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PODI14014 Surgery in Podiatry Practice
Surgery in Podiatry Practice
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General Information

Overview

In this unit, you will implement podiatric surgical techniques required to perform safe and competent nail surgery. Specific emphasis is placed on surgical principles, expanding and reinforcing your understanding and practice of infection control and clinical and theatre protocols. You will gain knowledge and skills in surgical management and learn the theory behind a range of surgical procedures relevant to podiatric practice. The scope of podiatric surgery practice is explored with consideration of the ethical and medico-legal implications.

Details

Career Level: Undergraduate
Unit Level: Level 4
Credit Points: 6
Student Contribution Band: 8
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load: 0.125

Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Prerequisites: PODI13011 Podiatry Clinical Practice 3 and PODI13015 Advanced Pharmacology in Podiatry Practice and Corequisite: 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 - 2026

Rockhampton

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).

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Class and Assessment Overview

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This information will be available on Monday 12 January 2026
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Previous Student Feedback

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 Unit Coordinator Feedback

Feedback

Students may benefit from greater development of education material around specific surgical procedures of the foot and ankle and how these are relevant to podiatry.

Recommendation

It is recommended that further learning materials relating to orthopaedic surgical procedures of the foot and ankle, with clear podiatric relevance, continue to be developed and included in future offerings of this unit

Feedback from Unit Coordinator Feedback

Feedback

Students may benefit from inclusion of additional learning materials relating to safety considerations relevant to surgery in podiatry.

Recommendation

It is recommended that additional materials related to safety considerations relevant to surgery in podiatry be developed and presented in a clear and consistent manner.

Feedback from Unit Coordinator Feedback

Feedback

Students may benefit from clear expectations of unit schedule and content.

Recommendation

It is recommended that the unit coordinator revises the unit schedule and content to improve the clarity of the unit schedule, expectations of students, and the overall learning experience in this unit.

Unit Learning Outcomes

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Alignment of Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Graduate Attributes

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Textbooks and Resources

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This information will be available on Monday 16 February 2026
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