13126 (v.4) Podiatric Practice 158


Area:

Department of Podiatry

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

5.0
 
** 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. **
 

Lecture:

1 x 2 Hours Weekly

Tutorial:

1 x 1 Hours Weekly

Clinical Practice:

1 x 2 Hours Weekly

Prerequisite(s):

13125 (v.4) Podiatric Practice 157 or any previous version
AND
302490 (v.2) Podiatric Orthopaedics 157 or any previous version
 

Syllabus:

Podology - forefoot pathologies including Hallux Valgus, Hallux Limitus, trigger toe, lesser toe deformity. Whole foot deformity, including Pes Planus, Talipes, Pes Cavus. Metarasalgia and allied conditions. Simple treatment and management of the above conditions. Clinical - basic instrument skills. Patient management, interviewing skill development. Record keeping POMR, ADTAR and SOAP approaches. Medical legal implications of patient treatment. Clinical audit and review.
 
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Field of Education:

61700 Rehabilitation Therapies (Narrow Grouping)

HECS Band (if applicable):

2

Extent to which this unit or thesis
utilises online information:

Essential

Result Type:

Grade/Mark

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