Targeted level of study
BAC +6
ECTS
0 credits
Training structure
Faculty of Pharmacy
Language(s) of instruction
French
Presentation
Lead Teachers:
Pr Agnès MULLER
E-mail: agnes.muller @ umontpellier.fr @
Dr Cécile HILAIRE
E-mail: cecile.hilaire @ umontpellier.fr @
Dr Valérie LAURENT
E-mail: valerie.laurent2 @ umontpellier.fr @
Objectives
Objectives (educational, scientific, professional):
Additional training in orthopaedics for the delivery of small orthoses (order of 23.02.2007).
Know-how and skills
Competences acquired at the end of the training :
Upon completion of the course, the student:
- Knows the specifications for standard and custom orthotics as well as for external breast prostheses that can be delivered to the pharmacy (see Title II chapter 1 and 4 of the LPP).
- Knows the regulations concerning the premises and equipment required for orthopedics, the pricing and renewal of orthoses.
- Knows the practical procedures for taking measurements, making, fitting, correcting and applying medical-surgical belts, compression orthoses, garments for burn victims, trusses, limb orthoses, foot orthoses, therapeutic shoes, external breast prostheses.
- Can usefully advise the patient on the most appropriate orthotic for their condition.
Organization
Knowledge control
Program
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Duration of the training : 116 Hours
Three weeks from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
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Location of the training : Faculty of Pharmacy
15, avenue Charles Flahault
34093 Montpellier
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Capacity: 40participants maximum
Program
Theoretical training: 80 hours
Medical
- Osteoarticular system: Anatomy-Physiology, Pathologies of the spine and limbs
- Abdominal wall : Anatomy-Physiology, Hernias, Stomies
- Circulatory system : Anatomy-Physiology, Venous insufficiency, Lymphoedema
- Skin: Anatomy-Physiology, Burns, Wounds and Healing
- Mammary gland : Anatomy-Physiology, Surgery
Technological
- Raw materials
- Hernia bandages
- Medical-surgical belts, corsets
- Cervical collars
- Elastic orthotics, compression garments
- Foot orthotics
- Hand and upper limb devices
- Foot and lower limb devices
- External breast prostheses
Regulatory
- Classification of the equipment
- Installation and support conditions
Practical and directed instruction: 40 hours
- Study of the nomenclature (LPPR) and pricing
- Taking of measurements, impressions, moulds
- Production of orthotics: stockings, sleeves, belts, insoles, thermoformable
- Fittings and alterations
- Recognition of different materials and orthotics
Stakeholders
Academics, Hospital Practitioners, Orthopedists, Pharmacists, Orthotic Manufacturers.
Admission
Conditions of access
Applications:
send CV + cover letter to pharma-du @ umontpellier.fr @
Application deadline extended to November 30, 2023
Target audience
Recruitment basin:
- Graduate pharmacists,
- 3rd cycle pharmacy students (6th year validated),
- Holders of foreign diplomas recognized as equivalent by the President of the University after consultation with the appropriate committee.