ACADEMY NEWS: Advanced Training Program Looks at Component Failure
Tom Gorski, CAE
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ACADEMY NEWS: Advanced Training Program Looks at Component Failure
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Tom Gorski, CAE
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4/7/2003
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The Academy continues its Advanced Training Series with a three-day intensive look at Protecting the Patient from Product Failure and Preventing Malpractice Lawsuits, May 1-3, in Chicago.
This special course was developed for prosthetists and orthotists who wish to increase their knowledge of the principles of materials science and the application of proven engineering principles. Practitioners will become familiar with real-world mechanical failures of prosthetic and orthotic devices and the engineering know-how to create stronger, lighter and more durable devices. Lectures and case study presentations will encourage participants to develop a basic understanding of malpractice implications when a device fails to perform as expected.
Participants will learn the top 10 problems with O&P devices that result in malpractice litigation, develop an appreciation of what triggers litigation and how to avoid it and learn practical methods to maximize the structural integrity of a prosthesis or orthosis without adding excessive weight or bulk to the device.
Participants will also receive a complimentary copy of Strength of Materials by Tom Lunsford, MSE, CO. This reference book provides an overview of materials strength and theory related to design, fabrication and riveting guidelines. The course is taught by John Michael, MEd, CPO, FISPO, FAAOP and Bill Contoyannis, a recognized biomedical engineer from Monash University, Australia. The University has developed a database with several years of history on componentry or product failures and causes which it shares with the manufacturers. The course has been awarded 29.25 PCE credits.
Additional details on registration and fee information can be found on the academy's website at (www.oandp.org < <URL Redacted>>).
Tom Gorski, CAE
Executive Director
American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetist
This special course was developed for prosthetists and orthotists who wish to increase their knowledge of the principles of materials science and the application of proven engineering principles. Practitioners will become familiar with real-world mechanical failures of prosthetic and orthotic devices and the engineering know-how to create stronger, lighter and more durable devices. Lectures and case study presentations will encourage participants to develop a basic understanding of malpractice implications when a device fails to perform as expected.
Participants will learn the top 10 problems with O&P devices that result in malpractice litigation, develop an appreciation of what triggers litigation and how to avoid it and learn practical methods to maximize the structural integrity of a prosthesis or orthosis without adding excessive weight or bulk to the device.
Participants will also receive a complimentary copy of Strength of Materials by Tom Lunsford, MSE, CO. This reference book provides an overview of materials strength and theory related to design, fabrication and riveting guidelines. The course is taught by John Michael, MEd, CPO, FISPO, FAAOP and Bill Contoyannis, a recognized biomedical engineer from Monash University, Australia. The University has developed a database with several years of history on componentry or product failures and causes which it shares with the manufacturers. The course has been awarded 29.25 PCE credits.
Additional details on registration and fee information can be found on the academy's website at (www.oandp.org < <URL Redacted>>).
Tom Gorski, CAE
Executive Director
American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetist
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Tom Gorski, CAE, “ACADEMY NEWS: Advanced Training Program Looks at Component Failure,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 1, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/220923.
