| CODE | POD2012 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | The Podiatric Practice in a Hospital Setting | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 02 - Years 2, 3 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Podiatry | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit will focus on preparing students to work in different hospital settings, such as working in a rehabilitation hospital, psychiatric ward and geriatric hospital amongst others. This study unit will focus on podiatric interventions and different bedside approaches for different client groups with specific conditions such as cerebrovascular, orthopaedic, psychiatric and neurological conditions. This study unit will outline the management of the following common medical problems in long-term care; behavioural problems in dementia, acute infections in long term care, pressure ulcerations, falls and terminal care. Psychological issues in care especially how to motivate and support patients and relatives through the difficult process of rehabilitation will be reviewed. The role of the podiatrist within an interdisciplinary team in caring for these particular patient groups will be discussed with the help of a number of case studies. Issues of cross infection and principles of ethical decision making in medical care will also be addressed. Study-unit Aims This study-unit aims to introduce students to working in different hospital setting. This will be done by motivating students to participate during interdisciplinary ward rounds and case conferences which are routinely held in an in-patient setting. Learning Outcomes 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: (a) Recognize the difference between working in an in-patient/hospital setting as opposed to the out-patient clinical setting; (b) Identify the burden of functional impairment and role of rehabilitation in specific conditions; (c) Know the podiatrists' role in long term care including the management of family issues, and common ethical problems encountered in a hospital setting; (d) Recognize how to support the rehabilitative needs of the in-patient; (e) Establish how podiatrists work within the interdisciplinary team; (f) Describe initial assessment and management strategies in various in-patient scenarios including disability, psychiatric care, rehabilitation and geriatric care. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: (a) Develop various rehabilitation skills to improve functional recovery in individuals with specific needs; (b) Appreciate the role of the podiatrist working in an interdisciplinary team in delivering competent care; (c) Describe the characteristics of an initial podiatric examination of the in-patient including attention to specific key physical examination findings and observations; (d) Demonstrate appropriate ethical decision making when dealing with the in-patient. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings Altizer ED., Haddad G.M. Group work in a Hospital Setting. Western Reserve University. Michie V., 2007. Working in Care Settings: Common Introduction Standards 2nd Edition. Polland K., Thomas J., Miers M., 2009. Understanding Inter-professional working in Health and Social Care: Theory and Practice. London; Palgrave Macmillan. Bond L., Pritchard J., 2003. Training Manual for working with Older People in Residential and Day Care Settings. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers. Patel M.S., Juang D.J., 2009. Clinical wards secrets. United States of America, Mosby. Glasheen J.J., 2007. 3 Hospital medicine secrets.United States of America Mosby. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Placement and Tutorial | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Jacqueline Narcy Cutajar Caroline Gobey Andrew Scicluna |
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