Australian Podiatry Association runs Foot Health Week, it’s an annual campaign to promote foot health and encourages better health outcomes for all Australians. The national theme is ‘Pods get you …moving, pain free and living a fuller life!’.
As feet contain 25% of the bones in the entire body, they become extremely vulnerable to injury and disease that can affect the entire body, limiting movement and quality of life. Podiatrist are foot expects and can help kids, athletes, the chronically ill and older Australians enjoy better lives and healthy feet.
CSU is a leading provider of podiatric clinical education, with the Bachelor of Podiatric Medicine. Students undertake workplace learning from their first year in CSU’s on-campus clinics. The Community Engagement and Wellness Centre (CEW) based at the Albury-Wodonga Campus has a reputation as a centre of excellence in the community and health care sector. The clinic is open to the public and clients can expect to experience a full scope of podiatric practice onsite, including primary healthcare, diabetics management, rheumatology, biomechanics and sport medicine, paediatrics and surgery.
The library has a full range of resources on offer to support our Bachelor of Podiatric Medicine students, including:
- Allied Health Journal Databases
- Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
- Book and eBook collections
- eJournals, such as Australasian Journal of Podiatric Medicine, Clinical Biomechanics, Diabetic Foot and Ankle and many other titles
- Podiatry Library Guide
