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Unit Summary
Unit type
UG Coursework Unit
Credit points
24
AQF level
Level of learning
Advanced
Former School/College
Pre-requisites
PDT30003 - Lower Limb Medicine II AND BIO20002 - Biomechanics of Gait AND PDT20002 - Orthoses and Bracing AND PDT20006 - Principles and Practice of Pedorthics II
Co-requisites
Unit aim
Aims to build on previous experience in Clinical Placement I and to provide students with a 7 week full-time continued supervised clinical experience in the provision of pedorthic services to the general public. Within this supervised environment the student clinician will be responsible for case planning and management.
Unit content
Clinical
- To take a comprehensive, skilful and in-depth health history from a patient
- To provide biomechanical assessments (sports, neurological and muscular impairment, skeletal deformities)
- To review and interpret medical reports, including radiology results
- To provide clinical assessments (including, but limited to, range of motion checks, skin condition, muscular ability, hands-on manual examination) and treatment plan for the lower limb
- To take a three-dimensional foot and ankle model (casting and scanning) for clients
- To apply skills in the manufacture and/or modification of pedorthic appliances
- To provide client treatment, and review progress and make appropriate adjustments to the treatment
- Overall, to demonstrate a developing level of clinical skills
Professional
- To safely and competently determine the limitations of pedorthic practice
- To demonstrate professional competence, attitudes and standards appropriate for practice
- To competently determine the appropriate point for referral to other health care professionals
- To demonstrate developed interpersonal skills, workplace professionalism and teamwork
- To demonstrate professional, medico-legal and ethical principles pertaining to clinical practice
- At all times to observe workplace health and safety regulations and infection control
Communication
- To competently present oral and written case studies
- To professionally communicate by written and oral means with clients, peers, staff and other health care professionals
Critical thinking
- To critically review literature in pedorthics and related fields
- To show evidence of critical reflection of approaches to practice
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: | GA1 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | demonstrate advanced skills to work as a safe, competent pedorthic practitioner | |||||||
| 2 | demonstrate a professional level of case management skills consistent with a beginning pedorthic practitioner | |||||||
| 3 | provide person-centred pedorthic advice and appliances for complex/high risk cases | |||||||
| 4 | display high standards of professional and ethical conduct consistent with a beginning pedorthic practitioner | |||||||
| 5 | communicate competently and professionally, and present a case study consistent with the requirements of a beginning pedorthic practitioner | |||||||
| 6 | critically review pedorthic practice | |||||||
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
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demonstrate advanced skills to work as a safe, competent pedorthic practitioner
- GA3:
- GA4:
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demonstrate a professional level of case management skills consistent with a beginning pedorthic practitioner
- GA1:
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provide person-centred pedorthic advice and appliances for complex/high risk cases
- GA3:
- GA4:
- GA7:
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display high standards of professional and ethical conduct consistent with a beginning pedorthic practitioner
- GA3:
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communicate competently and professionally, and present a case study consistent with the requirements of a beginning pedorthic practitioner
- GA6:
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critically review pedorthic practice
- GA1:
- GA4:
Prescribed texts
- Baumgartner R, Möller M & Stinus H, 2013, Orthopaedic Shoe Technology .