Unit aim
Introduces students to lower limb vascular and neurovascular disease. Students learn about the common and rare systemic and local pathology associated with management and treatment of the high risk foot.
Unit content
Topic 1: Systemic diseases associated with the high risk foot
- Diabetes Mellitus
- Arthropathies
- Neurovascular Disease
- Obesity
Topic 2: The normal and abnormal high risk foot
- Prevention of complications
- Socio-economic considerations
- Education strategies
Topic 3: High risk foot complications
- Epidemiology and economic consequences
- The importance of referral
Topic 4: The clinical presentation of the high risk foot
- Wound classification systems
- Managing foot wounds
- Wound care products
- Chronic and complicated infections
Topic 5: Podiatric assessment of the lower limb
- Neurovascular assessment
- Biomechanical assessment
- Footwear considerations
- Systemic comorbidities
- Using technology to aid in clinical diagnoses
Topic 6: Intervention options
- ESWT
- Ultrasonic and sharp debridement techniques
- Surgery
Topic 7: Multi-disciplinary care
- Medical management
- Surgical management
- Allied health management
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
Learning outcomes and graduate attributes
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | GA1 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Critically appraise the evidence pertaining to the assessment and management of the high risk foot | Intellectual rigour | Knowledge of a discipline | Lifelong learning | ||||
| 2 | Differentiate between the normal and abnormal diabetic foot | Intellectual rigour | Knowledge of a discipline | Lifelong learning | ||||
| 3 | Demonstrate an understanding of the clinical appearance of the acute and chronic high risk foot | Intellectual rigour | Knowledge of a discipline | Lifelong learning | ||||
| 4 | Critique the specific approaches to assessment & management of lower limb ulceration | Intellectual rigour | Knowledge of a discipline | |||||
| 5 | Demonstrate competence in a clinical multi-disciplinary high risk foot setting | Knowledge of a discipline | ||||||
| 6 | Demonstrate safe and appropriate wound management techniques | Intellectual rigour | Knowledge of a discipline | |||||
Prescribed texts
Session 1
- Frowen et al., 2010, Neale's Disorders of the Foot, 8th edn, Elsevier Churchill Livingstone, Edinburgh; New York.
Teaching and assessment
Gold Coast
| Teaching method |
| Lecture on-site 2 hours (12 weeks) |
| Workshop on-site 2 hours (6 weeks) |
| Field work 8 hours (12 weeks) |
| Assessment | |
| Essay | 50% |
| Portfolio | 50% |
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