Overview
This unit will provide the student with knowledge of the assessment and management of complex musculoskeletal and inflammatory disorders common to the lower extremity. The foot in rheumatology and arthropathies will be covered in detail with respect to aetiology, pathogenesis, clinical presentation, investigation, and management. The student will learn how these disorders can be managed by different interventions, including the use of pressure reducing devices and footwear intervention.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Pre-requisite: PODI13011 Podiatry Clinical Practice 3. Co-requisite: PODI14008 Podiatry Clinical Practice 4.
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 1 - 2017
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 Reflection
Assessment Tasks
As this course is predominantly theory-based, consideration will be given to introduce an earlier assessment task involving either an online quiz or test to determine student knowledge and to therefore provide opportunity for the student and staff to identify where additional work is needed given the advanced level of learning required in this unit.
Despite this recommendation, an online quiz or test was not implemented, as the written assessment - extended writing task, was deemed best for determining the higher order thinking skills of the student with this topic content. The assessment involved research and critical reading from multiple sources and the development of a well substantiated argument in the form of an essay. However, the task due date was moved forward in the term to allow more timely and constructive feedback for the student to have ample time to then prepare for the final examination.
Feedback from Have Your Say
"Some more clarity on what the lecturer expects for the written assignment would be beneficial"
Assessment tasks will continue to be reviewed to ensure appropriate detail and clarity is always provided. If students are unclear about assessment methods staff will encourage them to ask questions either in a group setting for all to benefit or individually depending on what forum is most appropriate. For future delivery of this course staff will develop a list of the most common difficulties encountered or errors made by students in a particular assessment task to provide further guidance.
The written assessment was altered due to the fact that the students enrolled were in fact repeating the unit. This though provided opportunity to improve the specific expectations related to the case study and the marking rubric and as such both were amended for greater clarity. Students were also encouraged by a number of prompts in Moodle/News Forum to seek further clarification from the staff if needed prior to the assessment due date.
- Appraise the pathophysiology and clinical pattern of common arthropathies and musculoskeletal disorders specific to the lower extremity.
- Apply theoretical knowledge of arthropathies and musculoskeletal dysfunction to the clinical setting.
- Evaluate conservative therapies applicable to the rheumatic patient and implement an appropriate patient-centred management plan.
- Interpret current trends according to evidence based research in the medical management of common musculoskeletal and inflammatory disorders.
- Develop patient education strategies for optimum management of common lower extremity musculoskeletal and inflammatory disorders.
Per NPC1320
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1 - Written Assessment - 50% | |||||
| 2 - Examination - 50% | |||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 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 - Written Assessment - 50% | ||||||||||
| 2 - Examination - 50% | ||||||||||
Textbooks
Rheumatology of the Lower Limbs in Clinical Practice
(2012)
Authors: Jose Antonio Pereira de Silva, Anthony D Woolf
Springer
USA
ISBN: 978-1-4471-2252-4
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.
katrina.reynolds@cqu.edu.au
Module/Topic
Revision of synovial joint morphology and the musculoskeletal anatomy of the lower limb; revision of joint examination and evaluation techniques.
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Introduction to the arthritides; Osteoarthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, sero-negative arthritides, infective & metabolic arthritis (gouts).
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Diagnostics 1a: Medical imaging pertinent to the arthritides - X-ray imaging and interpretation.
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Diagnostics 1b: Medical imaging pertinent to the arthritides - X-ray imaging and interpretation.
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Diagnostics 2: Medical imaging pertinent to the arthritides - CT (including 3D) and MRI imaging and their interpretation.
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Diagnostics 3: Haematology relevant to the arthritides; Diagnostic blood tests; diagnostic ultrasound; other clinical tests.
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Osteoarthritis: aetiology, pathology, clinical presentation, differential diagnosis, various treatments.
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Rheumatoid arthritis: aetiology, pathology, clinical presentations, differential diagnosis, various treatments.
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Seronegative arthritides: Psoriatic arthritis, Reiter's syndrome, Enteropathic arthritis, Ankylosing spondylitis, undifferentiated seronegative arthritis: aetiology, pathology, clinical presentations, differential diagnosis, various treatments.
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Other arthritides: gout, pseudo-gout, infective arthritis. Their specific diagnosis and their differential diagnosis.
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Podiatric clinical diagnostics: gait analysis, force plate analysis, kinematics. Muscle and joint testing pertinent to the arthritides.
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Specific mechanical interventions: in-shoe mechanical therapies; contact casting techniques; goal management planning for the arthritides.
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The learning materials for this course will be delivered electronically and as such there will be no set on-campus classes.
1 Written Assessment
Students will be required to submit a written assessment in the form of an essay. Students are to review the literature in order to establish the current knowledge of a particular topic/s specific to the field of rheumatology and podiatry practice. Further details will be provided via the course Moodle site in the early weeks of the term.
Week 7 Friday (28 Apr 2017) 11:45 pm AEST
Week 10 Friday (19 May 2017)
No Assessment Criteria
- Appraise the pathophysiology and clinical pattern of common arthropathies and musculoskeletal disorders specific to the lower extremity.
- Apply theoretical knowledge of arthropathies and musculoskeletal dysfunction to the clinical setting.
- Evaluate conservative therapies applicable to the rheumatic patient and implement an appropriate patient-centred management plan.
- Interpret current trends according to evidence based research in the medical management of common musculoskeletal and inflammatory disorders.
- Develop patient education strategies for optimum management of common lower extremity musculoskeletal and inflammatory disorders.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Team Work
- Information Technology Competence
- Cross Cultural Competence
- Ethical practice
Examination
Dictionary - non-electronic, concise, direct translation only (dictionary must not contain any notes or comments).
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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?
