Overview
This unit prepares you for performing cardiac rhythm assessments in the clinical workplace. Knowledge presented within this unit will prepare you for subsequent clinical placements. You will explore the pivotal role echocardiography plays in cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT).
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Pre-requisites: MEDS12001 Physics of Ultrasound ANDECHO12006 Cardiac ScienceANDECHO11002 Cardiac Structure and Function
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 - 2020
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).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 12-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 25 hours of study per week, making a total of 300 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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- Interpret the outcome of 12-Lead electrocardiogram (ECG) studies to an intermediate level of competency
- Explain the concepts underpinning cardiac assessment procedures associated with cardiac rhythm management, including consideration of best practice and patient safety
- Describe how echocardiography is used to assess cardiac performance and patient outcomes during cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT)
- Analyse clinical case studies (including data derived from cardiac devices and electrocardiography) and to construct links between cardiovascular disease presentation, assessment and patient outcomes.
Unit developed in collaboration with International Board of Heart Rhythm Examiners certified staff.
Unit linked to ASAR Accreditation Standards for Cardiac Sonography - critical practice Unit 8 - Cardiac, Foundation units of competence - 1 - 5.
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - Written Assessment - 30% | ||||
| 2 - Online Quiz(zes) - 20% | ||||
| 3 - Online Test - 50% | ||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 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 - First Nations Knowledges | ||||
| 11 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | ||||
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |
| 1 - Written Assessment - 30% | |||||||||||
| 2 - Online Quiz(zes) - 20% | |||||||||||
| 3 - Online Test - 50% | |||||||||||
Textbooks
The Nuts and Bolts of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- (2007)
- Authors: Tom Kenny
- Wiley-Blackwell
- UK
- ISBN: 978-1-4051-5372-0
- Binding: Paperback
The Nuts and Bolts of ICD Therapy
- (2009)
- Authors: Tom Kenny
- Wiley
- UK
- ISBN: 978-1-4051-8404-5
- Binding: Paperback
The Nuts and Bolts of Implantable Device Therapy: Pacemakers
- (2014)
- Authors: Tom Kenny
- Wiley
- UK
- ISBN: 978-1-118-67067-5
- Binding: Paperback
The Nuts and Bolts of Paced ECG Interpretation
- (2009)
- Authors: Tom Kenny
- Wiley-Blackwell
- UK
- ISBN: 978-1-4051-8404-5
- Binding: Paperback
Additional Textbook Information
If you prefer to study with a paper copy, they are available at the CQUni Bookshop here: http://bookshop.cqu.edu.au (search on the Unit code). eBooks are available at the publisher's website.
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: Vancouver
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
a.rickwood@cqu.edu.au
Week 1
Begin Date: 13 Jul 2020Module/Topic
PPM Indications
ECG: Stepwise method recap
Chapter
The nuts and bolts of Implantable Device Therapy - Pacemakers;
Tom Kenny 2014. Chapters 10 & 11.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 2
Begin Date: 20 Jul 2020Module/Topic
NBG Code
ECG: Rhythms
Chapter
The nuts and bolts of Implantable Device Therapy - Pacemakers; Tom Kenny 2014. Chapter 13.
The nuts and bolts of Paced ECG Interpretation; Tom Kenny 2009. Chapter 4.
Events and Submissions/Topic
ECG Quiz Open: Week 2 Tuesday (21 Jul. 2020) 8:00 am AEST
Week 3
Begin Date: 27 Jul 2020Module/Topic
Electrical concepts
ECG: Types of heart block
Chapter
The nuts and bolts of Implantable Device Therapy - Pacemakers; Tom Kenny 2014. Chapters 2 & 8.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 4
Begin Date: 03 Aug 2020Module/Topic
Single Chamber PPM
ECG: Arrhythmias
Chapter
The nuts and bolts of Implantable Device Therapy - Pacemakers; Tom Kenny 2014. Chapters 14.
Events and Submissions/Topic
ECG Quiz open: Week 4 Tuesday (4 Aug. 2020) 8:00 am AEST
Week 5
Begin Date: 10 Aug 2020Module/Topic
Dual Chamber PPM
ECG: Interpretation
Chapter
The nuts and bolts of Implantable Device Therapy - Pacemakers; Tom Kenny 2009. Chapter 15.
