Optimus Academy

Optimus Academy exists to provide continuing education to therapists, physicians, and patients. Our purpose is to strengthen the team that has the privilege of working with patients who have undergone amputation surgery, as well as to help those patients become better informed and more confident about living with a prosthesis.

Continuing Education: Prosthetics for PTs and OTs

“The focus of the Optimus Academy is to take our continuing education efforts to the next level”, says John Brandt CPO LPO. “Our efforts that began in 2009 have proven to be so effective that we have been asked to provide prosthetic overview courses to surgical residents as well as therapy students for years to come.”

Optimus Academy Quarterly Course Listing

Amputation & Prosthetic Overview
Lower-Limb Prosthetics: Transtibial
Lower-Limb Prosthetics: Transfemoral
Lower-Extremity Amputee/Prosthetic Evaluation & Outcomes Measures
Lower-Limb Prosthetic Gait Training
Lower-Limb Prosthetic Gait Analysis
Upper-Limb Prosthetics
Prosthetic Advances
Partial Foot, Ankle/Knee/Hip Disarticulation, & Transpelvic Prosthetics
Microprocessor Controlled Knees

Cincinnati

3/1/2018 #2 Veranda Gardens 12p

3/6/2018 #7 Tri-County Extended Care 12p

3/6/2018 #4 Lakeridge Acres Nursing and Rehab 430p

3/8/2018 #2 Mt. Airy Gardens 12p

3/15/2018 #5 TriHealth Rehab Hospital 12:15p

3/20/2018 #4 Mercy Fairfield Rehab 12p

3/27/2018 #8 Covenant Village 12p

3/28/2018 #5 Daniel Drake Center 12p

Dayton

3/14/2018 #10 Wilson Memorial In-Patient 12p

Columbus

3/28/2018 #10 Mt. Carmel Westar 12:30p

PHYSICAL THERAPIST DOWNLOAD
Physical Therapy Initial Evaluation – PDF
Physical Therapy Initial Evaluation – FORM
Amputation Statistics – PDF
Understanding Vascular Disease – PDF

PHYSICIAN DOWNLOADS
The Ertl Procedure
Amputation Statistics – PDF

STUDY GUIDES FOR SURGICAL RESIDENTS:
Lower-Limb Prosthetics Exam
Lower-Limb Answer Key
Upper-Limb Prosthetics Exam
Upper-Limb Answer Key