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SPECIAL POPULATIONS IN PODIATRY

POD5SPP

2020

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

Younger and older patients are commonly seen in podiatric practice and represent areas of clinical specialisations. This subject will prepare students for clinical practice in these sub-disciplines. In this subject, students will develop the clinical reasoning and clinical management skills for meeting the requirements of specific populations of patients commonly seen in paediatrics and gerontology.

School: Allied Health, Human Services & Sport (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Shannon Munteanu

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: Yes

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: Must have passed the following subjects (POD4PAM and POD5MFP) and must be admitted in one of the following courses: HZLLPP, HMPOD, HZHPOD

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Quota Management Strategy: N/A

Quota-conditions or rules: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

Assumed knowledge: N/A

Career Ready

Career-focused: No

Work-based learning: No

Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A

Entire subject or partial subject: N/A

Total hours/days required: N/A

Location of WBL activity (region): N/A

WBL addtional requirements: N/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

COMMUNICATION - Communicating and Influencing
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Research and Evidence-Based Inquiry

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Analyse critically, reflect on and synthesise complex problems related to the paediatric and gerontology settings relevant to a podiatry practice.
02. Formulate, recommend and evaluate a management plan to meet the individual and specific needs of the paediatric and gerontology related patient that is clear, adaptable and applies the principles of rehabilitation.
03. Interpret and transmit knowledge, skills and ideas to other allied health and medical professionals, in the same field, in addition to non-specialist audiences such as the patient.
04. Use expert judgement to justify the referral of a paediatric or older adult patient to another allied health or medical professional.
05. Engage in team work but also demonstrate autonomous practice when applying expert judgement in the synthesis of complex cases for the paediatric and gerontology related patient.

Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Semester 2, Online

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Shannon Munteanu

Class requirements

Directed ReadingWeek: 31 - 43
One 4.00 hours directed reading per week on any day including weekend during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via online.

Unscheduled Online ClassWeek: 31 - 43
One 2.00 hours unscheduled online class per week on any day including weekend during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via online.

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*

One 1,500-word assignment

N/AN/AN/ANo30SILO1, SILO2, SILO3

One group (4 persons) online writing task total 3500 words (equivalent to 1,166 words each)

N/AN/AN/ANo30SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5

One 2 hour online quiz/short answer examination (equivalent to 2000 words)

N/AN/AN/ANo40SILO1, SILO2