Unit Profile Correction added on 30-03-20
Essential face-to-face teaching and associated assessments have been rescheduled. Please see your Moodle site for details of the changes.
Overview
This unit aims to develop your knowledge and understanding of point of care ultrasound (PoCUS) during interventional procedures. To enrol in this unit you must have access to ultrasound facilities to undertake ultrasound scans in a clinical environment with appropriate supervision. You will use PoCUS to identify anatomical structures and pathology prior to procedures. You will learn to use PoCUS dynamically to guide treatment and procedures. You will learn ultrasound interventional techniques and skills to optimise ultrasound images for documentation. You will apply your knowledge in the university and clinical context to accurately perform and document ultrasound procedures.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Co-requisite:MEDS20009 Science and Instrumentation of 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 - 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).
Residential Schools
This unit has a Compulsory Residential School for distance mode students and the details are:
Click here to see your Residential School Timetable.
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Postgraduate 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 pass/fail (non-graded) unit. To pass the unit, you must pass all of the individual assessment tasks shown in the table above.
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 emails
Zoom Tutorials.
Ongoing interactive zoom tutorials will be continued in a similar format. Students enjoyed the online interaction.
Feedback from Unit evaluation
Residential School.
The students enjoyed the residential schools stating they were very useful due to the hands on clinical practise. Current residential school format will be continued as the students find the practical aspect of the unit essential for their skills.
Feedback from Unit evaluation
Unit Content.
The students found the unit content very helpful and appropriate especially given the constant changes occurring in this new field. There should be a continuous process of ongoing review of the unit content in order to maintain current clinical practise to ensure validity.
- Evaluate the benefits and limitations of utilising medical ultrasound guidance during a medical procedure
- Apply medical ultrasound techniques to generate optimal visibility of the region of interest (ROI) for safe performance of a medical procedure
- Apply safe medical ultrasound techniques to generate appropriate ultrasound images for documentation purposes.
The International Federation for Emergency Medicine (IFEM) Point of care curriculum guidelines
3.3 Demonstration of how to generate and optimise an image- 2 and 3
3.4 Demonstration of good practice in point-of-care ultrasound- 1.2 and 3
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
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8 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures |
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Textbooks
Manual of Emergency and Critical Care Ultrasound
Edition: 2nd (2011)
Authors: Vicki E. Noble & Bret P. Nelson
Cambridge University Press
New York New York , New York , United States of America
ISBN: 978-0-521-17091-8
Binding: eBook
Additional Textbook Information
Paper copies are available for purchase at the CQUni Bookshop here: http://bookshop.cqu.edu.au (search on the Unit code)
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
- Microphone and camera to attend the Zoom sessions
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: Vancouver
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
m.fenech@cqu.edu.au
Module/Topic
Infection Control
Chapter
Course resources on Moodle (CRM).
You may have already completed the infection quiz if you have taken MEDS20013.
If you have completed this test you are still required to take this test for this unit MEDS20015.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Infection Control Online Quiz (Compulsory)
Module/Topic
Vascular Access.
Chapter
CRM.
Textbook Reading - Vascular Access
Chapter 15 of the textbook:
Noble V & E. & Nelson B. Manual of Emergency and Critical Care Ultrasound 2nd Ed. 2011.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Zoom Tutorial: Tuesday 20:00 AEST
Please align to your local time.
Formative Quiz.
Module/Topic
Suprapubic Catheterisation and Bladder Drainage.
Chapter
CRM.
Textbook Reading - Suprapubic Catheterisation and Bladder Drainage.
Chapter 16.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Zoom Tutorial: Tuesday 20:00 AEST
Please align to your local time.
Formative Quiz.
Module/Topic
Chapter
CRM.
Textbook Reading - Foreign Bodies and Localisation.
Chapter 16.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Compulsory Online Induction for your campus is required to be completed prior to Residential School.
Residential School (1): 4th and 5th April. The specific campus sites will be staff and student location dependent. Contact the unit coordinator for further information as soon as you enrol. If you are enrolled in MEDS20009 or MEDS20013 the residential schools will be held contiguously if possible.
Module/Topic
Ascites and Paracentesis.
Chapter
CRM.
Textbook Reading - Ascites and Paracentesis.
Chapter 16.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Formative Quiz.
