PDTY3104
10 units
3000 level
Course handbook
Description
This course provides an evidence based introduction to specialist areas of podiatric practice. This includes a gerontology component introducing the student to the sub-specialty of care in the elderly and issues relating to successful case management which is a significant part of practice in podiatry.Podopaediatrics covers pre and post natal growth and development of the child's foot and lower limb in detail. This component of the course provides comprehensive theoretical knowledge and experience in the assessment, diagnosis and management of a wide range of paediatric disorders affecting the lower limb.
Availability2024 Course Timetables
Ourimbah
- Semester 1 - 2024
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course students will be able to:
1. Evaluate the impact of an ageing society on health care resources and policies.
2. Critically appraise current theories of aging including application of current knowledge of physiological principles.
3. Describe a wide range of pathologies which commonly occur in children and older people including aetiology, pathology, clinical features and evidence based management.
4. Describe pre and post natal growth and development of the child's foot and lower limb, recognise age-related gait changes and differentiate them from gait changes of orthopaedic or systemic pathologies.
5. Integrate an understanding of changes in pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and polypharmacy seen in paediatric and older people and the impact of age related changes on the prescription of drugs to these groups.
6. Practice competently and professionally in the clinical environment of paediatrics and gerontology demonstrating understanding of specific assessment and management issues relevant to these patient populations.
7. Choose appropriate strategies to accurately examine (physical, historical and psychosocial) children and older people.
8. Prepare appropriate records recognising the legal and podiatric implications of documentation of the paediatric patient.
9. Demonstrate skills in preparation and evaluation of goal-oriented, evidence based management strategies for a wide range of pathologies which commonly occur in children and older people.
10. Demonstrate skills in information retrieval and critical appraisal of literature.
11. Demonstrate the ability to work in a group setting.
Content
Gerontology
- Introduction to gerontology
- Theories of ageing
- Issues in ageing and health
- Physiological and pathophysiological aspects of ageing
- Biomechanics, gait cycle and ageing
- Common age related medical problems and psychgeriatrics
- Pharmacology and the elderly
- Falls prevention
Podopaediatrics
- Developmental milestones and ontogeny
- Clinical examination, case-management and medico-legal issues
- Congenital disorders
- Structural abnormalities
- Growing pains
- Paediatric radiology
- Paediatric pharmacology
Review of Progress
This course is a compulsory program requirement and is monitored for academic progress purposes. The course must be completed to progress in the program or meet other program requirements.
Failure or withdrawal from this course will result in students being considered under the Student Academic Progress Procedure.
Requisite
This course is only available to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Podiatry program (11692). Pre-requisite - successful completion of PDTY2103, PDTY2204 and PDTY2205
Assumed knowledge
Musculoskeletal anatomy, Pharmacology, Human physiology
Assessment items
In Term Test: Mid-Semester Exam
In Term Test: Observed Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) - Paediatrics and Gerontology
Formal Examination: Final Exam
Compulsory Requirements
Compulsory Placement and WHS Requirements:
- NSW Health Verification Requirements - Mandatory NSW Health Verification Requirements must be met.
- First Aid Certificate - students must complete a First Aid Certificate issued by an approved provider.
Contact hours
Semester 1 - 2024 - Ourimbah
Clinical-1
- Face to Face Off Campus 48 hour(s) per term
Lecture-1
- Face to Face On Campus 2 hour(s) per week(s) for 10 week(s)
- One week of the lectures is online and another is a mid semester exam
Online Activity-1
- Online 2 hour(s) per term
Tutorial-1
- Face to Face On Campus 2 hour(s) per week(s) for 10 week(s)
Course outline
- PDTY3104 - Semester 1, 2024 (Centralcst) (PDF, 192.6 KB)
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