UWA Handbook 2025

Unit Overview

Description

This unit intends to foster the development of the student as a clinician, a team member, an ethical professional, an advocate and an educator. Students develop their information literacy skills as applied to clinical podiatric medicine and the interactions with paediatric individuals, those who are mentally, physically or differently abled and those affected by mental health, behavioural and psychiatric conditions. Case-based learning built around the core conditions and presentations will illustrate clinically relevant aspects of bioscience and introduce principles of clinical reasoning. Communication skills and the clinical skills of history-taking and physical examination are introduced in a structured manner, allowing development of professional behaviours and understanding of the patient perspective and of patient-centred care to engage in collaborative diverse practice. The concepts of epidemiology, medical research and evidence-based practice are introduced along with the opportunity to discuss the main issues in social determinants of health, global health, mental health, healthcare systems and health economics relating to the following specific population groups; paediatric individuals, those who are mentally, physically or differently abled and those affected by mental health, behavioural and psychiatric conditions.

Credit

6 points

Offering
(see Timetable)

Availability	Location	Mode
Semester 2	UWA (Perth)	Face to face

Outcomes

Students are able to (1) describe the role of the podiatrist and other health care professionals in the provision of care for paediatric, disabled populations and those affected by mental health, behavioural and psychiatric conditions); (2) demonstrate socio-cultural competence in acknowledging and understanding Australian health and disability care systems including team-based care; (3) discuss health decision making and primary needs for paediatric, disabled populations and those affected by mental health, behavioural and psychiatric conditions that may affect their podiatric management including the role of legislation and guidelines

; (4) discuss the barriers and enables of health literacy that can affect health outcomes for paediatric, disabled populations and those affected by mental health, behavioural and psychiatric conditions

; (5) critically analyse the literature regarding the management of paediatric, disabled populations and those affected by mental health, behavioural and psychiatric conditions; (6) demonstrate clinical assessment and implementing treatment plans for common conditions presenting with of the paediatric and disabled patient; and (7) demonstrate learning and application of therapeutic management of patients including the use of ESM, focussing on paediatric and disabled populations, as well as those affected by mental health, behavioural, and psychiatric conditions.

Assessment

Indicative assessments in this unit are as follows: (1) assignment(s); (2) examination(s); (3) in-semester test(s); and (4) professional behaviour assessment. Further information is available in the unit outline.

To pass this unit, a student must: (a) achieve an overall mark of 50 per cent or higher for the unit; and (b) achieve the requisite requirements(s) or a mark of 50 per cent or greater, whichever is higher and specified in the unit outline, for the examination(s), in-semester test(s), and professional behaviour assessment components.

Student may be offered supplementary assessment in this unit if they meet the eligibility criteria.

Unit Coordinator(s)

Dr Matthew Keating

Unit rules

Prerequisites

(a)
Enrolment in

Doctor of Podiatric Medicine 91870, and (b)

successful completion of

PODI4221 Podiatric Populations 1 (ID 7836) PODI4222 Clinical Podiatric Practice 3 (ID 7837) PODI4223 Pharmacotherapeutics for Podiatrists 2 (ID 7838) PODI4224 Research Project Planning (ID 7839)

Co-requisites

PODI4226 Clinical Podiatric Practice 4 (ID 7841) PODI4227 Podiatric Surgery and Clinical Therapeutics (ID 7842) PODI4228 The High Risk Foot (ID 7843) PODI4000 Research Project Development (ID 7844)

Contact hours

Approximately 6 hours per week, including lectures 2-3 hours per week and a combination of: seminars, clinical skills workshops, team and case based learning workshops, e-learning sessions, tutorials, and self-directed online learning.