Communication in Podiatry 300

Course Level Undergraduate

Year

Area/Catalogue
WELF 3019

Course Level
Undergraduate

Offered Externally
No

Course ID
012935

Unit Value
4.5

University-wide elective course
No

Course owner
School of Health Sciences

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Course aim

To build students interpersonal communication skills to enable them to interact appropriately and effectively in a wide range of health care settings and to develop student understanding of the requirements for effective communication in the health setting

Course content

Communication issues in podiatry care; barriers to communication. Ethical considerations in health care provision; privacy; confidentiality; reporting responsibilities, advocacy; conflicts of interest or opinion. Written communication skills – letters, reports and case notes in the podiatry context.

Adapting communication skills to the podiatry setting; grief and loss, chronic pain, illness behaviour, anger. Commonly encountered clinical communication issues in podiatry. Communication within Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

Communication issues related to medical disorders; pharmacological influences, diseases of ageing, mental illness, brain injury.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
REHB 2037	Podiatry Practice 201

Corequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
REHB 3058	Applied Podiatry Practice 301

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY EAST
Lecture	26 hours x -

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

Assessment

Online activities, Presentation, Research assignment

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
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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.