Overview
In this unit, you will assess and manage complex musculoskeletal and inflammatory disorders common to the lower extremity. Rheumatology as it relates to the foot and associated arthropathies will be covered in detail with respect to aetiology, pathogenesis, clinical presentation, investigation, and management. You 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 - 2021
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 Have your say
Students loved the way the unit was structured where time was allocated at the end of the term for revision. Therefore, students felt more prepared for their assessments.
It is recommended that students continue to have one or two sessions to review all the rheumatological conditions covered in this unit. This will give them more confidence in the assessment, which are open book exams
Feedback from Lecturer self reflection
There were too many rheumatological conditions and some conditions overlapped with other units such as High Risk Foot and Chronic Wound Care (PODI14010)
It is recommended to discuss with the unit co-ordinator of PODI14010 regarding the content covered in these two units in order to streamline and reduce overlap in content.
- Recognise and appraise the pathophysiology and clinical pattern of common arthropathies and musculoskeletal disorders specific to the lower extremity
- Evaluate conservative therapies applicable to the patient with rheumatic diseases and implement an appropriate patient-centred management plan.
- Develop patient education strategies for optimum management of common lower extremity musculoskeletal and inflammatory disorders.
- Engage in active learning and apply an evidence based approach to rheumatology and musculoskeletal medicine in podiatry practice.
Per NPC1320
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - Written Assessment - 30% | ||||
| 2 - In-class Test(s) - 50% | ||||
| 3 - On-campus Activity - 20% | ||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 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 - 30% | ||||||||||
| 2 - In-class Test(s) - 50% | ||||||||||
| 3 - On-campus Activity - 20% | ||||||||||
Textbooks
Management of chronic conditions in the foot and lower leg
(2015)
Authors: Keith Rome, Peter McNair
Churchill Livingstone
USA
ISBN: 978 0 7020 4769 5
Binding: Hardcover
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.
m.ho@cqu.edu.au
a.erasmus@cqu.edu.au
Module/Topic
Introduction to Rheumatology
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Events and Submissions/Topic
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Overview of diagnostic test used in Rheumatology
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Inflammatory Sero-positive arthritiis
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Inflammatory Sero-negative arthritis
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Infectious and Crystal induced arthritis
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Public Holiday
Recorded lecture
Tutorial worksheet - Self directed
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Non-inflammatory Acute and Chronic arthritides
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Events and Submissions/Topic
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Written assessment (30%)
Submit Online
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Public Holiday (QLD)
Written Assessment Due: Week 7 Tuesday (27 Apr 2021) 11:59 pm AEST
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Clinical Therapeutics in Rheumatology
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Public Holiday (QLD)
Recorded lecture
Tutorial worksheet - self directed
On-campus Activity Due: Week 8 Friday (7 May 2021) 11:45 pm AEST
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Biomechanical analysis in Rheumatology
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Podiatric management
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Review
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Written exam (50%)
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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.
1 On-campus Activity
A Student Practical Manual with an on-campus activity checklist will be provided to you at the start of term. You will be expected to complete a series of compulsory competency tasks. Each task will be completed during tutorial/ practical sessions and you will be awarded marks accordingly for each completed task. More details and information regarding the on campus activities will be made available at the start of term.
musculoskeletal disorders specific to the lower extremity
Week 8 Friday (7 May 2021) 11:45 pm AEST
Week 10 Friday (21 May 2021)
You will be required to complete a check list of tasks from your Student Practical Manual. This assessment task will occur during tutorial/ practical sessions during the term. Marks will be awarded accordingly for successful completion completion of the tasks.
- Evaluate conservative therapies applicable to the patient with rheumatic diseases and implement an appropriate patient-centred management plan.
- Engage in active learning and apply an evidence based approach to rheumatology and musculoskeletal medicine in podiatry practice.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Team Work
- Cross Cultural Competence
- Ethical practice
2 Written Assessment
You will be required to submit a written assessment in the form of an essay. You are to review the literature in order to establish the current knowledge of Rheumatology and Muscular Skeletal (MSK) assessment in Podiatry practice.
The written essay must be 2500 (+/- 10%) words consisting of an introduction, essay content and conclusion.
Your essay must include:
- Cover Page which includes assessment title, student’s name and number, unit code and title, unit coordinator's name, due date of assignment and word count.
- References - Your arguments/ case must be supported by evidence from literature
- References must be listed in APA format and contain at least 10 primary sources of information
Week 7 Tuesday (27 Apr 2021) 11:59 pm AEST
Week 9 Tuesday (11 May 2021)
The assessment will be marked according to a marking rubric designed specifically for this assessment task.
- Recognise and appraise the pathophysiology and clinical pattern of common arthropathies and musculoskeletal disorders specific to the lower extremity
- Evaluate conservative therapies applicable to the patient with rheumatic diseases and implement an appropriate patient-centred management plan.
- Develop patient education strategies for optimum management of common lower extremity musculoskeletal and inflammatory disorders.
- Engage in active learning and apply an evidence based approach to rheumatology and musculoskeletal medicine in podiatry practice.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
- Cross Cultural Competence
- Ethical practice
3 In-class Test(s)
The in-class test (50%) will be in a form of a closed book class test covering content from Week 1- 10. Students will be required to attend on-campus to complete this class test. The class test will be 180 minutes long.
Week 12 Monday (31 May 2021) 5:00 pm AEST
Exam Week Monday (14 June 2021)
The class test will assess all content covered from Weeks 1-10. Students must demonstrate that they have a firm grasp of Rheumatological pathologies and assessments in a clinical setting. You will be provided with sample questions during the term to prepare you for the class test.
- Recognise and appraise the pathophysiology and clinical pattern of common arthropathies and musculoskeletal disorders specific to the lower extremity
- Develop patient education strategies for optimum management of common lower extremity musculoskeletal and inflammatory disorders.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Cross Cultural Competence
- Ethical practice
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?
