{"id":2757,"date":"2019-06-20T11:08:08","date_gmt":"2019-06-20T15:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ortho\/?page_id=2757"},"modified":"2025-03-14T10:00:11","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T14:00:11","slug":"unc-orthopaedic-casting-workshops","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ortho\/mededuc\/unc-orthopaedic-casting-workshops\/","title":{"rendered":"Orthopaedic Casting Workshops"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #333333\"><div class=\"col-lg-7 col-md-7 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<h3><span style=\"color: #333333\"><strong>ºÚÁÏÍø Casting Workshop<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333\"><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333\">The ºÚÁÏÍø Casting Workshop Series provides healthcare providers, clinical staff, and learners with practical skills related to the application and removal of casts in a state of the art facility on the main ºÚÁÏÍø-Chapel Hill campus. Each full-day session (8:00AM &#8211; 5:00PM, with a break for lunch) includes didactic learning and hands-on practicums.\u00a0 This is primarily a hands-on learning experience, and learners will spend most of the time casting and practicing their skills. ºÚÁÏÍø has partnered with the <a href=\"https:\/\/aaoe.digitalchalk.com\/learn\/2023-aaoe-casting-splinting-and-soft-goods-program-non-member\">American Association of Orthopaedic Executives<\/a> (AAOE). Using the AAOE extensive didactic library, learners will have access to didactic materials (for a discounted fee) that includes written manuals and videos to support learning. A discount code will be supplied to learners after registration. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333\">How to: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ortho\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/406\/2024\/07\/User-Instructions-Accessing-the-New-AAOE-Learning-Center-ºÚÁÏÍø.pdf\">Accessing the New AAOE Learning Center<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #333333\"><strong>Audience<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333\">The casting workshops are beneficial for any clinical staff member or provider involved in the application or removal of casts including (but not limited to) certified medical assistants, orthopaedic technicians, nurses, athletic trainers, physical therapists, occupational therapists, advanced practice providers and physicians.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #333333\"><strong>Workshop Curricula<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333\">The workshops cover the most commonly utilized splinting and casting techniques.\u00a0 The workshops are divided into two courses: Basic Casting and Splinting, and Advanced Casting Techniques.\u00a0 Learners will understand the properties of fiberglass and plaster, along with how to manage casting complications.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;color: #333333\">Basic Casting and Splinting<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Upper Extremity<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333\">Splinting: Short arm, Thumb Spica<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333\">Casting: Short arm cast, Long arm cast, Thumb spica cast, Short arm cast removal<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333\">Lower Extremity<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333\">Splinting: Short leg splint<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333\">Casting: Short leg cast, Shot leg cast removal<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;color: #333333\">Advanced Casting Techniques<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Upper Extremity<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Splinting: Sugar tong splint, Thumb spica splint<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333\">Casting: Munster, Boxer glove gauntlet cast, Patella Tendon Bearing (PTB), Focused-Rigid Casting (FRC)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Lower Extremity<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Casting: Cylinder leg cast, <span style=\"color: #333333\">Patella tendon bearing (PTB), Focused-rigid casting (FRC), Short leg cast with toe plate<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Included Materials<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333\">Onsite programming includes:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333\">Casting supplies and materials<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Lunch<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333\">Parking<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333\">In-class education materials<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Please note that the AAOE Program fee will cover supplemental educational materials.\u00a0 After you register for the one-day session, you will receive an e-mail prompting you to sign up for the AAOE materials using a special code.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Instructors<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Ruth Byers OTC.<\/strong> Ruth has been providing patient care and education for more than 20 years. In her clinical practice, she specializes in advanced casting applications for pediatric limb deformities and has a passion for pediatric care. S<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Contact Information<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Mariah Williams &#8211; Administrative Assistant<\/p>\n<p>Email: <a href=\"mailto:mariah_williams@med.unc.edu\">mariah_williams@med.unc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #333333\"><\/div><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #333333\"><div class=\"col-lg-5 col-md-5 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h3><strong>Upcoming Dates<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>TBA<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #333333\"><strong>Cost<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333\">The cost for the workshop is $350 per attendee + $49 for AAOE Casting &amp; Splinting Program.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aaoe.digitalchalk.com\/learn\/2023-aaoe-casting-splinting-and-soft-goods-program-non-member\">Link here<\/a>. Please use the code ºÚÁÏÍø when at checkout.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Location<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333\"><strong>ºÚÁÏÍø Orthopaedics Skills Lab<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #333333\"><strong>Professional Office Building (POB)<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #333333\"><strong>170 Manning Drive, Suite B-134<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #333333\"><strong>Chapel Hill, NC 27599<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Physicians+Office+Bldg,+170+Manning+Dr+Suite+B-134,+Chapel+Hill,+NC+27599\/@35.9026464,-79.0520986,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x89acc2ee2924a055:0x1dbc7cd1539a4c1d!8m2!3d35.9026464!4d-79.0499099\">click here Google Map directions<\/a>)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We do not arrange for local accommodations if you are traveling from out of the area, but you can find a list of local hotels here [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/search\/hotels\/@35.9099132,-79.0654138,14.25z\">link<\/a>]\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":6400,"featured_media":0,"parent":168,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"layout":"","cellInformation":"","apiCallInformation":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-2757","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","odd"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Orthopaedic Casting Workshops | ºÚÁÏÍø Orthopaedics<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Top quality education in casting techniques for healthcare providers, clinical staff and healthcare learners.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, 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