MPO 5416 CONTEMP PRAC AND SYNTH
This course presents prosthetic and orthotic practice within the context of current healthcare. Three distinct areas of focus are presented. Practice management, advanced technology and clinical reasoning and synthesis. It emphasizes documentation and coding skills and includes regulations related to reimbursement, patient confidentiality, quality assurance and accountability, healthcare economics, marketing, codes of professional responsibilities, licensure and certification. It also covers professional organizations, international service, and life- long personal and professional development. This course also builds on current prosthetic and orthotic design principles by introducing additional available technologies and research trends. It includes computer aided design, myoelectric control, microprocessor controlled joints, functional electrical stimulation, management of the high activity individual, advanced prosthetic socket design and suspension, complex orthotic gait and device design, targeted reinnervation and osseointegration. An integral part of this course is a review of classic and current literature with respect to the evidence based practice model. This course is offered in the final semester to further prepare the student for the role of prosthetic-orthotic resident. Prior course work is synthesized and facilitated through patient interaction, case studies, and other means to enhance patient management and problem-solving skills.