The nuts and bolts of Paced ECG Interpretation; Tom Kenny 2009. Chapter 1.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Vacation Week
Begin Date: 17 Aug 2020Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 6
Begin Date: 24 Aug 2020Module/Topic
Tachy arrhythmias
Introduction to EGM's
Chapter
The nuts and bolts of ICD Therapy; Tom Kenny 2009. Chapters 4, 6, 7 & 11.
Events and Submissions/Topic
ECG Quiz open: Week 6 Tuesday (25 Aug. 2020) 8:00 am AEST
Week 7
Begin Date: 31 Aug 2020Module/Topic
ICD indications
EGM: Rhythms
Chapter
The nuts and bolts of ICD Therapy; Tom Kenny 2009. Chapters 4, 6 & 7.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 8
Begin Date: 07 Sep 2020Module/Topic
Principles of CRT pacing
CRT pacing and Echocardiography
Chapter
The Nuts and Bolts of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy 2008 Chapter 14, 19 & 23
Events and Submissions/Topic
ECG Quiz open: Week 8 Tuesday (8 Sept. 2020) 8:00 am AEST
Week 9
Begin Date: 14 Sep 2020Module/Topic
ICD sensing and detection
Upper rate behaviour
Chapter
The nuts and bolts of ICD Therapy; Tom Kenny 2009. Chapters 8 & 10.
The Nuts and Bolts of Implantable Device Therapy: Pacemakers 2014 Chapter 19
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 10
Begin Date: 21 Sep 2020Module/Topic
SVT Discriminators
Brady therapy in ICDs
Chapter
The Nuts and Bolts of ICD Therapy 2007 Chapter 9
The nuts and bolts of ICD Therapy; Tom Kenny 2009. Chapters 4, 6 & 7.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 11
Begin Date: 28 Sep 2020Module/Topic
EGM practice examples
Downside to RV pacing
Chapter
N/A
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 12
Begin Date: 05 Oct 2020Module/Topic
Arrhythmia therapy
Radiological imaging of cardiac devices
Chapter
The nuts and bolts of ICD Therapy; Tom Kenny 2009. Chapters 8 & 12.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Review/Exam Week
Begin Date: 12 Oct 2020Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Exam Week
Begin Date: 19 Oct 2020Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
The Unit Coordinator for ECHO12004 is Aidan Rickwood. The first point of contact is the Q&A forum, or if your query is of a personal nature please email via a.rickwood@cqu.edu.au or phone (0892604034). Aidan's office hours are Monday to Wednesday, therefore, it is often best to email and request a scheduled meeting (over the phone, via Zoom, or in person), if necessary.
The first point of contact is the Q&A forum on the unit Moodle site. Forums are monitored and responses will be posted to all students in a timely manner. Please ensure that your conduct in forums is consistent with that outlined in the Student Charter.
This unit consists of pre-recorded lectures and life tutorials via Zoom. Tutorials will be held weekly during the term and tutorial times and Zoom Meeting IDs will be posted on the Moodle site.
Note: the Residential School attached to ECHO12004 has been cancelled. This decision aligns with guidance from Australian Government Department of Health on reducing the risk of transmission of the virus responsible for COVID-19. Students will continue to be supported in achieving all Learning Outcomes for ECHO12004.
To give yourself the best chance of success with this unit, please ensure that you review all lectures, attend tutorials, undertake readings, and complete activities that are provided to you. Students are expected to spend on average 22 - 24 hours of time each week in their study activities for this unit.
1 Written Assessment
This assessment task requires you to consider six (6) clinical scenarios. To fully complete this assessment, you must answer all questions relating to each clinical scenario. Proposed scenarios are devised to explore student comprehension of concepts underpinning various cardiac testing modalities, their applications, associated patient outcomes and considerations of best practice and patient safety.
- Some clinical scenarios will require completion of a series questions with short answer responses.
- Other clinical scenarios will pose a singular question which will require submission of an analytical and logical essay style response to demonstrate comprehension of subject matter.
This assessment is to be undertaken as an individual. Colluding with other students on non-group work tasks is considered academic misconduct, and may lead to action being taken the Deputy Dean of Learning and Teaching HMAS. Students are advised to refer to the 'Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)' document for additional university guidelines regarding assessments.
Week 11 Friday (2 Oct 2020) 5:00 pm AEST
Submission is due through Moodle. You are required to submit a copy to Turnitin. Please allow time for your Turnitin results and implement changes if required, prior to assessment due date.
Exam Week Friday (23 Oct 2020)
Individual student results and feedback will be made available once submissions have been marked, moderated and certified by the University.
