Course Outline
HLT208 Clinical Skills in Prosthetics and Orthotics
Course Coordinator:Adam Holden (aholden@usc.edu.au) School:School of Health - Public Health
2024Semester 1
UniSC Sunshine Coast |
Blended learning | Most of your course is on campus but you may be able to do some components of this course online. |
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teaching sessions and campuses where this course is usually offered.
What is this course about?
Description
This course introduces the foundations of orthotic and prosthetic management of foot and lower limb pathologies and conditions, relating skills to models of behaviour and social theories of healthcare. You will develop clinical assessment skills, utilise current evidenced-based treatment practices, and develop critical communication strategies to advance client centred care. Practical activities involve fabrication and delivery of orthotic and prosthetic interventions in addressing complex foot pathologies and lower limb conditions.
How will this course be delivered?
| Activity | Hours | Beginning Week | Frequency |
| Blended learning | |||
| Learning materials – Interactive self-directed learning | 2hrs | Week 1 | 13 times |
| Tutorial/Workshop 1 – On campus tutorial | 2hrs | Week 1 | 13 times |
| Laboratory 1 – On campus laboratory | 3hrs | Week 1 | 13 times |
Course Topics
- Structure and skills of an appointment
- Acute/Subacute Orthotic Management
- Acute/Subacute Prosthetic Management
What level is this course?
200 Level (Developing)
What is the unit value of this course?
12 units
How does this course contribute to my learning?
| Course Learning Outcomes On successful completion of this course, you should be able to... | Graduate Qualities Mapping Completing these tasks successfully will contribute to you becoming... | Professional Standard Mapping * The Australian Orthotic Prosthetic Association | |
| 1 | Describe common acute/subacute musculoskeletal aetiologies and clinically justify strategies to appropriately manage the impairment |
Knowledgeable Creative and critical thinker Empowered |
1.3.1, 1.3.2, 2.2.1, 2.3.2, 2.3.6 |
| 2 | Communicate effectively with clients and professional colleagues along the treatment pathway, including the creation of client centred goals. |
Ethical Engaged |
1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.1.3, 1.1.4, 1.1.5, 1.1.6, 1.1.7, 1.1.8, 2.3.1, 2.3.3, 2.3.4, 2.3.7, 2.4.4, 2.4.5, 2.4.6 |
| 3 | Demonstrate safe clinical skills and technical skills in the provision of acute and subacute Prosthetic and Orthotic Management |
Knowledgeable Empowered |
2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.1.3, 2.3.8, 2.4.1, 2.4.2, 2.5.1, 2.5.2, 3.1.1, 3.1.2, 3.1.3, 3.2.1, 3.2.2 |
| 4 | Develop reflective practice of clinical skills in Prosthetic and Orthotic intervention. |
Empowered Engaged |
4.3.2, 6.1.1, 6.1.3, 6.2.5 |
| 5 | Demonstrate ethical, respectful and professional Prosthetic and Orthotic practice within client, professional and multidisciplinary interactions. |
Knowledgeable Ethical |
1.2.2, 1.2.3, 1.2.4, 2.3.5, 2.5.3, 5.2.1, 5.2.2, 5.2.3, 5.2.4, 6.1.2, 6.1.5 |
| 6 | Applies legislative and policy frameworks in the development of all documentation, handover, and care plans involved in the care pathway. |
Empowered Ethical |
1.1.2, 1.1.3, 1.1.4, 1.1.7, 1.1.8, 1.2.1, 1.2.4, 1.3.1, 1.3.2, 2.1.1, 2.3.2, 2.3.3, 2.3.5, 2.3.7, 2.5.1, 2.5.2, 2.5.3, 5.1.1, 5.2.2, 5.2.3, 6.1.2, 6.1.5 |
* Competencies by Professional Body
| CODE | COMPETENCY |
| The Australian Orthotic Prosthetic Association | |
| 1.3.1 | Provides clinical justification for prescribed orthotic/prosthetic client treatment |
| 1.3.2 | Provides relevant information in order to facilitate client access to care |
| 1.1.1 | Ensures all interactions with the client and/or carer demonstrate respect, honesty, empathy and dignity and are conducted in a culturally appropriate manner |
| 1.1.2 | Ensures the client is the focus of the care pathway |
| 1.1.3 | Ensures the client and/or carer is aware of their rights and responsibilities |
| 1.1.4 | Obtains informed consent from the client and/or carer prior to the provision of care |
| 1.1.5 | Listens effectively to the client and/or carer |
| 1.1.6 | Encourages the client and/or carer to participate and provide feedback |
| 1.1.7 | Provides prompt, accurate and comprehensive information in clear terms to enable the client and/or carer to male am informed decision |
| 1.1.8 | Uses all available resources to enhance communication |
