Practical training: Podiatry II (10 cr)
Code: JT00DK93-3006
General information
- Enrollment
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07.11.2022 - 18.11.2022
Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
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23.01.2023 - 26.05.2023
Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 10 cr
- Local portion
- 10 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Contact learning
- Unit
- (Department of Sports and Rehabilitation)
- Campus
- Savonlinna Campus
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- Seats
- 20 - 40
- Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Podiatry
- Teachers
- Anni Issakainen
- Laura Saar
- Maikki Kokkonen
- Marjo Heikkilä
- Groups
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JTSA22SMPodiatry, part-time studies
- Course
- JT00DK93
Objective
You make use of interviews, observation and palpation as part of clients' podiatric examination.
You are able to assess clients’ need for podiatry and plan and implement podiatry in a client-oriented way.
You develop your manual skills and expertise in clinical podiatry.
You are able to implement and justify client-oriented clinical podiatry.
You are able to fabricate various off-loading solutions and silicone orthoses and guide your clients in their use.
You know how to make chair side insoles and justify their use for the client.
You are able to carry out lower extremity massage with a client-oriented approach using the basic techniques of massage.
You can assess the muscular strength of the lower extremity by manual muscle testing and various functional tests.
You are able to guide clients in exercises to support the lower extremities’ function.
You develop your interaction skills when encountering different kind of clients.
You know the importance of communication and interaction in client situations and in the core communication of the workplace.
You develop your skills in podiatric documentation.
Content
How do you asses your clients’ podiatric needs?
How do you implement and assess podiatric processes?
What knowledge do you need when implementing clinical podiatry?
What kind of offloadings and silicone orthoses can you prepare for clients and provide guidance for?
How do you make chairside orthoses according to client needs?
What are the basic techniques of massage and how do you use them?
How do you assess muscular strengths by different ways?
How do you guide clients in exercises which support lower limbs?
How do you document and make records of podiatric processes?
Course material
Opintojakson alussa sovittava kirjallisuus sekä opettajan osoittama sähköinen materiaali
Study forms and methods
Ilmoittautuessasi tälle opintojakson toteutukselle osallistut työjärjestyksen mukaiseen opetukseen ja ohjaukseen.
RDI and work-related cooperation
Sisältää yheistyötä paikallisten yhdistysten kanssa (diabetes- ja reumayhdistys)
Timing of exams and assignments
Harjoittelu sisältää tehtäviä, jotka ilmoitetaan harjoittelun orientaatiotunneilla.
International cooperation
Ei sisällä kansainvälistä yhteistyötä
Student workload
Opintojakson 10op = 270h opiskelijan työtä
Course part description
Sisältää harjoittelua Elixiiri oppimisympärisössä, missä aktiivinen läsnäolo.
Opintojakos sisältää itsenäisesti tehtäviä käytännön harjoituksia, joista opiskelija saa tarkemmat ohjeet opintojaksolla.
Evaluation scale
Approved/Failed
Assessment methods and criteria
Opintojakson hyväksytty suorittaminen edellyttää aktiivista osallistumista lähiopetustunneilla sekä opintojaksoon kuuluvien oppimistehtävien sekä näytön suorittamista hyväksytysti
Qualifications
Practical training: Podiatry I