Module/Topic
Time for a break.
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Pleural Effusion and Thoracentesis.
Chapter
CRM.
Textbook Reading - Pleural Effusion and Thoracentesis
Chapter 16.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Formative Quiz.
Module/Topic
Abscess Drainage, Joint Effusions and Arthrocentesis.
Chapter
CRM.
Textbook Reading - Abscess Drainage, Joint Effusions and Arthrocentesis.
Chapter 16.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Formative Quiz.
Module/Topic
Brachial Plexus Nerve Blocks.
Chapter
CRM.
Textbook Reading - Joint Effusions and Arthrocentesis.
Chapter 16.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Zoom Tutorial: Tuesday 20:00 AEST
Please align to your local time.
Formative Quiz.
Module/Topic
Regional Nerve Blocks.
Chapter
CRM.
Textbook Reading - Regional Nerve Blocks.
Chapter 16.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Zoom Tutorial: Tuesday 20:00 AEST
Please align to your local time.
Formative Quiz.
Module/Topic
Guided injections and Residential School (2).
Chapter
CRM.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Residential School (2): 23rd and 24th May.
The specific campus sites will be staff and student location dependent for this residential school. Summative scanning skills assessment is during residential school.
Formative Quiz
Practical Competency Assessments Due: Week 10 Friday (22 May 2020) 11:45 pm AEST
Module/Topic
Lumbar Puncture.
Chapter
CRM.
Textbook Reading - Lumbar Puncture.
Chapter 16.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Portfolio due.
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Please have your portfolio uploaded by Friday 17:00 AEST
Portfolio of clinical cases Due: Week 12 Friday (5 June 2020) 11:45 pm AEST
Module/Topic
Results.
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Portfolio and assessments results returned by Friday 17:00 AEST
The unit coordinator for MEDS20013 is Robyn Boman.
Please use email whenever possible, r.boman@cqu.edu.au alternatively my CQU phone number is (02) 9324 5093.
The online zoom tutorials are an opportunity to ask questions, gain feedback and join in discussions concerning theoretical concepts and completion of assessment tasks.
Access to the internet is required to undertake this unit, as unit materials, tutorials and updates will be provided via Moodle, email and Zoom tutorials. It is important to check your student email regularly as updates about the unit will be sent from the unit coordinators via email.
- One (1) compulsory infection control quiz in week 1.
- Seven (7) formative quizzes.
- There is a compulsory online induction required to be completed prior to attending residential school.
- There are two (2) compulsory residential schools in Week 4 and Week 10.
- Four (4) summative competency assessments in Week 10.
- Opportunities for resits on the day will be available if your initial competency assessment in week 10 is not successful.
- Portfolio of four (4) clinical cases submitted in Week 12.
1 Written Assessment
In your professional life, you will come across difficult decision making regarding medical procedures. There is evidence that image-guided procedures have better outcomes for patients. Ultrasound is a modality that can aid in performing safe image-guided procedures as it is readily available, cheap, accessible and portable. However, it is operator dependent and training at a high level to use this technology is of paramount importance. Infection control and using an aseptic technique while performing the procedures is also important to reduce morbidity.
Practical competency assessments will be performed during week 1 (infection control) and the residential practical skills labs in week 10.
You will have the opportunity to receive formative feedback and attempt summative assessments at the residential schools.
There are two competency assessments:
Assessment 1.
There is one (1) infection control online quiz. The quiz will be open from Week 1 Monday 09:00 and close Week 1 Friday 17:00.
The questions are a mixture of short answer, matching, drag and drop, and true/false.
Students must obtain 100% marks in this quiz to PASS this assessment.
Multiple attempts are allowed. A Fail grade in this assessment will result in a Fail grade for the unit.
Assessment 2.
There are seven (7) formative assessment quizzes covering the following topics:
- Vascular access
- Ultrasound guided injections
- Pleural effusion
- Paracentesis
- Brachial plexus nerve blocks
- Femoral and Fascia Iliaca compartment nerve block
- Suprapubic catheterization and bladder drainage
These formative assessment quizzes will be open on Week 1 Monday and can be attempted any time till they close on Week 12 Friday at 17:00. For an optimum chance of success, you should attempt these quizzes after the relevant topic is covered during the course. You MUST attempt all the quizzes and secure 100% marks in each. Each quiz can be taken multiple times until all the answers are correct.
