Education
Distance Learning
STARband Cranial Course
Prerequisite for ordering Orthomerica’s STAR Family Cranial Products!
ABC Credit Hours 25 (S)
Orthotists and allied health care professionals around the world are receiving referrals for cranial remolding orthoses and are interested in learning as much as possible about this group of infants. The STARband Cranial Course was developed by Orthomerica Products, Inc. and represents the most comprehensive approach to cranial remolding programs from the worldwide leader in manufacturing cranial remolding orthoses. This course will provide access to clinical information so that the clinician can provide quality care and the best possible outcomes for infants with deformational plagiocephaly, brachycephaly, and scaphocephaly along with postoperative craniosynostosis.
Course Competencies
- The Learner must complete all 26 modules and pass all 26 quizzes, answering 80% correctly per quiz to pass.
- The Learner must source and read the recommended readings from the list provided.
Initial inquiries should be directed to Orthomerica Products, Inc. as any learner must first be a customer of Orthomerica in order to be approved to take the course. The STARband Cranial Course is hosted by the International Institute of Orthotics & Prosthetics (IIOP). Tuition for the course is $300* and payable by credit card to IIOP upon registration for this course. Clinicians will have 60 days from the date of registration to complete the entire online learning program.
After successful completion of the entire 26 modules and recommended readings, 25 continuing education units will be awarded to qualified clinicians by the American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics & Pedorthics (ABC).
- Partial credit is not available for partial completion of the course.
- It is the clinician’s responsibility to make sure that the online educational course falls within the specific scope of practice for appropriate CEU awards. If you have any questions, please direct them to ABC at (703) 836-7114.
The STARband Cranial Course is confidential and proprietary to Orthomerica Products, Inc. This course should not be duplicated or copied in any way without express written permission from Orthomerica. The STARband Cranial Course is hosted by the International Institute of Orthotics & Prosthetics.
Learners with an existing Orthomerica account may register for the SCC course here.
If you do not have an Orthomerica account and wish to take the SCC course, please tell us a little about yourself here.
SCC Course Inquiry
*Certain restrictions may apply. Pricing subject to change without notice.
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It is the clinician’s responsibility to make sure that the online educational course falls within the specific scope of practice for appropriate CEU awards. If you have any questions, please direct them to ABC at (703) 836-7114.
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