Area: |
Department of Podiatry |
Credits: |
25.0 |
Contact Hours: |
5.0 |
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| ** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. ** |
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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
AND
8247 (v.8) Podiatric Orthopaedics 257 or any previous version
AND
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
AND
8248 (v.9) Podiatric Orthopaedics 258 or any previous version
AND
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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| ** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. ** |
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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 |
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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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