Overview
This unit introduces you to musculoskeletal ultrasound. In the unit you will acquire knowledge of the anatomy, pathophysiology, sonographic appearance, scanning protocols and techniques relevant to the musculoskeletal system. You will demonstrate problem solving strategies to formulate differential diagnoses and produce a sonographic report. You will plan for the provision of safe and ethical patient care.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Prerequisites: MEDS12001 Physics of 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 1 - 2017
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 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.
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 Student feedback.
Unit lacking a practical scanning component.
While access to the sonography lab is limited due to second and third year requirements. A small practical component will be introduced into the unit next year.
For 2017 access to sonography lab was not feasible. However, for 2018 delivery access to sonography lab has been arranged for the unit. This will enable students to spend a day engaged in hands-on musculoskeletal scanning under the guidance of an experienced sonography tutor.
Feedback from Student feedback.
Some students felt that the assignment task did not aid their learning.
Communicate more clearly to the students the need for units to assist them not just in their current unit but in preparing them for future study.
More guidance related to assignment expectations provided in the Zoom collaborate session, assignment examples and marking rubric explained.
Feedback from Student feedback.
Unit too content heavy.
Revision of eCourse profile to emphasise the need for students to attend the weekly Blackboard Collaborate sessions. In this way students will gain a better understanding of the material and essential concepts related to the unit.
Some lectures re-recorded to focus on core knowledge only. More guidance provided to students in relation to key weekly learning goals. Emphasis again placed in week one welcome talk in relation to Zoom attendance.
- Describe musculoskeletal anatomy and body mechanics.
- Differentiate the variance of normal and abnormal sonographic appearances of the musculoskeletal system.
- Describe sonographic techniques and protocols appropriate to musculoskeletal ultrasound.
- Analyse clinical scenarios to provide a differential diagnosis and produce a sonographic report.
- Formulate strategies for the provision of safe and ethical patient care.
The learning outcomes for this unit have been linked to:
ASAR Required Graduate Competency Outcomes for General Sonography Accreditation Standards 1.2.
1,2,3,4, 5 and 9
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1 - Written Assessment - 40% | |||||
| 2 - Examination - 60% | |||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| 1 - Written Assessment - 40% | ||||||||||
| 2 - Examination - 60% | ||||||||||
Textbooks
Fundamentals of Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
Edition: 2 (2013)
Authors: Jon A. Jacobson
Elsevier
Philadelphia Philadelphia , Philadelphia , USA
ISBN: 978-1-4557-3818-2
Binding: Paperback
Additional Textbook Information
This book is also available as an e-book from Elsevier and can be downloaded from their website.
9781455738236 . Students can follow this link http://store.elsevier.com/Fundamentals-of-Musculoskeletal-Ultrasound/Jon-Jacobson/isbn-9781455738182/
Please note the first two chapters of this textbook are only available through the ExpertConsult.com web site. To gain access to this site you must use the code printed inside the textbook. This code is non-transferable so please do not purchase second hand copies of this text.
This book can also be purchased through the CQUniversity Bookshop.
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
- A-S-A online articles (You are required to become a student member of A-S-A, this is free)
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: American Psychological Association 6th Edition (APA 6th edition)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
b.goode@cqu.edu.au
Module/Topic
Week 1: The basics of
Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
Chapter
Jacobson Chapter 1 - Please note chapters 1 and 2 of Jacobson are available as an online resource only.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Practice Quiz 1
Zoom collaborate session to be held on Thursday at 11:30 am Queensland time which for those in the southern states is 12:30 pm.
Module/Topic
Week 2:Common Pathologies
Chapter
Jacobson Chapter 2 - Please note chapters 1 and 2 of Jacobson are available as an online resource only.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Practice Quiz 2
Zoom collaborate session to be held on Thursday at 11:30 am Queensland time which for those in the southern states is 12:30 pm.
Module/Topic
Week 3: The Shoulder
Chapter
Jacobson Chapter 3
Events and Submissions/Topic
Practice Quiz 3.
Zoom collaborate session to be held on Thursday at 11:30 am Queensland time which for those in the southern states is 12:30 pm.
