elaborate, even in a multidisciplinary team, according to their competences, the definition of the rehabilitation program aimed at identifying and overcoming the patient's need for health; propose the adoption of prostheses and assistive products, train for use and verify effectiveness
Course Prerequisites
prerequisites theoretiical and practical bases of the main rehabilitative treatment techniques both in the phase of intrinsic recovery and in the phase of adaptive recovery
Teaching Methods
Lectures performed through Power Point presentations; movies concerning the use of Assistive Thecnology. In the classroom will be shown to the students materials and tools presented during the lesson
Assessment Methods
Written exam with multiple-choice questions and open questions to assess the student's ability to interact and collaborate with patients, colleagues and other professionals
Texts
"Valutare, consigliare, prescrivere gli ausili" R. Andrich 2015 "World Health Organization : Priority Assistive Products List", Geneve 2016 “Tecnologie per l’autonomia:linee guida per i formatori”, European Commission, Milano 1999
Contents
Patient needs (evaluation, ICF concept). Assistive products. orthoses, prostheses.(definition, databases);Wheelchairs, postural units transfer aids, lower limb prostheses Regulations. Professionals involved.Choice and test, verification and testing, renewal times, individual rehabilitation project. Prescription, training