There are two (2) mandatory summative practical competency assessments, both of which MUST be passed to a "competency" level in order to pass the unit.
The mandatory regions of interest are:
- Vascular access
- Guided Injections
The assessment criteria and standards for the attainment of competency are outlined in documents available on the unit Moodle site.
Practical competency tests will take place at the second compulsory residential school. The residential school will be delivered on the Sydney campus.
Please note the following excerpt from the University Assessment of Coursework Procedures:
'...students who fail a single assessment task in a pass-fail unit, or who fail a pass-fail component of a graded unit will be deemed to have failed that unit'
(https://staffnet.cqu.edu.au/tools-resources/policies/Documents/Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework) (current version - from Term 1, 2018).pdf)
Non- attendance will need to be supported by a Medical Certificate or equivalent.
A Pass/ Fail grade will be given.
A Fail grade in any of the assessments will result in a Fail grade for the unit.
Week 10 Friday (22 May 2020) 11:45 pm AEST
Formative assessment quizzes are online. Summative competency assessment will be completed during second residential skills labs.
Review/Exam Week Friday (12 June 2020)
A PASS grade for the summative assessments of any region will be based on competency criteria developed at CQUni by experienced clinical sonographers. Competency criteria reference documents are provided on the unit specific moodle site.
Competency will be be focused on the correct knowledge for:
- Appropriate explanation of procedure and obtain informed consent
- Patient positioning
- Correct infection control technique
- Appropriate equipment for examination
- Correct patient details
- Correct choice of machine probe and presets
- Correct optimisation of image
- Correct optimisation of access for image
- Recognises anatomical relations
- Appropriate time for procedure with good patient care
- Ability to reduce image artifact
- Correct annotation
- Provides appropriate images
- Demonstrates the ability to integrate findings into the clinical care
- Ensures patient confidentiality
- Correct infection control
- Safe practice
- Evaluate the benefits and limitations of utilising medical ultrasound guidance during a medical procedure
- Apply medical ultrasound techniques to generate optimal visibility of the region of interest (ROI) for safe performance of a medical procedure
- Apply safe medical ultrasound techniques to generate appropriate ultrasound images for documentation purposes.
- Knowledge
- Communication
- Cognitive, technical and creative skills
- Self-management
- Ethical and Professional Responsibility
2 Portfolio
Ultrasound is a practical health profession, hence practical experience is vital to being able to develop the skills required to acquire and optimise an image, and safely perform a guided procedure. The clinical portfolio serves as a record of the experience that students have obtained during the unit.
You will collect Four (4) sets of documentation for an ultrasound study either done by yourself in clinical practice or examples of simulated procedures from residential school.
Each set will contain:
- Ultrasound images
- Formal report
- Self-evaluation of performance
- Each set of documents should be created in a unique folder on a USB (jpeg file)
- NO video files of any sort should be uploaded.
Week 12 Friday (5 June 2020) 11:45 pm AEST
Week 12 Friday (5 June 2020)
Portfolios will by marked by Friday of Exam Week
By the second residential school, each student will have a minimum of four cases in their portfolio. This will include a mix of cases to ensure exposure to a range of procedures and enhance understanding of image guided procedure advantages and limitations. Each case must be reviewed and signed by your clinical supervisor. You can collect these cases at the site of your clinical work or during the residential school labs.
Students will bring their clinical portfolio with them to the second residential school for review. This will include a hard copy of the portfolio template duly filled in and signed by the student and the supervisor, and a USB containing images (jpeg) obtained in each study. The USB will be retained for marking. Please make sure that patient privacy is adhered to by de-identifying all images.
Each case should address the following:
- A brief demographic of patient
- Clinical context
- Description of the procedure performed
- Most appropriate image
- Self-reflection
- Evaluate the benefits and limitations of utilising medical ultrasound guidance during a medical procedure
- Apply medical ultrasound techniques to generate optimal visibility of the region of interest (ROI) for safe performance of a medical procedure
- Apply safe medical ultrasound techniques to generate appropriate ultrasound images for documentation purposes.
- Knowledge
- Communication
- Cognitive, technical and creative skills
- Research
- Self-management
- Ethical and Professional Responsibility
- Leadership
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.