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§ OCCUPATION · GLOBAL STANDARDS

prosthetist-orthotist

Prosthetist-orthotists design and custom fit prostheses and orthoses for individuals who are missing a limb from accident, disease or congenital conditions or for individuals who have impairments, deficiences or weaknesses due to injury, pathology or congenital malformation.

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Description

Prosthetist-orthotists design and custom fit prostheses and orthoses for individuals who are missing a limb from accident, disease or congenital conditions or for individuals who have impairments, deficiences or weaknesses due to injury, pathology or congenital malformation. They mix patient care with the design and fabrication of these devices to address their patients' needs.

Theoretical Knowledge
ESSENTIALTheoretical knowledge required
kineticsrehabilitationprosthetic devicesbiomechanicshuman anatomy
OPTIONALAdjacent knowledge that strengthens fit
types of orthopedic suppliesorthopaedic conditionsorthopaedicsprosthetic-orthotic device materialshuman physiologypathologyorthoticsmedical terminologypedorthicsorthopaedic goods industrymedical informaticshygiene in a health care settingfirst aid
Practical Skills
ESSENTIALApplied skills & competences
comply with quality standards related to healthcare practicecontribute to continuity of health careinteract with healthcare userscommunicate in healthcarerecord healthcare users' progress related to treatmentdesign medical supportive devicesarchive healthcare users' recordscollect healthcare user's general datainstruct patients on supportive devicescomply with legislation related to health carecontribute to the rehabilitation processensure safety of healthcare usersanswer patients' questionsadvise on rehabilitation exerciseslisten activelyadhere to organisational guidelinesmodify lifecastscreate lifecasts
OPTIONALOptional competences
assist patients with rehabilitationuse e-health and mobile health technologiesrepair prosthetic-orthotic devicesmanipulate prosthetic-orthotic device materialsfinish prosthetic-orthotic devicesprovide health educationrecommend orthotic devicesmanipulate plasticrespond to changing situations in health caretest prosthetic-orthotic deviceswork in multidisciplinary health teamsmaintain prosthetic-orthotic devicesmanipulate woodrepair orthopedic goodsperform a prosthetic examination of the patientrecommend orthopedic goods to customers depending on their conditiondevelop therapeutic relationshipsrecord data from biomedical testsidentify patients' medical recordsplace orders for orthopedic productsmodify casts for prostheses

GLOBAL RESOURCE

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SKILLS OVERVIEW

57 total
23 essential · 34 optional

Data Source: Unified Global Standards (ISCED, ISCO, O*NET, ESCO)

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