Training activity: 11

Details

Lead an assessment for a newly referred paediatric patient requiring an auricular prosthesis who has a congenital deformity. Discuss individual patient requirements and prosthetic rehabilitation

Plan, design, manufacture and fit the final prosthesis. Provide aftercare support

Type

Developmental training activity (DTA)

Evidence requirements

Evidence the activity has been undertaken by the trainee​.

Reflection on the activity at one or more time points after the event including learning from the activity and/or areas of the trainees practice for development.

An action plan to implement learning and/or to address skills or knowledge gaps identified.

Considerations

• Patient centred care and support
• Social and medical history and future treatment and impact on the device design
• Complexity of patient management when treating children
• Altered anatomy
• Influence of growth on child treatment through their development
• Consent process with children
• Communication with the patient and family/carers
• Information requirements to complete the device and commence treatment
• Design requirements and options available, and relate to anatomical structures in a congenital deformity case
• The potential influence of a parent or carers during treatment
• Impact of congenital deformity on patient and family
• Device design, material selection and manufacture custom medical devices
• Manufacture protocols and device risk assessment
• Patient expectations and experience
• Clinical fitting procedure
• Care and use instructions
• Impact of plan/design on patient quality of life
• Patient safety, dignity and confidentiality
• Complications and onward referral

Relevant learning outcomes

#	Outcome
# 1	Outcome Deliver quality patient centred care with the best interests of patients in all elements of practice.
# 2	Outcome Practice in accordance with local and national health and safety policies, regulatory requirements and overall service governance.
# 3	Outcome Communicate effectively with patients, relatives, healthcare professionals and other stakeholders.
# 4	Outcome Identify patients who need further specialist support and refer to the appropriate healthcare specialist.
# 5	Outcome Analyse and interpret patient investigations, multimodal imaging and information.
# 6	Outcome Perform clinical investigations, formulate treatment plans and manufacture medical devices to a safe clinical standard.
# 8	Outcome Select appropriate biomedical materials and components/instrumentation used in the treatment of patients and the manufacture of custom-made medical devices.
# 9	Outcome Practice in partnership with other clinical specialisms as part of a multidisciplinary team and understand their roles and their impact on patient care and pathway.
# 10	Outcome Apply the principals of a quality management system to their professional practice.
# 12	Outcome Assess and interpret patients’ needs to provide customised treatment dependent on medical, physical, social and psychological requirements.