Module overview
This module is developed to support Clinical Professional Development for international podiatrists recruited to work clinically or academically within the UK. It will provide the learners with the opportunity to develop their understanding of UK health and care systems and advance their skills and knowledge of systemic medical and surgical conditions of the lower limb. Integrating academic and practical teaching and learning activities supports the clinical management of informed patient care.
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- Explain the processes involved in the assessment of patients that require surgical intervention.
- Examine the impact of medical and surgical management of pathologies manifesting in the lower limb.
- Distinguish between the common systemic diseases and their manifestations in the lower limb.
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Critique the contemporary evidence for podiatric interventions.
- Design appropriate care pathways that place the patient at the centre of health care planning.
- Critically appraise the principals involved in both medical and surgical approaches to patient management (foot and ankle).
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Integrate information from written and electronic sources.
- Critically appraise health and social care evidence.
- Assimilate evidence from a variety of sources related to health and social care research and present in an appropriate format.
Syllabus
The topics embraced by this module include the following speciality areas:
- Complex management of the foot in diabetes.
- Off-loading the high-risk foot.
- Wound management and dressing selection.
- Arterial assessment, diagnosis, and management.
- Musculoskeletal pathology and ultrasound.
- Pain and coping mechanisms.
- Advanced Clinical Practice opportunities within podiatry and career setting.
- Consultation approaches, shared decision making and referral.
- Clinical education and teaching philosophy.
- Patient documentation including assessment proforma, referral letters, patient record cards and appropriate terminology.
- Communication strategies.
- HCPC professional standards and regulation.
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Clinical professional development sessions will be held to support the student in furthering their understanding in the assessment, management and treatment of the foot and ankle. These sessions will raise awareness of UK clinical guidance and procedures including how to use the evidence to support clinical practice. Methods of teaching and learning will include keynote lectures, clinical skills laboratories, case presentations, student and tutor led action sets, directed reading, audio-visual resources and practical demonstrations.
| Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Teaching | 50 |
| Preparation for scheduled sessions | 10 |
| Total study time | 60 |
Resources & Reading list
Internet Resources
BNF.
International Working Group of Diabetic Foot - website guidance.
National Wound Care Strategy Program – lower limb recommendations.
Journal of Foot and Ankle Research.
e-learning for health Step to Work training package (NHSE).
National Institute of Clinical Excellence.
Textbooks
Sulka Wolters Kluwer (2016). Mechanisms and Management of Pain for the Physical Therapist. IASP Press.
Turner W and Merriman, L.M (2005). Clinical skills in treating the foot. New York: Churchill Livingstone.
B. Yates. (2012). Merriman's assessment of the lower limb. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone.
Kumar and Clark (2019). Clinical Medicine. London.
Assessment
Assessment strategy
This is a non-credit bearing course and will not be assessed.