Area: | Department of Podiatry |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 4.0 |
Individual Study: | 2 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Syllabus: | Ontogony and phylogony. Compensation and pathomechanics of the developing skeleton. Orthopedic care, foot orthoses and shoe design. Child psychology. Epidemiology. Practice management. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit students will have - Applied the principles of paediatrics to the podiatric care and treatment of children. Discussed the popular theories of ontogeny and phlogeny with specific reference to the lower limb. Related the aetiological factors and pathological changes occurring in the lower limb of the child and compared these to the adult. Applied the principles of paediatrics to the treatment and care of a select set of case histories - normal child, child living with cerebral palsy and a young person with Down's Syndrome. Planned and prepared a small project involving epidemiology and other quantitative assessments and reported the results. Planned, conducted and reported a series of clinical case histories. |
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: | No prescribed references. |
Unit Texts: | Podopaediatrics, Curtin University of Technology Course Reader, Curtin Press. Drennan J., (1992), The Child's Foot and Ankle, 2nd ed., Butterworth and Heinemann. Tachdijian M.O., (1996), Clinical Pediatric Orthopaedics. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Assignments (3) 60%. On-Line Tests (2) 40%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 61700 Rehabilitation Therapies (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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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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