This recorded presentation and written assessment will examine the sonographers’ role in the detection and communication of important conditions in pregnancy.

This assessment item is designed to test your communication, problem solving and critical thinking skills with respect to literature searches, information collation and editing, image review, academic writing and referencing.

Part A: Written assessment.

Your assessment task is to source, collate and edit relevant information pertaining to the placenta accreta spectrum.

The following discussion topics may help guide you:

• Background/overview e.g. Occurrence, risk factors, aetiology and/or pathogenesis
• Important clinical information e.g. relevant history and/or clinical tests
• Characteristic sonographic features
• How to sonographically evaluate these features and determine a sonographic diagnosis
• Compare with at least one differential diagnosis
• Further investigations and clinical management options

All submissions must be submitted as a Microsoft word document and must be uploaded through Turnitin.

Font style and size- Arial 11 or Times New Roman 12.

Line spacing-1.5 (body), single (references)

Maximum word limit is 1500 words (+/- 10%). Excludes tables, labelled figures, and references. Submissions outside this range will be penalised as per the marking rubric.

Max file size must not exceed 100MB.

Part B: Recorded presentation

You will prepare a short video presentation (up to 4 mins in length), based on a scenario where you have just identified placenta accreta in an examination you have performed.

The presentation should:

• Effectively communicate details of the placenta accreta spectrum and its key specific sonographic features. The format should take the form of the ISBAR (Identify, Situation, Background, Assessment, Report/Recommendations) technique where you are presenting your findings to the consultant radiologist following the completion of your scan.
• Be recorded by utilising a smart phone, laptop or tablet device.
• Be uploaded to YouTube. The link to your YouTube recording is to be loaded in the comment section of your submission. Please ensure the visibility setting of your video is set to "unlisted"

PowerPoint slides, images and worksheets are not required.

Part A: Written

• Construct a paper to include an introduction, aim, body (with headings and subheadings) and a conclusion as minimum requirements. The submission should have a clear structure and defined purpose. It must be free of grammatical errors and reflect an appropriate level of critical analysis, clinical vocabulary, and scientific terminology.
• Evaluate current information and clinical consensus around the given topic by demonstrating thorough, relevant, and up to date literature searches to support the information that you provide.
• Describe the sonographic appearance and highlight the relevance of the sonographers' role in the diagnosis and management of this condition. it is expected that you will use referenced images, diagrams and/or tables to support your discussion.
• A reference list should be provided at the end of the submission in the correct format. Referencing must be done using CQU Vancouver style with a minimum of 10 scientific peer reviewed references. You must consistently use in text citations to support your analysis and discussion.

Part B: Recorded presentation

• Demonstrate creativity and decision making skills to construct a presentation that effectively communicates the pertinent information required using the ISBAR technique.
• Determine optimal video and audio settings so you are clearly visible, well heard and that the background/location is appropriate.
• Analyse and highlight content details that are relevant based on the literature review used in your written component.
• Interpret and select any additional information that will enhance your chosen condition scenario.
• Discern an effective methodology to ensure an appropriate format for your presentation.
• Display your understanding of the sonographer's role within this clinical scenario by constructing and delivering a presentation that is clinically relevant and follows ISBAR technique in a timely manner.

For more detailed marking criteria please see the marking rubric under the Assessment tile on the unit Moodle site.

Each health profession possesses a body of knowledge, the fundamentals of which must be learnt and understood. The sonography profession has selected these concepts as relevant to your future scope of practice and you will build upon them in your future clinical capacity.

You will complete an online test to assess your understanding of the concepts delivered in MEDS13009. The test can be accessed through the assessment tab on Moodle.

The test will open on Friday of week 12 from 8:30 am AEST to 4:30 pm AEST.

It will comprise 10 questions which will require written answers. Students will need to note opening and closing times to complete the exam during this time period.

The test will be open for 100 mins (allowing 10 minutes per question) and only ONE attempt is allowed. Once started, the test cannot be paused or restarted

All unit content for MEDS13009 may be examined.

Questions will be drawn from a pool of questions to allow tests to be different for each student.

This assessment is to be undertaken as an individual. As with all other university assessment, colluding with other students on non group work tasks is considered academic misconduct, and may lead to action being taken. Inserting answers from other websites at the time of the online test without referencing the source is considered plagiarism.

You will be allocated a 100 minute time period to complete the test.

Students will need to provide medium length typed responses to 10 online questions within the  time period.

Film viewing questions may be included and you are required to be familiar with normal and pathological sonographic imaging of the areas discussed in MEDS13009.

Each question is worth 10 marks (giving a max total of 100 marks available)

Responses will be assessed according to:

• Use of appropriate terminology and descriptors as well as grammar, spelling of technical terms, relevance of response and competence to correctly address all elements of the question.
• The students ability to correctly interpret sonographic images/graphs/tables and then to succinctly compose an appropriate response based on their learning from the unit.