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This unit introduces you to obstetric and non-gravid pelvic ultrasound. In this unit you will build upon your anatomical knowledge of the pelvis to include the anatomy of the gravid pelvis. You will study the sonographic appearance, techniques and procedures applicable to pathology of the non-gravid pelvis, including techniques for communicating your findings. You will develop skills in sonographic scanning techniques of the transabdominal pelvis. You will be introduced to fetal development and the sonographic appearance of the gravid pelvis. You will identify family-centred care strategies employed in the care of the obstetric patient and the ethical, medico-legal and professional issues relevant to safe practice.
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Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Pre-requisites: MEDS12002 Abdominal Ultrasound and MEDS12003 Superficial Structures in Ultrasound
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 2 - 2024
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes – in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Residential Schools
This unit has a Compulsory Residential School for distance mode students and the details are:
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Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University’s Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades.
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- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback – Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
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Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from Self Reflection
Lectures for MEDS12006 are of a very high quality but could do with refreshing.
Continue updating lecture material for next delivery.
Feedback from SUTE
Case studies supported student learning. Students asked for more case studies.
Consider increasing the number of case studies.
Feedback from SUTE
Students appreciated the moments of neuroscience and commented they would apply it to future studies.
Maintain neuroscience component of tutorials for the benefit of the student as a whole not just a student of MEDS12006.
Feedback from Self Reflection
A number of students struggled with academic writing in the written assessment
Provide regular reminders of academic writing resources available to students through multiple channels.
- Identify anatomical structures of the pelvis and formulate strategies and implement skills necessary to complete sonographic examinations of the pelvic organs.
- Differentiate the aetiology of female pelvic and fetal disease in relation to sonographic appearance
- Critically evaluate clinical data to communicate a differential diagnosis and evaluate gynaecological and obstetric imaging in relation to safe practice.
- Critically reflect and improve upon own professional practice and sonographic psychomotor skills utilising constructive feedback.
- Display professional behaviour, teamwork, communication skills and criteria to meet safe sonographic practice and industry expectation.
Australasian Sonography Association Competency Standards for the Entry Level Sonographer Units: 1-5, 10
Australian Sonographer Accreditation Registry Standards for the Accreditation of Sonographer Courses:
Foundation Units of Competence 1-6
Critical Practice Unit of Competence 10
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
1 - Online Quiz(zes) - 10% | |||||
2 - Written Assessment - 40% | |||||
3 - Online Test - 50% |
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
1 - Communication | |||||
2 - Problem Solving | |||||
3 - Critical Thinking | |||||
4 - Information Literacy | |||||
5 - Team Work | |||||
6 - Information Technology Competence | |||||
7 - Cross Cultural Competence | |||||
8 - Ethical practice | |||||
9 - Social Innovation | |||||
10 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures |