Donna enjoys opportunities to educate and teach and has extensive knowledge and experience in Prosthetics and Orthotics
Learning, Acting and Building for Rehabilitation in Health Systems
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Introduction
Complex orthoses are extensive braces that support multiple joints to maintain position. Because these are robust, complex devices, the orthotist needs more skill and experience to fit these orthoses. This course will summarise the assessment required to fit a complex orthosis. It will then describe various knee-ankle-foot orthoses and hip-knee-ankle-foot orthoses, focusing specifically on which pathologies might benefit from each type of orthosis.
Aims
This course aims to introduce complex orthoses, exploring when and how to prescribe these devices based on different diagnoses.
Outline
This course is made up of videos, reading, forum posts and a final quiz. The course content is split into the following sections:
- Videos
- Reading activity
- Quiz
Target audience
This course is aimed at rehabilitation professionals, students and assistants including but not limited to Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Rehabilitation Doctors, Rehabilitation Nurses, Prosthetists, Orthotists, Psychologists, Audiologists, Dietetics, Social Workers. Community Health Workers, Nurses or Medical Doctors interested in this subject are also invited to participate.