Overview
This unit will be divided into two main components: pharmacotherapeutics and anaesthesia specific to podiatry practice. In pharmacotherapeutics the student will gain understanding of S2, S3, S4 and S8 medicines administered in common diseases seen in podiatry practice and learn further of their role in management of disease. In anaesthesia, the student will gain advanced knowledge of anaesthetics pertinent to podiatry practice. Topics covered will include pre-surgical history and physical assessment, informed consent, charting, maximum safe dose, and injection instrumentation. Students will also begin to practice injection technique in a simulated setting.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Prerequisite: PODI13007 Clinical Practice 2 - and Corequisite: PODI13011 Clinical Practice 3
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 - 2019
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes – in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
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.
All University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback – Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
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 Staff feedback and in-class student feedback
Time allocation for practical sessions was sufficient which allowed for thorough demonstrations and student practice time, leading to increased student confidence with performing relevant podiatric specific practical skills.
In future deliveries of this unit, sufficient practical time should continue to be set aside for thorough demonstration and ample student practice time of relevant podiatric specific practical skills.
Feedback from Self reflection and peer review
Student performance in the written assessment task would likely have increased had they submitted a draft of their written assessment for review before submission.
Staff should continue to inform students that they can submit a draft for review by teaching staff before the due date of the written assessment task.
Feedback from Staff feedback and in-class student feedback
The use of simulated learning within this unit enabled students to be able to safely and confidently practice relevant podiatric specific skills before being exposed to real patients in this context.
Simulated learning is an important aspect in this unit and as such should continue to be implemented.
- Summarise the major classes of therapeutic drugs that affect the primary systems of the body.
- Analyse the barriers to suitable pharmacotherapy.
- Evaluate S2, S3, S4 and S8 medicines prescribed and administered for the treatment of disease states encountered in the scope of podiatry practice.
- Describe the mechanisms of drug action and the potential for drug to drug interactions.
- Examine legal, ethical and professional responsibilities associated with prescription and administration of medications within podiatry.
- Students will use the basic pharmacology of anaesthetic drugs as taught previously.
- Develop an anaesthetic plan based on a physical examination that includes: appropriate drug selection; correct dose calculation; appropriate method of drug administration; and other supportive care.
- Integrate an evidence based approach in pharmacological practice within podiatry.
Per NPC1303
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| 1 - Practical and Written Assessment - 30% | ||||||||
| 2 - Written Assessment - 20% | ||||||||
| 3 - Examination - 50% | ||||||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| 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 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| 1 - Practical and Written Assessment - 30% | ||||||||||
| 2 - Written Assessment - 20% | ||||||||||
| 3 - Examination - 50% | ||||||||||
Textbooks
AUSTRALIAN MEDICINES HANDBOOK 2015
Edition: 2015 (2015)
Authors: Australian Medicines Handbook
Australian Medicines Handbook
Adelaide Adelaide , SA , Australia
ISBN: 9780987550156
Binding: Paperback
PHARMACOLOGY FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
Edition: 4th edn (2014)
Authors: Bryant, B
Elsevier
Chatswood Chatswood , NSW , Australia
ISBN: 9780729541701
Binding: Paperback
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: American Psychological Association 6th Edition (APA 6th edition)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
m.lithgow@cqu.edu.au
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During this week we will revise pharmacodynamics.
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During this week we will revise pharmacokinetics.
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During this week we will examine the drugs and poisons legislation in the States and Territories of Australia. We will also discuss the administration & prescription of drugs by suitably qualified podiatrists including ethical and professional responsibilities.
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During this week we will examine the detailed pharmacology of local anaesthetic agents and the related-emergency (anaphylactic reactions) drugs.
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During this week we will examine the theoretical and practical basis of an anaesthetic plan including review of local anaesthetic types, patient factors for consideration, and potential interaction with other medicines.
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During this week we will review the neuroanatomy of the foot and ankle; digital nerve block procedures and the theory of giving safe injections. Students will practice safe injection administration on foot models and each other.
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Students will undertake a simulation practical session in which they will inject a foot model and then inject each other.
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During this week we will examine and practice safe injection administration and associated clinical skills.
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Practical and Written Assessment Due: Week 7 - Monday 2nd of September at 2:00pm (AEST) - part one of this assessment (practical component) students will be required to attend the practical
safe injection administration practical and will be assessed as
competent or not competent.
Written Assessment Due: Week 7 Friday (6 Sept 2019) 11:59 pm AEST
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During this week we will examine the detailed pharmacology of antimycotic agents.
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During this week we will examine the detailed pharmacology of anti-inflammatory and pain management agents.
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Practical and Written Assessment Due: part two of this assessment (written component) students will be required to submit a case study relating to practical safe administration of local anaesthetic.
