SPECIALISED COURSES IN ORTHOTICS AND PROSTHETICS - BLENDED LEARNING
ORTHOTIC MANAGEMENT OF NEURO-MUSCULAR PATHOLOGIES
If you are a practitioner on the job and are looking to refresh, update and advance your expertise in the orthotic management of neuro-muscular pathologies then this Dynamic Ankle Foot Orthotics – DAFO (based on Nancy Hilton approach) course is for you.
The course is aimed at professional Orthotists and Physiotherapists who are seeking to improve their knowledge about very detailed knowledge of the motor and neurological systems and experience in the individual application of treatment principles.
If you are a Physiotherapist, join us now and benefit from
- up to 5 weeks of on-line based e-learning of theoretical content, as well as
- two full days of on-site clinical instructions and training.
As an Orthotists*, you will enjoy not only the
- full 5 weeks online based e-learning period
but also participate actively in a
- 5 day on-site clinical workshop (Hands-On Patients).
*The fees cover all elements of the training and education (inclusive materials for the workshop).
The advantages of our blended distance learning courses and on-site workshop are numerous.
Online – activities on the platform: You can study at your own pace, while on-job. The fully equipped platform, including lessons, study notes, quizzes and assignments and many more, is at your disposal 24/7, as well as the weekly consultations with our expert lecturers.
Onsite – clinical workshop: The 5 day clinical workshop seminar will guide you through state-of-the-art practice including patient screening, anamnesis and prescription process of the brace type/design during the first day, followed by casting and rectification techniques and the entire production process over 3 days, while the last day is dedicated to fitting, testing and outcome measures/analysis.
Physiotherapists will actively participate during day 1 (patient screening, anamnesis and prescription process of the brace type/design) and day 5 (fitting, testing and outcome measures/analysis).
ONLINE SUPPORT & FOLLOW UP PERIOD – This is a three-month period through which participants are urged to fit at least one and up to three patients following the instructions during the attended workshop Participants can contact the trainers for any questions or support. Participants are also required to prepare and submit online a PPT presentation on one case. Participants will then present their PPT live and discussionxs on their cases will be held among the trainers and other participants.
By the time you finish our online course and Hands-On patients’ workshop, you will have gained more work experience and learned new skills that will help you advance in your career!
Dates: |
11/11/2019 to 12/04/2020 |
| Locations: |
Online – activities are hosted by SCOPe E-learning platform Onsite – a clinical workshop will be organized from 02nd – 07th January 2020, at the Capital Medical University, Beijing. |
| Fees: |
18.000 RMB* (ca. 2350€) Inc. GST (Orthotists – Full Program) 5.000 RMB* (ca. 650€) Inc. GST (Physiotherapists – Adapted Program**) *(travel and accommodation to onsite workshop not included) |
| Places: | Strictly limited to 20 |