School Of Biomedical And Health SciencePodiatric Practice 5Western Sydney University Unit Code: 400155.1
Discipline: PODIATRY
Student Contribution Band: 2
Level: 5
Credit Points: 10
Assumed Knowledge
As students will be involved in functional assessment clinics an understanding of the content in units: Podiatric Medicine; Pathomechanics of Human Locomotion and Paediatrics and Sports Medicine for Podiatry is assumed.
Prerequisite
400152 Podiatric Practice 4 AND 400150 Surgery for Podiatrists
About this Unit
Podiatric Practice 5 is the penultimate clinical unit of the six clinical practice units. As such, it will continue to focus on the consolidation of appropriate assessment, diagnosis and management skills, with emphasis on paediatric, simple surgical and high risk patients. Clinical activities will be divided into five areas: Paediatrics Clinic, Diagnostic and Surgical Clinic, General Clinic, Weekly External Clinical Placement and Clinical Therapies.