Question responses will be assessed according to the student's:
- Locate and critically evaluate information.
- Recognise pertinent professional information.
- Use of Vancouver referencing to a high standard.
- Use of appropriate terminology and descriptors.
- Ability to appropriately interpret presented cardiac assessment data.
- Ability to succinctly respond with accurate answers.
Question marks are allocated based on the accuracy, depth and breadth of required responses. The number of marks allocated for each question will be found on the task specific information located on Moodle.
Marks will also be allocated for appropriate application of Vancouver referencing, grammar spelling and academic writing style.
A minimum 5 peer reviewed journal articles must be cited. Literature titles must be current (<5 years of age), excepting seminal works.
A detailed marking rubric can be found on the Moodle site and students are encouraged to review this.
There is no opportunity for re-submission. 5% penalty will be applied for each day (or part there of) that submission is late.
- Explain the concepts underpinning cardiac assessment procedures associated with cardiac rhythm management, including consideration of best practice and patient safety
- Describe how echocardiography is used to assess cardiac performance and patient outcomes during cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT)
- Analyse clinical case studies (including data derived from cardiac devices and electrocardiography) and to construct links between cardiovascular disease presentation, assessment and patient outcomes.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Cross Cultural Competence
- Ethical practice
2 Online Quiz(zes)
This assessment task will require you to complete four separate quizzes.
Questions posed in each quiz will assess your ability to interpret the outcome of 12-Lead electrocardiogram (ECG) studies, and to construct links between cardiovascular disease presentation, assessment and patient outcomes.
Questions may also be drawn from related lectures, additional resources provided (e.g. prescribed readings), or tutorial discussions.
Quiz 1 - Week 2
Quiz 2 - Week 4
Quiz 3 - Week 6
Quiz 4 - Week 8
Details of the quizzes include:
- Once started, each quiz cannot be paused or restarted.
- Only one attempt per quiz is permitted.
- Each quiz will be open for 25 minutes.
- Total marks for each quiz is 25 marks.
- Each quiz is worth 5 % of the final unit grade.
- The combined score from the quizzes will contribute to 4 x 5% = 20% of unit grade.
As each quiz is online and open book, you will find it useful if you have produced your own notes provided within the unit (lectures, readings, tutorials, etc) to ensure that you are prepared for this assessment.
Questions will be randomly drawn from a resource bank, which will provide each student with a unique experience for each quiz. You may benefit from having a calculator available when attempting the quiz.
This assessment is to be undertaken as an individual. As with all other university assessments, colluding with other students on non-group assessment tasks is considered a breach of academic integrity, as per the Student Academic Policy and Procedure, and may lead to action being taken by the HMAS Deputy Dean of Learning and Teaching.
4
Other
Quiz 1 will occur during Week 2 (open at 08:00 am AEST on Tuesday 21st of July, and close at 08:00 pm AEST on Wednesday 22nd of July); Quiz 2 will occur during Week 4 (open at 08:00 am AEST on Tuesday 4th of August, and close at 08:00 pm AEST on Wednesday 5th of August); Quiz 3 will occur during Week 6 (open at 08:00 am AEST on Tuesday 25th of August, and close at 08:00 pm AEST on Wednesday 26th of August); and Quiz 4 will occur during Week 8 (open at 08:00 am AEST on Tuesday 8th of September, and close at 08:00 pm AEST on Wednesday 9th of September).
Individual student results will be made available once submissions have been marked and moderated. The online quiz question pool in its entirety will not be released to students.
Students will be required to answer a variety of questions presented in an online format. Answers will be assessed according to the following criteria:
- Ability to appropriately interpret presented data and images.
- Ability to respond clearly and concisely.
- Use of appropriate terminology and descriptors.
- Correct grammar and spelling.
The dates, as well as the opening and closing test times, for each quiz are outlined above (see 'Due Description'). Students will receive a mark of zero for any quiz not completed by the scheduled date and time.
This includes ensuring that each quiz is commenced with sufficient time before the quiz closes (i.e. commence the test before 7:30 pm AEST on designated Wednesdays - if the test is not completed by 08:00 pm AEST your test may be automatically submitted incompleted or with no answers). In the absence of an approved extension, there will be no opportunity to complete each quiz after the closing time.
To PASS this assessment task, a minimum of 50% must be achieved for the combined 'overall' mark from quiz 1, 2, 3 and 4 (i.e. 50/100 marks overall).
