Overview
Course Code
CH806
Instructor
Adrian Dobrowsky
Credential Earned
Certificate of completion
Course Type
Part-Time
Course Length
Maximum 6 months
Course Delivery
Virtual
Application Method
Self-service Registration
OSAP Eligibility
No
About the Course
This self-paced course will allow practicing chiropodists to update their skills involved in reading and interpreting foot and ankle x-rays.
Topics covered include:
- Review of pedal radiographic views
- Approaches to reading pedal radiographs
- Radiographic biomechanical evaluation
- Common arthridities
- Infectious arthropathies and osteomyelitis
- Tarsal coalitions
- Diabetic charcot foot
- Lower extremity bone tumours
Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, learners will gain a comprehensive review of the radiographic views commonly ordered in the chiropodist setting, such as reading normal foot and ankle radiographs, and identifying and interpreting radiographs of various foot pathologies.