Podiatry Practice 400

Course Level Undergraduate

Year

Area/Catalogue
REHB 4038

Course Level
Undergraduate

Offered Externally
No

Course ID
101111

Unit Value
9

University-wide elective course
No

Course owner
School of Health Sciences

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Course aim

The aim of this course is to develop student knowledge and skills in the diagnosis and treatment of less common podiatry problems, in a variety of clinic settings.

Course content

Supervised clinical practice. High risk management techniques – diabetes, peripheral vascular disease, the neuropathic patient: Clinical management in university clinics, metropolitan and rural/remote health services, Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations. Ethical issues: confidentiality in management of the paediatric patient, mandatory reporting of child abuse, elder abuse, information access, issues of informed consent in treatment. Patient education techniques: small group and large group teaching, communication disorders. Operating room procedures and techniques. Paediatric assessment: interview and examination techniques, treatment techniques, education of the child. Community education and screening. Case studies and clinical presentations.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
REHB 3048	Podiatry Clinical Studies 301
REHB 3058	Applied Podiatry Practice 301

Corequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
REHB 4036	Clinical Biomechanics 400

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY EAST
Clinical	18 hours x 16 weeks
Clinical	40 hours x 1 week

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

Assessment

Continuous Clinical Assessment, Objective structured clinical examination (OSCE)

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.250
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
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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.