Students are reminded that IT support from the university Information and Technology Division (TaSAC) is only available during AEST business hours. It is recommended that the Online Test is completed during
business hours.
- Interpret the outcome of 12-Lead electrocardiogram (ECG) studies to an intermediate level of competency
- Analyse clinical case studies (including data derived from cardiac devices and electrocardiography) and to construct links between cardiovascular disease presentation, assessment and patient outcomes.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
- Cross Cultural Competence
- Ethical practice
3 Online Test
The Online test will assess your understanding of the content presented within this unit.
Questions may be drawn from:
- Lectures.
- Additional resources provided (e.g.prescribed readings).
- Tutorial presentations.
Perusal Time and Online Test duration will be 130 minutes in total. Open book conditions. As the test is online and open book, you will benefit from having created your own study notes.
It is recommended that you have a calculator available when sitting the online test.
Details of the quizzes include:
- Once started, the Online Test cannot be paused or restarted.
- Only one attempt is permitted.
- The Online Test will automatically close and submit completed student answers once the allocated time has elapsed.
- The time available to complete this assessment is purposely kept tight to promote fact recall, rather than testing the ability of students to look up answers in available resources at hand.
You will be required to answer a variety of online questions. Questions may include multiple choice, short answer, essay style or image interpretation format.
The Online Test must be completed within the advised dates/times. This includes ensuring that the Online Test is commenced with sufficient time before the test closes.
Students are reminded that IT support from the university Information and Technology Division (TASAC) is only available during AEST business hours. It is recommended that the Online Test is completed during business hours.
In the absence of an approved extension, this assessment cannot be completed at a later time. Students will receive a mark of zero (or fail) for this assessment, if you have not completed it by the scheduled date and time and do not have an extension.
This assessment is to be undertaken as an individual. As with all other university assessments, colluding with other students on non-group work tasks is considered academic misconduct, and may lead to action being taken the Deputy Dean of Learning and
Teaching HMAS. Students are advised to refer to the 'Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework) document for additional university guidelines regarding assessments.
The online Test will be scheduled by the university during the formal examination block, between the 15th and 23rd of October, 2020.This date will be formally advised once confirmed.
Individual student results and feedback will be made available once submissions have been marked, moderated and certified by the University. The Online Test question pool in its entirety will not be released to students.
Answers will be assessed according to the following criteria:
- Ability to appropriately interpret presented data and images.
- Ability to respond clearly and concisely.
- Use of appropriate terminology and descriptors.
- Correct grammar and spelling.
- Explain the concepts underpinning cardiac assessment procedures associated with cardiac rhythm management, including consideration of best practice and patient safety
- Describe how echocardiography is used to assess cardiac performance and patient outcomes during cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT)
- Analyse clinical case studies (including data derived from cardiac devices and electrocardiography) and to construct links between cardiovascular disease presentation, assessment and patient outcomes.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
- Cross Cultural Competence
- Ethical practice
As a CQUniversity student you are expected to act honestly in all aspects of your academic work.
Any assessable work undertaken or submitted for review or assessment must be your own work. Assessable work is any type of work you do to meet the assessment requirements in the unit, including draft work submitted for review and feedback and final work to be assessed.
When you use the ideas, words or data of others in your assessment, you must thoroughly and clearly acknowledge the source of this information by using the correct referencing style for your unit. Using others’ work without proper acknowledgement may be considered a form of intellectual dishonesty.
Participating honestly, respectfully, responsibly, and fairly in your university study ensures the CQUniversity qualification you earn will be valued as a true indication of your individual academic achievement and will continue to receive the respect and recognition it deserves.
As a student, you are responsible for reading and following CQUniversity’s policies, including the Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure. This policy sets out CQUniversity’s expectations of you to act with integrity, examples of academic integrity breaches to avoid, the processes used to address alleged breaches of academic integrity, and potential penalties.
What is a breach of academic integrity?
A breach of academic integrity includes but is not limited to plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, cheating, contract cheating, and academic misconduct. The Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure defines what these terms mean and gives examples.
Why is academic integrity important?
A breach of academic integrity may result in one or more penalties, including suspension or even expulsion from the University. It can also have negative implications for student visas and future enrolment at CQUniversity or elsewhere. Students who engage in contract cheating also risk being blackmailed by contract cheating services.
Where can I get assistance?
For academic advice and guidance, the Academic Learning Centre (ALC) can support you in becoming confident in completing assessments with integrity and of high standard.
What can you do to act with integrity?
