其他医疗技术人员和技术人员

Dietary technicians

Assist dietitians or nutritionists to plan and supervise food service operations

Plan menus and diet for individuals or groups under the direction of a dietitian or nutritionist

Assist in the supervision of personnel who prepare and serve food

Help patients select menu items

Assist dietitians with research in food, nutrition and food service systems.

Ocularists

Design, fabricate and fit ocular prostheses and conformers, and may design and fabricate implants

Paint the iris and pupil of artificial eyes

Clean and restore ocular prostheses

Advise patients concerning the loss of depth perception and the care and use of ocular prostheses

Repair and maintain fabrication and laboratory equipment

Consult with ophthalmologists concerning insertion of ocular prostheses.

Prosthetists and orthotists

Design, fabricate and fit prosthetic and orthotic appliances such as artificial limbs, braces or supports

Interpret physicians' specifications and examine and measure patients to develop working sketches of appliances

Make and modify plaster casts of areas to receive prostheses or orthoses

Fit, adjust and repair appliances

Advise patients in the use and care of prostheses and orthoses

Supervise and direct the activities of prosthetic and orthotic technicians.

Prosthetic and orthotic technicians

Assemble or build prosthetic and orthotic appliances according to drawings, measurements and plaster casts using a variety of materials such as metals, plastics and leathers

Repair, rebuild and modify prosthetic and orthotic appliances or orthopaedic footwear

May take the body or limb measurements of patients.

Dietary technicians require completion of a two- to three-year college program in dietary technology and supervised practical training.

Ocularists require completion of the education program of the American Society of Ocularists and supervised practical training or a five-year supervised practical training program under a certified ocularist.

Certification by the National Examining Board of Ocularists is usually required.

Prosthetists and orthotists require a two-year college program in prosthetics and orthotics technology and three years of supervised practical training.

Certification by the Canadian Board of Certification of Prosthetists and Orthotists (CBCPO) may be required.

Prosthetic and orthotic technicians usually require a two- to three- year college program in prosthetics and orthotics and one to two years of supervised practical training or completion of secondary school and up to four years of supervised practical training under a certified prosthetist or orthotist.

Registration with the Canadian Association of Prosthetists and Orthotists (CAPO) may be required.

Prosthetic and orthotic technicians may become certified prosthetists or orthotists with an additional two years of experience as a registered prosthetic or orthotic technician and completion of certification examinations by the Canadian Board of Certification of Prosthetists and Orthotists.

Animal health technologists and veterinary technicians (See 32104 Animal health technologists and veterinary technicians)

Cardiology technologists and electrophysiological diagnostic technologists (See 32123 Cardiology technologists and electrophysiological diagnostic technologists)

Medical laboratory assistants and related technical occupations (See 33101 Medical laboratory assistants and related technical occupations)

Medical laboratory technologists (See 32120 Medical laboratory technologists)

Medical radiation technologists (See 32121 Medical radiation technologists)

Medical sonographers (See 32122 Medical sonographers)

Other technical occupations in therapy and assessment (See 32109 Other technical occupations in therapy and assessment)

Pharmacy technicians (See 32124 Pharmacy technicians)

Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists (See 32103 Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists)