Overview
This unit is designed to provide you with a strong comprehension of the psycho-social-biological changes that people experience as they grow older. Population ageing across all communities and cultures, as well as the theories of ageing will be reviewed. The physiological and pathophysiological effects of ageing and senescence will be covered in-depth. The implications of an ageing society for all Australians will also be discussed. Mental health issues, particularly in dementia care and communication, along with polypharmacy in the elderly will be addressed. You will be able to describe the role of podiatric practice in an ageing society.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Pre-requisite: ALLH11006 Life Course Development for Health Professionals.
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 2 - 2021
Attendance Requirements
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Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University’s Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades.
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Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from Verbal student feedback
Allocating time during the tutorials to receive feedback on assessment tasks was helpful.
It is recommended that time be allocated during tutorials to provide feedback on assessment tasks.
Feedback from Unit Coordinator reflection
Previous offerings covered theoretical content that was also covered in other units like Rheumatology and Fundamentals. This unit has been updated to remove the duplication of content across units.
It is recommended that the content in this unit be continually streamlined to reduce over-repetition and duplication of content across other units.
- Investigate the socio-economic impact of ageing and relate to podiatric practice
- Apply effective and appropriate communication styles in managing the ageing patient
- Describe the physiology and patho-physiology of ageing on different body systems, and analyse the relationship between common disease conditions and foot problems of older adults
- Describe and appraise functional performance with respect to basic cognitive, psychological, sensory, perceptual and physical changes associated with ageing
- Examine the challenges of polypharmacy encountered with elderly patients in podiatric practice
- Evaluate best evidence in gerontology relevant to podiatric practice.
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
1 - Written Assessment - 20% | ||||||
2 - Presentation - 30% | ||||||
3 - Take Home Exam - 50% |
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
1 - Communication | ||||||
2 - Problem Solving | ||||||
3 - Critical Thinking | ||||||
4 - Information Literacy | ||||||
5 - Team Work | ||||||
6 - Information Technology Competence | ||||||
7 - Cross Cultural Competence | ||||||
8 - Ethical practice | ||||||
9 - Social Innovation | ||||||
10 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures |
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | |||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
1 - Written Assessment - 20% | ||||||||||
2 - Presentation - 30% | ||||||||||
3 - Take Home Exam - 50% |
Textbooks
Merriman's Assessment of the Lower Limb
3rd Edition (2009)
Authors: Yates, B.
Churchill Livingstone Elsevier
Binding: Paperback
Additional Textbook Information
Available through CQUniversity Library. If you prefer to study with a paper text, you can purchase one at the CQUni Bookshop here: http://bookshop.cqu.edu.au (search on the Unit code).
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: American Psychological Association 7th Edition (APA 7th edition)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
a.wilczek@cqu.edu.au
Module/Topic
- Introduction to gerontology
- Theories of ageing
- Quality of life
- Population ageing trends
- Impact of ageing on healthcare
- Duty of care
- Attitudes to ageing
Chapter
Neale's Disorders of the Foot and Ankle, 9th Edition.
Burrow, et al. (2020)
Chapter 11: Podiatric management of the elderly
Merriman's Assessment of the Lower Limb, 3rd Edition.
Yates, B. (2009)
Chapter 16: Assessment of the older person
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
REMINDER: Clinic Orientation 8am - 12pm MUST ATTEND
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
REMINDER: Clinic Orientation 8am - 12pm MUST ATTEND
Module/Topic
- Physiological effects of ageing on the musculoskeletal systems
- Common foot disorders in the elderly relating to musculoskeletal conditions
Chapter
Neale's Disorders of the Foot and Ankle, 9th Edition.
Burrow, et al. (2020)
Chapter 11: Podiatric management of the elderly
Chapter 8: Musculoskeletal podiatric medicine
Merriman's Assessment of the Lower Limb, 3rd Edition.
Yates, B. (2009)
Chapter 16: Assessment of the older person
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
- Physiological effects of ageing on the neurological and vascular systems
- Neurovascular conditions affecting the ageing foot - Parkinson's, Dementia, Alzheimer's, Stroke
- Common foot disorders in the elderly relating to neurovascular disease
Chapter
Neale's Disorders of the Foot and Ankle, 9th Edition.
Burrow, et al. (2020)
Chapter 11: Podiatric management of the elderly
Chapter 5: Circulatory disorders
Chapter 6: Neurological disorders in the lower extremity
Merriman's Assessment of the Lower Limb, 3rd Edition.
Yates, B. (2009)
Chapter 16: Assessment of the older person
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
NO LECTURE
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
- Polypharmacy
Chapter
Neale's Disorders of the Foot and Ankle, 9th Edition.
Burrow, et al. (2020)
Chapter 11: Podiatric management of the elderly
Chapter 15: Pharmacology and therapeutics
Merriman's Assessment of the Lower Limb, 3rd Edition.
Yates, B. (2009)
Chapter 16: Assessment of the older person
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
- Normal age-related changes which affect locomotion in the elderly
- Falls in older people
- Footwear assessment
Chapter
Neale's Disorders of the Foot and Ankle, 9th Edition.