| 1.2.2 | Respects, acknowledges and utilises the expertise of other health professionals |
| 1.2.3 | Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with other health professionals to enhance collaborative practice and client access to care |
| 1.2.4 | Actively participates within the health professional team and seeks opportunities to demonstrate professional excellence |
| 1.2.1 | Receives and develops client referrals, professional handovers health professional team reports and care plans |
| 2.2.1 | Accesses and utilises evidence to guide clinical decisions |
| 2.3.2 | Considers the information obtained, the client and/or carer’s goals and evidence when formulating treatment options |
| 2.3.6 | Determines and justifies the design details of the orthosis/prosthesis prescription |
| 2.3.1 | Facilitates client and/or carer to establish personal goals |
| 2.3.3 | Discusses treatment options with the client and/or carer to support client centred care and informed choice |
| 2.3.4 | Discusses short and long term treatment goals with the client and/or carer |
| 2.3.7 | Includes client, carer and/or health professional team education and follow-up when planning treatment |
| 2.4.4 | Evaluates and monitors treatment outcomes using patient feedback and/or outcome measures |
| 2.4.5 | Modifies treatment to ensure best possible outcomes are maintained |
| 2.4.6 | Discusses progress toward goals with the client and/or carer |
| 2.1.1 | Identifies subjective and objective information to enable development of an appropriate orthotic/prosthetic care plan |
| 2.1.2 | Selects assessment techniques, outcome measures and other tools/instruments based on evidence, which are relevant to the client’s presentation |
| 2.1.3 | Performs assessment professionally, safely and effectively |
| 2.3.8 | Selects appropriate outcome measures |
| 2.4.1 | Considers all relevant characteristics of the client during orthosis/prosthesis fitting and review processes |
| 2.4.2 | Uses appropriate techniques to ensure optimal fit and function of the orthosis/prosthesis |
| 2.5.1 | Adheres to legislative and organisational requirements for all documentation |
| 2.5.2 | Maintains legible, concise and accurate documentation using contemporary methods |
| 2.3.5 | Identifies clients who require collaborative care and liaises with the health professional team to ensure integrates care planning |
| 2.5.3 | Safely and securely stores information and acts to maintain confidentiality whilst ensuring availability of information to other health professionals involved in the care pathway |
| 3.1.1 | Utilises appropriate casting, measuring and/or cast modification techniques to facilitate fabrication |
| 3.1.2 | Fabricates and/or coordinates the optimal fabrication of orthoses/prostheses |
| 3.1.3 | Performs and/or coordinates requires modifications of orthoses/prostheses |
| 3.2.1 | Assesses the orthosis/prosthesis for structural safety at appropriate intervals |
| 3.2.2 | Ensures the orthosis/prosthesis is compliant with manufacturer guidelines and standards |
| 4.3.2 | Participates in audit processes and quality improvement initiative |
| 5.2.1 | Recognises the responsibility to do no harm |
| 5.2.2 | Complies with relevant laws, regulations, policies and guidelines |
| 5.2.3 | Abides by applicable codes of ethics and conduct |
| 5.2.4 | Recognises and responds appropriately if client is at risk |
| 5.1.1 | Adheres to legislation and workplace guidelines relating to safety |
| 6.1.1 | Undertakes independent learning to further own knowledge and skills on a continuous basis |
| 6.1.3 | Participates in health professional training and research as opportunities arise |
| 6.2.5 | Critically and continuously evaluates practice |
| 6.1.2 | Shares skills and knowledge with health professional colleagues and students |
| 6.1.5 | Offers constructive feedback and assistance to other health professionals |
Am I eligible to enrol in this course?
Refer to the UniSC Glossary of terms for definitions of “pre-requisites, co-requisites and anti-requisites”.
Pre-requisites
HLT105 and enrolled in SC307
Co-requisites
Not applicable
Anti-requisites
Not applicable
Specific assumed prior knowledge and skills (where applicable)
Not applicable
How am I going to be assessed?
Grading Scale
Standard Grading (GRD)
| High Distinction (HD), Distinction (DN), Credit (CR), Pass (PS), Fail (FL). |
Details of early feedback on progress
Formative documentation task and feedback week 3 to assist you with task 1.
