| CODE | POD4019 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Managing the Diabetic Foot | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 04 - Years 4, 5 in Modular UG or PG Cert Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 6 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Podiatry | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This is a clinically based study-unit in which students undertake clinical podiatric practice at the Diabetes Out-patients' Foot Clinic . This study-unit will provide students with specific knowledge on vascular assessment, diabetes and its management especially with regards to the diabetic foot enabling them to be at the forefront of their discipline. Study-unit Aims: The aim of this unit is to develop high-level clinical skills and professionalism in vascular, neurological, dermatological assessment of the high risk diabetic foot. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Demonstrate a high-level clinical skills and professionalism in the management of the diabetic foot. - Critically evaluate strategies for the assessment, prevention, management and rehabilitation of lower limb. - Develop and justify management regimes based on an understanding of the pathology of lower limb complications. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to assess, diagnose and provide treatment, advice and education to patients living with Type-2 diabetes and who are at high risk from developing a foot complication. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: - Tollafield D.R, Merriman L.M.(Eds). 2008. Clinical Skills in Treating the Foot 2nd Edition. 2008. London: Elsevier Churchill Livingstone. - Merriman L.M., Turner W. (Eds) 2007 . Assessment of the Lower Limb 2nd Edition. London: Elsevier' Churchill Livingstone. - Donald L. Lorimer, Gwen French, Maureen O'Donnell, J Gordon Burrow, Barbara Wall (Eds). 2008.Neale's Disorders of the Foot 7th Edition London: Elsevier Churchill Livingstone. - Prem P. Gogia 1995. Clinical Wound Management. SLACK Incorporated. United States Of America. - John H. Bowker, Michael A. Pfeifer. Levin's and O'Neal's The Diabetic Foot 7th Edition 2008 Mosby Elsevier. |
||||||||
| RULES/CONDITIONS | Before TAKING THIS UNIT YOU MUST TAKE POD3010 | ||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Practical | ||||||||
| METHOD OF ASSESSMENT |
|
||||||||
| LECTURER/S | |||||||||
|
The University makes every effort to ensure that the published Courses Plans, Programmes of Study and Study-Unit information are complete and up-to-date at the time of publication. The University reserves the right to make changes in case errors are detected after publication.
The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2024/5. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
|||||||||