Burrow, et al. (2020)
Chapter 11: Podiatric management of the elderly
Chapter 21 Footwear
Merriman's Assessment of the Lower Limb, 3rd Edition.
Yates, B. (2009)
Chapter 16: Assessment of the older person
Chapter 9: Footwear assessment
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Review week
Time allocated to prepare oral presentation / poster
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Oral Presentation (30%): during lecture time
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
POSTER DUE (20%)
AND
ORAL PRESENTATION DUE (30%)
Poster Due: Week 9 Monday (13 Sept 2021) 11:45 pm AEST
Oral Presentation Due: Week 9 Monday (13 Sept 2021) 9:00 am AEST
Module/Topic
NO LECTURE
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
- Verbal and non-verbal communication
- Assessment of the aged person
Chapter
Neale's Disorders of the Foot and Ankle, 9th Edition.
Burrow, et al. (2020)
Chapter 11: Podiatric management of the elderly
Merriman's Assessment of the Lower Limb, 3rd Edition.
Yates, B. (2009)
Chapter 16: Assessment of the older person
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
NO LECTURE
Time for revision for exam
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Revision
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Take Home Exam (50%)
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
TAKE HOME EXAM (50%)
Take Home Exam Due: Exam Week Monday (18 Oct 2021) 9:00 am AEST
Attendance: As per the University's recommendation that "All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes," students should also be aware that there is clear evidence to show that attendance rates are directly related to academic progress. It is therefore in your best interest and strongly recommended in the Bachelor of Podiatry Practice (Honours) course that you attend all scheduled learning activities to support your learning.
Uniform: In all practical classes, students are required to wear the nominated uniform. Students must purchase their uniform from the bookshop. This uniform is separate to the mandatory clinical uniform. Please refer to the Podiatry Course Handbook for further details.
Sessional Lecturer contact details: Mr. Jordan Ryder - j.ryder@cqu.edu.au
1 Written Assessment
You have been asked by a geriatric community group to design a poster relating to a common foot problem experienced by the elderly population. The community group and the topic of your poster will be allocated to you and you will be advised of these details early in the term.
Note: your poster may be displayed in the CQUniversity Health Clinic
Week 9 Monday (13 Sept 2021) 11:45 pm AEST
Week 11 Monday (27 Sept 2021)
Results and feedback will be given via Moodle
Your poster will be marked according to a marking rubric that will be provided to you early in the term.
The poster will:
- be visually appealing
- be appropriate for it's intended target group
- demonstrate how the lower limb is affected by the condition
- show how podiatry can help - management / education
- Investigate the socio-economic impact of ageing and relate to podiatric practice
- Apply effective and appropriate communication styles in managing the ageing patient
- Examine the challenges of polypharmacy encountered with elderly patients in podiatric practice
- Evaluate best evidence in gerontology relevant to podiatric practice.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
- Ethical practice
2 Presentation
This assessment task is an oral presentation.
You are a podiatrist, and have been asked by a local community group (eg. Stroke group, Parkinson's group, Rheumatoid Arthritis group) to provide an informative presentation on how the condition affects the lower limb, and how podiatry can assist in managing the condition.
Your community group will be allocated to you at the beginning of the term by your Unit Coordinator.
The presentation will be a 20 minute PowerPoint presentation, with 5 minutes for Questions and Answers.
Specific times of the presentation will be allocated early in the term.
Note: your Poster (Written Assessment) will complement the Oral Presentation.
Week 9 Monday (13 Sept 2021) 9:00 am AEST
Specific presentation times will be allocated early in the term
Week 11 Monday (27 Sept 2021)
Results and feedback will be given at the time of presentation and via Moodle
Your presentation will be marked according to a marking rubric that will be made available to your during the term.
Your presentation should contain:
- Introduction - overview of condition
- Body - how the condition affects the lower limb, podiatry management and patient education
- Conclusion - summarise your presentation
- Investigate the socio-economic impact of ageing and relate to podiatric practice
- Apply effective and appropriate communication styles in managing the ageing patient
- Describe the physiology and patho-physiology of ageing on different body systems, and analyse the relationship between common disease conditions and foot problems of older adults
- Describe and appraise functional performance with respect to basic cognitive, psychological, sensory, perceptual and physical changes associated with ageing
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Team Work
- Information Technology Competence
- Cross Cultural Competence
- Ethical practice
3 Take Home Exam
The Take Home Exam will consist of a series of case studies. Based on the case studies, you will need to details your management plan. The Take Home Exam will be 120 minutes long, with 30 minutes of downloading and uploading time.
This is an open book assessment.
More details will be provided at the beginning of the term.
Exam Week Monday (18 Oct 2021) 9:00 am AEST
Exam Week Friday (22 Oct 2021)
Results and feedback will be given via Moodle
You will be marked according to a purpose made marking rubric
- Describe the physiology and patho-physiology of ageing on different body systems, and analyse the relationship between common disease conditions and foot problems of older adults
- Describe and appraise functional performance with respect to basic cognitive, psychological, sensory, perceptual and physical changes associated with ageing
- Examine the challenges of polypharmacy encountered with elderly patients in podiatric practice
- Evaluate best evidence in gerontology relevant to podiatric practice.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
- Cross Cultural Competence
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