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Unit of Study PODR2001 - Lower Limb Medicine I (2024)

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  • Unit type

    UG Coursework Unit

  • Credit points

    12

  • Faculty/College

  • 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.


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.