Wael Abdel Fattah

Professional occupational therapist at Special hospital for rehabilitation and ortho-prosthetics

• Serbia
• My current job since May 2010

From 20.05.2010 - I am employed full-time at the Special Hospital for Rehabilitation and Ortho-Prosthetics.Belgrade-Serbia.
Position: orthotics -prosthetics
Duties And Responsibility :
● Communication with the patient in accordance with medical ethics
● evaluation of patients
● taking measures stump(anthropometry)
● elastic bandage and plaster stump tufts
● taking measures to create orthotics for upper and lower extremities
● taking measures for prostheses for the lower extremities
● pouring plaster cats and making prints
● processing plaster model
● making deposits in the lower extremities
● making orthosis for upper and lower extremities
● making soft and plastic cartridge
● laminating
● processing bearing prosthesis
● assembling prosthesis
● static alignment
● patient and dynamic tests center
● finish prosthesis(cosmetics)
● proper medical documentation
● professional relationship with colleagues
● professional training and attending seminars in the field of orthotics and prosthetics

From 05.10.2009-20.5.2010 in Special Hospital for Rehabilitation and Ortho-Prosthetics.Belgrade-Serbia.
Position: professional occupational therapist
Duties And Responsibility :
● Evaluation of performance of daily activities
● testing and measurement validity of wheelchair in relation to the patient’s condition
● anthropometric measures in occupational therapy -assessment of muscle strength and range of motion
● assessment of neurodevelopmental and neurological disorders
● evaluation of the use of ortho-prosthetic devices for upper extremity
● consultancy in interior living space in terms of overcoming physical barriers
● transfer training and daily activities
● training activities of daily living
● creative therapy
● learning dressing and undressing
● self-feeding
● perform personal hygiene
● involvement in activities daily living
● working with parents, convey information about the condition and difficulties, the possibility of their child(parents meeting, individual interviews) and parental involvement in the planning of occupational therapy
● counseling parents when applying aids and training on the use of the Centre and at home
● preparation sessions for parents of current professional issues
● collaboration with other professionals
● management of technical documentation
● organizing professional training for students
● professional development and participation in conferences and meetings


I work in a hospital where all three services working closely together, so I have experience as a physical therapist.
Position:physiotherapist
Duties And responsibility:
● Evaluation of patients
● kinesitherapy patients of different etiologies
● measuring the range of motion of upper and lower extremities
● measuring the length of the upper and lower extremities
● muscle test
● work with patients of all ages
● exercises to strengthen the muscles of the upper and lower extremities
● verticalization
● balance exercises
● training the patient walk with the thing and lower leg prosthesis
● training activities of daily living
● prevention of pressure ulcers
● manual massage
● treatment of sports injuries
● breathing exercises
● paraffin
● prevention of kontraktures