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Unit Summary

Unit type

UG Coursework Unit

Credit points

12

AQF level

7

Level of learning

Intermediate

Former School/College

Former School of Health and Human Sciences

Pre-requisites

HLT30001 - Simulated and Actual Internal Clinics: Mixed Caseload OR PDT73005 - Pedorthics Clinical Placement I

Unit aim

Builds on student’s knowledge of lower limb neurovascular disease and pathomechanics. Students learn about assessment and treatment of the at-risk foot including wound management. Includes engagement with case-based scenarios and placement experiences.

Unit content

  • Epidemiology and socioeconomic burden of the at risk foot
  • Underlying pathologies of the at risk foot
  • Assessment and risk stratification of the lower limb
  • Wound prevention and management
  • Biomechanics and offloading of the at risk foot
  • Interprofessional skills in the prevention and management of the at risk foot

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.

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On completion of this unit, students should be able to: GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 critically appraise the evidence pertaining to the assessment and management of the high-risk foot
2 assess foot complication risk in at-risk populations
3 assess the clinical presentation of the acute and chronic high-risk foot
4 apply practical skills to assess, prevent and treat the high-risk foot
5 safely and appropriately manage acute foot wounds and those in remission
6 demonstrate competence in a clinical multi-disciplinary high-risk foot setting

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. assess foot complication risk in at-risk populations
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
    • GA5:
  3. assess the clinical presentation of the acute and chronic high-risk foot
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
    • GA5:
  4. apply practical skills to assess, prevent and treat the high-risk foot
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
  5. safely and appropriately manage acute foot wounds and those in remission
    • GA4:
  6. demonstrate competence in a clinical multi-disciplinary high-risk foot setting
    • GA1:
    • GA4:

Prescribed texts

  • No prescribed texts.
Prescribed texts may change in future teaching periods.