıcıoğlu, Hüseyin Laçin
    Speakers: Yavuz Yakut
    11.00-11.30CONFERENCE VI: New Standards in Mobility: Microprocessor- Controlled Knee Technologies
    Session Chairs: Bahar Anaforoğlu, Sabri Şahin
    Speakers: Allison Pfister (Almanya), OttoBock
    11.30-12.00 TECHNICAL WORKSHOP II: Current Advances and Live Demonstrations in Upper-Limb Rehabilitation
    Session Chairs: Cemil Yıldız, Osman Söyler
    Speakers: Martin Wehrle (Almanya), OttoBock
    12.00-13.00ORAL PRESENTATION SESSION
    Session Chairs: Sevilay Seda Baş, Pınar Kısacık
    13.00-14.00LUNCH BREAK
    14.00 – 15.00PANEL III: Advanced Lower-Limb Prosthetics Technologies and Rehabilitation
    Session Chairs: Engin Koyuncu, Yasin Demir
    Speakers:
    • Prescription and Clinical Decision-Making: Sefa Gümrük Aslan
    • Prosthetics: Zehra Mutlu Arat
    • Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation: Ceren Kuzu
    15.00-15.30CONFERENCE VII: An EMG-Assisted, Artificial Intelligence-Controlled Bionic Knee Joint System
    Session Chairs: Yasin Yurt, Hande Yazıcı İşçi
    Speakers: David de Magtige (İngiltere), IPOS – Endolite
    15.30-16.00COFFEE BREAK
    16.00-17.00SESSION III: Orthotic Management and Rehabilitation of Congenital Hand Anomalies
    Session Chairs: Fatma Uygur, Canan Çulha
    • Anomalies and Surgical Management: Emre Aksu
    • Orthotics and Rehabilitation: Çiğdem Öksüz
    17.00-18.00ORAL PRESENTATION SESSION I
    Session Chairs: Sezen Dincer, Gökhan Beydağı
    ORAL PRESENTATION SESSION II
    Session Chairs: Güler Atalay, Büşra Alkan
    ORAL PRESENTATION SESSION III
    Session Chairs: Seher Erol, Elif Kırdı

    SATURDAY, 24 OCTOBER 2026
    09.00-12.00REGISTRATION
    9.00 – 09.30TECHNICAL WORKSHOP III: Thermoplastic Splinting Following Upper-Limb Tendon Injuries
    Session Chairs: Suat Erel, Yusuf Seyrek
    Speakers: Sinem Ece Özen, Beste Şahin Güzel, Serkan Sağlık
    09.30-10.00CONFERENCE VIII: Aerofit
    Session Chairs: Gözde Yağcı, Ayşe Yazgan Akben
    Speaker: Jóna Valgerður Kristjánsdóttir (İzlanda), Össur
    10.00-10.30COFFEE BREAK
    10.30-11.30SESSION IV: What Has Changed Since the Earthquakes?
    Session Chairs: Hasan Hallaçeli, Mustafa Akkaya
    Speakers:
    • Hanifi Erol
    • Zeynep Büyükardıç
    • Eyyüp Yıldız
    • Fatma Cansel Serin Çınar
    • Zafer Çınar
    11.30-12.00CONFERENCE IX: Artificial Intelligence-Assisted High-Technology Prosthetic Systems Developed in Türkiye
    Session Chairs: Özlem Ülger, İlhan Şahin
    Speaker: Erhan İlhan Konukseven, Proted
    12.00-13.30LUNCH BREAK
    13.30-14.30PANEL IV: Digitalization and Autonomous Systems in Prosthetics and Orthotics: The Role of Data
    Session Chairs: Orhan Er, Kezban Yiğiter
    Smart Monitoring Technologies and Big Data in Prosthetics and Orthotics: Mücella Özbay Karakuş
    Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics in Prosthetics and Orthotics: Emre Ölmez
    Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Prosthetics and Orthotics: Murat Ali Çınar
    14.30-14.50COFFEE BREAK
    14.50-15.30SESSION V: Outcome Measures and Clinical Decision-Making in Lower-Limb Amputee Rehabilitation
    Session Chairs: Mintaze Kerem Günel, Semra Topuz
    Speakers:
    • Outcome Measures: Senem Demirdel
    • Clinical Decision-Making and ICF: Hatice Gül
    15.30-17.00PANEL V: Examples of Research Projects in Prosthetics, Orthotics and Rehabilitation – In Memory of Prof. Dr. Hidayet Erdem
    Session Chairs: Kamil Yazıcıoğlu, Seher Özyürek
    17.00-18.00PANEL VI: Health Insurance Coverage and Reimbursement in Prosthetic and Orthotic Care
    Session Chairs: Fatih Erbahçeci, Orhan Koç
    Speakers:
    • OPODER (Association of Orthopaedic Prosthetists and Orthotists)
    • POLMED (Association of Prosthetics and Orthotics Graduates)
    • SGK (Social Security Institution of the Republic of Türkiye)
    • TPOBD (Türkiye Prosthetics and Orthotics Scientific Association)
    18.00CLOSING CEREMONY