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Foundation in Leg Ulcer Management

Module Aim

The overall aim of this module is to promote the understanding of the management of patients with leg ulceration by exploring current evidence and practice. This module seeks to advance the students existing awareness to enable them to extend their knowledge and develop strategies to improve the patients’ outcome and quality of care.

Outcomes

On completion of the module a student should be able to:

Knowledge and Understanding:

- distinguish between the different causes of ulceration and associated pathophysiology and relate to epidemiology, risk factors and assessment

- gain an understanding of the importance of the multidisciplinary approach in the assessment and management of patients with leg ulcers

- demonstrate application of knowledge by relating it to their own area of clinical practice

- Show evidence of the ability to select and utilise appropriate literature in a structured manner

- Demonstrate a wider understanding of the subject by appraising the impact of local and national guidelines and their relevance to service delivery

- Communicate their level of awareness and personal responsibility in relation to their professional code of conduct

Intellectual Skills:

- critically analyse the current literature and evidence for leg ulcer management

- demonstrate an ability to formulate ideas and offer solutions to problems associated with managing patients with leg ulceration

- display an ability to plan and complete an individual assignment with evidence of a balanced discussion to demonstrate integration of knowledge

Discipline Specific (including practical) Skills:

- review the Health Care Professionals role in assessment of patients with leg ulcers and explore the evidence for undertaking a comprehensive assessment

- Formulate treatment and management plans for patients with leg ulceration

- Review the role of the Hand-Held Doppler within the assessment process of the lower limb

- Appraise the evidence for compression therapy and relate this to current practice

- Critique the impact of psychosocial issues that are relevant to managing patients with leg ulceration and suggest strategies to incorporate these within clinical practice

Transferable Skills:

- display appropriate communication skills through written and verbal communication

- demonstrate an understanding of the principles and processes of reflection in a structured manner

- demonstrate an ability to work effectively as an individual by using information technology as a method of study

- Show their ability to manage their time effectively

- able to identify a future personal developmental strategy that fits with the notion of Lifelong Learning

Module Overview

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