Practical training: Podiatry II (5cr)

Objective

You can assess the customer's need for podiatric therapy.
You can meet the patient's podiatric needs with basic clinical treatments.
You learn how to work with colleagues in a work community.
You show ability to develop in your profession.
You consider the meaning of interaction and communication when working with patients and in your work community.
You develop your manual skills and your ability to plan a basic clinical treatment process.
You can use most of the instruments.
You know the medicines which are used in podiatry.
You understand the importance of aseptics in podiatry.
You develop your skills of documenting and making patient records of a podiatric process.

Content

How do you evaluate the patient's podiatric needs?
What are the key elements of successful interaction?
What is the difference between communication with a patient and with colleagues?
What are the medicines used in podiatry?
What is the meaning of aseptics in podiatry?
How do you document and make records of a podiatric process?
Training is implemented in the podiatric clinic at the school.

Evaluation

Assesment of Practical training: Podiatry II: Pass / Needs to be complemented / Fail / Needs to be repeated
Self evaluation and supervisor/ teacher evaluation.
Active Learner 2. semester, entry level 3/a, b, c, d, f, g
Students can
a. use professional terminology systematically
b. look for information in the key information sources of the field.
c. identify interrelated tasks.
d. work together with customers, users and target groups
f. work as a goal-oriented team member.
g. justify their actions according to the ethical principles of the professional field.

Qualifications

Practical training: Podiatry I

Materials

Studies in the modules ‘Podiatric examination and assessment’ AND ‘Clinical podiatry and podiatry supporting musculoskeletal functions’