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Unit of Study PDT30001 - Management and Treatment of the High Risk Foot (2015)

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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 Critically appraise the evidence pertaining to the assessment and management of the high risk foot
2 Differentiate between the normal and abnormal diabetic foot
3 Demonstrate an understanding of the clinical appearance of the acute and chronic high risk foot
4 Critique the specific approaches to assessment & management of lower limb ulceration
5 Demonstrate competence in a clinical multi-disciplinary high risk foot setting
6 Demonstrate safe and appropriate wound management techniques

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

  1. Critically appraise the evidence pertaining to the assessment and management of the high risk foot
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
    • GA5:
  2. Differentiate between the normal and abnormal diabetic foot
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
    • GA5:
  3. Demonstrate an understanding of the clinical appearance of the acute and chronic high risk foot
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
    • GA5:
  4. Critique the specific approaches to assessment & management of lower limb ulceration
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
  5. Demonstrate competence in a clinical multi-disciplinary high risk foot setting
    • GA4:
  6. Demonstrate safe and appropriate wound management techniques
    • GA1:
    • GA4:

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