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Unit of Study PODR2001 - Lower Limb Medicine I (2023)

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Unit Snapshot

  • Unit type

    UG Coursework Unit

  • Credit points

    12

  • Faculty/College

    Faculty of Health

  • Placement

    No

  • Enrolment information

    Please note this unit has assessments scheduled in Week 7 which will require attendance on-campus. Details will be provided closer to the time.

Unit description

Introduces students to lower limb medicine and the pathology behind common foot and ankle conditions. Introduces students to disease processes and pathology.

Unit content

Cutaneous foot disease

  • Normal and abnormal cutaneous structures
  • Presentation of cutaneous foot disease

Abnormal foot structure and pathomechanics

  • Defining abnormal structure
  • Systemic and local influences on abnormal structure

Body systems and systemic diseases affecting the lower limb

  • Epidemiology
  • Aetiology, signs and symptoms
  • Assessment and management
  • Multidisciplinary care, communication and referral

Role of the foot and ankle practitioner in evaluation and management of systemic diseases affecting the lower limb

  • Lower limb clinical signs and symptoms
  • Role of the foot and ankle practitioner
  • Evidence-based practice and clinical rationale for intervention
  • Communication and case management (including documentation review)

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Gold Coast
Term1
Term1

Learning outcomes

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:

demonstrate knowledge of common presentations of cutaneous foot disease related to the pathomechanical foot

summarise the pathomechanical foot and related evidence based management

discuss common presentations of systemic disease in the foot and lower limb

communicate a plan for the assessment and management of systemic diseases and their effects on the lower limb

explain the importance of multidisciplinary care for foot disease.

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts
  • Frowen, P, O’Donnell, M & Burrow, JG, 2010, Neale’s Disorders of the Foot, 8th edn, Elsevier, Churchill Livingstone, Edinburgh.
Prescribed Resources/Equipment

  • Enclosed footwear required for teaching activities held in laboratory spaces

Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.