Paediatric Podiatry

Course aim

The aim of this course is to familiarise students with a range of complex lower limb disorders in children and help students to develop relevant advanced treatment skills.

Course content

Examination and assessment: techniques, clinical presentation of the child, communication with parent and child. Developmental processes: neurological, motor, bony, soft tissue, gait patterns. Movement analysis: posture, gait, patterns of play, clinical assessment of movement. Orthoses: aquaplast, triplane wedges, torsional splints, prescriptive orthoses, casts. Footwear: types, construction, lasts, special designs, prescription.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY EAST
Lecture	1 hour x 14 weeks
Practical	1 hour x 16 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Clinical patterns, Clinical patterns presentation, Evidence summary, Participation

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
International students and students undertaking this course as part of a postgraduate fee paying program must refer to the relevant program home page to determine the cost for undertaking this course.

Non-award enrolment
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.