Advanced Skills Workshop

Support your patient's foot & overall health, mobility & independence by identifying and understanding the different types of orthotics & offloading tools and techniques, with a hands-on opportunity to create your own.

    1. Best Practice Resources

    2. Scope of Practice

    3. Biomechanics

    4. Static Analysis

    5. Passive ROM

    6. Dynamic Gait Analysis

    1. Types of Footwear

    2. Footwear Analysis

    3. Lacing Techniques

    1. OTC vs Custom Orthotics

    2. Offloading

    3. Types of Orthotics: Accommodative, Corrective or Combination?

    4. Creating Custom Orthotics - Wax Mold, Plaster Mold & Foam Box Mold

    1. Padding vs Strapping

    2. OTC Padding Products

    3. Risks & Reducing Risks

    4. Custom Padding Supplies

    5. Moldable Silicone

    6. Creating a Custom Silicone Orthosis

Workshop Details

  • 19 lessons
  • Hands-on workshop
  • Multiple locations
  • For experienced foot care nurses

Stand out!

Improve your patient's foot and overall health, mobility & independence: understanding, using and creating orthotics, padding and offloading are advanced skills that will set you apart from other foot care nurses.

Learn a new skill!