Program Overview

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Introduction to POD309 Advanced Clinical Podiatric Practice For Honours

This subject extends on students' initial clinical experiences, which were conducted with close supervision, to develop their clinical practice with a more consultative level of supervision, including direct instruction and supervision as appropriate, based on the complexity of the client.

Subject Information

Grading System

The grading system for this subject is HD/FL.

Duration

The duration of this subject is one session.

School

This subject is offered by the School of Community Health.

Enrolment Restrictions

Enrolment in this subject is restricted to students in the Bachelor of Podiatry (Honours) program.

Prerequisites

The prerequisite for this subject is POD213.

Incompatible Subjects

The incompatible subjects for this subject are POD301 and POD311.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:

• independently treat a range of cutaneous pathology, for example, nail pathology, corns, and callus
• evaluate a client's medical and personal history to interpret assessment outcomes after performing a range of vascular, neurological, and musculoskeletal assessment techniques
• in consultation with a clinical educator, apply assessment outcomes and current professional best practice to formulate a diagnosis and develop an appropriate client management plan
• under supervision, implement and review client management plans, which may include palliative treatment, orthomechanical intervention, client education, exercise programs, and footwear prescription
• under supervision, appropriately prescribe, fabricate, and modify a range of orthomechanical devices with attention to sustainable practice
• practice in a culturally and ethically appropriate manner, with compliance to all workplace and university safety standards

Syllabus

This subject will cover the following topics:

• Clinical: The student is transitioning from a limited scope of practice towards the diagnosis and management of a wider range of pathology.
• Orthoses - types, prescription, issue, and review of the biomechanical principles and consultation and treatment flow chart
• Clinical Case 1: Manufacture of a heel lift
• Clinical Case 2: Manufacture of a simple insole with met dome
• Clinical Case 3: Manufacture of a simple insole with deflection
• Clinical Case 4: Manufacture of varus and valgus wedging
• Clinical Case 5: Manufacture of orthotic modification
• Clinical Case 6: Off-the-shelf devices modification
• Clinical Case 7: Accommodative devices
• Clinical Case 8: Custom functional orthoses devices

Workplace Learning

This subject contains a 17-day compulsory workplace learning component. The workplace learning will occur within the Community Engagement and Wellness Centre (CEW) on the Albury-Wodonga campus, under the supervision of CSU clinical educators. This internal clinic will provide 96 hours of workplace learning. An additional 35 hours of workplace learning will be undertaken within a private practice setting.

Special Resources

Students are likely to incur expenses associated with the external workplace learning experience.