Podiatry of the diabetic (5 cr)

Objective

You understand the effects of diabetes on foot health.
You understand the importance of annual foot screening and the connection of the results to diabetic foot health.
You are able to apply your knowledge in professional activities and environments.
You can apply your foot health knowledge in guiding and counseling diabetics.
You understand the importance of multi-professional cooperation in promoting diabetic foot health.
You can guide other healthcare professionals in diabetic foot health from your own professional perspective

Content

How does diabetes affect foot health?
What does annual foot screening include and what does it mean to foot health?
What does diabetic foot health knowledge mean in your own profession?
How do you apply your foot health knowledge in diabetic guidance and counseling?
What does multi-professional cooperation mean for diabetic foot health?
How do you guide other healthcare professionals in promoting diabetic foot health from your professional perspective?

Course material

Diabeetikon jalkaongelmat Käypähoito-suositus
Muu ajankohtainen kirjallisuus ja artikkelit

Student workload

135 h opiskelijan työtä, osa verkko-opintoina

Further information

Content
The etiology of diabetic foot problems?
How should dibetic feet examined?
What is risk classification and wht does the riskclasses mean?
Wrong postures and disorders on diabetic feet?
Etiology and treatment of foot ulcer?
The healing implementations?
Amputations in diabetics?
Treatment of foot infection?
Charcot foot?
How should diabetic foot care be organized?

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Student can
a. use professional vocabulary 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.
e. use the key models, methods, software and techniques of the professional field.
f. work as team members in a goal-oriented way.
g. justify their actions according to the ethical principles of the professional field.
Test, referat, numeric evaluation 1-5