Orthosis Lab: The Five Orthoses Every Acute Therapist Should Feel Comfortable Fabricating

Saturday, January 31, 2026, 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM, Premier Health Center - 1715 Brown St. Dayton, OH 45409


OOTA CEUs (7.00 hours)

This course will cover the most common orthoses encountered while working as an occupational therapist. The goal for this course is to cultivate interest, competence, and culture of comfort with orthotic application as an occupational therapist.

1. Summarize how to interpret the orders properly as well as take down and redo dressings that are appropriate for the fabrication of the orthoses.
2. Demonstrate understanding of the varied materials and tools used in fabrication of UE orthotics.
3. Understand common anatomical landmarks and how to account for them in the fabrication process and create void spaces for post-surgical pins, wounds, interactions with patients at bedside.
4. Practice and understand how to complete: resting hand, forearm based thumb spica, wrist cock up, ulnar/radial gutter, and forearm based dorsal blocking splints.

Participants must register via CloudCME. This educational event is being offered for $75 to Premier Health employees for 7 CEU hours for OT/OTAs. Registration space is limited to 18 participants and reservations must be received by January 30, 2025. It is encouraged that interested attendees register by December 31, 2025 to help with supplies ordering. 

This course is for occupational therapists and occupational therapist assistants. Occupational Therapy CEUs are pending for 7 hours through the OTPTAT Board of Ohio.

Cancellation Policy

Cancellations must be emailed in writing to Qasim Rizvi at [email protected]. Cancellations prior to 2 weeks will be given full refund. Refunds within 2 weeks are reviewed on a case-by-case basis.

Premier Health-Wright State CME Alliance reserves the right to cancel or postpone this program if necessary; in the event of cancellation, course fees will be fully refunded. We are not responsible for other costs incurred such as non-refundable airline tickets or hotel penalties.

Accessibility Statement
 
Premier Health-Wright State CME Alliance is committed to ensuring that its programs, services, goods and facilities are accessible to individuals with disabilities as specified under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act of 2008.  If you have needs that require special accommodations, including dietary concerns, please contact the CME Conference Coordinator.

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

Premier Healthadheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers or others are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.

Saturday, January 31, 2026