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PTY-40084 - Module Specification
School of Allied Health Professions
Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences

For academic year: 2023/24 Last Updated: 13 February 2024

PTY-40084 - Innovations in Prosthetic and Orthotic Assessment
Coordinator: Naveed Ahmed Room: MAC1.29 Tel: +44 1782 7 34109
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 7
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office:

Programme/Approved Electives for 2023/24

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2023/24


Aims
This module aims to ensure students are aware of, understand and can evaluate the role of advancing innovative technologies within P&O. This will enable them, as graduates, to critically review the evidence, assimilate, and appropriately promote further development of innovation from within the profession.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Critically evaluate different casting options for the most common upper and lower limb prostheses.
: 1,2
Justify methods of movement data capture/ analysis used in some clinical practice and for research.: 1,2
Distinguish and propose advantages of advancement of P&O manufacturing materials used in P&O innovations in clinical practice.: 1,2
Critically evaluate different measurement and fabrication adjustment for the most common upper and lower limb orthoses.: 1,2

Study hours

40 hours of teaching include:
~25 hours of practical sessions,
~08 hours of synchronous lectures
~05 hours of tutorials/ small group working,
~ 02 hours of assessment practice
110 hours independent which includes:
~80 hours of self-directed study,
~20 hours of directed self-study,
~10 hours of assessment preparation

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Workbook weighted 40%
Work book of patient cases where innovative P&O techniques been observed from practice placements
Workbook of both P&O case histories (minimum of 4; 2 Prosthetics and 2 Orthotics) illustrating critical evaluation of P&O innovations. This will also include some cases relating to biomechanical assessment/ data relating to movement analysis. The workbook may be based on clinical placement patient observations, gait laboratory and /or module teaching data.

2: Research Report weighted 60%
Critical report
A 2,000 word report critically evaluating a prosthetic or orthotic innovation related to an assessment technique or movement analysis data capture system.

Please note that for the 2022/23 Academic Year programmes may be adapted to operate in accordance with a flexible, digital approach. This means that there may be some changes made to how modules are delivered and assessed. The latest information will be provided to you by your School in module handbooks. We endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes and details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/student-terms-and-conditions/

Last Updated: 13 February 2024