Bachelor of Prosthetics and Orthotics

University of the Sunshine Coast

If you are creatively or technically minded and enjoy working with people, consider a career in prosthetics and orthotics. This program is the first and only program in Queensland that allows you to specialise in this area. Prosthetists and orthotists work with people who have amputations, musculoskeletal weaknesses, or neurological conditions, throughout the varied process of treatment. This includes client assessment and care, intervention prescription, treatment planning, the design and manufacture of devices, and modifying devices for optimal outcomes. In this program you will:Gain specialist training in an increasingly advanced and dynamic area of healthLearn to provide innovative, compassionate, and client-centred care to help address the functional limitations of people, resulting from illness, disease, or disabilityDevelop skills, through study and clinical placements, to enter the profession and help break down barriers for people living with disability

School of Health

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