CSH547 Current Theory of Podiatric Medicine
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| Unit code: | CSH547 |
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| Prerequisite(s): | (CSH534 or CSB534) and (CSH545 or CSB545). (CSH545 or CSB545) may be studied in the same teaching period as CSH547. |
| Equivalent(s): | CSB547 |
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Timetable | Details in HiQ, if available |
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| CSP student contribution | $1,118 |
| Domestic tuition unit fee | $4,104 |
| International unit fee | $4,956 |
Unit Outline: Semester 1 2024, Kelvin Grove, Internal
| Unit code: | CSH547 |
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| Credit points: | 12 |
| Pre-requisite: | (CSH534 or CSB534) and (CSH545 or CSB545). (CSH545 or CSB545) may be studied in the same teaching period as CSH547. |
| Coordinator: | Aaron Wholohan | a.wholohan@qut.edu.au |
Overview
This final year unit integrates a broad scope of advanced podiatric medicine knowledge. Health professionals are required to integrate a large body of specialised knowledge in their day to day clinical decision making processes. Skills in ongoing learning and research are essential for continuing professional development and improvement of clinical practice. Theory covered in this unit supports the companion clinical units, Podiatric Medicine 5 and Professional Placement 1, which are comprised largely of diverse Work Integrated Learning experiences inclusive of external placement sites and the on campus QUT Health Clinic.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Integrate advanced knowledge in podiatric medicine and therapeutics, to generate solutions to clinical problems;
- Demonstrate research skills to source and critically evaluate clinical research literature;
- Analyse and synthesise relevant literature underpinning an evidence-based approach to podiatry practice; and
- Articulate research findings and recommendations to peers and other health professionals, with clear application to a clinical context.
Content
The content of this unit will have a focus on evidence-based practice, current clinical guidelines and recent developments in the podiatry profession.
Advanced knowledge in podiatric medicine will be covered, including topics such as:
- High risk foot and wound care
- Indigenous health
- Cardiovascular pathology
- Endocrinology
- Paediatrics
- Sports medicine and orthopaedics
- Clinical biomechanics and gait analysis
- Gerontology and falls prevention strategies
- Mental health
- Rheumatology
- Neurology
- Haematology and pathology testing
- Dermatology
- Podiatric therapeutics
- Advanced diagnostic imaging of the foot and ankle
- Sterilisation and infection control
- Clinical research methods
Learning Approaches
This unit engages your learning by integrating complex theoretical knowledge and clinical reasoning skills required of a health professional. Lecture content will be delivered in teaching blocks to allow you to complete the Work Integrated Learning requirements of the companion unit, Professional Placement 1. Online activities and readings will be made available via the Canvas website to facilitate learning throughout the semester. Further development of research skills acquired in prior units will be facilitated through tutorials, access to library resources and online databases.
Feedback on Learning and Assessment
The following opportunities for formative feedback are provided in this unit;
- Feedback will be provided early in the semester regarding development of a suitable research question.
- Grading of the research project will be via criterion-referenced assessment, which will provide a detailed description of the standard achieved.
- Examples of theory questions will be provided to assist you in your preparation for the written examination.
You will be expected to reflect on this feedback and your performance in order to continually progress towards attaining the competencies expected of a pre-professional.
Assessment
Overview
Summative assessment items include a written theory examination that will assess integration and application of a broad scope of podiatric medicine knowledge. The second assessment item is a problem solving task that will enable you to develop your ability to source, evaluate, synthesise and communicate relevant findings from the literature.
Unit Grading Scheme
7- point scale
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Examination (theory)
You will be assessed on your ability to integrate knowledge of podiatric medicine, pharmacology and evidence based practice. In a written examination format (short answer and essay questions), you will demonstrate critical thinking and clinical reasoning skills, by responding to given material (such as complex patient information, diagnostic findings, or results from clinical research).
Assessment: Clinical Scenario Problem Solving
As a podiatrist you will encounter clinical problems that require you to search the literature for evidence-based answers and communicate solutions to patients and colleagues. For this task you will be required to formulate an answerable clinical question and source research literature surrounding management or investigation of a clinical problem you have experienced whilst on placement. You will be assessed on your ability to source and critically evaluate relevant literature, as well as synthesise, clinically apply and communicate your findings in an infographic format suitable for patients and colleagues in the podiatry profession.
Academic Integrity
Students are expected to engage in learning and assessment at QUT with honesty, transparency and fairness. Maintaining academic integrity means upholding these principles and demonstrating valuable professional capabilities based on ethical foundations.
Failure to maintain academic integrity can take many forms. It includes cheating in examinations, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, and submitting an assessment item completed by another person (e.g. contract cheating). It can also include providing your assessment to another entity, such as to a person or website.
You are encouraged to make use of QUT’s learning support services, resources and tools to assure the academic integrity of your assessment. This includes the use of text matching software that may be available to assist with self-assessing your academic integrity as part of the assessment submission process.
Further details of QUT’s approach to academic integrity are outlined in the Academic integrity policy and the Student Code of Conduct. Breaching QUT’s Academic integrity policy is regarded as student misconduct and can lead to the imposition of penalties ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.
Resources
Resource Materials
Recommended text(s)
Beers, M.H. (2006). The Merck manual of diagnosis and therapy. [Electronic resource]. (20th Edition). Whitehouse Station, N.J.: Merck Research Laboratories. Available online: www.merckmanuals.com/professional/index.htm.
Christman, R.A. (2014). Foot and ankle radiology 2nd Edition. Wolters Kluwer.
Dockery, G.L., and Crawford, M.E. (1999). Color atlas of foot and ankle dermatology. Philadelphia: Lippincott-Raven.
Evans, A. (2010) The Pocket Podiatry Guide. Paediatrics. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone
Gordan Burrow, and et al. (2020). Neale's disorders of the foot. (9th Edition). Published 2020. Elsevier.
Portney, L. G. (2020). Foundations of Clinical Research: Applications to Evidence-based Practice. United Kingdom: F.A. Davis.
Thomson, P., and Volpe, R.G. (2001). Introduction to podopediatrics. (2nd Edition). Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone.
Valmassy, R.L. (1996). Clinical biomechanics of the lower extremities. St. Louis: Mosby.
Risk Assessment Statement
Computer-based work will be required in the preparation of assessment items. Students should ensure that their workstations are adjusted in accordance with Occupational Health and Safety guidelines and that regular rest breaks are taken.