Abstract
This subject extends the students’ understanding of podiatric clinical practice and enables consolidation of skills in communication, assessment, and management. Students will be given the opportunity to develop their professional practice through the completion of both internal and external work-integrated learning experiences. Students will be introduced to a range of … For more content click the Read More button below.
Syllabus
This subject will cover the following topics:
Module 1 – Rheumatology: osteoarthritis; rheumatoid arthritis and inflammatory arthropathies; gout; systemic lupus erythematous; fibromyalgia. Rheumatological pharmacology: understand the person and their needs; understand the management options including non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medicines; drugs for gout; and disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs.
Module 2 – Diagnostic … For more content click the Read More button below.
Assessment items
1. Topic Quizzes
2. OSCE (Objective Structured Clinical Examination)
3. Podiatry professional capabilities
Learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
1.
apply knowledge of the assessment, diagnosis and prognosis of a range of rheumatological pathologies;
2.
obtain, interpret, and apply current reliable evidence and information about medicines to inform decision making for a range of rheumatological conditions;
3.
prescribe diagnostic investigations correctly and ethically for a range of rheumatological and non-rheumatological conditions and analyse diagnostic images and reports to inform person-focused care;
4.
select and perform relevant neurological, vascular, musculoskeletal and cutaneous assessments in a clinical setting to inform a clinical diagnosis;
5.
evaluate a person's health record, social and medical history and communicate relevant findings effectively with others;
6.
develop a management plan for a person with an uncomplicated podiatric presentation and communicate effectively with the patient and the healthcare team, and the continuation or variation of that plan; and
7.
demonstrate safe and professional management practices in a clinical environment when managing cutaneous presentations.
Enrolment restrictions
Restricted to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Podiatric Medicine.
Pre-requisite
Work integrated learning
Placement Duration 86 hours Details The work-integrated learning is a combination of observation and supervised practice and will occur typically within the Community Engagement and Wellness Centre (CEW) on the Albury-Wodonga campus.The internal clinic will typically provide 48 hours of WIL (placement). An additional 37.5 hours WIL (placement) will be … For more content click the Read More button below.
Learning resources
Additional resources required by students
Students will incur costs in association with clinical practice (purchase of clinic uniform and assessment equipment).
Students attending compulsory work integrated learning placements are responsible for all associated travel, accommodation and required resources.