Program Overview

Program Overview

The Orthopaedics Techniques program aims to train professionals who, based on a specialist medical prescription, construct, adapt, and apply prostheses, orthoses, and substitute aids. These devices are designed to correct and support the locomotor system, with a focus on functional and aesthetic purposes, and can be mechanical or utilize external or mixed body and external energy.

Program Objectives

The program seeks to equip students with the necessary skills to create functional devices that improve the quality of life of patients. To achieve this, students will develop a sense of precision and manual dexterity, applied to a methodological technical and mechanical approach. This will enable them to realize devices that are tailored to the specific needs of each patient.

Professional Competencies

The professional technician in orthopedics will possess specific professional competencies, including:

• A sense of precision and manual dexterity
• A methodological technical and mechanical approach
• The ability to work with patients to ensure correct use of aids
• The ability to collaborate with medical prescribers and other healthcare professionals

Program Description

The program is designed to provide students with a comprehensive education in orthopedic techniques, including the construction, adaptation, and application of prostheses, orthoses, and substitute aids. The program will cover the theoretical and practical aspects of orthopedic techniques, with a focus on functional and aesthetic purposes. Students will learn how to work with patients to ensure correct use of aids and how to collaborate with medical prescribers and other healthcare professionals.

Key Features

• The program is designed to provide students with a comprehensive education in orthopedic techniques
• The program covers the theoretical and practical aspects of orthopedic techniques
• Students will learn how to work with patients to ensure correct use of aids
• Students will learn how to collaborate with medical prescribers and other healthcare professionals