University Expert Course in Orthopedics + 36 ECTS Credits

This University Expert in Orthopedics offers you specialized training in the subject and will allow you to acquire the theoretical knowledge and practical ability to perform as a technical manager for the manufacture and adaptation of orthoprosthetic products as established by current legislation. Every day the population is getting older and medical advances in disability and the increase in sports practice imply an increase in the demand for qualified orthopedic professionals. By completing this University Expert in Orthopedics you will be able to open the door to a new field of professional development or complement the one you already have. The R.D. 437/2002 of May 10 establishes in article 1 that the competent bodies of the Autonomous Communities must take into account, when granting operating licenses to manufacturers of custom-made medical devices, as well as entities that group together different serial manufacturing components for a specific patient, when custom-made manufacturing of any of its components is required, that the applicant has the facilities, material means and adequate personnel, such as that of a Responsible Party. Technician. Said recognition depends exclusively on the Autonomous Community, which to assess the qualification of the Technical Manager in the manufacture of custom orthopedic products, the following criteria will be applied: Possess a health degree complemented by training of a minimum of 200 hours in the subjects taught in this University Expert in Orthopedics.