The in-class test(s) have now been changed to an alternate form of assessment. Please see your Moodle site for details of the assessment.
Overview
This unit builds upon the knowledge and skills required in Cardiac Assessment 1. You will advance your study of the principles of cardiac rhythm management, 12-Lead electrocardiogram interpretation, cardiac catheterisation procedures, and be exposed to a variety of other cardiac testing modalities including MRI, CT and nuclear medicine. You will compare and contrast the methodology and outcomes of these procedures. You will explore the role of pharmacotherapy during interventional procedures. Armed with this knowledge, you will be able to discuss common management strategies associated with a variety of common cardiovascular pathologies, within the setting of best practice and patient safety.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Pre-requisites:ECHO12003 Principles of Cardiac AssessmentANDECHO12004 Cardiac Assessment Skills 1 ANDECHO12005 Cardiac Clinical Unit 2
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 1 - 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.
All University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
You may wish to view these policies:
- 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
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
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 Unit evaluation
Students suggested the provision of smaller assessment tasks spread throughout term would better support learning.
The assessment format will be reviewed.
Feedback from Unit evaluation
Some students were unable to make a connection between some of the content and cardiac sonographer scope of practice
Lecture content will be revised.
Feedback from Unit evaluation
Assessement feedback
Assessments will be revised to limit the need for multimodality feedback.
- Describe the relationship between anatomy, pathophysiology and clinical assessment of the cardiovascular system
- Compare and contrast the methodology and outcomes of various cardiac assessment modalities, with consideration to best practice and patient safety
- Describe the role of pharmacotherapy during cardiovascular interventional procedures
- Analyse case-based cardiac assessment data to formulate differential diagnoses and plan patient management strategies.
Linked to National and International Standards
1. ASAR Accreditation Standards for Cardiac Sonography - critical practice Unit 8 - Cardiac, Foundation units of competence - 1 - 5.
2. European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging Core Syllabus
3. American Registry for Cardiac Sonography Core Syllabus
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - Written Assessment - 40% | ||||
| 2 - In-class Test(s) - 60% | ||||
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 - 40% | |||||||||||
| 2 - In-class Test(s) - 60% | |||||||||||
Textbooks
Cardiac Catheterization Handbook
- Edition: 6th (2015)
- Authors: Morton Kern, Paul Sorajja, Michael Lim
- Elsevier
- Philadelphia Philadelphia , PA , USA
- ISBN: 10: 032334039
- Binding: Paperback
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-Blackwell
- UK
- ISBN: 978-1-4051-8404-5
- Binding: Paperback
The Nuts and Bolts of Implantable Device Therapy: Pacemakers
- (2014)
- Authors: Tom Kenny
- Wiley-Blackwell
- UK
- ISBN: 978-1-118-67067-5
- Binding: Paperback
Additional Textbook Information
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: 09 Mar 2020Module/Topic
Pharmacotherapy in the Cardiac Catheterisation Laboratory
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 2
Begin Date: 16 Mar 2020Module/Topic
Anticoagulation and concepts of haemostasis
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 3
Begin Date: 23 Mar 2020Module/Topic
Anti-platelet therapy following coronary stenting
Other cardiac testing modalities; including MRI, CT, Nuclear Medicine and ECG
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 4
Begin Date: 30 Mar 2020Module/Topic
Fractional flow reserve assessment in coronary angiography
Other cardiac testing modalities; including MRI, CT, Nuclear Medicine and ECG
Chapter
Cardiac Catheterization Handbook 6th Edition (2015) Pages 134,395,432 & 433
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 5
Begin Date: 06 Apr 2020Module/Topic
Cardiovascular haemodynamics 1: cardiac output and shunts
Other cardiac testing modalities; including MRI, CT, Nuclear Medicine and ECG
Chapter
Cardiac Catheterization Handbook 6th Edition (2015) Pages 180-182, 193 & 194-198
Events and Submissions/Topic
Vacation Week
Begin Date: 13 Apr 2020Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 6
Begin Date: 20 Apr 2020Module/Topic
Cardiovascular haemodynamics 2: Bidirectional shunt calculations
Other cardiac testing modalities; including MRI, CT, Nuclear Medicine and ECG
Chapter
Cardiac Catheterization Handbook 6th Edition (2015) Pages 194-199
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 7
Begin Date: 27 Apr 2020Module/Topic
Valve pathology: Right heart disorders
Principles of CRT pacing and the importance of a 12 lead ECG
Upper rate behaviour in cardiac devices
Chapter
Cardiac Catheterization Handbook 6th Edition (2015) Pages 175-182, 193 & 350
The Nuts and Bolts of Implantable Device Therapy: Pacemakers (2014) Chapter 19
The Nuts and Bolts of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (2008) Chapter 14 &19
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 8
Begin Date: 04 May 2020Module/Topic
Valve pathology: Left heart disorders
To test or not to test: DFT in the lab environment and subcutaneous ICDs
Chapter
Cardiac Catheterization Handbook 6th Edition (2015) Pages 175-184
The Nuts and Bolts of ICD Therapy (2007) Chapter 5 & 8
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 9
Begin Date: 11 May 2020Module/Topic
Non surgical cardiac support
SVT discriminators with a review of sensing and detection
Chapter
Cardiac Catheterization Handbook 6th Edition (2015) Chapter 9
The Nuts and Bolts of ICD Therapy (2007) Chapter 9
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 10
Begin Date: 18 May 2020Module/Topic
Introduction to Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation
Radiological imaging of cardiac devices
Chapter
Cardiac Catheterization Handbook 6th Edition (2015)Pages 449-453
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 11
Begin Date: 25 May 2020Module/Topic
CRT device tool box and trying to prevent heart failure
The downside to right ventricular pacing
Chapter
The Nuts and Bolts of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (2008) Chapter 23
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 12
Begin Date: 01 Jun 2020Module/Topic
Revision
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Review/Exam Week
Begin Date: 08 Jun 2020Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Exam Week
Begin Date: 15 Jun 2020Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
The Unit Coordinator for ECHO13002 is Aidan Rickwood. The preferred method for contacting Aidan is via the Q&A forum located on the Moodle site for content related questions. If the query is of a personal nature, please email a.rickwood@cqu.edu.au, or phone (08) 9260 4034. Aidan's work days are: Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday and he is based at the Perth Campus.
