UT Southwestern Offers New Online Orthotics Course

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, has opened a new online continuing education course, according to Susan Kapp, MEd, CPO, LPO, associate professor and director, Prosthetics-Orthotics Program.

The new course, "Contemporary Orthotics: A Review," opened October 17 and will complement the "Contemporary Prosthetics: A Review" course launched last year.

These distance continuing education courses are for prosthetists, orthotists, board exam candidates, therapists, medical residents, or any healthcare professional with an interest in prosthetics and orthotics, according to the university. "The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center's Prosthetics-Orthotics Program has designed these selected lectures and exercises to be self-paced, easily completed in a few sessions, and flexible to fit into today's busy schedules," the university said. Accessed online, these courses cover all levels of prosthetics-orthotics and the corresponding fitting principles. The participant receives 30 days of unlimited access for $385 per course.

The courses provide continuing education credits accepted by the American Board for Certification in Orthotics and Prosthetics (ABC) and include quizzes, written simulation problems, problem-solving questions, prescription recommendation exercises, and downloadable handouts.

The university lists these benefits of taking the courses:

Online access from anywhere, anytime; No travel required; Thirty days of unlimited access per course; More than 40 lectures in each course; Review lecture highlights online, or in-depth content; Quizzes, problem-solving scenarios, simulations, and cases with immediate feedback; Enhance your prescription formulation skills via case studies; All assessments may be repeated multiple times; and A recommended reading list. For more information, visit www.utsouthwestern.edu/po or call Susan Kapp, YT Southwestern Prosthetics-Orthotics Program, 214.648.1599

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