Mastectomy Fitter
These modules provides the basic content for a mastectomy fitter certificate course. The objectives accompanying this content include:
Discuss musculoskeletal anatomy including the chest, spine, and upper limb and their corresponding anatomical landmarks.
Describe the pathologies that accompany mastectomy patients including cancer, surgical types and lymphedema issues, and compensatory damages.
Define medical terminology as it relates to mastectomy.
Explain basic psychosocial disorders and issues that may be encountered with the mastectomy patient.
- Date:
- 2016
- Primary Material Type:
- Presentation
- Other Material Types:
- Quiz/Test
- Institution:
- Century College
- Funding Source:
- TAACCCT Round 3
- Subjects:
- mastectomy, mastectomy fitter, breast care, o&p, orthotics, prosthetics
Industry / Occupation
- Industry Partner:
- Third party industry reviewers
- Industry Sector:
- Manufacturing -- Miscellaneous Manufacturing -- Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing (3391)
- Occupation:
- Production Occupations -- Medical Appliance Technicians (51-9082)
Education / Instructional Information
- Instructional Program:
- Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (51)
- Educational Level of Materials:
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- 1st year Community College or equivalent
- Time Required:
- 7 hours
- Language:
- English (United States)
- Interactivity Type:
- Presentation only - requires user to navigate through content.
- Quality Rubric:
- Other
- Quality Note:
- See third party review document in support materials.
- Quality of Subject Matter was assured by:
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- Using an approved rubric to conduct the evaluation of the instructional materials and providing a report
- Quality of Online/Hybrid Course Design assured by:
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- Course Note:
- Mastectomy Fitter Certificate
Accessibility
- Accessibility Features:
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- Text Access - Text to Speech
- Text Adjust - Compatible
- Text Adjustment - Adjust Font and Colors
- Reading Layout - Reflow the Text
- Reading Layout - Page numbers match printed material
- Reading Layout - Reflow the Text
- Reading Order - Digital resource layout
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- Structural Markup - Lists
- Table Markup
- Hyperlinks Rendered As Active
- Colors Compatible With Assistive Technology
- Contrast Ratio of at Least 4.5:1.
- Language - Markup
- Language - Passage Markup
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- Decorative Images Marked With Null Alt Text
- Complex Images, Charts, and Graphs Have Text Descriptions
- Non Flickering Content
- Interactive - Keyboard
- Interactive - Markup
- Interactive - Text prompts
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- St. Petersburg College
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