1 Written Assessment
You are to write an essay, which cites a variety of sources that support your discussion on the following topic:
With an ageing population, valvular heart disease is becoming more prevalent. Advancements in technology have revolutionised treatment options for elderly patients. Over the last few years the technique for replacing the aortic valve has become a lot less invasive.
Your essay should include:
- An overview of a Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI)
- Work-up tests and procedural information
- Prognosis and outcomes for TAVI compared to other invasive valvular implantation procedures
- Recent research and / or current news in the area of TAVI (you may select a topic from the last 4 years that is relevant to TAVI's)
Word count: 1500 words +/= 10% submitted as a word document.
Word count does not included headings or references but does include diagram explanations and labelling.
Referencing: Vancouver
Week 8 Friday (8 May 2020) 5:00 pm AEST
Submission is due through Moodle. You are required to submit a copy to Turn-it-in. Please allow time for your Turn-it-in results and implement changes if required, prior to assessment due date.
Week 10 Friday (22 May 2020)
Students are advised to refer to the 'Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework) document for additional university guidelines regarding assessments.
You will be assessed on your ability to:
- Locate and critically evaluate information
- Recognise pertinent professional information
- Describe all practical aspects of the work-up tests and procedure
- Produce a scholarly essay
- The use of Vancouver referencing to a high standard
- 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.
- Describe the relationship between anatomy, pathophysiology and clinical assessment of the cardiovascular system
- Compare and contrast the methodology and outcomes of various cardiac assessment modalities, with consideration to best practice and patient safety
- Describe the role of pharmacotherapy during cardiovascular interventional procedures
- Analyse case-based cardiac assessment data to formulate differential diagnoses and plan patient management strategies.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
- Ethical practice
2 In-class Test(s)
The job role of a cardiac physiologist is broad and includes multiple clinical specialities. As a result, it’s necessary to have a clear understanding of the various modalities that contribute to a patient’s management and treatment pathway. Having the ability to correctly analyse and interpret these forms of specialist imaging is essential. In order for students to demonstrate their understanding and knowledge from this unit, they are required to complete an in-class test. This will involve a combination of clinical scenarios, short answer and essay type questions which will be based on concepts which students have been introduced to during the lecture and tutorial sessions.
The students will be required to correctly interpret information (data and images) presented in a number of separate clinical scenarios as well as correctly answer theoretical type questions.
- The in-class test will be held in class during week 12.
- Campus specific venue details will be advised via the Moodle site.
- There will be ten minutes perusal time prior to test commencement and 120 minutes to write and complete the in-class test.
- The in-class test will be written under examination conditions as detail in the Assessment Policy and Procedure.
- The in-class test is a closed-book assessment and the test paper will be submitted at the end of the test period.
As per the Assessment Procedures, these tasks are to be completed during a defined period. There is no opportunity to apply a late penalty. If you arrive late, you may enter the test room up to 30 minutes after the start of the test; however, you will still be required to submit your test at the standard test end time. If late, you will not be allowed entry more than 30 minutes after the test starts. 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 the assessment, if you have not completed it by the scheduled date and time and do not have an extension.
Week 12 Tuesday (2 June 2020) 9:00 am AEST
Campus specific venue details will be advised via the Moodle site.
Exam Week Tuesday (16 June 2020)
You must provide short to medium length typed responses to a series of questions.
Image viewing questions may be included and you are required to be familiar with both normal and pathological images.
Responses will be assessed according to:
- Use of appropriate terminology and descriptors as well as grammar, spelling, relevance of response and competence in addressing all elements of the question.
- The student’s ability to appropriately interpret images/graphs/tables and then to succinctly compose an appropriate response based on their learning from the unit.
- Describe the relationship between anatomy, pathophysiology and clinical assessment of the cardiovascular system
- Compare and contrast the methodology and outcomes of various cardiac assessment modalities, with consideration to best practice and patient safety
- Describe the role of pharmacotherapy during cardiovascular interventional procedures
- Analyse case-based cardiac assessment data to formulate differential diagnoses and plan patient management strategies.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology 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?
