| CODE | POD4021 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Podiatric Surgery Practice | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 04 - Years 4, 5 in Modular UG or PG Cert Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 6 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 6 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Podiatry | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | Throughout this study-unit, students will receive hands-on instruction in the performance of cutaneous surgery. They will participate in podiatric surgical clinics where principles of peri-operative management are put into practice. Students will also have the opportunity to assess patients post-operatively and be involved in their management. Study-unit Aims: This study-unit aims to provide students with hands-on instruction in the performance of cutaneous surgery. They will participate in podiatric surgical clinics where principles of peri-operative management are put into practice. The study-unit aims to give students the opportunity to assess patients post-operatively and be involved in their management. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Demonstrate pre-operative assessment and peri-operative management skills in relation to podiatric surgery; - Recognize the role of foot and ankle surgery in the management of lower limb pathology through exposure to patients undergoing podiatric foot and ankle surgery; - Identify indications and contra-indications for common foot and ankle surgical procedures; - Recognize postoperative complications and their management; and - Identify and critically discuss recent research studies in podiatric surgery. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Participate as a competent practitioner in non-incisional surgical nail procedures; - Develop the student's clinical skills in curettage; - Be able to competently perform non-incisional nail surgical procedures; - Implement ongoing review procedures regarding the use of specialised equipment and associated techniques; - Be able to address postoperative complications and their management; and - Identify and critically discuss recent research studies in podiatric surgery. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Text: - Surgery of disorders of the foot and ankle / edited by Basil Helal Published: London, M. Dunitz, 1996. Supplementary Readings: - Master techniques in Podiatric Surgery. The foot and ankle 1st Edition. Ed. Thomas J Chang. 2004. LWW: Edinburgh. - Nail Surgery (Series in Dermatological Treatment) 1st Edition. Ed. B. Richert, N. Di Chiacchio, E. Haneke. 2011. CRC Press: |
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| RULES/CONDITIONS | Before TAKING THIS UNIT YOU MUST TAKE POD3014 AND TAKE POD3016 | ||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Practical and Tutorials | ||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Anabelle Mizzi (Co-ord.) |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2025/6. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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