SyllabusThe subject will cover the following topics:
- Professional podiatry organisations - structure, purpose and interrelationships
- Professional competency standards - definition, general purpose, advantages / disadvantages, development process, specific Australian podiatry competency standards
- Funding for podiatry services - key funding mechanisms, requirements for accessing funding for clients, reporting mechanisms
- Medico/legal issues in podiatry - relevant legislation including registration acts, health insurance legislation, OH&S legislation, Trade Practices Act, privacy legislation, workcover legislation, ethical practice, codes of conduct, informed consent, medical records, access and equity legislation
- Quality assurance - definition, purpose, application in podiatric practice
- Information technology in health practice - electronic medical records, electronic imaging techniques, telemedicine, literature searching, impact of the internet
- Small Business - taxation, employment law, advertising, budgets, stock control, working with accountants and solicitors
- Sub-contracting - taxation, superannuation, insurances [workcover, income protection insurance, malpractice, indemnity], contractual arrangements
- Public sector - managing workloads, different practice models, union membership, managing budgets, stock control, tendering, occasions of service, key performance indicators, political manoeuvering
- Professional person - ethical practice, continuing professional development, professional isolation and burnout, mentoring, networking, managing conflict, bullying , discrimination/harassment, corporate cultures, indemnity insurance, superannuation, taxation, income protection insurance, work-life balance, career planning, leave (recreational, parental, bereavement), orientation, conditions of employment, starting a new job, writing a CV/Resume, job interviews
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