Clinical Methods in Orthotics/Prosthetics Program at George Brown College

FULL DESCRIPTION

Clinical Methods in Orthotics/Prosthetics is a two-year postgraduate program that trains students to make and fit prostheses (artificial limbs) and orthoses (braces and splints).

This is a unique full-time program taught at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre by faculty currently working in the field.

Classes start in September only. Winter and summer start options are not available.

Applications must be submitted to OCAS by February 1 of each year.

Co-ordinated between George Brown College and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, the program allows students to obtain clinical experiences under the direction of certified prosthetists/orthotists at:

• Ron Joyce Children’s Health Centre
• Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital
• The Hospital for Sick Children

PROGRAM STANDARDS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

The graduate has reliably demonstrated the ability to:

• Gather and assimilate information about a patient through medical records, prosthetic/orthotic history, patient's comments and clinical examination, and be sensitive to the implications of the relevant information.
• Recognize patient conditions requiring medical/health care beyond the scope of orthotic and prosthetic practice.
• Based on the appropriate prescription, design and articulate a prosthetic/orthotic treatment plan based upon the prescription received and assessment made of the patient and, when necessary, in communication with various members of the health care team.
• Analyze information concerning the proposed prosthetic/orthotic treatment plan and forecast the success of the appliance in terms of clinical principles and the patient's disability/pathology and expectations.
• Obtain all appropriate measurements, casts, layouts, etc., necessary to proceed with the prosthetic/orthotic treatment plan.
• Perform and prepare all the appropriate positive cast modifications, layout adjustments, and other procedures necessary to proceed with the fabrication of the prosthetic/orthotic appliance.
• Formulate and fabricate prosthetic/orthotic appliances utilizing knowledge of the appropriate prosthetic/orthotic materials and employing prescribed and accepted laboratory procedures.
• Perform patient fittings of the appropriate prosthetic/orthotic devices, including static and dynamic alignments, evaluating the appliance on the patient, instructing the patient in its use.
• Perform reassessments, adjustments or replacements of the prosthetic/orthotic appliance, in consultation with the referring physician, as the patient's age, physical condition, or life-style change.
• Keep abreast of new developments concerning prosthetic and orthotic care.

YOUR CAREER

Employment is available in orthotic and prosthetic management at hospitals, rehabilitation centres and private facilities throughout Canada.