Assessment tasks
| Delivery mode | Task No. | Assessment Product | Individual or Group | Weighting % | What is the duration / length? | When should I submit? | Where should I submit it? |
| All | 1 | Practical / Laboratory Skills, and Written Piece | Individual | 30% | 7 minute OSCE and 600 word reflection. |
Week 6 | In Class |
| All | 2 | Artefact - Creative, and Written Piece | Group | 30% | 5 minute video and an A4 handout 700 words |
Week 13 | Online Assignment Submission with plagiarism check |
| All | 3 | Examination - Centrally Scheduled | Individual | 40% | 7 min interactive oral and 1,000 word documentation |
Exam Period | Exam Venue |
| All - Assessment Task 1:OSCE clinical scenario | |
| Goal: | This task will have you demonstrate and communicate via a clinical appointment focussing on safe acute management. This will have you demonstrate and reflect on your growing professional skills and theory. |
| Product: | Practical / Laboratory Skills, and Written Piece |
| Format: | You will complete an Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) scenario involving the treatment pathway of a client, and a reflection on performance. |
| Criteria: |
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| All - Assessment Task 2:Multi-media presentation | |
| Goal: | The goal of this task is to provide education on a topic relevant to multi-disciplinary clinical practice. |
| Product: | Artefact - Creative, and Written Piece |
| Format: | This multi-media presentation will have you submit an education video as a group, alongside an educational resource |
| Criteria: |
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| All - Assessment Task 3:Interactive oral assessment | |
| Goal: | The goal of this task is to have you demonstrate all professional skills involved with clinical handover relating to a topic of acute prosthetic and/or orthotic management. |
| Product: | Examination - Centrally Scheduled |
| Format: | You will complete an interactive oral assessment relating to a simulation case, answering questions based on the scenario, and submitted any associated clinical documentation. |
| Criteria: |
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Directed study hours
A 12-unit course will have total of 150 learning hours which will include directed study hours (including online if required), self-directed learning and completion of assessable tasks. Student workload is calculated at 12.5 learning hours per one unit.
What resources do I need to undertake this course?
Please note: Course information, including specific information of recommended readings, learning activities, resources, weekly readings, etc. are available on the course Canvas site– Please log in as soon as possible.
Prescribed text(s) or course reader
Please note that you need to have regular access to the resource(s) listed below. Resources may be required or recommended.
| Required? | Author | Year | Title | Edition | Publisher |
| Required | Kevin C. Chui,Sheng-Che Yen,Milagros Jorge,Michelle M. Lusardi | 2019 | Orthotics and Prosthetics in Rehabilitation | 4 | Saunders |
Specific requirements
You will be required to wear Program polo (available from UniSC Marketing), Student name tag, Student ID, approved pants, and closed toe shoes during client and/or professional encounters.
How are risks managed in this course?
What administrative information is relevant to this course?
Assessment: Academic Integrity
Academic integrity is the ethical standard of university participation. It ensures that students graduate as a result of proving they are competent in their discipline. This is integral in maintaining the value of academic qualifications. Each industry has expectations and standards of the skills and knowledge within that discipline and these are reflected in assessment.
Academic integrity means that you do not engage in any activity that is considered to be academic fraud; including plagiarism, collusion or outsourcing any part of any assessment item to any other person. You are expected to be honest and ethical by completing all work yourself and indicating in your work which ideas and information were developed by you and which were taken from others. You cannot provide your assessment work to others. You are also expected to provide evidence of wide and critical reading, usually by using appropriate academic references.
In order to minimise incidents of academic fraud, this course may require that some of its assessment tasks, when submitted to Canvas, are electronically checked through Turnitin. This software allows for text comparisons to be made between your submitted assessment item and all other work to which Turnitin has access.
Assessment: Additional Requirements
Eligibility for Supplementary Assessment Your eligibility for supplementary assessment in a course is dependent of the following conditions applying: The final mark is in the percentage range 47% to 49.4% The course is graded using the Standard Grading scale You have not failed an assessment task in the course due to academic misconduct
Assessment: Submission penalties
Late submission of assessment tasks will be penalised at the following maximum rate (the rates are cumulative): 5% (of the assessment task’s identified value) per day for the first two days from the date identified as the due date for the assessment task 10% (of the assessment task’s identified value) for the third day 20% (of the assessment task’s identified value) for the fourth day and subsequent days up to and including seven days from the date identified as the due date for the assessment task A result of zero is awarded for an assessment task submitted seven days from the date identified as the due date for the assessment task. Weekdays and weekends are included in the calculation of days late.
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