Module/Topic
Week 4:The Elbow
Chapter
Jacobson Chapter 4
Events and Submissions/Topic
Practice Quiz 4.
Zoom collaborate session to be held on Thursday at 11:30 am Queensland time which for those in the southern states is 12:30 pm.
Note final week of Daylight Savings Times.
Module/Topic
Week 5: The Wrist part 1
Chapter
Jacobson Chapter 5
Events and Submissions/Topic
Images of various abnormalities/pathological conditions as they relate to M.S.K sonography for you to try and diagnose.
Zoom collaborate session to be held on Thursday a 11:30 am for all states due to Daylight Savings Finishing.
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Week 6:The Wrist part 2
Chapter
Jacobson Chapter 5
Events and Submissions/Topic
Practice Quiz 5
Zoom collaborate session to be held on Thursday at 11:30 am.
Module/Topic
Week 7:The Ankle
Chapter
Jacobson Chapter 8,
Events and Submissions/Topic
Practice Quiz 6.
Zoom collaborate session to be held on Thursday at 11:30 am .
Assignment due Wednesday.
Written Assessment Due: Week 7 Wednesday (26 Apr 2017) 1:00 pm AEST
Module/Topic
Week 8:The Knee
Chapter
Jacobson Chapter 7
Events and Submissions/Topic
Practice Quiz 7.
Zoom collaborate session to be held on Thursday at 11:30 am .
Module/Topic
Week 9:The Hip and Thigh
Chapter
Jacobson Chapter 6
Events and Submissions/Topic
Practice Quiz 8.
Zoom collaborate session to be held on Thursday at 11:30 am .
Module/Topic
Week 10: Hernias
Chapter
Jacobson Chapter 6.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Practice Quiz 9.
Zoom collaborate session to be held on Thursday at 11:30 am .
Module/Topic
Week 11: Interventional
techniques
Chapter
Jacobson Chapter 11
Events and Submissions/Topic
Practice Quiz 10.
Zoom collaborate session to be held on Thursday at 11:30 am .
Module/Topic
Week 12 - No prescribed material (Revision for exam)
Chapter
Revise Practice Quizzes.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
1 Written Assessment
This assessment activity requires you to produce a written and image-based assignment. Format should utilize the PowerPoint Poster option available in Microsoft PowerPoint and depict a musculoskeletal condition presented in weeks 2 to 6 from the course Moodle site.
Purpose
This activity is intended to provide you with experience in researching and depicting a clinical condition that you may be challenged with in the field of musculoskeletal sonography in a succinct, accurate and visually appealing manner.
The visual aspect of the sonographic profession is extremely important. Your assessment will be instrumental in demonstrating that you have the skills and understanding to combine theoretical knowledge and present it in a visually appealing, accurate and succinct fashion.
Please Note
Week 7 Wednesday (26 Apr 2017) 1:00 pm AEST
Submit on-line through Turnitin
Week 9 Thursday (11 May 2017)
Marks are awarded as follows:
- All writing to be of academic quality and nature with no one sentence paragraphs or incomplete ideas.
- Writing perspective should be consistent and in the third person.
- Clear, concise descriptions related to topic selected.
- Topic selected should be relevant to the field of musculoskeletal sonography and is not to be a simple "how to" scan of a particular region.
- Images accurately correlate with description and topic selected.
- Images being of sufficient quality, clearly labelled and referenced appropriately.
- Accurate spelling and grammar.
- Aesthetic appeal of poster.
- Referencing accurate, complete and conforming to APA style.
A marking rubric will be available in week one of Moodle with further information supplied during the Zoom Collaborate in week one.
- Describe musculoskeletal anatomy and body mechanics.
- Differentiate the variance of normal and abnormal sonographic appearances of the musculoskeletal system.
- Describe sonographic techniques and protocols appropriate to musculoskeletal ultrasound.
- Analyse clinical scenarios to provide a differential diagnosis and produce a sonographic report.
- Formulate strategies for the provision of safe and ethical patient care.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Cross Cultural Competence
- Ethical practice
Examination
Dictionary - non-electronic, concise, direct translation only (dictionary must not contain any notes or comments).
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