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Clinical practice II (10 cr)

Code: JT00DL02-3001

General information


Enrollment

12.04.2021 - 25.04.2021

Timing

08.11.2021 - 17.12.2021

Number of ECTS credits allocated

10 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Department of Sports and Rehabilitation

Campus

Savonlinna Campus

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Podiatry

Teachers

  • Anni Issakainen
  • Laura Saar
  • Anna Reinikainen
  • Marjo Heikkilä
  • Arja Kiviaho-Tiippana

Teacher in charge

Laura Saar

Groups

  • JTSA19SM
    Podiatry, part-time studies

Objective

You manage the podiatric needs and care of special groups and you are able to evaluate and follow the client’s results in the podiatric process.
You understand the principles of treatment of foot ulcers and the different stages of client care process.
You can give individual guidance to the client, taking into account the her/his overall well-being and home care circumstances.
You understand the importance of footwear, special aids and offloading.
You understand the importance and meaning of multi-professional collaboration, both from the client’s and the medical staff's perspective.

Content

How podiatric services take place in clients with special needs in the hospital?
How do you assess the results of treatment?
What are the principles of treatment of foot ulcers and the various stages of the client’s care process?
What is client-oriented guidance?
What is the importance of footwear, aids and offloading in podiatry?
What are the benefits of multi-professional co-operation to the client and the medical staff?

Evaluation scale

1-5

Qualifications

I-IV semester studies