Area: | Department of Podiatry |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 5.0 |
Lecture: | 4 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Clinical Practice: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Prerequisite(s): | 6890 (v.6) Podiatric Practice 257 or any previous version
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8247 (v.8) Podiatric Orthopaedics 257 or any previous version
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13129 (v.4) Podiatric Medicine 257 or any previous version
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Co Requisite(s): | 6891 (v.6) Podiatric Practice 258 or any previous version
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8248 (v.9) Podiatric Orthopaedics 258 or any previous version
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302524 (v.3) Podopaediatrics 258 or any previous version
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Syllabus: | Medicine - effects of disease on locomotor system, manifestations and effects on the leg and foot. Genetics - nature of genetic material, familial disorders, autosomal dominant and recessive traits, sex linked traits, psychological aspects of disease. Gerontology - Importance of gerontology to the health professional - demography, accommodation, health status and implication for health providers. Physical ageing - changes occurring in systems. Psychological ageing - implications for the podiatrist. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit students will have - A knowledge of genetic influence in disease and disorders of the foot. An understanding of the aging process and the effects on the individual in general and the foot in particular. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | Australasian Journal of Podiatric Medicine. Journal of the American Podiatry Medical Association.The Foot. The International Journal of Clinical Foot Science. The Foot and Ankle International. |
Unit Texts: | Curtin University of Technology (2003), Podiatric Orthopaedics 258. Bentley, Curtin University of Technology. Lorimer D., French, G., O'Donnell, M. and Burrow, J.B. (eds.) (1997), Neale's Common Foot Disorders (5th ed.). Edinburgh, Churchill Livingstone;; |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Essay 20%. Examination 50%. Project 30%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 60100 Medical Studies (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 3 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Essential | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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