Improving Function and Performance: Orthotics and Prosthetics

Thursdays, February 22 – March 29, 2018
7:00pm – 8:30pm
UCSF’s Parnassus Campus, School of Nursing Building
513 Parnassus Avenue, Room N-225
Course# MLL18013

Course Chair

Matthew Garibaldi, CPO, MS
Assistant Clinical Professor of Orthopedics
University of California, San Francisco

 

Course Description

Orthotics and prosthetics (O&P) is the evaluation, fabrication, and custom fitting of orthopedic braces, known as “orthoses,” and artificial limbs, known as “prostheses.” It draws on wide-ranging knowledge, from medicine to engineering to wiring and electronics and incorporating materials science, bioengineering, athletic training, kinesiology, orthopedics, and neurology. Topics will include limb loss, sports injury, osteoarthritis of the knee, fractures, back pain, knee arthritis, global health, and skull flattening in toddlers. Learn the current science and future potential of this rapidly expanding field.

Lecture Schedule

February 22, 2018
Title:  Advances in Prosthetic Technology | Download Slides
Richard Nguyen, CPO
Matthew Garibaldi, MS, CPO

March 1, 2018
Title:  Back Pain Management | Download Slides Part 1 | Download Slides Part 2
Heidi Truman, CPO
Kenneth Kane, CO
Felipe Villanueva, CPO
Patricia Zheng, MD

March 8, 2018
Title:  Fracture Bracing | Download Slides
Aarti Deshpande, CPO
Alex Shimkus, CPO

March 15, 2018
Title:  Sports Injury / Osteoarthritis Knee Bracing | Download Slides
Andrew Simpkins, ATC, CFo
Tim Baldwin, MA, ATC, CFo
Amber Pryor, MS, ATC, CFo

March 22, 2018
Title:  Global Impact / Outreach for Limb Loss | Download Slides
Alex Hetherington, CP
Corin Shirley, MS

March 29, 2018
Title:  Cranial Remolding Helmets | Download Slides
Chrysta Irolla, MS, MSPO, CPO
Corin Shirley, MS