Clinical Podiatry Practice 300

Course aim

To consolidate and build clinical skills in assessment and management of lower limb problems, in a variety of clinical settings, with emphasis on advanced assessment techniques, clinical reasoning, patient education, wound management, and applied pharmacological knowledge.

Course content

Supervised clinical practice. Clinical management of routine and “at risk” patient in various clinical settings (including Aged Care Facilities, Diabetes Australia, Aboriginal Health and Salvation Army clinics); Advanced assessment and diagnostic techniques including Ankle Brachial Index, Doppler ultrasound, biothesiometry, Toe Pressures/Toe-brachial index; Applied patient education; Introduction into management of wounds and other temperature related injuries (cold/hot). Applied pharmacology in the clinical context.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
PHAR 2023	Pharmacology A
PHAR 2021	Pharmacology B
PHAR 2022	Pharmacology C
REHB 2037	Clinical Podiatry Practice 201

Corequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
REHB 3067	Applied Podiatry Studies 300

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY EAST
Tutorial	1 hour x 12 weeks
Clinical	54 hours x Over 13 weeks
Workshop (Pre Clinical))	4 hours x 3 weeks

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

Assessment

Case study, Clinical assessment/OSCE/OSCA, Placement

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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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.