Practical and Written Assessment Due: Week 10 Monday (23 Sept 2019) 11:59 pm AEST
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During this week we will examine the detailed pharmacology of antihistamines.
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During this week we will examine the detailed pharmacology of anti-anxiety drugs.
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This unit will be delivered by two casual lecturers. Elyssa Wiecek will teach the pharmacy component and Damian Lafferty will teach the podiatric surgery component.
1 Practical and Written Assessment
This practical and written assessment is made up of two parts.
Part one (practical component): students will be required to attend the practical safe injection administration practical in week 6 and will be assessed as competent or not competent in week 7.
Part two (written component): students will be required to submit a case study relating to practical safe administration of local anaesthesia.
Further details regarding this assessment task will be provided in Moodle in the early weeks of the term.
Week 10 Monday (23 Sept 2019) 11:59 pm AEST
Coordinated across campus(es) - time entered is an estimated time. This will be confirmed during term.
Review/Exam Week Monday (14 Oct 2019)
Results will be released approximately 3 weeks after the close of the assessment.
The assessment details for this assessment task will be made available during the term in Moodle.
- Summarise the major classes of therapeutic drugs that affect the primary systems of the body.
- Analyse the barriers to suitable pharmacotherapy.
- Evaluate S2, S3, S4 and S8 medicines prescribed and administered for the treatment of disease states encountered in the scope of podiatry practice.
- Describe the mechanisms of drug action and the potential for drug to drug interactions.
- Examine legal, ethical and professional responsibilities associated with prescription and administration of medications within podiatry.
- Students will use the basic pharmacology of anaesthetic drugs as taught previously.
- Develop an anaesthetic plan based on a physical examination that includes: appropriate drug selection; correct dose calculation; appropriate method of drug administration; and other supportive care.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
- Cross Cultural Competence
- Ethical practice
2 Written Assessment
Students will be required to submit a written assessment in the form of an essay pertinent to the use of advanced pharmacology in podiatry practice. This assessment task will allow an in-depth exploration of a particular podiatric condition of choice concerning pharmacological management using multiple sources of evidence. Further details regarding this assessment task will be provided in Moodle in the early weeks of the term.
Week 7 Friday (6 Sept 2019) 11:59 pm AEST
Please submit your written assessment via the Moodle site.
Week 9 Monday (16 Sept 2019)
Further details regarding this assessment task will be provided in the early weeks of the term. The marking guide (rubric) and feedback sheet will be made available under the 'Assessment' tab in Moodle.
Note: APA referencing system is used for all written assessments. In-text citations are counted as part of the word count for assessment purposes. Penalties will be applied where those strict word limits are exceeded (+/- 10%). If the assessment item exceeds 10%, the content will not be assessed by the examiner (excludes tables, appendices and references where applicable). If you are late submitting your assignment – each day incurs a 5% penalty.
- Analyse the barriers to suitable pharmacotherapy.
- Examine legal, ethical and professional responsibilities associated with prescription and administration of medications within podiatry.
- Integrate an evidence based approach in pharmacological practice within podiatry.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Team Work
- Information Technology Competence
- Cross Cultural Competence
- Ethical practice
Examination
As a CQUniversity student you are expected to act honestly in all aspects of your academic work.
Any assessable work undertaken or submitted for review or assessment must be your own work. Assessable work is any type of work you do to meet the assessment requirements in the unit, including draft work submitted for review and feedback and final work to be assessed.
When you use the ideas, words or data of others in your assessment, you must thoroughly and clearly acknowledge the source of this information by using the correct referencing style for your unit. Using others’ work without proper acknowledgement may be considered a form of intellectual dishonesty.
Participating honestly, respectfully, responsibly, and fairly in your university study ensures the CQUniversity qualification you earn will be valued as a true indication of your individual academic achievement and will continue to receive the respect and recognition it deserves.
As a student, you are responsible for reading and following CQUniversity’s policies, including the Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure. This policy sets out CQUniversity’s expectations of you to act with integrity, examples of academic integrity breaches to avoid, the processes used to address alleged breaches of academic integrity, and potential penalties.
What is a breach of academic integrity?
A breach of academic integrity includes but is not limited to plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, cheating, contract cheating, and academic misconduct. The Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure defines what these terms mean and gives examples.
Why is academic integrity important?
A breach of academic integrity may result in one or more penalties, including suspension or even expulsion from the University. It can also have negative implications for student visas and future enrolment at CQUniversity or elsewhere. Students who engage in contract cheating also risk being blackmailed by contract cheating services.
Where can I get assistance?
For academic advice and guidance, the Academic Learning Centre (ALC) can support you in becoming confident in completing assessments with integrity and of high standard.
What can you do to act with integrity?
