Podiatry with special needsLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

You are able to examine and give podiatric treatment to people with special needs.
The clients with special needs are dermatologic, neurological, mental health, alcoholics and drugs abusers and people with visual or auditive problems, and elderly patients and athletes.
You can guide and assist the patient safely and ergonomically, taking into account his / her resources and capabilities.
You know the foot ulcer development mechanism and treatment principles.
You recognize skin diseases and nail problems and treatment principles.
You are able to plan and implement individual and group counseling client-orientated.

Content

What are clients with special needs in podiatry?
What kind of foot problems have the clients with special needs?
How do you treat and prevent foot problems?
How do you identify foot ulcers and what are the treatment principles for foot ulcers?
What are the most typical skin diseases and nail problems and how are they treated?
How do you plan and implement the counselling?
What is a safe and ergonomic patient assist?

Evaluation

Students can
c. use professional vocabulary systematically.
d. look for information in the key information sources of the field.
e. identify interrelated tasks.
f. work together with customers, users and target groups.
g. use the key models, methods, software and techniques of the professional field.
h. work as team members in a goal-oriented way.
i. justify their actions according to the ethical principles of the professional field.

Materials

Studies of module ” Podiatric examination and assessment”.