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Unit of Study PDT10001 - Introduction to Podiatry and Pedorthics (2019)

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  • Enrolment information

    Please be advised that this unit includes professional experience learning which has pre-placement provisions and associated placement expenses as detailed on the School of Health and Human Sciences Professional Experience page. Failure to comply with these pre-placement requirements will result in you being unable to undertake the stipulated Professional Experience Learning.

Unit description

Introduces students to the Podiatry and Pedorthics professions, including the history, development, roles and responsibilities of each profession in the context of the healthcare system. Students are introduced to the International Classification of Functioning framework and its relationship with mobility disorders.

Unit content

  • History and evolution of the podiatry and pedorthic professions
  • Introduction to communication theory
  • Roles of the podiatrist and pedorthist in the broader healthcare system, case study analysis and development
  • Development and maintenance of mobility across the lifespan
  • Impact of mobility disorders within the International Classification of Functioning framework
  • Disorders of gait and mobility
  • Introduction to professional clinical behaviour and communication through observational clinical placement
  • Understanding Evidence Based Practice
  • Professional behaviours which are consistent with the conduct standards of podiatry and pedorthics
  • Preparing for success in professional practice and fieldwork learning
  • Introduction to research, written expression and referencing in scholarly written work

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Gold Coast Session 1 Session 1

Learning outcomes and graduate attributes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
Learning outcome count Learning outcome description GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 describe the roles and responsibilities of Podiatrists and Pedorthists
2 develop a case study that examines the efficacy of Podiatric and Pedorthic interventions using evidence-based practice
3 identify and apply the dimensions of mobility and the nature of independent functioning across the lifespan
4 describe the general impact of gait and mobility disorders using the International Classification of Functioning framework
5 exhibit professional and ethical behaviour and communication in a workplace environment.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. describe the roles and responsibilities of Podiatrists and Pedorthists
    • GA4:
    • GA6:
  2. develop a case study that examines the efficacy of Podiatric and Pedorthic interventions using evidence-based practice
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
  3. identify and apply the dimensions of mobility and the nature of independent functioning across the lifespan
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
  4. describe the general impact of gait and mobility disorders using the International Classification of Functioning framework
    • GA4:
  5. exhibit professional and ethical behaviour and communication in a workplace environment.
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
    • GA6:

Prescribed learning resources

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