Orthopaedics techniques

Evaluation and verification of the practical knowledge acquired within the professional profile listed below. The orthopedic technician is the health worker who, in possession of the qualifying university diploma, on medical prescription and subsequent testing, operates the construction and / or adaptation, application and supply of prostheses, orthoses and replacement, corrective and support aids to the 'locomotor system, of a functional and aesthetic nature, of a mechanical type or which use external energy or mixed body and external energy, through direct detection of measures and models on the patient. The orthopedic technician, within his / her own competences: a) trains the disabled person to use prostheses and applied orthoses. Carries out, in collaboration with the doctor, technical assistance for the supply, replacement and repair of prostheses and applied orthoses; b) collaborates with other professional figures in the multidisciplinary treatment envisaged in the rehabilitation plan; c) is responsible for the organization, planning and quality of the professional acts carried out within the scope of his / her duties. The orthopedic technician carries out his professional activity in health facilities, public or private, in an addictive or freelance regime than with the public. · Acquire an analysis method that allows you to continue an independent study and professional updating.