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Podiatry Advanced Clinical Practice (PHTY90126)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Online
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
- Timetable (login required)(opens in new window)
Contact information
Semester 1 (Extended)
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Contact hours: https://unimelb.edu.au/professional-development/contact-us
Overview
Availability | Semester 1 (Extended) - Online |
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Fees | Look up fees |
On completion of this subject, students will demonstrate an advanced level of safe and effective delivery of clinical practice in an area of a professional specialty. They will extend on existing knowledge and skills to an advanced level as a practitioner, communicator, collaborator, leader, health advocate, scholar and professional in this area. Teaching approaches will include critical observation of advanced practice and clinical practice in specialist clinics, working with a range of clients with complex conditions, critiques of video recordings of a range of clinical activity, observing specialist clinicians in practice, mentoring, role modelling and providing feedback to peer clinicians. Students will develop advanced skills in assessment, diagnosis, prevention and therapeutic interventions, as well as engage with up to date, ethical and resource efficient practice, which they will critically evaluate. They will demonstrate an ability to create therapeutic alliances with clients and communicate outcomes effectively with relevant others, including those from other professions. They will employ multiple learning strategies to complete a Practice Portfolio that will show evidence of: highly developed clinical expertise as judged by senior clinicians; completion of online modules; mentoring and educating junior and peer clinicians; role modelling; advanced clinical reasoning and achievement of all learning outcomes set for the subject. Students will share their knowledge with their colleagues through engagement with discussion boards and will be encouraged to present their learning to colleagues both locally and internationally.
Students will have 6 months from the time of enrolment to complete all subject intended learning outcomes and assessment tasks, including a clinical examination to a satisfactory standard that demonstrates a high level of competency in their clinical practice.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
Practitioner
- Demonstrate advanced clinical decision making and perform therapeutic interventions in a skilful and safe manner, adapting to changing clinical circumstances
- Integrate patient information, data from appropriate outcome measures and research knowledge to design optimal client centred, safe and effective interventions to optimize therapeutic outcomes
- Analyse adverse events and considers the risks and benefits of all assessment and intervention methods, by prioritizing and predicting modifications as required when working with clients with complex conditions
Communicator
- Present as a role model and mentor of junior colleagues, by sharing evidence informed clinical knowledge and developing their skills consistent with advanced practice
- Adapt communication to meet evolving situational needs of clients, carers and colleagues
Collaborator
- Effectively demonstrate advanced expertise as a clinician in interdisciplinary contexts and collaborate with colleagues from other disciplines in the evolution of management plans
Leader
- Apply a process of continuous quality improvement to practice, including health surveillance activities to ensure access to best practice health care for clients from diverse cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds
Scholar
- Consider costs and sustainability in the strategic selection of resources in provision of optimal healthcare and business outcomes
- Apply contemporary evidence informed practice to all aspects of clinical practice
Professional
- Demonstrate a commitment to the profession by adhering to regulation and standards
- Demonstrate accountability to clients, society and responsibility for the profession
- Recognise practice uncertainty and knowledge gaps and generate focused questions and effective solutions to address these
Generic skills
- Oral and written communication skills
- Use of evidence informed practice in critical reasoning and clinical decision making
- Person centered, culturally responsive and safe practice
- Ability to apply ethical principles in their clinical practice
- Self-reflective and self-regulated learning behaviours
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Currently Practicing as a Podiatrist.
Completion of a minimum of 50 credit points of core subjects in a Graduate Diploma or Masters course
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
Minimum of two years of clinical practice experience with the ability to independently manage clients with a range of presentations in the area of specialty practice.
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Professional portfolio
| Throughout the teaching period | 20% |
Peer report (based on observation of a video of clinical practice)
| Throughout the teaching period | 10% |
Clinical Practice Report A and Clinical Practice Report B (both based on student clinical practice, 10% each, 20 hours of practice x 2)
| Throughout the teaching period | 20% |
Clinical examination x 2 (2 hours total, 25% each)
| End of 2nd Term | 50% |
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 1 (Extended) - Online
Coordinator Sonya Moore Mode of delivery Online Contact hours Total time commitment 170 hours Pre teaching start date 22 January 2024 Pre teaching requirements During the pre-teaching period students are given the opportunity to get used to the online platform, meet the instructors/tutors and become familiar with how to access resources before the teaching period starts. Teaching period 29 January 2024 to 23 June 2024 Last self-enrol date 2 February 2024 Census date 3 April 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 3 May 2024 Assessment period ends 30 June 2024 Semester 1 (Extended) contact information
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Contact hours: https://unimelb.edu.au/professional-development/contact-us
What do these dates mean
Visit this webpage to find out about these key dates, including how they impact on:
- Your tuition fees, academic transcript and statements.
- And for Commonwealth Supported students, your:
- Student Learning Entitlement. This applies to all students enrolled in a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP).
Subjects withdrawn after the census date (including up to the ‘last day to withdraw without fail’) count toward the Student Learning Entitlement.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
Last updated: 31 January 2024