Endorsed Scheduled Medicines (ESM) Online Case Studies

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SKU
SC-3
Gain endorsed prescribing status in Australia.
$480.00

Key facts

Course category
Health and Medicine, Allied Health
Options
Option 1 Access to the course for 12 weeks from registration On Demand - Start AnytimeOnline (On demand)
Duration
12 weeks access from registration date
Group Bookings
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Prerequisite/s
Podiatrists registered with the Podiatry Board of Australia with appropriate pharmacology knowledge
Certification
Certificate of Achievement

Why this course?

Successful completion of these case studies is a requirement of the Podiatry Board of Australia's Supervised Practice Pathway to enable registered podiatrists to be eligible to apply for endorsement for scheduled medicines. This course covers a range of patient pathologies and prescription medicine scenarios that might commonly be seen by a podiatrist with endorsement for prescribing scheduled medicines. 

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Course content

This online, self-paced course contains a series of 15 case studies that cover a range of patient pathologies and prescription medicine scenarios that might commonly be seen by a prescribing podiatrist. You will have access to the cases for a 12 week period from registration.  

 

Each case study consists of a presenting complaint with medical history, diagnosis, and both non-pharmacological and pharmacological management approaches. Exemplar prescriptions are presented. Each case has a multiple-choice quiz relating to scenario that is presented. The presenting complaints for the case studies are as follows:

Case 1: Achilles tendinopathy

Case 2: Painful hallux valgus

Case 3: Acute paronychia

Case 4: Onychomycosis

Case 5: Acute gout flare

Case 6: Posterior calcaneal bursitis

Case 7: Tinea pedis and bacterial infection of the skin

Case 8: Infected foot ulcer

Case 9: Plantar heel pain

Case 10: Post traumatic wound infection

Case 11: Neuropathic ulcer with cellulitus

Case 12: Chronic mild diabetic foot ulcer

Case 13: Posterior tibial tendon tendinopathy

Case 14: Chronic onychocryptosis

Case 15: Allergic contact dermatitis.

 

Check the Podiatry Board of Australia website to ensure that you are eligible to participate - you will need an appropriate level of undergraduate or postgraduate pharmacology.  

These case studies and assessment have been approved and accredited by the Podiatry Board of Australia (2024 - 2027) as part of their Supervised Practice Pathway to enable registered podiatrists to be eligible to apply for endorsement for scheduled medicines.  

Before you start, it is essential that you have access to appropriate resources - namely, current editions of:

  • Therapeutic Guidelines (available online)
  • The Australian Medicines Handbook (available online)
  • AusDI or MIMS (available online)
  • Pharmacology textbook (e.g. Pharmacology for Health Professions [Bryant and Knights]), and 
  • Notes from your studies in an approved podiatric therapeutics course.

This course (and any associated costs with accessing learning resources such as AMH online) may be tax deductible if it is directly related to your current employment or if it helps you maintain or improve the skills and knowledge needed in your work. We recommend checking with your tax advisor or the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) to confirm your eligibility for a deduction.

You’ll learn:

  • To describe the legal and registration requirements for podiatrists wishing to obtain endorsement for scheduled medicines
  • The importance of non-pharmacological and pharmacological interventions as well as shared-care arrangements to manage common conditions seen by podiatrists
  • The mode of action, indications, contraindications, adverse effects and possible interactions, and dosages of medicines available to endorsed podiatrists using recognised pharmacological prescribing resources

  • How to analyse pharmacological prescriptions using medicines available to endorsed podiatrists and using recognised pharmacological prescribing resources.

Your study experience

The course assessment comprises of multiple-choice quiz relating to the 15 prescribing scenarios, with a required pass mark of 80%.  

Re-assessment or an extension to the course duration is available for a fee of $50. 

You will have access to the case studies for a 12-week period from the date you register, and the estimated total time commitment, including assessment, is 30 hours.

 

Frequently Asked Questions

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I would like information about a short course. Who can assist me?  

Email: LaTrobeProfessional@latrobe.edu.au 

Phone: 1300 135 045

I have paid the fee for a short course. When will I be able to access it?  

On completion of your registration, you'll be provided with an account on our Learning Management System (LMS) and the course material will be made available at the advertised date, or as outlined on your registration confirmation email.  For our on-demand courses, access will be immediate.

What payment options are there?

  • You may arrange to pay by BPAY or EFT
  • For group bookings, we encourage purchase orders.  Contact us for a quote, and upon receipt of your purchase order we can make the course available to you.
  • Unfortunately, we are not able to arrange instalment payments.

Contact us on LaTrobeProfessional@latrobe.edu.au for assistance. 

Can I arrange payment with a Purchase Order?

Yes, we accept Purchase Orders. Please email to LaTrobeProfessional@latrobe.edu.au and our La Trobe Professional team will provide you with payment details and access to your course. 

I am getting an error when I try to log into my LMS account. Can you help? 

  • The first thing to check is your order confirmation email - it will contain your Learning Management System (LMS) account and password.  Note that this account may not be the same as your staff, student or previous short course participant account. 
  • The second thing to check is that you're logging on as a short course participant and not as a student - choose 'Other Users' - select Short Course as your institution and use your account and password as provided.

If you need any assistance, contact us on LaTrobeProfessional@latrobe.edu.au. 

I want to enrol multiple staff in a short course. How do I go about this? 

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What certification will I receive?

The type of certification depends on the assessment involved in the course. For example:

  • Microcredentials:  You will receive a digital credential that confirms the skills you’ve acquired, any assessments you’ve completed and potential pathways for credit or advanced standing towards a degree. 
  • Other assessed short courses:  This may include bridging programs or courses that prepare you for external certification from a professional body.  You might receive a certificate of achievement or a digital badge (a digital version of a certificate of achievement).
  • Non-assessed courses:  If a course doesn’t involve formal assessment, you’ll receive a certificate of attendance.
  • Single-subject enrolment: If you enrol in a single subject, you will receive an official transcript for that subject.

Please note that short courses or microcredentials are not formal qualifications under the Australian Qualifications Framework but may be eligible for consideration as advanced standing (credit) towards a degree.

What is a microcredential? 

Microcredentials are short courses that are assessed, carry academic credit, and to deliver specific skills or knowledge.  While they can be taken as standalone courses, many are designed to be combined or ‘stacked’ with other microcredentials to form the equivalent of a subject within a degree program.  Upon successful completion, you’ll earn a digital credential that outlines the skills and credit obtained, and any opportunities for stacking.

For La Trobe microcredentials, any advanced standing or stacking pathways are clearly expressed on the course page.   

What is advanced standing?

Advanced standing refers to credit for prior study or formal learning that can be credited towards a qualification, thereby reducing the number of subjects required to complete a course. For short courses or microcredentials (if these have been completed through recognised institutions or platforms and are deemed equivalent to La Trobe University subjects), credit may be granted either for specific La Trobe subjects or as unspecified credit towards elective requirements of a La Trobe course.

For La Trobe microcredentials, any advanced standing or stacking pathways are clearly expressed on the course page.   Upon successful completion of the course, you’ll receive a digital credential, which may be used when applying for credit for the relevant degree at La Trobe.

For more details, visit the University’s advanced standing web page.